Wim Kan
Willem Cornelis ‘Wim’ Kan (1911-1983) was a Dutch cabaret artist and actor. Together with Toon Hermans and Wim Sonneveld he is considered one of the ‘Big Three’ of Dutch cabaret. He is best known as the originator of the "Oudejaarsconference” (New Year’s Conference) — an annual Dutch tradition of political cabaret performances on New Year's Eve, discussing the events of the past year.
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- 1911-01-15 · Scheveningen, Netherlands
- Died
- 1983-09-08
Known for
- Pygmalion (1937) — Mevrouw van Heteren-Hill's zoon
- Tomorrow It Will Be Better (1939) — Writer
- In een Ommezien (1984) — himself
- Kermisgasten (1936)
- 80 VARA Toppers! (2005) — Self
- New Year's Conference 1982 (1982) — Self
- New Year's Conference 1973 (1973) — Self
- New Year's Conference 1979 (1979) — Self
- New Year's Conference 1976 (1976) — Self
- Toon Hermans, de kleuren van een clown (2005) — Self (archive footage)
- Wim Kan: Hoog boven de bomen kijk ik terug (1995) — Self (archive footage)
- The World of Polygoon (1994) — Self (archive footage)