Acting
John van Dreelen
Born May 5, 1922 · Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Netherlands
Died September 4, 1992 · aged 70
John van Dreelen (born Jacques Theodore van Drielen Gimberg; 5 May 1922 – 4 September 1992) was a Dutch actor, who frequently performed on television from the 1960s to the 1980s.
Known For
The Money Pit · 1986The Money Pit
★ 6.51986
MovieComedyRomance
After being evicted from their Manhattan apartment, a couple buy what looks like the home of their dreams—only to find themselves saddled with a bank-account-draining nightmare. Struggling to keep their relationship together as their rambling mansion falls to pieces around them, the two watch in hilarious horror as everything—including the kitchen sink—disappears into the Money Pit.
Von Ryan's Express · 1965Von Ryan's Express
★ 7.11965
MovieWarAction
Von Ryan's Express stars Frank Sinatra as a POW colonel who leads a daring escape from WWII Italy by taking over a freight train, but he has to win over the British soldiers he finds himself commanding.
Topaz · 1969Topaz
★ 6.01969
MovieDramaThriller
Copenhagen, Denmark, 1962. When a high-ranking Soviet official decides to change sides, a French intelligence agent is caught up in a cold, silent and bloody spy war in which his own family will play a decisive role.
A Time to Love and a Time to Die · 1958A Time to Love and a Time to Die
★ 7.21958
MovieDramaWar
A German soldier home on leave falls in love with a girl, then returns to World War II.
Lost Horizon · 1973Lost Horizon
★ 5.41973
MovieAdventureDrama
While escaping war-torn China, a group of Europeans crash in the Himalayas, where they are rescued and taken to the mysterious Valley of the Blue Moon, Shangri-La.
13 Ghosts · 196013 Ghosts
★ 5.81960
MovieHorrorMystery
The reclusive Dr. Zorba has died and left his sprawling mansion to his nephew Cyrus and his family. They will need to search the house to find the doctor's fortune, but along with the property itself, they have also inherited the occultist's collection of thirteen ghosts.
The Formula · 1980The Formula
★ 5.51980
MovieThrillerMystery
While investigating the death of a friend and fellow cop, Los Angeles police officer Barney Caine stumbles across evidence that Nazis created a synthetic alternative to gasoline during World War II. This revelation has the potential to end the established global oil industry, making the formula a very valuable and dangerous piece of information. Eventually, Caine must contend with oil tycoon Adam Steiffel, who clearly has his own agenda regarding the formula.
Madame X · 1966Madame X
★ 6.41966
MovieDramaCrime
Holly Parker, the wife of a wealthy diplomat, is compromised by the accidental death of a man who has been romantically pursuing her. She is forced by her mother-in-law to assume a new identity in order to save the reputation of her husband and infant son. She wanders the world, trying to forget her heartbreak with the aid of alcohol and unsavory men. Eventually returning to the city of her downfall, she murders a blackmailer who threatens to expose her past. Amazingly, Holly is represented at her murder trial by her now adult son, who has become a public defender. In the hope of protecting her family, she refuses to reveal her real name and is known to the court as "Madame X".
Filmography
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Becoming Colette · 1991Becoming Colette
★ 4.31991
MovieDramaHistory
French writer recalls her start as the country wife of a Paris publisher who called her erotic work his own.
Jean-Albert Gauthier-Villars
The Leech Woman · 1960The Leech Woman
★ 4.81960
MovieHorrorScience Fiction
An endocrinologist in a dysfunctional marriage with an aging, alcoholic wife journeys to Africa seeking a drug that will restore youth.
David Garvay (listed as "Bertram" in end credits but called "David" in the film)





































