Bert Dijkstra was born on April 11, 1920 in Tandjoeng Balai, Oostkust van Sumatra, Dutch East Indies as Egbertus Dijkstra. He was an actor, known for Turks fruit (1973), Swiebertje (1955) and Soldaat van Oranje (1977). He died on March 17, 2003 in The Hague, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands.