Johan Ooms

Johan Ooms 19442020 was a Dutch actor For years he was a much soughtafter actor performing in over eighty stage productions over the course of 40 years as well as many roles in television and film He remains best known for his portrayals of Louis Davids He appeared in multiple acclaimed films such as Hoge hakken echte liefde de IJssalon De mannetjesmaker Zus Zo and Karakter For his role in Rituelen based on the novel by Cees Noteboom he received a Golden Calf nomination for best actor Ooms first played iconic Dutch comedian Louis Davids in the stage adaptation of the stage play Mensch Durf Te Leven in 1979 as well as Dimitri Frenkel Franks film adaptation a year later Four years later he reprised the role in the musical De zoon van Louis Davids The Son of Louis Davids All of these performences received high praise In 2004 a condition of his vocal cords made it impossible for him to perform on stage but at times he was able to appear on television His last part was that of Father Gerardus in several episodes of tv series Flikken Maastricht