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Philip Dorn Died at age: 73

Actor | Producer

Fullname:

Philip Dorn

Date of Birth:

Sep 30, 1901

Country of birth:

Netherlands

Died:

May 09, 1975

Biography of

Philip Dorn

    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.

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Philip Dorn

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Filmography of

Philip Dorn

Found 33 Movies in total

Salto Mortale

Cadenos ( Actor )

... 1954

Behind Monastery Walls

Thomas Holinka ( Actor )

... 1952

Sealed Cargo

Konrad ( Actor )

... 1951

Spy Hunt

Paul Kopel ( Actor )

... 1950

The Fighting Kentuckian

Col. Georges Geraud ( Actor )

... 1949

I Remember Mama

Papa ( Actor )

... 1948

I've Always Loved You

Leopold Goronoff ( Actor )

... 1946

Escape in the Desert

Philip Artveld ( Actor )

... 1945

Blonde Fever

Peter Donay ( Actor )

... 1944

Passage to Marseille

Renault ( Actor )

... 1944

Paris After Dark

Jean Blanchard ( Actor )

... 1943

Chetniks!

Gen. Draja Mihailovitch ( Actor )

... 1943

Reunion in France

Robert Cortot ( Actor )

... 1942

Random Harvest

Dr. Jonathan Benet ( Actor )

... 1942

Calling Dr. Gillespie

Dr. John Hunter Gerniede ( Actor )

... 1942

Tarzan's Secret Treasure

Vandermeer ( Actor )

... 1941

Underground

Eric Franken ( Actor )

... 1941

Ziegfeld Girl

Franz Kolter ( Actor )

... 1941

Escape

Dr. Ditten ( Actor )

... 1940

Diamond Frontier

Jan Stafford De Winter ( Actor )

... 1940

Ski Patrol

Viktor Ryder ( Actor )

... 1940

Enemy Agent

Jeffry Arnold ( Actor )

... 1940

The Journey to Tilsit

Endrik Settegast ( Actor )

... 1939

Der Hampelmann

Peter ( Actor )

... 1938

Covered Tracks

Bezirksarzt Dr. Morot ( Actor )

... 1938

The Indian Tomb

Chandra, Maharadscha von Eschnapur ( Actor )

... 1938

Waltz Melodies

Hans v. Waldenau ( Actor )

... 1938

The Tiger of Eschnapur

Maharadscha von Eschnapur ( Actor )

... 1938

Rubber

Johannes 'John' van Laer ( Actor )

... 1936

The Crosspatch

Willy van Hergershuizen ( Actor )

... 1935

De big van het regiment

Berkhage ( Actor )

... 1935

On the Move

George van Reen ( Actor )

... 1935

The Good Hope

Geert ( Actor )

... 1934