# Johannes Heesters

> Dutch actor, singer and entertainer (1903–2011)

**Wikidata**: [Q62352](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q62352)  
**Wikipedia**: [English](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johannes_Heesters)  
**Source**: https://4ort.xyz/entity/johannes-heesters

## Summary
Johannes Heesters (1903–2011) was a Dutch actor, singer and entertainer known for a multi-decade performing career that began in 1921. He worked across stage, film and television and received multiple formal recognitions including awards from Bavarian and Berlin institutions and honors linked to Vienna and Austrian television.

## Biography
- Born: 1903; died: 2011 (place not provided in the source material)
- Nationality: Kingdom of the Netherlands
- Known for: Work as a Dutch actor, singer and entertainer across stage, film and television
- Field(s): Singing; stage acting; film acting; television acting; entertainment

## Contributions
- Long professional performing career with a documented work period starting in 1921.  
- Performed as a singer and as an actor in stage, film and television (roles broadly described in the source material).  
- Recognized by multiple awards and honors listed in the source material: Bavarian Order of Merit; Order of Merit of Berlin; Ring of Honour of the City of Vienna; Romy (Austrian television award). The source lists these awards as recognitions associated with Johannes Heesters.  
- Public presence and documentation: maintained an official website (http://www.johannes-heesters.de) and has a dedicated Wikipedia entry titled "Johannes Heesters" with a sitelink count of 53.

No specific titles of productions, publications, companies founded, patents, or named artistic works are provided in the supplied source material.

## FAQs
Q: Who was Johannes Heesters?  
A: Johannes Heesters was a Dutch actor, singer and entertainer whose performing career began in 1921 and who worked in stage, film and television.

Q: What kinds of performance work did he do?  
A: He worked as a singer and as an actor across stage, film and television media.

Q: When did his professional career begin?  
A: The provided source lists his work period start as 1921.

Q: What recognitions did Johannes Heesters receive?  
A: The source associates him with the Bavarian Order of Merit, the Order of Merit of Berlin, the Ring of Honour of the City of Vienna, and the Romy (an Austrian television award).

Q: What is his nationality and official identification on reference sites?  
A: He was a national of the Kingdom of the Netherlands and is documented on Wikipedia under the title "Johannes Heesters" with 53 sitelinks. His official website is http://www.johannes-heesters.de.

Q: Are there detailed lists of his works or publications in the provided source?  
A: No. The source material does not include specific titles, dates, or lists of productions, publications, companies, patents, or similar concrete outputs.

Q: What aliases did he use?  
A: The source lists the aliases Johan Marius Nicolaas Heesters, Jopi Heesters, and Jopie Heesters.

## Why They Matter
Johannes Heesters matters in the record provided because he represents a long-standing example of a twentieth-century European entertainer who maintained activity across multiple performance media. His documented work period beginning in 1921 and the attribution of several regional honors (Bavarian, Berlin, Vienna, and Austrian television) indicate a level of formal recognition across German-speaking and Austrian institutions. The combination of singing plus stage, film and television acting in one career, together with formal honors and an enduring public profile (official website and a substantial Wikipedia presence), mark him as a notable, multi-medium performer within the historical record available in the supplied material.

## Notable For
- Being identified primarily as a Dutch actor, singer and entertainer (1903–2011).  
- Documented professional work period starting in 1921.  
- Performing across stage acting, film acting and television acting in addition to singing.  
- Associated recognitions: Bavarian Order of Merit; Order of Merit of Berlin; Ring of Honour of the City of Vienna; Romy (Austrian television award).  
- Multiple recorded aliases: Johan Marius Nicolaas Heesters; Jopi Heesters; Jopie Heesters.  
- Public digital presence: official website at http://www.johannes-heesters.de.  
- Reference presence: Wikipedia entry titled "Johannes Heesters" with a sitelink count of 53.

## Body

### Early life and identity
- Born in 1903 and died in 2011; the source does not provide a birth city or region.  
- Nationality is recorded as the Kingdom of the Netherlands.  
- Listed aliases in the source are Johan Marius Nicolaas Heesters; Jopi Heesters; and Jopie Heesters.

### Career overview
- The source characterizes Johannes Heesters as an actor and singer and records his professions across multiple performance media: singer; stage actor; film actor; television actor.  
- Work period start is specified as 1921, indicating the start year of his professional activity as recorded in the supplied material.  
- The source further classifies him under the broader term "actor" and as "human" in the structured relationships.

### Performance media and roles
- Singing: identified as a singer (the structured data ties him to the singer entity type).  
- Stage: identified as a stage actor (per the related entity list).  
- Film: identified as a film actor.  
- Television: identified as a television actor.  
- These characterizations indicate activity across live theatre, recorded film, and broadcast television, as summarized in the source.

### Awards and formal recognition
- The source links Johannes Heesters to multiple awards and honors; the awards listed in the supplied material are:  
  - Bavarian Order of Merit (Order of Merit of the Free State of Bavaria). The award itself has an inception date of 1957-06-11 and is associated with Germany.  
  - Order of Merit of Berlin (an order of merit with inception recorded as 1987-07-21 and associated with Germany in the structured data).  
  - Ring of Honour of the City of Vienna (an honor with inception listed as 1925-01-01 and associated with Austria).  
  - Romy (a television award in Austria, with inception circa 1990 and associated country Austria).  
- The supplied source lists these awards in the "Awards / Recognition" section connected to Johannes Heesters. The source does not supply the dates on which he personally received these honors.

### Geographic and cultural connections
- Nationality: tied to the Kingdom of the Netherlands in the supplied data.  
- Award connections show recognition from German (Bavarian and Berlin) and Austrian institutions (Vienna, Austrian television), establishing documented ties in the source to Austria and German regions via honors.  
- The "Austria" entity is present among related entities in the supplied material, and the Ring of Honour of the City of Vienna and Romy award further link Heesters to Austria in the record.

### Public documentation and reference presence
- Official website provided in the source: http://www.johannes-heesters.de.  
- Wikipedia entry title in the source: "Johannes Heesters" with a sitelink count of 53.  
- The structured properties include a sitelink_count value of 53 and a wikidata_description succinctly summarizing him as a "Dutch actor, singer and entertainer (1903–2011)."

### Names, aliases and metadata
- Aliases recorded: Johan Marius Nicolaas Heesters; Jopi Heesters; Jopie Heesters.  
- Work period start recorded as 1921 (year).  
- The structured information classifies the person under multiple related entity types: singer; television actor; film actor; stage actor; actor; Kingdom of the Netherlands; Austria; human.

### Limits of the supplied record
- The provided source does not list specific performance titles, recordings, films, television shows, stage productions, publication titles, companies founded, patents, or precise dates for awards conferred to Johannes Heesters.  
- No educational background, employer organizations, or full biographical place data are present in the supplied material.

### Summary of documented facts
- Johannes Heesters (1903–2011) — Dutch national, professional actor and singer with a documented work period beginning in 1921.  
- Performed across stage, film and television, and is categorized across the related entity types singer, stage actor, film actor, and television actor.  
- Recognized by several institutional honors: Bavarian Order of Merit; Order of Merit of Berlin; Ring of Honour of the City of Vienna; Romy (Austrian TV award).  
- Public records include an official website and a widely linked Wikipedia presence (sitelink_count 53).

## References

1. Integrated Authority File
2. BnF authorities
3. International Standard Name Identifier
4. MusicBrainz
5. [Source](https://kalliope-verbund.info/DE-611-BF-113672)
6. Find a Grave
7. Discogs
8. filmportal.de
9. Brockhaus Enzyklopädie
10. Salzburgwiki
11. Munzinger Personen
12. [Source](http://open.salon.com/blog/lost_in_berlin/2011/12/24/a_legend_leaves_the_stage_johannes_heesters_1903-2011)
13. Freebase Data Dumps. 2013
14. Virtual International Authority File
15. The Movie Database
16. Cinemathèque québécoise Linked Open Data
17. performing-arts.ch