Actor

Hans van Tongeren

January 18, 1955 · Breda, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands

Johannes Adrianus Maria (Hans) van Tongeren (January 18, 1955, Breda - August 25, 1982, Amsterdam) was a Dutch movie actor, who made his debut in the 1980 Paul Verhoeven movie Spetters.

Van Tongeren was born in Breda and was recommended to Joop van den Ende for the role of "Rien" in Spetters by casting-director Hans Kemna. The character Rien is a talented motocrosser who is paralyzed in an accident and commits suicide. Spetters was a very successful movie and van Tongeren was cast afterwards for several Dutch movies.

Often works with

A
Ab Abspoel
2 titles together
Spetters, The Hes Case
H
Hans Veerman
2 titles together
Spetters, The Hes Case

Full filmography · 3

The Hes Case
as Stagiaire
1982
Summer Lovers
as Jan Tolin
19825.4
Spetters
as Rien
19806.4