Gees Linnebank is one of those actors who shined on both the theater stage and on the big and small screens. Hailing from Utretch in Netherlands, Gees attended the Arnham Theater School, and first embarked upon a successful and long-running stage career. He won the Louis d’Or (the Dutch Tony) in 1981 for his role as Mr. Puntila in the play Mr. Puntila and His Servant Matti. He also spent many years as director for various stage productions. When the Dutch dude wasn’t performing in Samuel Beckett and Molière plays, he brought his acting skills and manliness to productions in front of the camera. He made his on-screen debut in 1972 in the TV series Ti-Ta Tovenaar, then his film debut as Kil in The Family (1973). Gees gained some fame with his role as Dirk in the mini-series Oorlogswinter (1975), aka Winter in Wartime, followed by a second mini-series that same year, Amsterdam 700. He continued to appear in multiple mini-series and TV movies, then took on regular series gigs as Hans Kuyper in Coverstory from 1993-1995, and Akerslot in Ben zo terug, aka Be Right Back, for 46 episodes in 1999 and 2000. On the big screen is where Gees made his big nude debut, playing “Homosexueel” in the movie Spetters (1980), aka Hot Shots. (The flick was directed by Paul Verhoeven, who is better known for bringing a naked Elizabeth Berkely (Showgirls, 1995) and exploding giant bugs (Starship Troopers, 1997) to US audiences.) Back to Gees, who shows off his erect rod while receiving some public head from enthusiastic co-star Ben Aerden. Our hero also played a part in expanding the Disney empire, voicing the Dutch versions of the narrator in Beauty and the Beast (1991) and Jafar in Aladdin (1992). Gees died in 2006, at the age of 61, due to cancer.
