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
Dreaming Lips (1953)
as Michael
Rubber (1936)
as Johannes 'John' van Laer
Covered Tracks (1938)
as Bezirksarzt Dr. Morot
Der Hampelmann (1938)
as Peter
On the Move (1935)
as George van Reen
Salto Mortale (1954)
as Cadenos
The Fighting Kentuckian (1949)
as Col. Georges Geraud
Twenty Years After (1944)
as (archive footage)
I Remember Mama (1948)
as Papa
Random Harvest (1942)
as Dr. Jonathan Benet
Chetniks! (1943)
as Gen. Draja Mihailovitch
Reunion in France (1942)
as Robert Cortot
I've Always Loved You (1946)
as Leopold Goronoff
Tarzan's Secret Treasure (1941)
as Vandermeer
The Indian Tomb (1938)
as Chandra, Maharadscha von Eschnapur
Passage to Marseille (1944)
as Renault
Ziegfeld Girl (1941)
as Franz Kolter
Escape (1940)
as Dr. Ditten
Türme des Schweigens (1952)
as Captain de Vries
Blonde Fever (1944)
as Peter Donay
Calling Dr. Gillespie (1942)
as Dr. John Hunter Gerniede
Underground (1941)
as Eric Franken
The Journey to Tilsit (1939)
as Endrik Settegast
Escape in the Desert (1945)
as Philip Artveld
Paris After Dark (1943)
as Jean Blanchard
Sealed Cargo (1951)
as Konrad
The Crosspatch (1935)
as Willy van Hergershuizen
Behind Monastery Walls (1952)
as Thomas Holinka
Diamond Frontier (1940)
as Jan Stafford De Winter
Spy Hunt (1950)
as Paul Kopel
Waltz Melodies (1938)
as Hans v. Waldenau
Ski Patrol (1940)
as Viktor Ryder
Enemy Agent (1940)
as Jeffry Arnold
The Good Hope (1934)
as Geert
The Tiger of Eschnapur (1938)
as Maharadscha von Eschnapur
De big van het regiment (1935)
as Berkhage