1901-09-30 ( 123 years old ) in 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.
Movies
Salto Mortale
1954-12-17
Dreaming Lips
1953-01-29
Türme des Schweigens
1952-09-30
Behind Monastery Walls
1952-04-21
Sealed Cargo
1951-05-19
Spy Hunt
1950-06-08
The Fighting Kentuckian
1949-09-15
I Remember Mama
1948-03-09
I've Always Loved You
1946-12-02
Escape in the Desert
1945-05-01
Blonde Fever
1944-12-05
Passage to Marseille
1944-03-11
Twenty Years After
1944-01-01
Paris After Dark
1943-10-15
Chetniks!
1943-01-11
Reunion in France
1942-12-25
Random Harvest
1942-12-17
Calling Dr. Gillespie
1942-08-01
Tarzan's Secret Treasure
1941-12-01
Underground
1941-06-28
Ziegfeld Girl
1941-04-25
Escape
1940-11-01
Diamond Frontier
1940-09-30
Ski Patrol
1940-05-09
Enemy Agent
1940-04-18
The Journey to Tilsit
1939-11-02
Der Hampelmann
1938-10-26
Covered Tracks
1938-08-25
The Indian Tomb
1938-01-27
Waltz Melodies
1938-01-20
The Tiger of Eschnapur
1938-01-06
Rubber
1936-01-04
The Crosspatch
1935-08-07
De big van het regiment
1935-04-19
On the Move
1935-01-01
The Good Hope
1934-12-21
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