José van Dam
Actor
Born Aug 25, 1940 · Ixelles, Brussels, Belgium
Active 1973–present
oseph, Baron Van Damme (born 25 August 1940 in Brussels), known as José van Dam, is a Belgian bass-baritone, described as having "a magnificent resonant and expressive voice" and being "an excellent actor".
Filmography
Offenbach - Les contes d'Hoffmann — Coppélius / Miracle / DapertuttoDon Giovanni (1979) — LeporelloThe Music Teacher (1988) — Joachim DallayracBabel opéra, ou la répétition de Don Juan de Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1985) — Don GiovanniVerdi: Don Carlos (1996) — Philippe IILes Contes d'Hoffmann (1993) — Lindorf / Coppélius / Miracle / DapertuttoPelléas et Mélisande (1987) — GolaudOtello (1973) — LodovicoAriane et Barbe-Bleue (2011) — Barbe BleueIl Trovatore - Verdi (1978) — FerrandoMan of La Mancha (1998) — Don Quixote / CervantesLouise - Opera National de Paris (2007) — The fatherThe Damnation of Faust (1989) — Mephistopheles (baritono)Prokofiev - L'Amour des trois oranges (2007) — TchélioDon Quichotte (2010) — Don QuichotteFalstaff (1987) — Sir John FalstaffJosé van Dam in “Don Quichotte” - His farewell to the stage (2010)