Hein van der Niet Net Worth
Hein van der Niet Net Worth is
$6 Million
Hein van der Niet Bio/Wiki, Net Worth, Married 2018
Philip Dorn (30 September 1901 – 9 May 1975), 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. From Germany, where he had worked with the likes of Veit Harlan, he moved to United States when World War II broke out and acted in a number of films, starting with Enemy Agent in 1940. He was usually cast as Continental lovers, anti-Nazi Germans or refugees. In the 1950s, he returned to Europe and acted in German films. | Date Of Birth | September 30, 1901 |
| Died | 1975-05-09 |
| Place Of Birth | Scheveningen, 's-Gravenhage, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands |
| Profession | Actor |
| Spouse | Cornelia Maria Twilt |
| Star Sign | Libra |
| # | Fact |
|---|---|
| 1 | When the war broke out he fled to the USA where he became a busy actor with his pseudonym Philip Dorn - often in anti Nazi movies - in low budget movies. |
| 2 | Because the political circumstances changes quickly in Germany he could only continue his promising career for a short time with the movies "Verwehte Spuren" (1938) and "Die Reise nach Tilsit" (1939). |
| 3 | He was married twice. Firstly to Cornelia Maria Twilt (1921-1930), and secondly, until his death in 1975, to Dutch actress Marianne van Dam (1933-1975). |
| 4 | He continued his career in the USA after World War II and from time to time he also appeared in German movies again. |
| 5 | When he was engaged for the role of the grand duke in the German two-parter "Der Tiger von Eschnapur" (1938) and "Das indische Grabmal" (1938) this marked his great breakthrough in Europe and the height of his career. |
| 6 | He was the first Dutchman who was able to launch a successful Hollywood career. |
| 7 | When Frits van Dongen caught 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. |
Actor
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Salto Mortale | 1953 | Cadenos | |
| Der träumende Mund | 1953 | Michael (as Frits van Dongen) | |
| Türme des Schweigens | 1952 | Captain de Vries (as Frits van Dongen) | |
| The Unholy Intruders | 1952 | Thomas Holinka (as Frits van Dongen) | |
| Sealed Cargo | 1951 | Konrad | |
| Spy Hunt | 1950 | Paul Kopel | |
| The Fighting Kentuckian | 1949 | Col. Georges Geraud | |
| I Remember Mama | 1948 | Papa | |
| I've Always Loved You | 1946 | Leopold Goronoff | |
| Escape in the Desert | 1945 | Philip Artveld | |
| Blonde Fever | 1944 | Peter Donay | |
| Passage to Marseille | 1944 | Renault | |
| Paris After Dark | 1943 | Jean Blanchard | |
| The Fighting Guerrillas | 1943 | Gen. Draja Mihailovitch | |
| Reunion in France | 1942 | Robert Cortot | |
| Random Harvest | 1942 | Dr. Jonathan Benet | |
| Calling Dr. Gillespie | 1942 | Dr. John Hunter Gerniede | |
| Tarzan's Secret Treasure | 1941 | Vandermeer | |
| Underground | 1941 | Eric Franken | |
| Ziegfeld Girl | 1941 | Franz Kolter | |
| Escape | 1940 | Dr. Ditten | |
| Diamond Frontier | 1940 | Jan Stafford De Winter | |
| Ski Patrol | 1940 | Lt. Viktor Ryder | |
| Enemy Agent | 1940 | Doctor Jeffry Arnold | |
| The Trip to Tilsit | 1939 | Endrik Settegast (as Frits von Dongen) | |
| Der Hampelmann | 1938 | Peter (as Frits van Dongen) | |
| Covered Tracks | 1938 | Dr. Fernand Morot (as Frits van Dongen) | |
| Das indische Grabmal | 1938 | Maharadscha von Eschnapur (as Frits van Dongen) | |
| Waltz Melodies | 1938 | Hans v. Waldenau (as Frits van Dongen) | |
| The Tiger of Eschnapur | 1938 | Maharadscha von Eschnapur (as Frits van Dongen) | |
| Rubber | 1936 | John van Laer (as Frits van Dongen) | |
| Op stap | 1935 | George van Reen (as Frits van Dongen) | |
| The Cross-Patch | 1935 | Willy (as Frits van Dongen) | |
| De Big van het regiment | 1935 | Berkhage (as Frits van Dongen) | |
| Op hoop van zegen | 1934 | Geert - haar zoon (as Frits van Dongen) |
Known for movies
Random Harvest (1942)
as Dr. Jonathan Benet
I Remember Mama (1948)
as Papa
The Fighting Kentuckian (1949)
as Col. Georges Geraud
Passage to Marseille (1944)
as Renault
