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John Van Eyssen (born Matthew John Du Toit Van Eyssen, 19 March 1922 – 13 November 1995) was a South African born actor, agent and film production executive in the UK. He moved to Britain following the Second World War, attending the Central School of Speech and Drama.
YearTitleRole1950Albert Drauffer19515th Priest1953Robin1953Henry BurgoyneJohn Van Eyssen (1922-1995) was a versatile and influential figure in British film and theatre. He acted in several Hammer films, including The Horror of Dracula, and later became a literary agent, a studio executive and a producer.
- Actor, Producer
- March 19, 1922
- John Van Eyssen
- November 13, 1995
Dec 18, 1995 · John van Eyssen, the former managing director of Columbia Pictures in England and later an independent producer, died Nov. 13 of cancer in a London hospital. He was 73. A native of...
John Van Eyssen. Actor: Horror of Dracula. John van Eyssen (1922-1995) John van Eyssen wore several hats during his long professional career -- including that of Shakespearean thespian, movie actor, literary agent, producer and studio executive.
John Van Eyssen (born Matthew John Du Toit Van Eyssen, 19 March 1922 – 13 November 1995) was a South African born actor, agent and film production executive in the UK. He moved to Britain following the Second World War, attending the Central School of Speech and Drama.
John Van Eyssen was an actor who had a successful Hollywood career. Eyssen's earliest roles were in film, including "The Cockleshell Heroes" (1956), "Enemy From Space" (1957) with Brian Donlevy...
Van Eyssen appeared in films from 1950 as well as on stage but achieved his greatest fame as an actor when he portrayed Jonathan Harker in the Hammer Film Productions version of Dracula in 1958. He left acting in 1961 to become head of the Grade Organisation literary agency.
