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Hans Kemna

Dutch casting director and actor (1940–2024)

Hans Kemna (5 March 1940 – 27 October 2024) was a Dutch casting director and actor.²

From Wikipedia’s article on Hans Kemna (this version), CC BY-SA 4.0.

Born Mar 5, 1940, died Oct 27, 2024.¹

Companies

Post Castelijn CastingFounder¹⁶

Early life and education

1960 to 1963Amsterdam theatre school³

Career

Occupation: actor, director, collector, casting director.⁵

Date not recordedFounded Post Castelijn Casting⁴

Known for: Post Castelijn Casting.⁶

Kemna was born in Rotterdam on 5 March 1940. His father was chairman of a theater company. After high school he attended the Amsterdam Theater School. Kemna was a prominent and one of the first casting directors in the Netherlands. Kemna founded Hanse Kemna Casting in 1970, (after 1980 Kemna Casting and later Post Castelijn Casting). As an actor he played some supporting roles in movies and television series, including in Floris, Turkish Delight, Baantjer and Kinderen geen bezwaar.

Kemna won the Gouden Kalf in 2005 for his 'important contribution to Dutch film culture' awarded by Medy van der Laan. He was awarded the Rembrandt Award in 2012.

Kemna was together with British-Dutch actor and director Adrian Brine for fifty years. They married in 2000 as one of the first male couples. Brine died in 2006. Kemna died in Amsterdam on 27 October 2024, at the age of 84.

From Wikipedia’s article on Hans Kemna (this version), CC BY-SA 4.0.

Personal life

BornMar 5, 1940, Rotterdam^{7 8}
DiedOct 27, 2024, Amsterdam^{9 10}
CitizenshipKingdom of the Netherlands¹¹

Awards

2012Rembrandt Award^{12 13}
2005Gouden Kalf^{10 12}

Sources

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WikidataHans Kemna on Wikidata
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WikipediaHans Kemna on Wikipedia
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WikidataHans Kemna: education, on Wikidata
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WikidataHans Kemna: Founded Post Castelijn Casting, on Wikidata
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WikidataHans Kemna: occupation, on Wikidata
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WikidataHans Kemna: notable work, on Wikidata
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WikidataHans Kemna: place of birth, on Wikidata
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Wikidataplace of birth, as reported by TheaterEncyclopedie
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WikidataHans Kemna: place of death, on Wikidata
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Wikidataplace of death, as reported by TheaterEncyclopedie
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WikidataHans Kemna: citizenship, on Wikidata
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WikidataHans Kemna: award, on Wikidata
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Wikidataaward, as reported
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WikidataHans Kemna: IMDb, on Wikidata
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WikidataIMDb, as reported by IMDb
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WikidataPost Castelijn Casting, Founder
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Wikimedia CommonsHans Kemna photo by Bert Verhoeff for Anefo, CC0