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John Holland

John Holland

Born: 1908-05-17 • Fremont, Nebraska, USA

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.

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Filmography
Fear No Evil poster
Fear No Evil
1981 • Rafael / Father Damon
From Noon Till Three poster
From Noon Till Three
1976 • Song Publisher (uncredited)
The Strongest Man in the World poster
The Strongest Man in the World
1975 • Regent (uncredited)
Chinatown poster
Chinatown
1974 • Farmer in the Valley
Lost in the Stars poster
Lost in the Stars
1974 • Van Jarsdale
They Saved Hitler's Brain poster
They Saved Hitler's Brain
1968 • Prof. John Coleman
How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying poster
How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying
1967 • Matthews
The Naked Brigade poster
The Naked Brigade
1965 • Major Hamilton
My Blood Runs Cold poster
My Blood Runs Cold
1965 • Mr. Courtland
My Fair Lady poster
My Fair Lady
1964 • Butler
Open the Door and See all the People poster
Open the Door and See all the People
1964 • Antoine
The Madmen of Mandoras poster
The Madmen of Mandoras
1963 • Prof. John Coleman
A Gathering of Eagles poster
A Gathering of Eagles
1963
Police Nurse poster
Police Nurse
1963 • Edward Mayhall
Air Patrol poster
Air Patrol
1962 • Arthur Murcott
Moon Pilot poster
Moon Pilot
1962 • Joe McCord (uncredited)
Peter Pan poster
Peter Pan
1960 • Black Bill
The High Powered Rifle poster
The High Powered Rifle
1960 • District Attorney
A Lust to Kill poster
A Lust to Kill
1958 • Mayor Jonathan W. McKenzie
The Girl in Black Stockings poster
The Girl in Black Stockings
1957 • Norman Grant
King Richard and the Crusaders poster
King Richard and the Crusaders
1954 • Castelaine Man-at-Arms (uncredited)
Rio Grande Patrol poster
Rio Grande Patrol
1950 • Fowler
Second Chance poster
Second Chance
1950 • Dr. Matthews
Rock Island Trail poster
Rock Island Trail
1950 • Maj. Porter
Massacre River poster
Massacre River
1949 • Roberts
Law of the Golden West poster
Law of the Golden West
1949 • Quentin Morell
State Department: File 649 poster
State Department: File 649
1949 • Ballinger
My Dear Secretary poster
My Dear Secretary
1948 • Mr. Hudson (uncredited)
The Three Musketeers poster
The Three Musketeers
1948
Behind Locked Doors poster
Behind Locked Doors
1948 • Dr. J.R. Bell (uncredited)
Sons of Adventure poster
Sons of Adventure
1948 • Paul Kenyon
Blonde Ice poster
Blonde Ice
1948 • Carl Hanneman
Romance on the High Seas poster
Romance on the High Seas
1948 • Best Man (uncredited)
The Voice of the Turtle poster
The Voice of the Turtle
1947 • Henry Atherton
Big Town After Dark poster
Big Town After Dark
1947 • District Attorney Harding (uncredited)
Lucky Legs poster
Lucky Legs
1942 • Fur Salesman
Call of the Canyon poster
Call of the Canyon
1942 • Willy Hitchcock
Invisible Agent poster
Invisible Agent
1942 • Spencer's Secretary (uncredited)
She's in the Army poster
She's in the Army
1942 • Wally Lundigan - Columnist
Take a Letter, Darling poster
Take a Letter, Darling
1942 • Secretary
House of Errors poster
House of Errors
1942 • Paul Gordon
Don Winslow of the Navy poster
Don Winslow of the Navy
1942 • Paul Barsac
Uncle Joe poster
Uncle Joe
1941 • Paul Darcey
Dangerous Lady poster
Dangerous Lady
1941 • Guy Kisling
Our Wife poster
Our Wife
1941
Sky Raiders poster
Sky Raiders
1941 • Henchman Hess
Pot o' Gold poster
Pot o' Gold
1941 • Sponsor (uncredited)
The Green Hornet Strikes Again! poster
The Green Hornet Strikes Again!
1940 • Grinson - Foreign Agent
Phantom of Chinatown poster
Phantom of Chinatown
1940 • Mason
Up in the Air poster
Up in the Air
1940 • Sam Quigley
Balalaika poster
Balalaika
1939 • (uncredited)
Circus Girl poster
Circus Girl
1937 • Reporter
Paradise Express poster
Paradise Express
1937 • Gus
Join the Marines poster
Join the Marines
1937 • Lieutenant