Willem Ruis

For the ship formerly named MS Willem Ruys, see MS Achille Lauro.

Not to be confused with Willem Duys.

Willem Ruis
Willem Ruis at the time of the Willem Ruis Show
Born	29 March 1945(1945-03-29) Haarlem, Netherlands
Died	4 August 1986(1986-08-04) (aged 41) Dénia, Spain
Nationality	Dutch
Occupation	Television presenter, broadcaster
Employer	KRO, VARA
Known for	Dutch game show presenter

Klaas Willem Ruis (Haarlem, 29 March 1945 – Dénia, 4 August 1986) was a Dutch game show presenter on Dutch public television. He presented the Willem Ruis Show for the KRO and the Willem Ruis Lottoshow, 5 tegen 5 and the Sterrenshow for the VARA. His first name was originally Klaas.

He died of a cardiac arrest during a vacation in Spain.

External links

(Dutch) Willem Ruis Biography at the Netherlands Institute for Sound and Vision
(Dutch) "De herinnering is springlevend", radio documentary about Willem Ruis

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Name	Ruis, Willem
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Date of birth	29 March 1945
Place of birth	Haarlem, Netherlands
Date of death	4 August 1986
Place of death	Dénia, Spain