John Holland
Birthday
1908/05/17
Day of death
1993/05/21 (85 years old)
Gender
Male
Place of Birth
Fremont, Nebraska, USA
Also know as
John Boggess, Harold Boggess
Biography
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 ...Read more
Acting
(1940) Phantom of Chinatown
as Mason
(1942) Take a Letter, Darling
as Secretary
(1948) Blonde Ice
as Carl Hanneman
(1957) The Girl in Black Stockings
as Norman Grant
(1942) Invisible Agent
as Spencer's Secretary (uncredited)
(1963) A Gathering of Eagles
as ---
(1940) Up in the Air
as Sam Quigley
(1963) The Madmen of Mandoras
as Prof. John Coleman
(1954) King Richard and the Crusaders
as Castelaine Man-at-Arms (uncredited)
(1965) My Blood Runs Cold
as Mr. Courtland
(1960) The High Powered Rifle
as District Attorney
(1968) They Saved Hitler's Brain
as Prof. John Coleman
(1937) Join the Marines
as Lieutenant
(1941) Uncle Joe
as Paul Darcey
(1937) Paradise Express
as Gus
(1964) My Fair Lady
as Butler
(1974) Chinatown
as Farmer in the Valley
(1976) From Noon Till Three
as Song Publisher (uncredited)
(1950) Second Chance
as Dr. Matthews
(1974) Lost in the Stars
as Van Jarsdale
(1937) Circus Girl
as Reporter
(1941) Pot o' Gold
as Sponsor (uncredited)
(1947) The Voice of the Turtle
as Henry Atherton
(1939) Balalaika
as (uncredited)
(1947) Big Town After Dark
as District Attorney Harding (uncredited)
(1948) Behind Locked Doors
as Dr. J.R. Bell (uncredited)
(1948) My Dear Secretary
as Mr. Hudson (uncredited)
(1950) Rio Grande Patrol
as Fowler
(1940) The Green Hornet Strikes Again!
as Grinson - Foreign Agent
(1981) Fear No Evil
as Rafael / Father Damon
(1949) Massacre River
as Roberts
(1948) The Three Musketeers
as ---
(1941) Our Wife
as ---
(1942) House of Errors
as Paul Gordon
(1962) Air Patrol
as Arthur Murcott
(1950) Rock Island Trail
as Maj. Porter
(1942) Lucky Legs
as Fur Salesman
(1942) Call of the Canyon
as Willy Hitchcock
(1948) Sons of Adventure
as Paul Kenyon
(1949) Law of the Golden West
as Quentin Morell
(1942) Don Winslow of the Navy
as Paul Barsac
(1941) Sky Raiders
as Henchman Hess
(1958) Lust to Kill
as Mayor Jonathan W. McKenzie
(1975) The Strongest Man in the World
as Regent (uncredited)
(1965) The Naked Brigade
as Major Hamilton
(1964) Open the Door and See all the People
as Antoine
(1949) State Department: File 649
as Ballinger
(1960) Peter Pan
as Black Bill
(1948) Romance on the High Seas
as Best Man (uncredited)
(1941) Dangerous Lady
as Guy Kisling
(1942) She's in the Army
as Wally Lundigan - Columnist
(1963) Police Nurse
as Edward Mayhall
(1967) How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying
as Matthews
(1959) The Twilight Zone
as Club Member
(1970) The Mary Tyler Moore Show
as Mr. Caldwell
(1957) Wagon Train
as Ellington
(1957) Perry Mason
as Bruno Grant
(1973) Adam's Rib
as Judge McElroy
(1965) Honey West
as Piccadilly Charlie
(1955) Alfred Hitchcock Presents
as Mr. Foster
(1978) Battlestar Galactica
as Waiter