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Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Birthday
September 30, 1901
Died
May 9, 1975
Place of Birth
Scheveningen, 's-Gravenhage, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands
Also Known As
- Philip Dorn
- Fritts van Dongen
- Hein van der Niet
- Frits van Dongen
Philip Dorn
0.3 Popularity
Biography
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
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Cadenos
Salto Mortale
1954
4.0
Michael
Dreaming Lips
1953
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Captain de Vries
Türme des Schweigens
1952
6.5
Thomas Holinka
Behind Monastery Walls
1952
6.4
Konrad
Sealed Cargo
1951
6.0
Paul Kopel
Spy Hunt
1950
5.9
Col. Georges Geraud
The Fighting Kentuckian
1949
7.1
Papa
I Remember Mama
1948
6.4
Leopold Goronoff
I've Always Loved You
1946
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Philip Artveld
Escape in the Desert
1945
Credits
Salto Mortale
as Cadenos
1954
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Dreaming Lips
as Michael
1953
4.0
Türme des Schweigens
as Captain de Vries
1952
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Behind Monastery Walls
as Thomas Holinka
1952
6.5
Sealed Cargo
as Konrad
1951
6.4
Spy Hunt
as Paul Kopel
1950
6.0
The Fighting Kentuckian
as Col. Georges Geraud
1949
5.9
I Remember Mama
as Papa
1948
7.1
I've Always Loved You
as Leopold Goronoff
1946
6.4
Escape in the Desert
as Philip Artveld
1945
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Blonde Fever
as Peter Donay
1944
3.9
Passage to Marseille
as Renault
1944
6.6
Twenty Years After
as (archive footage)
1944
6.0
Paris After Dark
as Jean Blanchard
1943
5.6
Chetniks!
as Gen. Draja Mihailovitch
1943
6.3
Reunion in France
as Robert Cortot
1942
6.4
Random Harvest
as Dr. Jonathan Benet
1942
7.3
Calling Dr. Gillespie
as Dr. John Hunter Gerniede
1942
6.5
Tarzan's Secret Treasure
as Vandermeer
1941
5.8
Underground
as Eric Franken
1941
6.1
Ziegfeld Girl
as Franz Kolter
1941
6.5
Escape
as Dr. Ditten
1940
7.4
Diamond Frontier
as Jan Stafford De Winter
1940
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Ski Patrol
as Viktor Ryder
1940
3.7
Enemy Agent
as Jeffry Arnold
1940
5.5
The Journey to Tilsit
as Endrik Settegast
1939
6.2
Der Hampelmann
as Peter
1938
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Covered Tracks
as Bezirksarzt Dr. Morot
1938
5.4
The Indian Tomb
as Chandra, Maharadscha von Eschnapur
1938
5.8
Waltz Melodies
as Hans v. Waldenau
1938
3.8
The Tiger of Eschnapur
as Maharadscha von Eschnapur
1938
5.5
Rubber
as Johannes 'John' van Laer
1936
5.5
The Crosspatch
as Willy van Hergershuizen
1935
9.5
De big van het regiment
as Berkhage
1935
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On the Move
as George van Reen
1935
7.2
The Good Hope
as Geert
1934
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