Eric Allan Kramer
LOS ANGELES – AUGUST 1: Kramer arrives at the 2010 ABC Summer Press Tour Party at Beverly Hilton Hotel on August 1, 2010 in Beverly Hills, CA, kathclick/Bigstock.com
Place of Birth: Grand Rapids, Michigan, U.S.
Date of Birth: March 26, 1962
Ethnicity:
*father – Dutch, Frisian, as well as distant German
*mother – Latvian
Eric Allan Kramer, also known as Eric Allen Kramer and Eric Kramer, is an American actor. His roles include the films Quest for the Mighty Sword, Robin Hood: Men in Tights, True Romance, Road to Saddle River, American Wedding, Mostly Ghostly: Have You Met My Ghoulfriend?, Atlas Shrugged Part III: Who Is John Galt?, and Pitching Tents; the series Down Home, Empty Nest, Bob, Hope and Gloria, Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman, Rough Riders, Malcolm & Eddie, The Hughleys, CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, Hollywood Residential, Good Luck Charlie, Huge, NCIS: Los Angeles, The Thundermans, Mike & Molly, Guidance, Lodge 49, On Becoming a God in Central Florida, and Side Hustle; the made-for-tv movies The Incredible Hulk Returns, Flying By, and Good Luck Charlie, It’s Christmas!; and the video games Days Gone and Marvel’s Deadpool VR.
He is the son of Ilona Olita and Roger Kramer, who was an athlete and professional Canadian Football League (CFL) player. His mother was a Latvian emigrant, from Riga, who moved to the U.S. in 1949.
Eric’s patrilineal line can be traced to Hindrik Roelfs Kremer, who was born, c. 1779, in Rottum, Groningen, Netherlands, the son of Hendrik Roelfs Kremer and Trijntje Jans.
Eric’s paternal grandfather was John Kramer (the son of Arend Kremer and Anna Dekker). John was born in Muskegon, Michigan, to Dutch parents, from Uithuizermeeden, Groningen. Arend was the son of Hindrik Kremer and Bieuwke van den Berg. Anna was the daughter of Jakob Dekker and Trijntje Sikkenga.
Eric’s paternal grandmother was Tillie Jane Brouwer (the daughter of Boelo Brouwer and Lena Drenth). Tillie was born in New Jersey, to Dutch emigrants, from Groningen. Boelo was from Nieuwolda, the son of Etske Brouwer and Eppien Wiechers. Lena was from Scheemda, the daughter of Okko Drenth and Trientje Niekamp.
Eric’s maternal grandfather was named Karlis Olita.
Eric’s maternal grandmother was named Vilma.
Sources: Genealogy of Eric Allan Kramer – https://www.familysearch.org
Obituary of Eric’s mother – https://edmontonjournal.remembering.ca
Tag: “Frisian”
Eric’s 5X great-grandfather Konraad Christiaans Niekamp was born in Borgholzhausen, Ambt Ravensberg, Westphalia, Germany in 1784. This make’s Eric about 1/64th German on his father’s side
Konraad Christiaans Niekamp on FamilySearch; https://www.familysearch.org/es/tree/person/about/M1ZM-V5L
Eric’s patrilineal line can be traced back to Hindrik Roelfs Kremer who was born in 1779 in Rottum, Groningen, Netherlands, the son of Hendrik Roelfs Kremer and Trijntje Jans.
Hindrik Roelfs Kremer on FamilySearch; https://www.familysearch.org/en/tree/person/about/G4VY-LZJ
Obituary of Eric’s mother, Ilona Olita;
https://edmontonjournal.remembering.ca/obituary/ilona-kramer-1066238456