Philip Dorn
Data de nascimento:
30/09/1901
Local de nascimento:
Scheveningen, 's-Gravenhage, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands
Data de falecimento:
09/05/1975
Biografia
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.
Filmes em que atuou
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Salto Mortale (1954)- 0.00 ★Cadenos
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Der träumende Mund (1953)- 4.00 ★Michael
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Hinter Klostermauern (1952)- 6.50 ★Thomas Holinka
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Türme des Schweigens (1952)- 0.00 ★Captain de Vries
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O Corsário Maldito (1951)- 6.40 ★Konrad
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Spy Hunt (1950)- 6.43 ★Paul Kopel
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Estranha Caravana (1949)- 5.90 ★Col. Georges Geraud
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I Remember Mama (1948)- 7.00 ★Papa
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I've Always Loved You (1946)- 6.40 ★Leopold Goronoff
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Areias Escaldantes (1945)- 0.00 ★Philip Artveld
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Passagem Para Marselha (1944)- 6.63 ★Renault
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Blonde Fever (1944)- 4.42 ★Peter Donay
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Twenty Years After (1944)- 6.00 ★(archive footage)
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Paris After Dark (1943)- 5.60 ★Jean Blanchard
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Chetniks! (1943)- 6.30 ★Gen. Draja Mihailovitch
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Dr. Gillespie em Perigo (1942)- 6.40 ★Dr. John Hunter Gerniede
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Na Noite do Passado (1942)- 7.21 ★Dr. Jonathan Benet
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Uma Aventura em Paris (1942)- 6.60 ★Robert Cortot
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O Tesouro de Tarzan (1941)- 5.73 ★Vandermeer
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A Voz da Liberdade (1941)- 6.10 ★Eric Franken
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A Vida é Um Teatro (1941)- 6.50 ★Franz Kolter
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Fuga (1940)- 7.39 ★Dr. Ditten
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Ski Patrol (1940)- 3.67 ★Viktor Ryder
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Enemy Agent (1940)- 5.50 ★Jeffry Arnold
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Diamond Frontier (1940)- 0.00 ★Jan Stafford De Winter
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Die Reise nach Tilsit (1939)- 6.30 ★Endrik Settegast
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Immer wenn ich glücklich bin (1938)- 3.80 ★Hans v. Waldenau
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Das indische Grabmal (1938)- 5.80 ★Chandra, Maharadscha von Eschnapur
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Der Tiger von Eschnapur (1938)- 4.00 ★Maharadscha von Eschnapur
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Verwehte Spuren (1938)- 5.40 ★Bezirksarzt Dr. Morot
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Der Hampelmann (1938)- 0.00 ★Peter
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Rubber (1936)- 5.50 ★Johannes 'John' van Laer
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De Kribbebijter (1935)- 9.50 ★Willy van Hergershuizen
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Op Stap (1935)- 7.20 ★George van Reen
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De Big van het Regiment (1935)- 0.00 ★Berkhage
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Op Hoop Van Zegen (1934)- 0.00 ★Geert