Trivia

He was the first Dutchman who was able to launch a successful Hollywood career.

After Dorn suffered 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.

After the war broke out, he fled to the USA where he became a busy actor under the name of Philip Dorn - often in anti-Nazi movies - in low budget productions.

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) it marked his great breakthrough in Europe and the height of his career.

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).

Because the political circumstances changed 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).

He continued his career in the USA after World War II and from time to time he also appeared in German movies again.