Sad news: Cees Geel passed away completely unexpectedly. His management reports this to the ANP on behalf of his family. The actor, known for, among other things Cops Rotterdam (2016– ) in Simon (2004), suffered a cardiac arrest.
Cardiac arrest
Cees Geel passed away unexpectedly at the age of 61. His management shares this on behalf of his family. The actor, who starred in many films and series in the 1990s and had his breakthrough in the early 2000s, died of cardiac arrest.
Cops Rotterdam
Yellow was a familiar sight to many. From 2016 onwards he played the role of detective Stan Vroom Cops Rotterdam. The actor previously won a Golden Calf for his role in Simon and he was featured in the sketches of The core (1988– ). Yellow also had roles in it The hell of ’63 (2009), Clean Hands (2015) in Jack orders a brother (2015). In addition to his work in the theater and as voice-overs for various programs at RTL, he was also recently seen in the hospital series Day & Night (2023– ).
Colleagues about Geel’s death
Geel’s colleagues react with shock and sadness to the unexpected news. “I am intensely sad, also for his children and his family,” he said Simon-director Eddy Terstall. “His professionalism, sobriety and modesty were of great value,” broadcaster AVROTROS said in a message about his death. “We are all extremely upset about the news,” says Martin Schwab, one of the regular directors Cops Rotterdamknow in conversation with NOS radio program Met het Oog op Morgen. “It was always a pleasure to work with him.”
Image: ‘Flikken Rotterdam’ via AVROTROS
