John Holland

Personal Info

Birthday

May 17, 1908

Day of Death

1993-05-21

(85 years old)

Place of Birth

Fremont, Nebraska, USA

Also Known As

John Boggess

Harold Boggess

John Holland

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).

Known For

Perry Mason

The Twilight Zone

Wagon Train

Battlestar Galactica

The Mary Tyler Moore Show

Honey West

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

Chinatown

Filmography

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