Cast of
Van der Valk

About Van der Valk

  • Released on September 13, 1972
  • Drama

Van der Valk is a British television series that was produced by Thames Television for the ITV network. It starred Barry Foster in the title role as Dutch detective Commissaris "Piet" van der Valk. Based on the characters and atmosphere of the novels of Nicolas Freeling, the first series was shown in 1972.

Main Cast of Van der Valk

Barry Foster
plays Commissaris Simon "Piet" Van der Valk (32 episodes)

Secondary Cast of Van der Valk

Michael Latimer
plays Inspecteur Johnny Kroon (13 episodes)

Meg Davis
plays Arlette Van Der Valk (7 episodes)

Ronald Hines
plays Hoofd Commissaris Samson (6 episodes)

Richard Huw
plays Wim Van der Valk (6 episodes)

Susan Travers
plays Arlette Van Der Valk (13 episodes)

Nigel Stock
plays Hoofd-commissaris Samson (12 episodes)

Joanna Dunham
plays Lucienne (1 episode) , Arlette Van der Valk (12 episodes)

Peter Blythe
plays Max (1 episode)

Elizabeth Bradley
plays Hannah (1 episode)

Phoebe Nicholls

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Peter Pratt
plays Westermann (1 episode)

Jeff Rawle

Trevor Peacock

Colin McCormack
plays Sailor (1 episode)

Ingrid Hafner
plays Annie (1 episode)

Abigail Cruttenden

Patrick Allen
plays Van Teeseling (1 episode)

Roy Boyd
plays Anton Kovacic (1 episode)

William Russell
plays Rokin (1 episode)

Robert Gillespie
plays Doop (1 episode)

Suzy Kendall
plays Marijka (1 episode)

Jane Merrow

Anna Cropper

Pamela Duncan
plays Mrs. Haakman (1 episode)

William Hootkins

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Patricia Quinn
plays Yvonne (1 episode)

David Leland
plays Madame Arthur (1 episode)

Judy Cornwell

Paul Eddington
plays Wolf Gebhardt (1 episode)

Celia Imrie

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Vernon Dobtcheff

Vernon Dobtcheff

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Stephen Moore

Stephen Moore

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Shane Briant
plays Ko (1 episode)

Derek Fowlds

Ian Hendry

Ronan Vibert

Amanda Burton

Peter Penry-Jones

Patricia Lawrence
plays Marijke Hoekstra (1 episode)

Richard Pasco
plays Albert de Vink (1 episode)

Peter Cartwright

Peter Cartwright

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Anthony Chinn

Anthony Chinn

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Richard Hurndall
plays Picard (2 episodes)

James Cossins
plays Noordhoff (1 episode)

Freddie Jones
plays Joop Pater (1 episode)

Clifford Rose
plays Boersma (2 episodes)

John Quarmby
plays Zondag (1 episode)

Pam St. Clement
plays Ada (1 episode)

Damien Thomas
plays Felix Alkmaar (1 episode)

Jennifer Daniel

Anna Wing

Douglas Henshall

Ian Barritt

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Sydney Tafler
plays Hoofd-commissaris Halsbeek (3 episodes)

Michael Sheard
plays Paul Harkemer (2 episodes)

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Jan Harvey

Arkie Whiteley

Christopher Benjamin
plays Mulder (1 episode)

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Lalla Ward
plays Judith Stolle (1 episode)

James Grout
plays Kolmaar (1 episode)

John Standing
plays Ehrlich (1 episode)

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Morris Perry
plays Pastor Weevers (1 episode)

Bob Hoskins

Jonathan Firth

Hilary Dwyer
plays Nana Schneers (1 episode)

Steven Mackintosh
plays Koos (1 episode)

Jack May
plays Minister (1 episode)

Geoffrey Palmer

Patrick Troughton
plays Father Bosch (1 episode)

Maurice O'Connell
plays Kurt (1 episode)

Ralph Brown

Charles Dale

Alan Haines
plays Brigadier Mertens (4 episodes)

Donald Burton
plays Evert Stolle (1 episode)

Mark Jones
plays Martin (1 episode)

Michael Da Costa
plays Doff (1 episode)

Julie Peasgood

John Woodnutt

Hildegard Neil
plays Else Rokin (1 episode)

Karl Howman

Gary Olsen

George Howe
plays Sartorius (1 episode)

Hazel McBride

Geoffrey Bayldon
plays Joseph Kettner (2 episodes)

Bernice Stegers
plays Anna Kuylen (1 episode)

Maurice Colbourne
plays Nick Scholtz (1 episode)

Philip Locke

Denis Lill
plays Van Houten (2 episodes)

John Bailey
plays Huisman (1 episode)

Rupert Holliday-Evans

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James Laurenson

Jack Ellis

Philip Whitchurch

Preston

Ronald Leigh-Hunt
plays Bekker (1 episode)

Mary Healey
plays Berte Merks (1 episode)

Christopher Timothy
plays Ernest (2 episodes)

Lorna Heilbron
plays Magda (1 episode)

Pamela Salem

James Aubrey
plays Jan (1 episode)

Patrick Jordan

Matthew Guinness
plays Finger-print Expert (1 episode) , Barman (2 episodes)

David Schofield

David Schofield

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Maggie Steed

Maggie Steed

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Olivia Williams

Olivia Williams

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Terence Rigby

Kenneth Cranham

Michael Culver

Ronnie Stevens

Ian Gelder

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Michael Atkinson
plays Bank Manager (1 episode)

Alun Lewis

Richard Mayes

Rupert Degas

Brian Cox

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Victoria Shalet

Richard Davies

Sara Kestelman

Anthony Valentine

Gillian McCutcheon

Edward Judd

Oliver Ford Davies

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Tom Bell

Arnold Diamond

Jim Norton
plays Eddy (1 episode) , Hanson (1 episode)

Shane Rimmer

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Leon Lissek
plays Frans (1 episode)

Michelle Newell

Kika Markham

Pip Torrens

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Jane Lapotaire

Andrew Ray

Elizabeth Cassidy

John Burgess
plays Roemers (1 episode)

Oliver Parker

Tony Caunter

Nicholas Le Prevost

Paul Freeman

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Holly De Jong

Geoffrey Beevers

Michael Simkins

Selina Cadell

Ciaran Madden

Bev Willis

Stephanie Turner
plays Els Kortman (1 episode)

Martin Wyldeck
plays Hoofd-Commissaris Samson (2 episodes)

Natasha Pyne
plays Janet (6 episodes)

Michael Turner
plays Dr. Smeding (1 episode)

Artro Morris
plays Martin (1 episode)

Walter Brown
plays Mulder (1 episode)

James Cairncross
plays Dr. Jagerman (1 episode)

Jonathan Newth
plays Chemist (1 episode)

Clifford Parrish
plays Pathologist (1 episode)

Julian D'Albie
plays The Baron (1 episode)

Trevor Martin
plays Patrolman (1 episode)

Michael Hannah
plays Barman (1 episode)

Edgar Wreford
plays Jan Servaas (1 episode)

John Rees
plays Mulhauzen (1 episode)

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Lillias Walker
plays Beryl Harkemer (1 episode)

Maria O'Brien
plays Pauline Eindhoven (1 episode)

Miranda Hampton
plays Bar Manageress (1 episode)

Michael Lees
plays Dr. Roest (2 episodes)

Dave Carter
plays Stribos (1 episode) , Brigadier Stribos (6 episodes)

Pauline Letts
plays Muriel Hackforth (1 episode)

Joyce Heron
plays Hilda Ruysbroek (1 episode)

Billy Hamon
plays Saskia (1 episode)

Richard Smith
plays Peter Hackforth (1 episode)

Harold Goldblatt
plays Paul Moen (1 episode)

Norman Scace
plays Officer of Justice (1 episode)

Christian Thorogood
plays Patrolman (1 episode)

William Ellis
plays Vittorio Farrugia (1 episode)

Roger Bizley
plays Mahmud Fazan (1 episode)

Nigel Anthony
plays Peter Jamal (1 episode)

Christopher Matthews
plays Receptionist (1 episode)

Helena McCarthy
plays Clerk (1 episode)

Lisa Daniely
plays Margo (1 episode) , Mrs. Visser (1 episode)

Richard Simpson
plays Jeweller (1 episode)

Karin MacCarthy
plays Doctor (1 episode)

Harold Reese
plays Caretaker (1 episode)

Noelle Finch
plays Hetti Van Teeseling (1 episode)

Kevin Stoney
plays Kemeling (1 episode)

Karin Fernald
plays Yvonne (1 episode)

John Gill
plays Lost Property Man (1 episode)

Donald Pelmear
plays Jan Vierman (1 episode)

Richardson Morgan
plays Bargee (1 episode)

Wanda Moore
plays Irene van Vliet (1 episode)

Dennis Thorne
plays Officer of Justice (1 episode)

Ian Fairbairn
plays Pathologist (1 episode)

Brian Honeyball
plays Policeman (1 episode)

David Millett
plays Jansen (1 episode)

Arne Gordon
plays Reinhart (1 episode)

Paul Hastings
plays Erik (1 episode)

Carolyn Courage
plays Karen (1 episode)

Nicolette McKenzie
plays Elsa (1 episode)

Katherine Parr
plays Mrs. Driessen (1 episode)

Andrea Lawrence
plays Lottie (1 episode)

Juliette James
plays Secretary (1 episode)

Patricia Peters
plays Receptionist (1 episode)

David Lyell
plays Doorman (1 episode)

Lois Baxter
plays Emma Holmeijer (1 episode)

Leon Vitali
plays Jos Busselink (1 episode)

Paul Hardwick
plays Holmeijer (1 episode)

Stefan Kalipha
plays Hippy (1 episode)

Margaret Ward
plays Tutor (1 episode)

Barrie Houghton
plays Henk Busselink (1 episode)

Sally Sanders
plays Mrs. Zondag (1 episode)

Bruce Bould
plays Sitskoorn (1 episode)

Roy Evans
plays Caretaker (1 episode)

Donald Morley
plays Dr. Stapper (1 episode)

Stefan Gryff
plays Havranek (1 episode)

David Webb
plays Leo (1 episode)

Beth Harris
plays Miss Texel (1 episode)

Julian Somers
plays Dijker (1 episode)

Rod Beacham
plays Technician (1 episode)

Peter Weston
plays Policeman (1 episode)

Kay Gallie
plays Nurse (1 episode)

Petar Vidovic
plays Waiter (1 episode)

Prunella Ransome
plays Astrid (1 episode)

Robert Swann
plays Paul (1 episode)

Margaret Ashcroft
plays Marlies Kernkamp (1 episode)

Donald Gee
plays Tahlen (1 episode)

Brian Gwaspari
plays Marken (1 episode)

Marilyn Finlay
plays Receptionist (1 episode)

Kathleen Moffatt
plays Nurse (1 episode)

Hubert Rees
plays Berger (1 episode)

Peter Godfrey
plays Zeller (1 episode)

Anthony Milner
plays Brinkman (1 episode)

Julia Goodman
plays Cristina van Meer (1 episode)

Helen Ryan
plays Eva Maris (1 episode)

Madeleine Christie
plays Helene Webber (1 episode)

Ken Kitson
plays Jan Hoffman (1 episode)

Wilfred Grove
plays Josef (1 episode)

John Scholes
plays Dolf Maartens (1 episode)

Sam Dastor
plays Paul (1 episode)

John Price
plays Ressel (1 episode)

Pamela Moiseiwitsch
plays Miss Schaar (1 episode)

Harry Waters
plays Uniformed Policeman (1 episode)

Ben Bazell
plays Wolf (1 episode)

Jon Morrison
plays Henk (1 episode)

Philip Sayer
plays Paul (1 episode)

Edward Burnham
plays Jakob Mertens (1 episode)

Robin Parkinson
plays Hotel Receptionist (1 episode)

Dennis Blanch
plays Patrolman (1 episode)

Alec Linstead
plays De Jong (1 episode)

Eric Francis
plays Old Gardener (1 episode)

Darlene Johnson
plays Christina (1 episode)

Pippa Page
plays Girl in Van (1 episode)

Anthony Stafford
plays Van Driver (1 episode)

Patricia Read
plays Prostitute (1 episode)


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