Jaap van de Merwe was born on September 14, 1924 in Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands as Jacob Marinus van de Merwe. He was an actor and writer, known for Tot de dood ons scheidt (1969), Het gesticht (1972) and De mannetjesmaker (1983). He died on February 19, 1989 in Oosterhout, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands.