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Dan van Husen

Date of birth: 1945-04-30

Place of birth: Gummersbach, Germany

Known for: Acting

Also known as: Rudolf van Husen, Dan Van Husen, Dan Van Hüsen, Werner van Husen, Dan van Hussen

Dan van Husen

Biography

Dan van Husen (30 April 1945 – 31 May 2020) was a German actor. He started his career in the 1960s, playing in a number of Spaghetti Westerns (usually he was cast as the bad guy), and also performed in Italian and German films by renowned directors including Frederico Fellini and Werner Herzog and in German TV series. Starting in the 2000s he performed in Hollywood films, and in 2008 had a role in a Dutch World War 2 movie, Winter in Wartime. Dan van Husen died from COVID-19 in Ilminster, Somerset, England in May 2020, during the COVID-19 pandemic in England at age 75. Description above from the Wikipedia article Dan van Husen, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Movie Credits

Enemy at the Gates
3.7

Enemy at the Gates

2001-02-28

A Russian and a German sniper play a game of cat-and-mouse during the Battle of Stalingrad in WWII.

Richy Guitar
3.2

Richy Guitar

1985-06-07

Richy Guitar is actually called Richard, but is only called like this by his parents. The young man

Tsunami
2.3

Tsunami

2005-08-28

A series of explosions carried out by an oil drilling platform in the North Sea causes little earth

The Corpse Packs His Bags
2.5

The Corpse Packs His Bags

1972-10-01

A London slasher pack the suitcases of his victims before stabbing them to death in this adaptation

Nosferatu the Vampyre
3.6

Nosferatu the Vampyre

1979-01-17

A real estate agent leaves behind his beautiful wife to go to Transylvania to visit the mysterious C

Night of the Skull
3

Night of the Skull

1974-09-29

After Lord Archibald Marion is brutally murdered by an unknown assailant, his bitter and feuding fam

Kiss Me Killer
1.9

Kiss Me Killer

1977-03-31

A deadly look into the savage world of gangsters. The aftermath of a holdup turns into a game of dec

Forest of the Damned
1.6

Forest of the Damned

2005-05-13

A group of friends go on a roadtrip and come to a stop in a forest where legend has it a group of na

Darkhunters
1.8

Darkhunters

2004-09-07

Walking the Earth as an undead spirit has Charlie Jackson in a quandary. Unable to interact with his

Winter in Wartime
3.4

Winter in Wartime

2008-11-17

During World War II in the freezing winter of 1944-45 the western Netherlands are in the grip of a f

Morena
1

Morena

1986-03-07

Redbeard leaves Finland to spend time in Berlin wandering in and out of bars. He meets up with a bea

The Sea Wolves
2.9

The Sea Wolves

1980-07-03

A German spy is passing on information about the location of Allied ships in the neutral harbor of G

Alpha City
1.5

Alpha City

1985-08-22

The beautiful Raphaela is the dream girl of Alpha City, a decadent metropolis. The rather naive Fran

The Man Who Sold The World
1

The Man Who Sold The World

2006-01-01

The story of Max: a man who becomes embroiled in time and space and the many dimensions of man's min

The Scarlet Worm
1.9

The Scarlet Worm

2011-08-27

An aging killer trains a young hired gun in a plot to assassinate a meek brothel owner performing ba

El Condor
2.8

El Condor

1970-06-19

Luke, an escaped convict, and Jaroo, a loner gold prospector, team up with a band of Apache Indians

A Bullet for Sandoval
2.8

A Bullet for Sandoval

1969-08-19

After his girlfriend dies in childbirth, Confederate deserter John Warner travels to Mexico, where t

Murder by Music
3.5

Murder by Music

1969-08-22

Katharine Milford commits suicide by jumping out the window. Her brother, Richard refuses to believe

Shoot First… Ask Questions Later
2.9

Shoot First… Ask Questions Later

1975-01-17

The White, the Yellow, and the Black (Italian: Il bianco, il giallo, il nero, also known as Shoot Fi

Arizona Colt Returns
3

Arizona Colt Returns

1970-08-14

Famed gunman Arizona Colt is sent by Moreno to rescue his daughter from the grips of Arizona's old e

Battle of the Godfathers
2.3

Battle of the Godfathers

1973-11-30

Hamburg business man Otto Westermann is also the boss of organized crime in the city. His reign as g

Salon Kitty
2.8

Salon Kitty

1976-03-02

Kitty runs a brothel in Nazi Germany where the soldiers come to "relax". Recording devices have been

Killer Barbys vs. Dracula
1.7

Killer Barbys vs. Dracula

2002-11-08

The Killer Barbies are playing at Tivoli World, a Wild West park in Spain. Komrade Irina and Komrade

The Squeeze
2.6

The Squeeze

1978-10-25

A retired safe cracker is recruited by a young conman to return to the "business" for a million doll

Catlow
2.5

Catlow

1971-10-01

An outlaw tries to avoid interference as he journeys to Mexico to pull off a $2,000,000 gold robbery

Freak Orlando
2.6

Freak Orlando

1981-11-06

Five more-or-less distinct sections, all featuring "Freak" Orlando, a woman played by the late Magda

The Arizona Kid
1.5

The Arizona Kid

1970-09-05

A Filipino immigrant travels the American west searching for his relatives. Although he doesn't spea

On the Threshold to Another World
0

On the Threshold to Another World

2003-09-29

A documentary shot on the set of "Killer Barbys vs. Dracula" directed by Viktor Seastrom.

Chain Reaction
2.4

Chain Reaction

2006-03-18

A prison bus with over a dozen criminals on board has an accident and rams another car, in which Dr.

Tom Sawyer & Huckleberry Finn
2.8

Tom Sawyer & Huckleberry Finn

2014-10-23

Tom Sawyer and his pal Huckleberry Finn have great adventures on the Mississippi River, pretending t

Spiel mir das Lied und du bist tot!
1.8

Spiel mir das Lied und du bist tot!

2008-04-01

The two brothers Bobby-John-Joe and Billy-Bob-Earl St. John live with their alcoholic mother on a fa

Don't Turn the Other Cheek
2.6

Don't Turn the Other Cheek

1971-12-22

A spaghetti western in which three adventurers team up during the Mexican Revolution. Mary O'Donnell

Making of Oorlogswinter
0

Making of Oorlogswinter

2008-11-30

A behind the scenes look at the production of Martin Koolhoven's film, Oorlogswinter.

Zombie Massacre 2: Reich of the Dead
2.3

Zombie Massacre 2: Reich of the Dead

2015-06-08

Set in the WWII it tells the story of a bunch of american soldiers fighting against a horde of zombi

Strike Back
2.5

Strike Back

1981-09-10

Dave knows what it is to suffer. Especially when he takes the rap for a gang of motorbike thieves an

Paradise. An Imperialist Tragicomedy
2.6

Paradise. An Imperialist Tragicomedy

1976-01-01

A multinational company owned by Mrs Judit Angst is facing financial difficulties: she decides to hi

Wehe, wenn Schwarzenbeck kommt
0

Wehe, wenn Schwarzenbeck kommt

1979-01-18

Drawn in Blood
2.4

Drawn in Blood

2006-12-30

What do you do when love turns into suspicion and mourning turns to fear? When Marian gets word that

Auf schmalem Grat
1.8

Auf schmalem Grat

2000-05-22

Funeral Etiquette
0

Funeral Etiquette

2004-02-12

A dead man, two rivals for the widow's favour. The bald-headed undertaker ruins the work of his riva

Doc
3

Doc

1971-08-01

Doc Holliday travels to Tombstone, Ariz., with prostitute Katie Elder. Although the trip is difficul

Dracula Blows His Cool
1.4

Dracula Blows His Cool

1979-10-12

An ancestor of the famous vampire gets a job as a photographer shooting beautiful fashion models at

Light the Fuse… Sartana Is Coming
3.1

Light the Fuse… Sartana Is Coming

1970-12-24

Wily roving gunslinger Sartana arrives in a small town and tries to find a hidden fortune of half a

Montana Trap
2.5

Montana Trap

1976-05-05

Potato Fritz and his friends have moved from Germany to the American Wild West, settling eventually

Tender and Perverse Emmanuelle
2

Tender and Perverse Emmanuelle

1973-01-01

After his wife, a concert pianist, is found murdered a wealthy man is suspected of her murder. But a

More Dollars for the MacGregors
0

More Dollars for the MacGregors

1970-09-27

Robert MacGregor and Gladys MacGregor is a marriage that is dedicated to hunting outlaws wanted by t

Invitation to the Dance
4.1

Invitation to the Dance

1977-02-13

Theo Gromberg is a bon vivant, apparently with built-in guarantee to failure. Faithful to his side i

Brimstone
3.6

Brimstone

2016-03-12

In the menacing inferno of the old North-American West, Liz is a genuine survivor who is hunted by a

Robin Hood, l'invincibile arciere
0

Robin Hood, l'invincibile arciere

1970-03-27

Robin Hood tries to help a crossed gentleman, in love with Isabel, because the girl's uncle has deci

Zero Point
4

Zero Point

1982-01-01

A corrupt lawyer hires a killer to murder his client's divorced ex-wife. The start of a true love st

Eine wie keiner
2.2

Eine wie keiner

2008-03-25

The adolescent Melli moves from the monastery to a big city. Since she is not very popular and is co

Anita Drögemöller und die Ruhe an der Ruhr
1.6

Anita Drögemöller und die Ruhe an der Ruhr

1976-09-08

Anita Drögemöller has transformed herself from a small-time street prostitute into a luxury call gir

Avalanche Express
2.4

Avalanche Express

1979-09-27

CIA agent Harry Wargrave is sent to aid Gen. Marenkov, a senior Russian official, who is defecting t

Berlinger
0.5

Berlinger

1975-11-06

A fictional, non-chronological account of the life of the scientist, adventurer and industrialist Lu

Captain Apache
2.3

Captain Apache

1971-10-27

The title character is a US army Captain of Native American descent who is asked to investigate the

Comeback
0

Comeback

1982-04-23

A once-famous blues singer whose career has taken a downturn tries to get back on top.

Wild Geese II
2.4

Wild Geese II

1985-10-18

A group of mercenaries is hired to spring Rudolf Hess from Spandau Prison in Berlin.

The Trojan Women
3.1

The Trojan Women

1971-05-01

In the aftermath of the Trojan Wars, Queen Hecuba takes stock of the defeated kingdom. Her son has b

Cry of the Black Wolves
2.5

Cry of the Black Wolves

1972-10-04

A fur hunter living as a hermit in the Alaskan mountains is mistakenly suspected of the murder of a

Bad Man's River
2.3

Bad Man's River

1971-10-14

Robber Roy King loses his wife, Alicia, to revolutionary Montero. Despite their rivalry they collabo

Bloodline
2.5

Bloodline

1979-06-29

A pampered heiress inherits her father's pharmaceutical empire when he dies in a suspicious accident

21 Hours at Munich
3.1

21 Hours at Munich

1976-12-25

A dramatization of the incident in 1972 when Arab terrorists broke into the Olympic compound in Muni

Kinder der Nacht 2
0

Kinder der Nacht 2

2002-01-01

Sonny and Jed
2.9

Sonny and Jed

1972-08-11

As thoroughly unlikeable a robber as ever walked the West, Joe nonetheless robs from the rich and gi

Pancho Villa
2.4

Pancho Villa

1972-10-31

In 1916, during the Mexican Revolution, General Pancho Villa manages to escape from the clutches of

Cry, Onion!
2.6

Cry, Onion!

1975-08-25

Onion Jack has bought a piece of land on which to settle, but the property is still in possession of

Eierdiebe
0

Eierdiebe

1977-02-11

The story of two small-time crooks in the Frankfurt underworld who would like to make it big, but fa

One Last Game
0

One Last Game

2011-01-01

Gellert is addicted. Sitting at the poker table, he must face his past. All he wanted was to pay bac

Tod eines Vaters
0

Tod eines Vaters

1978-05-18

Alexander spends christmas with his mother but this year he gets a new perspective on the traditions