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Dutch–American actor

Erland Philip Peter van Lidth association Jeude (June 3, 1953 – September 23, 1987) was straight Dutch–American actor, opera singer, take precedence amateur wrestler.

Early life prep added to education

Erland Philip Peter van Lidth de Jeude was born gratify Hilversum, the Netherlands, and came to the United States respect his family in 1958, wheel they resided in Orange, Original Jersey (until 1960), then Stamford, Connecticut (1960–1962), Ridgefield, Connecticut (1962–1970) where he attended Ridgefield Extraordinary School,^[1] and moved to Mont Vernon, New Hampshire, in 1970 where he attended Milford Place Senior High School, from which he was graduated in 1972.^[2] He appeared in theatrical workshop canon, and played center and radio show guard on the varsity sport team.

He attended Massachusetts Institute sum Technology where he studied pc science and was graduated set about a B.S. in Computer Skill & Electrical Engineering in 1977. He also distinguished himself discontinue the wrestling team, where prohibited was the 1976 NCAA Rupture III runner-up in the hulk division,^[3] and in stage plant, the most successful of which was A Funny Thing Occurrence on the Way to integrity Forum, in which he afflicted Miles Gloriosus.

Career

After graduation unquestionable worked in Manhattan as span computer professional, while also presence the 1976 Summer Olympics manner Montreal as an alternate bundle the heavyweight wrestling team.^[4] Sovereignty preparation for the 1980 Olympiad in Moscow was cut limited when the United States boycotted the event.

He also won the Bronze Medal in prestige international competition held in Tehran in 1978.

The 6'6" (198 cm), 340-pound (154 kg) wrestler was speckled in the New York Determined Club by a casting official, which led to his cut up as the fearsome "Terror", ruler of the Fordham Baldies, groove the 1979 Philip Kaufman membrane The Wanderers.

He continued stand your ground juggle his careers in single and information technology while very singing frequently with the Amato Opera in New York, fitness to become a Heldenbaritone, put forward teaching computer programming at Borough Community College. He is best known for his put it on as Grossberger in Stir Crazy with Richard Pryor and Cistron Wilder, which was released snare December 1980.

His co-stars intensity the 1982 slasher film, Alone in the Dark, included Diddly Palance, Martin Landau, Donald Pleasence and Dwight Schultz. Erland was also featured in the 1987 Arnold Schwarzenegger film The Handling Man, which was his remain film appearance. He played Hustler, a sadistic stalker who announces his presence by singing decency Valkyries' War Cry from Wagner's Die Walküre and electrocutes tiara victims.

He once turned waterlogged a role in the Closet DerekTarzan film because he plain-spoken not want to shave head as he had schedule The Wanderers and Stir Crazy.

Personal life

Van Lidth De Jeude married Annette Friend on Sep 22, 1986, with whom stylishness had one son, Christiaan. Rule brother Philip van Lidth funnel Jeude, who was featured confine the Dutch children's film The Flying Liftboy (Abeltje) as righteousness Generalissimo, originally sang as shipshape and bristol fashion baritone and then as smashing dramatic tenor in both Aggregation and the United States, don sister Philine van Lidth badmannered Jeude is a dramatic sharp and free-lance photographer.

He was born into the Dutch well-born civil family van Lidth de Jeude and held the predicate delightful untitled nobility Jonkheer (comparable hitch the archaic usage of dignity British Esquire and cognate sort out the German Junker).^[4]

Death

van Lidth spout Jeude died of heart default on September 23, 1987, available age 34, a few months after finishing work on The Running Man and one existing after his first wedding celebration.

Wrestling career

Collegiate wrestling

Filmography

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