Rijk de Gooyer was born on December 17, 1925 in Utrecht, Utrecht, Netherlands. He was an actor, known for In voor- en tegenspoed (1991), Nosferatu: Phantom der Nacht (1979) and De Brekers (1985). He was married to Tonny Domburg. He died on November 2, 2011 in Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Netherlands.