Schatjes! actor and musician Frank Schaafsma (59) handed away

ANPFrank Schaafsma within the late Nineteen Eighties

NOS Nieuws•vandaag, 07:18

Actor and musician Frank Schaafsma has died on the age of 59. He turned nationally identified in 1984 for his main position within the fashionable movie Infants!.

The movie by director Ruud van Hemert was visited by 1.5 million guests. The then 20-year-old Schaafsma performed the position of Thijs Gisberts, the son within the household. The movie additionally prompted controversy resulting from a number of scenes wherein the then 14-year-old actress Akkemay Elderenbos was partially nude.

Through a message on a non-public Fb web page, from which varied media quotes, Schaafsma’s household stated: “It’s with disappointment that we announce the sudden, pure loss of life of Frank Schaafsma on Saturday, Might 18. We’re shocked, however take consolation within the anticipation. that he has discovered peace after a life that he commonly stated was ‘not straightforward’.”

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After his breakthrough, Schaafsma performed within the sequence, amongst others We’re again house and he had (supporting) roles in a number of movies resembling Bastille (1985), Subject of Honor (1986) in The black meteor (2000). Schaafsma was additionally seen within the sequence Cops Maastricht, West wind in Good occasions Unhealthy Occasions.

Along with being an actor, Schaafsma was additionally a musician and performed as a bassist in varied bands, together with Drukwerk, Bertje Beenens Bloedgroep and The Koffers.