1. Philip Dorn was best known for portraying the father in the film I Remember Mama.
19 Facts About Philip Dorn
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Philip Dorn graduated from the Academy of Fine Arts and Architecture in Scheveningen.
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Philip Dorn made his debut under the name of Frits van Dongen in Op Hoop van Zegen directed by Alex Benno.
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Philip Dorn had lead roles in De Big van het Regiment, The Crosspatch, Op Stap, and Rubber.
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Philip Dorn appeared on stage in Camille, Ghosts and Journey's End.
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Philip Dorn moved to Germany where he appeared in The Tiger of Eschnapur and its sequel The Indian Tomb.
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Philip Dorn was in Covered Tracks and The Journey to Tilsit.
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Philip Dorn moved to United States in August 1939, just a fortnight before World War II broke out.
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Philip Dorn went there at the urging of Henry Koster who had directed him in Holland.
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Koster was at Universal and Philip Dorn made three films for that studio: Enemy Agent, Ski Patrol, and Diamond Frontier.
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Philip Dorn went over to MGM where he had support roles in Escape and Ziegfeld Girl.
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Philip Dorn replaced him as a new doctor and the film was called Calling Dr Gillespie.
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Philip Dorn had a supporting part in Random Harvest and was third billed in Reunion in France.
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Philip Dorn was going to feature in Singapore but had to pull out when he fell ill with pneumonia.
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Philip Dorn appeared in I Remember Mama at RKO, then did The Fighting Kentuckian with John Wayne at Republic.
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Philip Dorn had supporting roles in Spy Hunt at Universal and Sealed Cargo at RKO.
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Back in Germany, Philip Dorn starred in Behind Monastery Walls, Towers of Silence, Dreaming Lips and Salto Mortale.
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Philip Dorn suffered from phlebitis, requiring surgery and causing a number of strokes.
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Philip Dorn was survived by his wife and a daughter.