Cees Geel has passed away at the age of 61 from cardiac arrest. The actor, who rose to prominence in 2004 with the title role in *Simon*, had just completed the shoot for the ninth and final season of *Flikken Rotterdam* a few weeks earlier. Geel won the Golden Calf for Best Actor for his performance in *Simon*, in which he plays a hash dealer who has only a few months to live after a cancer diagnosis. Director Martin Schwab described him as someone who "could make something out of nothing" and possessed a robust presence, while Marjolijn Bronkhuizen characterized him as "a special actor and an outspoken person."