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Philip Dorn(1901-1975)

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Philip Dorn
In 1943, an American fishing boat has a fateful encounter with a seriously damaged Danish schooner off of Canada's Atlantic coast.
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Sealed Cargo (1951)
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A former matinee idol in Holland and Germany, he fled to America before WWII and portrayed anti-Nazi patriots and continental romancers in Hollywood. Forced to retire after suffering an injury while on stage in Holland 1955, he lived out the rest of his life in relative seclusion. Dogged by ill health (phlebitis) in post-war years, he suffered the first of a series of heart attacks in 1945.
BornSeptember 30, 1901
DiedMay 9, 1975(73)
BornSeptember 30, 1901
DiedMay 9, 1975(73)
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Photos62

Philip Dorn and Hilde Krahl in Der Hampelmann (1938)
Philip Dorn in Verwehte Spuren (1938)
Philip Dorn in Ziegfeld Girl (1941)
Philip Dorn and Hans Schumm in Escape in the Desert (1945)
Rudolph Anders, Helmut Dantine, Philip Dorn, Kurt Kreuger, and Hans Schumm in Escape in the Desert (1945)
Rudolph Anders, Helmut Dantine, Philip Dorn, Samuel S. Hinds, Kurt Kreuger, and Hans Schumm in Escape in the Desert (1945)
Philip Dorn, Samuel S. Hinds, and Blayney Lewis in Escape in the Desert (1945)
Helmut Dantine, Philip Dorn, and Samuel S. Hinds in Escape in the Desert (1945)
Philip Dorn in Random Harvest (1942)
Greer Garson and Philip Dorn in Random Harvest (1942)
Philip Dorn in Random Harvest (1942)
Hedy Lamarr and Philip Dorn in Ziegfeld Girl (1941)

Known for:

I Remember Mama (1948)
I Remember Mama
7.9
  • Papa (Lars Hanson)
  • 1948
Humphrey Bogart in Passage to Marseille (1944)
Passage to Marseille
6.8
  • Renault
  • 1944
Greer Garson and Ronald Colman in Random Harvest (1942)
Random Harvest
7.9
  • Dr. Jonathan Benet
  • 1942
Gloria Grahame and Philip Dorn in Blonde Fever (1944)
Blonde Fever
5.4
  • Peter Donay
  • 1944

Credits

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Actor

  • Salto Mortale (1953)
    Salto Mortale
    • Cadenos (as Frits van Dongen)
    • 1953
  • Der träumende Mund (1953)
    Der träumende Mund
    • Michael (as Frits van Dongen)
    • 1953
  • Philip Dorn and Gisela Uhlen in Türme des Schweigens (1952)
    Türme des Schweigens
    • Captain de Vries (as Frits van Dongen)
    • 1952
  • Hinter Klostermauern (1952)
    Hinter Klostermauern
    • Thomas Holinka (as Frits van Dongen)
    • 1952
  • Dana Andrews, Claude Rains, and Carla Balenda in Sealed Cargo (1951)
    Sealed Cargo
    • Konrad
    • 1951
  • Robert Douglas, Howard Duff, Walter Slezak, and Märta Torén in Spy Hunt (1950)
    Spy Hunt
    • Paul Kopel
    • 1950
  • John Wayne, Oliver Hardy, Philip Dorn, and Vera Ralston in The Fighting Kentuckian (1949)
    The Fighting Kentuckian
    • Col. Georges Geraud
    • 1949
  • I Remember Mama (1948)
    I Remember Mama
    • Papa (Lars Hanson)
    • 1948
  • I've Always Loved You (1946)
    I've Always Loved You
    • Leopold Goronoff
    • 1946
  • Helmut Dantine, Philip Dorn, and Jean Sullivan in Escape in the Desert (1945)
    Escape in the Desert
    • Philip Artveld
    • 1945
  • Gloria Grahame and Philip Dorn in Blonde Fever (1944)
    Blonde Fever
    • Peter Donay
    • 1944
  • Humphrey Bogart in Passage to Marseille (1944)
    Passage to Marseille
    • Renault
    • 1944
  • George Sanders, Philip Dorn, and Brenda Marshall in Paris After Dark (1943)
    Paris After Dark
    • Jean Blanchard
    • 1943
  • Sven Hugo Borg, Philip Dorn, Patricia Prest, Merrill Rodin, and Anna Sten in Chetniks (1943)
    Chetniks
    • General Draja Mihailovitch
    • 1943
  • Reunion in France (1942)
    Reunion in France
    • Robert Cortot
    • 1942

Videos5

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I Remember Mama
Trailer 1:47
I Remember Mama
Passage To Marseille
Trailer 2:17
Passage To Marseille

Personal details

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  • Alternative names
    • Frits van Dongen
  • Born
    • September 30, 1901
    • Scheveningen, 's-Gravenhage, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands
  • Died
    • May 9, 1975
    • Los Angeles, California, USA(heart attack)
  • Spouses
      Marianne van DamNovember 30, 1933 - May 9, 1975 (his death)
  • Other works
    Active on Broadway in the following productions:
  • Publicity listings
    • 3 Print Biographies
    • 4 Articles
    • 2 Pictorials
    • 1 Magazine Cover Photo

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    After Dorn suffered a serious injury on a stage in Holland in 1955, he had to withdraw from acting and spent the rest of his life more or less isolated.

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