Salto Mortale
1954 · Movie
as Cadenos
Philip Dorn
1901-09-30
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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 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
Dreaming Lips
1953 · Movie
as Michael
Behind Monastery Walls
1952 · Movie
as Thomas Holinka
Türme des Schweigens
1952 · Movie
as Captain de Vries
Sealed Cargo
1951 · Movie
as Konrad
Spy Hunt
1950 · Movie
as Paul Kopel
The Fighting Kentuckian
1949 · Movie
as Col. Georges Geraud
I Remember Mama
1948 · Movie
as Papa
I've Always Loved You
1946 · Movie
as Leopold Goronoff
Escape in the Desert
1945 · Movie
as Philip Artveld
Passage to Marseille
1944 · Movie
as Renault
Blonde Fever
1944 · Movie
as Peter Donay
Twenty Years After
1944 · Movie
as (archive footage)
Paris After Dark
1943 · Movie
as Jean Blanchard
Chetniks!
1943 · Movie
as Gen. Draja Mihailovitch
Calling Dr. Gillespie
1942 · Movie
as Dr. John Hunter Gerniede
Random Harvest
1942 · Movie
as Dr. Jonathan Benet
Reunion in France
1942 · Movie
as Robert Cortot
Tarzan's Secret Treasure
1941 · Movie
as Vandermeer
Underground
1941 · Movie
as Eric Franken
Ziegfeld Girl
1941 · Movie
as Franz Kolter
Escape
1940 · Movie
as Dr. Ditten
Ski Patrol
1940 · Movie
as Viktor Ryder
Enemy Agent
1940 · Movie
as Jeffry Arnold
Diamond Frontier
1940 · Movie
as Jan Stafford De Winter
The Journey to Tilsit
1939 · Movie
as Endrik Settegast
Waltz Melodies
1938 · Movie
as Hans v. Waldenau
The Indian Tomb
1938 · Movie
as Chandra, Maharadscha von Eschnapur
The Tiger of Eschnapur
1938 · Movie
as Maharadscha von Eschnapur
Covered Tracks
1938 · Movie
as Bezirksarzt Dr. Morot
Der Hampelmann
1938 · Movie
as Peter
Rubber
1936 · Movie
as Johannes 'John' van Laer
The Crosspatch
1935 · Movie
as Willy van Hergershuizen
On the Move
1935 · Movie
as George van Reen
De big van het regiment
1935 · Movie
as Berkhage
The Good Hope
1934 · Movie
as Geert
