Willem Cornelis ‘Wim’ Kan (1911-1983) was a Dutch cabaret artist and actor. Together with Toon Hermans and Wim Sonneveld he is considered one of the ‘Big Three’ of Dutch cabaret. He is best known as the originator of the "Oudejaarsconference” (New Year’s Conference) — an annual Dutch tradition of political cabaret performances on New Year's Eve, discussing the events of the past year.

KNOWN FOR

The World of Polygoon
1994
Wim Kan: Hoog boven de bomen kijk ik terug
1995
Tomorrow It Will Be Better
1939
Kermisgasten
1936
Toon Hermans, de kleuren van een clown
2005
80 VARA Toppers!
2005
In een Ommezien
1984
Pygmalion
1937
New Year's Conference 1973
1973
New Year's Conference 1982
1982
New Year's Conference 1979
1979
New Year's Conference 1976
1976

FILMOGRAPHY

All
Movies
TV
Acting
11
Writing
3
2005
80 VARA Toppers!
as Self
2005
Toon Hermans, de kleuren van een clown
as Self (archive footage)
1995
Wim Kan: Hoog boven de bomen kijk ik terug
as Self (archive footage)
1994
The World of Polygoon
as Self (archive footage)
1984
In een Ommezien
as himself
1982
New Year's Conference 1982
as Self
1979
New Year's Conference 1979
as Self
1976
New Year's Conference 1976
as Self
1973
New Year's Conference 1973
as Self
1937
Pygmalion
as Mevrouw van Heteren-Hill's zoon
1936
Kermisgasten