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