Piet van Putten

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Piet van Putten
Born(1941-02-23)23 February 1941
Amstelveen, the Netherlands
Died13 January 2023(2023-01-13) (aged 81)
Bornem, Belgium
NationalityBelgian
Occupationactor

Piet van Putten sometimes wrongly written as Piet Van Putten (23 February 1941 – 13 January 2023) was a Dutch-born Belgian stage and television actor.[1][2][3]

Career[change | change source]

Van Putten was mainly a stage actor and had his own puppets theatre shows between 1984 and 2002. He played in the Netherlands and Belgium.[1] He became widely known, playing Pepijn in the Belgian puttet television series Het Liegebeest [nl].[1] He played in all the four seasons between 1983 and 1987.[1] He also played magician Pepijn in the Belgian television series Samson en Gert in the 1991 episode named De leerling-goochelaar. He said goodbye as a stage actor in September 2006 at the "CC Ter Dilft" in Bornem.[4]

Personal life[change | change source]

Van Putten was married to Lidia Van Hoorde, who travelled with him during his theatre shows.[1] They had a son Maarten and a granddaughter Jorunn.[3] He died in Bornem on 13 January 2023, at the age of 81.[1][3]

References[change | change source]

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 "Pepijn van Het Liegebeest is niet meer: "Dat mensen hem nog altijd niet vergeten zijn, doet deugd"". Het Laatste Nieuws (in Dutch). 19 January 2023. Retrieved 19 January 2023.
  2. "Piet Van Putten". Flanders Arts Institute (in Dutch). Retrieved 19 January 2023.
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 "Rouwbrief Piet van Petten" (PDF). uitvaartzorgderuyte.be (in Dutch). January 2023. Retrieved 19 January 2023.
  4. "Doek valt voor Theater Pepin: Piet Van Putten neemt zaterdag afscheid in CC Ter Dilft". Gazet van Antwerpen (in Dutch). 27 September 2006. Retrieved 19 January 2023 – via Flanders Arts Institute.