Derrick Van Beckman — Rip Van Winkle Character Profile

About Derrick Van Beckman

An unscrupulous man who marries Gretchen while Rip is asleep. He plots to seize the Van Winkle property and attempts to force his nephew to marry Meenie, but Rip stops him.

Character Facts

Played by

Pietro Sosso

Appears in

Rip Van Winkle (1921)

Role

Supporting

Relationships (2)

• Derrick Van Beckman — Family Related — Derrick's nephew (Ted Billings)

  Blood relation that forms the basis of their alliance.

• Derrick Van Beckman — Conflict Arch Enemy — Rip Van Winkle (Thomas Jefferson)

  Primary antagonistic force opposing Rip's reclamation of his life and land.

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More characters from Rip Van Winkle

• Rip Van Winkle (Thomas Jefferson)
• Gretchen Van Winkle (Milla Davenport)
• Meenie Van Winkle (Daisy Jefferson)
• Meenie Van Winkle, 20 years later (Gertrude Messinger)
• Nick Vedder (Max Asher)
• Derrick's nephew (Ted Billings)
• Heindrick Vedder 20 years later (Hal Craig)
• Hendrick Vedder (Francis Carpenter)
• Dreamland Queen (Mary Anderson)