Hein Boele

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Hein Boele
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Hein Boele in 1981
Born
Hendrik Evert Wigand Boele

(1939-11-24) November 24, 1939 (age 83)
NationalityDutch
OccupationVoice actor
Years active1966

Hendrik Evert "Hein" Wigand Boele (born 24 November 1939 in Zwolle, Overijssel) is a Dutch voice actor.

Boele provides the voice of Elmo on Sesamstraat , the Dutch co-production of Sesame Street . Boele also dubbed Gobo Fraggle's voice for Fraggle Rock .

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