Actor

Rob Houwer

Production

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Movies: 36Series: 1Crew credits: 35

TMDB ID: 9120

IMDb ID: nm0396951

Known for: Production

Born: December 13, 1937

Died: July 4, 2025

Age: 87

Place of birth: Hoogeveen, The Netherlands

Gender: Male

Adult content flag: No

Career span: 1963 - 2012

Years active: 50

Average TMDB rating: 6.65

Wikidata: Q945766

Also known as

Robert Piet Houwer • Rob Houwer

Other jobs

Producer (28)Director (4)Co-Producer (1)Screenplay (1)Thanks (1)

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Biography

Robert Piet Houwer (13 December 1937 – 4 July 2025) was a Dutch film producer. He studied at the University of Television and Film Munich, Germany. In 1964 he directed the short film Anmeldung (Declaration) which was awarded a Silver Bear at the Berlin Filmfest. During the 1960s, Rob Houwer became one of the most prolific producers in Germany, with directors Volker Schlöndorff (A Degree of Murder, Man on Horseback), Peter Fleischmann (Hunting Scenes from Bavaria), Johannes Schaaf (Tattoo), Michael Verhoeven (Up the Establishment, o.k.) and Hans-Jürgen Syberberg (Romy: Anatomy of a Face).

Movies

Movie credits linked with Rob Houwer.