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John van Dreelen (May 5, 1922 – September 4, 1992) was a frequent performer on American television during the guest-star heyday of the 1960s and 70s.

The son of a celebrated Dutch actor and a French countess, van Dreelen may have developed his debonair countenance with help from his continental pedigree. Fluent in several languages, he escaped a concentration camp in Nazi-occupied Holland by disguising himself as one of the German officers he would later play so often on both big and small screens. Though he appeared in many European films, van Dreelen is best remembered as an A-list guest star in dozens of American television shows from the early sixties to the mid-eighties.

Never a major player in American theatrical films, he nonetheless scored a few choice roles, including the Danish concert pianist who rescues and woos Lana Turner during an extended sequence in "Madame X" (1966). Van Dreelen also enjoyed an international stage career and starred in the original American touring production of "The Sound of Music." (According to the actor, Richard Rodgers wanted van Dreelen and Audrey Hepburn to play the film's leads.)

Van Dreelen was born on May 5, 1922 in Amsterdam. He died September 4, 1992.

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