Philip Dorn (born Hein van der Niet; 30 September 1901 – 9 May 1975), sometimes billed as Frits van Dongen [1] (his screen name for German films prior to World War II), [2] was a Dutch American actor who had a career in Hollywood. He was best known for portraying the father in the film I Remember Mama (1948). [3]

Philip Dorn. Actor: The Fighting Guerrillas. A former matinee idol in Holland and Germany, he fled to America before WWII and portrayed anti-Nazi patriots and continental romancers in Hollywood.

May 10, 1975 · LOS ANGELES, May 9 (AP) —Philip Dorn, handsome, deep‐voiced leading man in films from 1939 to 1953, died today at the Motion Picture Country House and Hospital. He was 75 years...

Underground is a 1941 American war thriller film directed by Vincent Sherman and starring Jeffrey Lynn, Philip Dorn and Kaaren Verne. [1] [2] Focusing on the German Nazi Resistance opposing the Nazis in World War II, Lynn and Dorn play two brothers initially on opposite sides.

Born Hein van der Niet in Holland, he was - under the name Frits van Dongen - a matinee idol in Germany, when he fled to America before World War II. In Hollywood, he made his screen debut in "Enemy Agent" (1940), followed by "Ski Patrol" (1940).

Philip Dorn was a Dutch actor who appeared in "Random Harvest," "I Remember Mama," and "Blonde Fever."

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 …

Philip Dorn (born Hein van der Niet; 30 September 1901 – 9 May 1975), sometimes billed as Frits van Dongen [1] (his screen name for German films prior to World War II), [2] was a Dutch American actor who had a career in Hollywood.

Dorn made his debut under the name of Frits van Dongen in Op Hoop van Zegen (1934) directed by Alex Benno. He had lead roles in De Big van het Regiment (1935), The Cross-Patch (1935), Op Stap (1936), and Rubber (1936).

Philip Dorn, 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.