Actor Hero Muller, voice of Koekiemonster, on 83-year-old lee …

Dutch actor Hero Muller has passed away at the age of 83. His family confirmed this to the Groningen broadcaster RTV Noord on Thursday. Muller played in various films and television productions, but also lent his voice to the Cookie Monster from “Sesame Street” and the Fairytale Tree of the Efteling.

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Muller studied at the conservatory in The Hague. He started his acting career with the musical “My fair lady” in 1961. In the course of the sixties he focused on radio plays, especially for the former Dutch public broadcaster AVRO.

He then made his television debut in the series “Floris” by Paul Verhoeven. Muller also directed the latter in films such as “Keetje Tippel”, “Soldaat van Oranje” and “The fourth man”.

In addition to films, Muller also played television productions in Dutch films, such as “The sun in the house”, “On the way to tomorrow”, “Zoop” and “Het huis Anubis”. In addition, he lent his voice to, among others, Koekiemonster in Sesame Street and the Fairytale Tree of the Efteling.

He continued to act into old age. In recent years he could still be seen in “Flikken Maastricht” and “Dokter Deen”. His son, Peter Paul Muller, also acts.

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