Deceased

When Did John Van Eyssen Die?

Life & Death

Died aged 73

GenderMaleNationalitySouth AfricaBorn19/03/1922Born inFauresmith, South AfricaDied13/11/1995 (aged 73)Died inFulhamWikidataQ6261758 ↗TMDb#106989 ↗

Matthew John Du Toit Van Eyssen was a South African born actor, agent and film production executive in the UK. He moved to Britain following the Second World War, attending the Central School of Speech and Drama. In 1951 and in 1954 he played the role of Lucifer in the York Cycle of Mystery Plays, first revived in 1951 as part of the Festival of Britain.

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Filmography18 titles

Year	Title	Character	Age at release
1994	The World of HammerSeries	Self (archive footage)	72
1961	Partners in CrimeMovie	Merril	39
1960	The CriminalMovie	Formby	38
1960	Marriage of ConvenienceMovie	John Maudle	38
1959	Interpol CallingSeries	Captain Flormann	37
1959	Carry On NurseMovie	Mr. Stephens	37
1959	Carlton-Browne of the F.O.Movie	Hewitt	37
1958	DraculaMovie	Jonathan Harker	36
1957	Bernard ShawMovie	Self - Commentator	35
1957	Brothers in LawMovie	Mr. Forbes (uncredited)	35
1957	Quatermass 2Movie	The Plant Tour Guide	35
1957	The One That Got AwayMovie	German Prisoner	35
1956	Kitty CliveMovie	Robert Wilks	34
1955	The Cockleshell HeroesMovie	Marine Bradley	33
1954	The Men of Sherwood ForestMovie	Will Scarlett	32
1953	Three Steps In The DarkMovie	Henry Burgoyne	31
1953	Four Sided TriangleMovie	Robin	31
1951	Murder in the CathedralMovie	—	29