His appearance as Inspecteur De Vries in
Bassie & Adriaan (1978) was a bit uneasy for
him, as he was quite camera shy, and more at home on radio. He was
asked to reprise the role for
Bassie & Adriaan (1978), but politely declined the offer.
Dick Rienstra was then brought in to reprise his role of Inspecteur Van der
Steen, previously seen in two earlier adventures, who had now been made
an Adjudant.