Philip Dorn

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Philip Dorn

Acting September 30, 1901

Scheveningen, 's-Gravenhage, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands

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 parent…

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Random Harvest

Random Harvest

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Tarzan's Secret Treasure

Tarzan's Secret Treasure

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Passage to Marseille

Passage to Marseille

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The Fighting Kentuckian

The Fighting Kentuckian

6.0 1949 Movie
I Remember Mama

I Remember Mama

7.2 1948 Movie
Ziegfeld Girl

Ziegfeld Girl

6.6 1941 Movie
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Reunion in France

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Sealed Cargo

Sealed Cargo

6.5 1951 Movie
Escape

Escape

7.5 1940 Movie
Covered Tracks

Covered Tracks

6.4 1938 Movie
Spy Hunt

Spy Hunt

6.3 1950 Movie
Chetniks!

Chetniks!

6.9 1943 Movie

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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.

Filmography

Movies and shows, newest first

  1. 1954
    Salto Mortale

    Movie Cadenos

  2. 1953
    Dreaming Lips

    Movie Michael

  3. 1952
    Türme des Schweigens

    Movie Captain de Vries

  4. 1952
    Behind Monastery Walls

    Movie Thomas Holinka

  5. 1951
    Sealed Cargo

    Movie Konrad

  6. 1950
    Spy Hunt

    Movie Paul Kopel

  7. 1949
    The Fighting Kentuckian

    Movie Col. Georges Geraud

  8. 1948
    I Remember Mama

    Movie Papa

  9. 1946
    I've Always Loved You

    Movie Leopold Goronoff

  10. 1945
    Escape in the Desert

    Movie Philip Artveld

  11. 1944
    Blonde Fever

    Movie Peter Donay

  12. 1944
    Passage to Marseille

    Movie Renault

  13. 1944
    Twenty Years After

    Movie (archive footage)

  14. 1943
    Paris After Dark

    Movie Jean Blanchard

  15. 1943
    Chetniks!

    Movie Gen. Draja Mihailovitch

  16. 1942
    Reunion in France

    Movie Robert Cortot

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  1. 1942
    Random Harvest

    Movie Dr. Jonathan Benet

  2. 1942
    Calling Dr. Gillespie

    Movie Dr. John Hunter Gerniede

  3. 1941
    Tarzan's Secret Treasure

    Movie Vandermeer

  4. 1941
    Underground

    Movie Eric Franken

  5. 1941
    Ziegfeld Girl

    Movie Franz Kolter

  6. 1940
    Escape

    Movie Dr. Ditten

  7. 1940
    Diamond Frontier

    Movie Jan Stafford De Winter

  8. 1940
    Ski Patrol

    Movie Viktor Ryder

  9. 1940
    Enemy Agent

    Movie Jeffry Arnold

  10. 1939
    The Journey to Tilsit

    Movie Endrik Settegast

  11. 1938
    Der Hampelmann

    Movie Peter

  12. 1938
    Covered Tracks

    Movie Bezirksarzt Dr. Morot

  13. 1938
    The Indian Tomb

    Movie Chandra, Maharadscha von Eschnapur

  14. 1938
    Waltz Melodies

    Movie Hans v. Waldenau

  15. 1938
    The Tiger of Eschnapur

    Movie Maharadscha von Eschnapur

  16. 1936
    Rubber

    Movie Johannes 'John' van Laer

  17. 1935
    The Crosspatch

    Movie Willy van Hergershuizen

  18. 1935
    De big van het regiment

    Movie Berkhage

  19. 1935
    On the Move

    Movie George van Reen

  20. 1934
    The Good Hope

    Movie Geert