- Known For
- Acting
- Born
- September 30, 1901
- Place of Birth
- Scheveningen, 's-Gravenhage, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands
- Died
- May 9, 1975
Philip Dorn
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 D…
Filmography
movieSalto Mortale
1954 · Cadenos
movieDreaming Lips
1953 · Michael
movieTürme des Schweigens
1952 · Captain de Vries
movieBehind Monastery Walls
1952 · Thomas Holinka
movieSealed Cargo
1951 · Konrad
movieSpy Hunt
1950 · Paul Kopel
movieThe Fighting Kentuckian
1949 · Col. Georges Geraud
movieI Remember Mama
1948 · Papa
movieI've Always Loved You
1946 · Leopold Goronoff
movieEscape in the Desert
1945 · Philip Artveld
movieBlonde Fever
1944 · Peter Donay
moviePassage to Marseille
1944 · Renault
movieTwenty Years After
1944 · (archive footage)
movieParis After Dark
1943 · Jean Blanchard
movieChetniks!
1943 · Gen. Draja Mihailovitch
movieReunion in France
1942 · Robert Cortot
movieRandom Harvest
1942 · Dr. Jonathan Benet
movieCalling Dr. Gillespie
1942 · Dr. John Hunter Gerniede
movieTarzan's Secret Treasure
1941 · Vandermeer
movieUnderground
1941 · Eric Franken
movieZiegfeld Girl
1941 · Franz Kolter
movieEscape
1940 · Dr. Ditten
movieDiamond Frontier
1940 · Jan Stafford De Winter
movieSki Patrol
1940 · Viktor Ryder
movieEnemy Agent
1940 · Jeffry Arnold
movieThe Journey to Tilsit
1939 · Endrik Settegast
movieDer Hampelmann
1938 · Peter
movieCovered Tracks
1938 · Bezirksarzt Dr. Morot
movieThe Indian Tomb
1938 · Chandra, Maharadscha von Eschnapur
movieWaltz Melodies
1938 · Hans v. Waldenau
movieThe Tiger of Eschnapur
1938 · Maharadscha von Eschnapur
movieRubber
1936 · Johannes 'John' van Laer
movieThe Crosspatch
1935 · Willy van Hergershuizen
movieDe big van het regiment
1935 · Berkhage
movieOn the Move
1935 · George van Reen
movieThe Good Hope
1934 · Geert