Wies Andersen
Alois De Bois (6 February 1936 – 21 October 2023), professionally known as Wies Andersen, was a Belgian actor, television presenter and film director, whose career spanned about 40 years.
Also recorded as Aloïs de Bois
Wies Andersen
Eric Koch for Anefo · Nationaal Archief · CC BY-SA 3.0
- Birth Name
- Alois De Bois
- Birthplace
- Sint-Mariaburg, Brasschaat, Antwerp, Belgium
- Occupation
- Actor
- Full name
- Aloïs de Bois.
- Born
- 1936 · Sint-Mariaburg.
- Died
- 2023
- Nationality
- Belgium
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• Birth Name — Alois De Bois • Birthplace — Sint-Mariaburg, Brasschaat, Antwerp, Belgium • Occupation — Actor
Career
Career
After studying theatre, in the second half of the 1960s Andersen had his breakout role as Jules Maigret's assistant in the BRT television series Commissaris Maigret. He was best known as presenter of the show De Wies Andersen Show, broadcast on BRT in the late 1970s. In the early 1990s, he reprised the show on VTM. As an actor and a director he is best known for Jonny & Jessy, a 1972 film he starred alongside Rocco Granata. He also directed several documentaries, was active as a stage actor, founded a television production company, and worked as a sport journalist, specialized in auto racing and horse racing.
Personal life and death
Personal life and death
Andersen was married to actress Dora van der Groen for about 20 years. After surviving a heart attack in 2019, he died on 21 October 2023, at the age of 87.
![Collectie / Archief: Fotocollectie Anefo Reportage / Serie: [onbekend] Beschrijving: Toneelstuk Sacco en Vanzetti, de twee hoofdrolspelers links Henk van Ulsen en rechts Wies Andersen Datum: 15 maart 1966 Trefwoorden: hoofdrolspelers, toneelstukken Persoonsnaam: Andersen, Wies, Ulsen, Henk van Fotograaf: Koch, Eric / Anefo Auteursrechthebbende: Nationaal Archief Materiaalsoort: Negatief](https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f2/Toneelstuk_Sacco_en_Vanzetti%2C_de_twee_hoofdrolspelers_links_Henk_van_Ulsen_en_re%2C_Bestanddeelnr_918-9199.jpg/1280px-Toneelstuk_Sacco_en_Vanzetti%2C_de_twee_hoofdrolspelers_links_Henk_van_Ulsen_en_re%2C_Bestanddeelnr_918-9199.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
Collectie / Archief: Fotocollectie Anefo Reportage / Serie: [onbekend] Beschrijving: Toneelstuk Sacco en Vanzetti, de twee hoofdrolspelers links Henk van Ulsen en rechts Wies Andersen Datum: 15 maart 1966 Trefwoorden: hoofdrolspelers, toneelstukken Persoonsnaam: Andersen, Wies, Ulsen, Henk van Fotograaf: Koch, Eric / Anefo Auteursrechthebbende: Nationaal Archief Materiaalsoort: Negatief
Eric Koch for Anefo
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- 1.Acteur, journalist en reportagemaker Wies Andersen (87) is overleden. VRT News. 21 October 2023.
- 2.Blarinckx, Dieter. Vlaamse tv-legende Wies Andersen overleden op 87-jarige leeftijd. Het Laatste Nieuws. 21 October 2023.
- 3.Le monde de la télé belge en deuil : Wies Andersen, légende de la TV flamande, est décédé à l’âge de 87 ans. Sud Info. 21 October 2023.
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