Well-loved character actor, comic and singer John Kraaijkamp has died at a care home in Laren at the age of 86, a spokesman for the family said on Monday.

Kraaijkamp was ‘finished physically’ but mentally still alert and died surrounded by his four children, ex-wife and best friends.
The actor, who first took to the boards at the age of 14, had a long partnership with Rijk de Gooyer. His 50-year career spanned stage and screen, including Shakespeare. For 10 years he played a leading role in the television comedy Het Zonnetje in Huis.