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John Holland (May 16, 1908 – May 21, 1993) was an American actor and singer.
John Holland was born Harold Boggess in Fremont, Nebraska. He adopted his grandfather's name John Holland as a stage name. He began acting in Hollywood films in 1937, and later appeared on numerous television series, including Hawaiian Eye, Wagon Train, and Perry Mason. His most notable film credits were My Fair Lady (1964), How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying (1967), and Chinatown (1974).
In addition to film and television, Holland acted in musical theater, such as the Broadway production of Peter Pan (1954), and in plays, such as the touring company of The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial. He received pos…
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John Holland (May 16, 1908 – May 21, 1993) was an American actor and singer. John Holland was born Harold Boggess in Fremont, Nebraska. He adopted his grandfather's name John Holland as a stage name. He began acting in Hollywood films in 1937, and later appeared on numerous television series, including Hawaiian Eye, Wagon Train, and Perry Mason. His most notable film credits were My Fair Lady (1964), How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying (1967), and Chinatown (1974). In addition to film and television, Holland acted in musical theater, such as the Broadway production of Peter Pan (1954), and in plays, such as the touring company of The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial. He received positive reviews for his performance in a concert titled "The California Night of Music" in Los Angeles in September 1937. He often gave free concerts during visits to his parents in Alton, Illinois, accompanied by his father, organist Newton Boggess. John Holland died on May 21, 1993 in Woodland Hills, Los Angeles at age 85. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Fear No Evil
as Rafael / Father Damon
From Noon Till Three
as Song Publisher (uncredited)
The Strongest Man in the World
as Regent (uncredited)
Chinatown
as Farmer in the Valley
Lost in the Stars
as Van Jarsdale
They Saved Hitler's Brain
as Prof. John Coleman
How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying
as Matthews
The Naked Brigade
as Major Hamilton
My Blood Runs Cold
as Mr. Courtland
My Fair Lady
as Butler
Open the Door and See all the People
as Antoine
The Madmen of Mandoras
as Prof. John Coleman
A Gathering of Eagles
Police Nurse
as Edward Mayhall
Air Patrol
as Arthur Murcott
Moon Pilot
as Joe McCord (uncredited)
Peter Pan
as Black Bill
The High Powered Rifle
as District Attorney
A Lust to Kill
as Mayor Jonathan W. McKenzie
The Girl in Black Stockings
as Norman Grant
King Richard and the Crusaders
as Castelaine Man-at-Arms (uncredited)
Rio Grande Patrol
as Fowler
Second Chance
as Dr. Matthews
Rock Island Trail
as Maj. Porter
Massacre River
as Roberts
Law of the Golden West
as Quentin Morell
State Department: File 649
as Ballinger
My Dear Secretary
as Mr. Hudson (uncredited)
The Three Musketeers
Behind Locked Doors
as Dr. J.R. Bell (uncredited)
Sons of Adventure
as Paul Kenyon
Blonde Ice
as Carl Hanneman
Romance on the High Seas
as Best Man (uncredited)
King of the Gamblers
as Symonds
The Voice of the Turtle
as Henry Atherton
Big Town After Dark
as District Attorney Harding (uncredited)
Lucky Legs
as Fur Salesman
Call of the Canyon
as Willy Hitchcock
Invisible Agent
as Spencer's Secretary (uncredited)
She's in the Army
as Wally Lundigan - Columnist
Take a Letter, Darling
as Secretary
House of Errors
as Paul Gordon
Don Winslow of the Navy
as Paul Barsac
Uncle Joe
as Paul Darcey
Dangerous Lady
as Guy Kisling
Our Wife
Sky Raiders
as Henchman Hess
Pot o' Gold
as Sponsor (uncredited)
The Green Hornet Strikes Again!
as Grinson - Foreign Agent
Phantom of Chinatown
as Mason
Up in the Air
as Sam Quigley
Balalaika
as (uncredited)
Circus Girl
as Reporter
Paradise Express
as Gus
Join the Marines
as Lieutenant