a minor hit. Death On 5 May 2009 it was made public that Shaffy suffered from esophageal cancer. He died of the disease in the Dr. Sarphati House, Amsterdam, where he had lived the last seven years, on 1 December 2009, aged 76. The public took leave of him at the Royal Carré Theatre in Amsterdam. Portrayal In 2014, a four-part drama series about the young Ramses Shaffy titled Ramses was produced by the AVRO for Dutch television. Actor Maarten Heijmans portrayed Shaffy. Accolades In 2002, Ramses Shaffy received a Knighthood of the Order of the Dutch Lion. On 23 June 2017, the Ramses Shaffy Home (residential space for artists) was opened in Amsterdam. Discography Shaffy Chantant (1966) Ramses II (1966) Shaffy Chantate (1967) Sunset Sunkiss (1970) Zonder bagage (1971) We zullen doorgaan (1972) We leven nog (1975) Samen (1976, with Liesbeth List) Ramses en Liesbeth live (1977, with Liesbeth List) Dag en nacht (1978) Live (1980) Sterven van geluk (1988) References External links Official site 1933 births 2009 deaths 20th-century Dutch male actors Male actors from Amsterdam Bisexual male actors Bisexual singers Deaths from cancer in the Netherlands Deaths from esophageal cancer Dutch male film actors 20th-century Dutch male singers Dutch people of Egyptian descent Dutch people of Russian descent Dutch people of Polish descent Dutch pianists Dutch male stage actors Dutch male television actors Dutch LGBT singers French LGBT singers 20th-century pianists Rajneesh movement Male pianists 20th-century French male singers 20th-century LGBT people