Clous van Mechelen

Clous van Mechelen as Jan Vos in De lachende scheerkwast (1981)

Clous van Mechelen (born Jacob Philip (Jack) van Mechelen; 12 March 1941 in Amsterdam) is a Dutch musician, arranger, and actor. Van Mechelen scored a minor hit in 1969 with his band The Butlers, and became widely known through the radio and television shows written and directed by Wim T. Schippers (he is referred to as his "house composer"[1]), in which he played the character Jan Vos and wrote songs for the various characters (including Barend Servet and Sjef van Oekel).[2]

  1. ^ Kopsa, Maxine; Schumacher, Rogier (2003). 10 years SMBA: we show art. Artimo, Gijs Stork.
  2. ^ "De gulle lach - 5". Het Parool (in Dutch). 29 July 2010. Retrieved 19 August 2013.