Alois De Bois (6 February 1936 – 21 October 2023), best known as Wies Andersen, was a Belgian actor, television presenter and film director, whose career spanned about 40 years.
Wies Andersen | |
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.jpg) Andersen in 1966 | |
| Born | Alois De Bois 6 February 1936 |
| Died | 21 October 2023 (aged 87) |
| Occupation | Actor |
Career edit
After studying theatre, in the second half of the 1960s Andersen had his breakout role as Jules Maigret's assistant in the BRT television series Commissaris Maigret.[1] He was best known as presenter of the show De Wies Andersen Show, broadcast on BRT in the late 1970s.[2][3] In the early 1990s, he reprised the show on VTM.[2] As an actor and a director he is best known for Jonny & Jessy, a 1972 film he starred alongside Rocco Granata.[1][2] He also directed several documentaries,[2] was active as a stage actor, founded a television production company, and worked as a sport journalist, specialized in auto racing and horse racing.[1]
Personal life and death edit
Andersen was married to actress Dora van der Groen for about 20 years.[3] After surviving a heart attack in 2019, he died on 21 October 2023, at the age of 87.[2][3]
References edit
- ^ a b c "Acteur, journalist en reportagemaker Wies Andersen (87) is overleden". VRT News (in Dutch). 21 October 2023. Retrieved 15 November 2023.
- ^ a b c d e "Le monde de la télé belge en deuil : Wies Andersen, légende de la TV flamande, est décédé à l'âge de 87 ans". Sud Info (in French). 21 October 2023. Retrieved 15 November 2023.
- ^ a b c Blarinckx, Dieter (21 October 2023). "Vlaamse tv-legende Wies Andersen overleden op 87-jarige leeftijd". Het Laatste Nieuws. Retrieved 15 November 2023.
External links edit
Media related to Wies Andersen at Wikimedia Commons
