Paul van Gorcum
Paul Hubertus Otto van Gorcum (Frankfurt am Main, 3 March 1934 – Oegstgeest, 20 November 2025) was a German-born Dutch (voice) actor and director who became primarily known for his role as Baron Van Neemweggen in Bassie en Adriaan and for providing the voice of Gargamel in The Smurfs. His surname was originally De Heiden, but was later officially changed to Van Gorcum.
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- 1934-03-03 · Frankfurt am Main, Germany
- Died
- 2025-11-20
Known for
- Turkish Delight (1973) — Registrar
- Business Is Business (1971) — Ambtenaar burgerlijke stand
- Floris (1969) — Priester
- Ik ben Joep Meloen (1981) — Pastoor
- A Flight of Rainbirds (1981) — Ouderling
- Bassie & Adriaan: The Crying Professor (1982) — Professor Archibald Chagrijn
- The Factory (1981) — Vos
- Kees & Co (1997) — Rector
- Bassie en de reis van Zwarte Piet (2005) — Sinterklaas
- Sebastian Star Bear: First Mission (1991) — Maestro
- Bassie & Adriaan (1978) — De Baron
- Bassie & Adriaan: De reis vol verrassingen (1994) — De Baron
- Laat je niet Kisten (1989) — Dokter Garron
- Bassie & Adriaan - Traveling Through America (1994) — Baron van Neemweggen
- Bassie & Adriaan: De Verzonken Stad (1989) — De Baron
- Sinterklaas en het Gevaar in de Vallei (2003) — Professor Zonderfeest