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