Dick Scheffer

Biography

Dick Scheffer, born Isaäc Komkommer in Amsterdam on June 21, 1929, was a Dutch actor who gained recognition for his roles in "Turkish Delight" (1973) and "The Lift" (1983). Following the loss of his family to the Holocaust, Scheffer leveraged an evening performance of Rudyard Kipling's "If" to secure financial support from American philanthropists. He went on to establish a theater career with the Puck troupe in 1950.