Leo Madder
Encyclopedia
Leo Madder is a Belgian
television
actor
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A familiar figure on Belgian television since the late 1960s he made his first appearance on TV in 1968 in Artikel 188. Starring in a number of television series in the 1970s, he had a brief stint at TV directing in 1980 with Freule Julie and 1981 with Familie Een. Following this the 1980s were a quite period in Madder's career until 1990 where he once again began appearing as an actor.
Madder is probably most famous for his portrayal of the main character in the Belgian Dutch language
action
drama
series Spoed
in which he has starred in 204 episodes between 2000 and 2007 alongside actress Arlette Sterckx
.
Leo's son Donald Madder (an actor too) died in a road accident in 2001.
Belgium
Belgium , officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a federal state in Western Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts the EU's headquarters, and those of several other major international organisations such as NATO.Belgium is also a member of, or affiliated to, many...
television
Television
Television is a telecommunication medium for transmitting and receiving moving images that can be monochrome or colored, with accompanying sound...
actor
Actor
An actor is a person who acts in a dramatic production and who works in film, television, theatre, or radio in that capacity...
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A familiar figure on Belgian television since the late 1960s he made his first appearance on TV in 1968 in Artikel 188. Starring in a number of television series in the 1970s, he had a brief stint at TV directing in 1980 with Freule Julie and 1981 with Familie Een. Following this the 1980s were a quite period in Madder's career until 1990 where he once again began appearing as an actor.
Madder is probably most famous for his portrayal of the main character in the Belgian Dutch language
Dutch language
Dutch is a West Germanic language and the native language of the majority of the population of the Netherlands, Belgium, and Suriname, the three member states of the Dutch Language Union. Most speakers live in the European Union, where it is a first language for about 23 million and a second...
action
Action genre
The word action has more than one meaning in fiction. Action is one of the fiction-writing modes authors use to present fiction. The term is also used to describe an exiting event or circumstance.-Action as a fiction-writing mode:...
drama
Drama
Drama is the specific mode of fiction represented in performance. The term comes from a Greek word meaning "action" , which is derived from "to do","to act" . The enactment of drama in theatre, performed by actors on a stage before an audience, presupposes collaborative modes of production and a...
series Spoed
Spoed
Spoed is a Belgian action drama TV series produced in the Dutch language in Belgium since 2000. The series is also shown on both Flemish/Belgian TV and Dutch TV. The series is directed by Johan Thiels and Guy Thys. The series has produced 217 episodes to date. It may be compared to the American TV...
in which he has starred in 204 episodes between 2000 and 2007 alongside actress Arlette Sterckx
Arlette Sterckx
Arlette Sterckx is a Belgian Television actress.Although she has appeared in a number of television series since 1995 such as Editie and in two episodes of Flikken she is best known for her portrayal of Lies Weemaes in the Belgium Dutch language action drama TV series Spoed in which she acted as...
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Leo's son Donald Madder (an actor too) died in a road accident in 2001.