Philip Dorn
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Frits van Dongen (1901–1975), born Hein van der Niet and sometimes billed as Philip Dorn, was a Dutch actor who had a career in Hollywood. As a teenager he moved out of his parental home to perform in an amateur theatre group; his stage name Frits van Dongen already dates from that period. In the early 1920s, Van Dongen ended up in the professional stage, but it was not until 1934 that he starred in his first film: 'Op Hoop van Zegen'. This film marked his breakthrough as a film star in the Netherlands: in 1935 he played in 'De Big van het Regiment', 'De Kribbebijter' and 'Op Stap' and in 1936 in 'Rubber'. Van Dongen then left for Berlin to work with the likes of Veit Harlan and star in a number of successful German films. In 1939 Van Dongen and his second wife, Jewish actress Marianne van Dam, left for the United States at the invitation of director Henry Koster, who had directed Van Dongen in 'De Kribbebijter'. When he was given a seven-year contract at MGM, Van Dongen changed his name to Philip Dorn. After making his American debut in 1940 with 'Enemy Agent', he would frequently be cast as continental lover, anti-Nazi German or refugee. In 1952 he returned to Europe for several German films and a Dutch theatre tour with Lily Bouwmeester. In 1953 he quit acting in films, partly due to speech problems due to a concussion. He retired for the rest of his life in California, where he died.
Known for
Credits
Ziegfeld Girl (1941)
as Franz Kolter
Random Harvest (1942)
as Dr. Jonathan Benet
Tarzan's Secret Treasure (1941)
as Vandermeer
Passage to Marseille (1944)
as Renault
Twenty Years After (1944)
as (archive footage)
The Fighting Kentuckian (1949)
as Col. Georges Geraud
Escape (1940)
as Dr. Ditten
Reunion in France (1942)
as Robert Cortot
I Remember Mama (1948)
as Papa
Spy Hunt (1950)
as Paul Kopel
Sealed Cargo (1951)
as Konrad
Chetniks! (1943)
as Gen. Draja Mihailovitch
Covered Tracks (1938)
as Bezirksarzt Dr. Morot
Underground (1941)
as Eric Franken
Calling Dr. Gillespie (1942)
as Dr. John Hunter Gerniede
The Journey to Tilsit (1939)
as Endrik Settegast
Salto Mortale (1954)
as Cadenos
Ski Patrol (1940)
as Viktor Ryder
I've Always Loved You (1946)
as Leopold Goronoff
Enemy Agent (1940)
as Jeffry Arnold
Rubber (1936)
as Johannes 'John' van Laer
Behind Monastery Walls (1952)
as Thomas Holinka
Blonde Fever (1944)
as Peter Donay
Dreaming Lips (1953)
as Michael
The Tiger of Eschnapur (1938)
as Maharadscha von Eschnapur
Der Hampelmann (1938)
as Peter
Waltz Melodies (1938)
as Hans v. Waldenau
Escape in the Desert (1945)
as Philip Artveld
Paris After Dark (1943)
as Jean Blanchard
The Indian Tomb (1938)
as Chandra, Maharadscha von Eschnapur
Diamond Frontier (1940)
as Jan Stafford De Winter
The Crosspatch (1935)
as Willy van Hergershuizen
Türme des Schweigens (1952)
as Captain de Vries
The Good Hope (1934)
as Geert
De big van het regiment (1935)
as Berkhage
On the Move (1935)
as George van Reen