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Philip Dorn
Acting
30 Sept 1901
† 09 May 1975
Scheveningen, 's-Gravenhage, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands
Biography
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 Neth...
Also Known As
Philip Dorn, Fritts van Dongen, Hein van der Niet, Frits van Dongen
























