Walter De Donder

Walter De Donder (born 12 July 1960) is a Belgian actor and politician and is best known for parts in Flemish children's television series.

De Donder started in entertainment as an amateur and performed with a puppet called Bibberlip.

His breakthrough came in 1989 when he was asked to play the role of De Burgemeester (the mayor) in children's TV show Samson en Gert.

In 1997 he took on the role of the title character in the children's series Kabouter Plop, produced by Studio 100.

His roles as De Burgemeester and Kabouter Plop made him a celebrity both in Belgium and in the Netherlands.