Philip Dorn

Philip Dorn
250px from the trailer The Fighting Kentuckian (1949)
Born	Hein van der Niet (1901-09-30)30 September 1901 Scheveningen, The Hague, South Holland
Died	Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Resting place	Westwood Village Memorial Park Cemetery
Other names	Frits van Dongen
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1934–1955
Spouse(s)	Cornelia Maria Twilt (1921-1930) Marianne van Dam (1933-1975)

Philip Dorn (30 September 1901 – 9 May 1975), born Hein van der Niet and sometimes billed as Frits van Dongen, was a Dutch actor who had a career in Hollywood.

Dorn was born in Scheveningen, The Hague, South Holland and made his stage debut at age 14 in Dutch productions. By the 1930s, he was a popular matinee idol and was acting in films. From Germany, where he had worked with the likes of Veit Harlan, he moved to United States when World War II broke out and acted in a number of films, starting with Enemy Agent in 1940. He was usually cast as Continental lovers, anti-Nazi Germans or refugees. In the 1950s, he returned to Europe and acted in German films.

Last years

Dorn suffered from phlebitis, requiring surgery and causing a number of strokes. After an accident on stage, he retired in 1955 and spent the next 20 years of his life in his home in California. He died of a heart attack in Los Angeles.

Marriages

He was married twice. His first wife was Cornelia Maria Twilt (1921–1930). He was married to Dutch actress Marianne van Dam until his death (1933–1975).

Partial filmography

• Op hoop van zegen (1934)
• Op Stap (1935)
• The Cross-Patch or De Kribbebijter (1935)
• Rubber (1936)
• Covered Tracks (1938)
• De Big van het Regiment (1939)
• The Journey to Tilsit (1939)
• Enemy Agent (1940)
• Diamond Frontier (1940)
• Escape (1940)
• Ski Patrol (1940)
• Ziegfeld Girl (1941)
• Underground (1941)
• Tarzan's Secret Treasure (1941)
• Random Harvest (1942)
• Calling Dr. Gillespie (1942)
• Reunion in France (1942)
• Chetniks! The Fighting Guerrillas (1943)
• Paris After Dark (1943)
• Blonde Fever (1944)
• Passage to Marseille (1944)
• I've Always Loved You (1946)
• I Remember Mama (1948)
• The Fighting Kentuckian (1949)
• Spy Hunt (1950)
• Sealed Cargo (1951)
• Dreaming Lips (1953)
• Salto Mortale (1953)

Bibliography

• Ingo Schiweck/Hans Toonen Maharadscha, Tschetnik, Kriegsheimkehrer : der Schauspieler Frits van Dongen oder Philip Dorn , Osnabrück 2003. ISBN 3-89959-058-9
• Hans Toonen "Nederlands Eerste Hollywood-Ster
• Leo Deege "From Nazi Occupied Holland to the Jungles of Vietnam-An Immigrant Story, Denver, Colorado, 2015. ISBN 978-1-4787-6470-0

External links

• Philip Dorn at the Internet Movie Database
• Photographs of Philip Dorn