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Actor John Leddy died yesterday at the age of 92 in a hospital in Den Bosch after a short illness. His family informed the ANP news agency. John Leddy is survived by his wife Jannig Leddy (to whom he was married for 53 years), his five children and eleven grandchildren.
In the eighties he was known to a wide audience as Koos Dobbelsteen from the TV series Zeg’ns Aaa. He was the handyman married to the housekeeper Mien, played by Carry Tefsen.
He played these kinds of roles on a regular basis: honest guys who weren’t stupid, but weren’t very complicated either. Leddy was previously seen in The little truthwith Willeke Alberti, and played Sil de Strandjutter.
John Leddy graduated from Amsterdamse Toneelschool in 1956 and played with various theater companies. He has also acted in film adaptations David’s mother S. in Jan Rap and his partner.
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In recent years he has appeared in various series and films, mostly with minor roles, including in Baantjer, Russians and the miniseries With us in Jordan. In 2012 he appeared in Bad crunch to the issuer Max.
In 1985 Mien and Koos Dobbelsteen could be seen in Willem Ruis’ Sterrenshow:
The comedy series VARA Zeg’ns Aaa it aired from 1981 to 1993. Especially in the early 1980s, when there were only two television networks, millions of people were glued to their screens following the adventures of the doctor’s family and their housekeeper and her husband.
The series, written by Chiem van Houweningen and Alexander Pola, won the Gouden Televizier-Ring for best series in 1984. The series was also a success abroad. Zeg’ns Aaa it was subtitled in England, Australia and New Zealand and was also shown on German TV Sag mal Aah! see.
212 episodes of the comedy were made. in 2003 and 2004 Zeg’ns Aaa to see in the theatre.
