Background
Droog was born to Dutch parents living in Germany.
Droog was born to Dutch parents living in Germany.
He initially studied singing, with a view to joining an opera company (his parents had worked as semi-professional opera singers) but in 1945 he became a member of a theatre group run by Pierre Balledux, for whom he would make over 300 appearances.
He lived there until 1936, when the family decided to return to the Netherlands and moved to the city of Haarlem. Droog took up employment in a chemist"s laboratory, and continued this work after another move to The Hague. Droog"s film debut came in 1955 in the role of Leraar in Ciske de Rat, based on a famous children"s novel by author Piet Bakker, which in terms of cinema admissions remains one of the most popular films in Dutch history.
He also appeared in 1962 World World War II drama De Overval.
After the early 1960s, Droog"s film appearances became sporadic as he worked mainly in theatre and television However he made notable appearances in Wat zien ik, a 1971 comedy centred on the lives of two Amsterdam prostitutes (and the first feature film directed by ), and another World World War II feature, 1978"s Pastorale 1943.
The last decade of Droog"s life was spent out of the public eye. He died of pneumonia on 22 December 2009, aged 88.