Harold Boggess (May 16, 1908 – May 21, 1993), who used the

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John Holland, was an American actor and singer.

Biography

John Holland was born in

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. 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 ''

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'', ''

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'', and '' Perry Mason''. His most notable film credits were ''

My Fair Lady ''My Fair Lady'' is a musical based on George Bernard Shaw's 1913 play '' Pygmalion'', with a book and lyrics by Alan Jay Lerner and music by Frederick Loewe. The story concerns Eliza Doolittle, a Cockney flower girl who takes speech lessons ...

'' (1964), ''

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'' (1967), and ''

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'' (1974). In addition to film and television, Holland acted in musical theater, such as the Broadway production of ''

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'' (1954), and in plays, such as the touring company of ''

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''. 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

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, accompanied by his father, organist Newton Boggess. John Holland died on May 21, 1993 in

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, five days past his 85th birthday.

Selected filmography

Film

* ''

Larceny on the Air ''Larceny on the Air'' is a 1937 American thriller film directed by Irving Pichel and starring Robert Livingston, Grace Bradley and Willard Robertson. It was produced and distributed by Republic Pictures. Plot summary Dr. Lawrence Baxter run ...

'' (1937) - Druggist (uncredited) * '' Join the Marines'' (1937) - Lieutenant * ''

Dick Tracy ''Dick Tracy'' is an American comic strip featuring Dick Tracy (character), Dick Tracy (originally Plainclothes Tracy), a tough and intelligent police detective created by Chester Gould. It made its debut on Sunday, October 4, 1931, in the ''De ...

'' (1937) - Anderson's Secretary (uncredited) * ''

Paradise Express ''Paradise Express'' is a 1937 American drama film directed by Joseph Kane. Plot summary The Moon Valley Railroad is losing money to the Armstrong Trucking Company, which is owned by gangsters. When the railroad goes into receivership, it i ...

'' (1937) - Gus * '' Circus Girl'' (1937) - Reporter * ''

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'' (1939) - (uncredited) * '' Up in the Air'' (1940) - Quigley * '' Phantom of Chinatown'' (1940) - Mason * ''

The Green Hornet Strikes Again! ''The Green Hornet Strikes Again!'' is a 1941 Universal black-and-white 15 chapter movie serial based on ''The Green Hornet'' radio series by George W. Trendle and Fran Striker. It is a sequel to Universal's earlier serial ''The Green Hornet'' ...

'' (1940) - Grinson - Foreign Agent

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(uncredited) * '' Pot o' Gold'' (1941) - Sponsor (uncredited) * ''

Sky Raiders ''Sky Raiders'' is a 12-episode 1941 Universal film serial. The serial was directed by Ford Beebe and Ray Taylor. ''Sky Raiders'' stars Donald Woods, Billy Halop, Robert Armstrong and Eduardo Ciannelli. ''Sky Raiders'' has little in common wi ...

'' (1941) - Hess - Henchman * ''

Pals of the Pecos ''Pals of the Pecos'' is a 1941 American Western " Three Mesquiteers" B-movie directed by Lester Orlebeck. Cast * Robert Livingston as Stony Brooke * Bob Steele as Tucson Smith * Rufe Davis as Lullaby Joslin * June Johnson as June Burke * ...

'' (1941) - Jim Buckley * ''

Roar of the Press ''Roar of the Press'' is a 1941 American comedy-drama crime film directed by Phil Rosen and starring Jean Parker and Wallace Ford. Plot Married only a few hours, small-town girl Alice makes her first visit to New York with new husband Wally Wi ...

'' (1941) - Robert Mallon * ''Adventure in Washington'' (1941) - Desk Clerk (uncredited) * ''

Our Wife Our Wife may refer to: * Our Wife (1931 film) ''Our Wife'' is a 1931 American pre-Code Hal Roach comedy film starring Laurel and Hardy. It was directed by James W. Horne and released by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. Plot Oliver is making plans to be ma ...

'' (1941) - Steward (uncredited) * '' Gentleman from Dixie'' (1941) - Brawley * ''

Dangerous Lady ''Dangerous Lady'' was a four-part British mini-series TV drama, which aired on ITV and was based on Martina Cole's 1992 novel of the same name. The series premièred in 1995 and starred Sheila Hancock, Jason Isaacs, Susan Lynch and Owen Teale. ...

'' (1941) - Guy Kisling * '' Uncle Joe'' (1941) - Paul Darcey * ''

Don Winslow of the Navy ''Don Winslow of the Navy'' is a 1942 Universal Pictures Serial film based on the comic strip '' Don Winslow of the Navy'' by Commander Frank V. Martinek. It was theatrically released in January 1942. Plot Commander Don Winslow is returned to th ...

'' (1942) - Paul Barsac * '' Mr. and Mrs. North'' (1942) - Party Guest (uncredited) * '' Yokel Boy'' (1942) - Rod La Tour (uncredited) * '' House of Errors'' (1942) - Paul Gordon * '' We Were Dancing'' (1942) - Hubert's Friend (uncredited) * '' Take a Letter, Darling'' (1942) - Secretary * ''She's in the Army'' (1942) - Wally Lundigan - Columnist * ''

Submarine Raider '' Submarine Raider'' is a 1942 American war film directed by Lew Landers and starring John Howard. Plot Production Budd Boetticher was working as an assistant director at Columbia Pictures, notably to George Stevens on ''The More the Merrie ...

'' (1942) - Bryan (uncredited) * '' Eagle Squadron'' (1942) - Fire Warden (uncredited) * '' Beyond the Blue Horizon'' (1942) - Herrick (uncredited) * ''

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'' (1942) - Officer (uncredited) * ''

Invisible Agent ''Invisible Agent'' is a 1942 American action and spy film directed by Edwin L. Marin with a screenplay written by Curt Siodmak. The invisible agent is played by Jon Hall, with Peter Lorre and Sir Cedric Hardwicke as members of the Axis, and ...

'' (1942) - Spencer's Secretary (uncredited) * ''

Call of the Canyon ''Call of the Canyon'' is a 1942 American Western film directed by Joseph Santley and starring Gene Autry, Smiley Burnette, the Sons of the Pioneers, and Ruth Terry. Based on a story by Maurice Rapf and Olive Cooper, the film is about a singing ...

'' (1942) - Willy Hitchcock * '' The Palm Beach Story'' (1942) - Member of Wedding Party (uncredited) * ''Lucky Legs'' (1942) - Fur Salesman (uncredited) * ''

Big Town After Dark ''Big Town After Dark'' is a 1947 American film noir drama film directed by William C. Thomas and written by Whitman Chambers. The film stars Phillip Reed, Hillary Brooke, Richard Travis, Ann Gillis, Vince Barnett, Joe Sawyer and Robert Kent. ...

'' (1947) - District Attorney Harding (uncredited) * '' The Voice of the Turtle'' (1947) - Henry Atherton * ''

King of the Gamblers ''King of the Gamblers'' is a 1948 American crime film directed by George Blair and starring Janet Martin, William Wright and Thurston Hall.Martin p.470 The film's sets were designed by the art director Frank Hotaling. Cast * Janet Martin a ...

'' (1948) - Symonds * '' Romance on the High Seas'' (1948) - Best Man (uncredited) * '' Blonde Ice'' (1948) - Carl Hanneman * '' Sons of Adventure'' (1948) - Paul Kenyon * ''

Behind Locked Doors ''Behind Locked Doors'' is a 1948 film noir directed by Budd Boetticher and starring Lucille Bremer, Richard Carlson and Tor Johnson. At the behest of a pretty reporter, an amorously forward private detective goes undercover as a patient in a ...

'' (1948) - Dr. J.R. Bell (uncredited) * ''

The Three Musketeers ''The Three Musketeers'' (french: Les Trois Mousquetaires, links=no, ) is a French historical adventure novel written in 1844 by French author Alexandre Dumas. It is in the swashbuckler genre, which has heroic, chivalrous swordsmen who fight f ...

'' (1948) - Aramis' Friend (uncredited) * ''

My Dear Secretary ''My Dear Secretary'' is a 1948 American comedy film written and directed by Charles Martin (1910-1983) and starring Laraine Day, Kirk Douglas, Keenan Wynn, and Helen Walker. The supporting cast features Rudy Valee, Alan Mowbray and Irene Ryan. ...

'' (1948) - Mr. Hudson (uncredited) * '' State Department: File 649'' (1949) - Ballinger * ''

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'' (1949) - Reporter (uncredited) * '' Law of the Golden West'' (1949) - Quentin Morell * '' Massacre River'' (1949) - Roberts * '' Rock Island Trail'' (1950) - Major Porter * '' Second Chance'' (1950) - Dr. Matthews * '' Rio Grande Patrol'' (1950) - Fowler * ''

Belle Le Grand ''Belle Le Grand'' is a 1951 American Western film directed by Allan Dwan and written by D.D. Beauchamp. The film stars Vera Ralston, John Carroll, William Ching, Hope Emerson, Grant Withers, Stephen Chase, John Qualen and Harry Morgan. The fi ...

'' (1951) - John's Friend (uncredited) * '' Man of Conflict'' (1953) - Doctor * '' Jubilee Trail'' (1954) - Mr. Drake (uncredited) * ''

King Richard and the Crusaders ''King Richard and the Crusaders'' is a 1954 American historical drama film made by Warner Bros. The film stars Rex Harrison, Virginia Mayo, George Sanders and Laurence Harvey, with Robert Douglas, Michael Pate and Paula Raymond. It was directe ...

'' (1954) - Castelaine Man-at-Arms (uncredited) * ''

Street of Sinners ''Street of Sinners'' is a 1957 American crime film directed by William Berke, written by John McPartland, and starring George Montgomery, Geraldine Brooks, Nehemiah Persoff, Marilee Earle, William Harrigan and Stephen Joyce. It was released i ...

'' (1957) - Harry * ''

The Girl in Black Stockings ''The Girl in Black Stockings'' is an American B-movie mystery film released by United Artists in 1957. Directed by Howard W. Koch, it stars Lex Barker, Anne Bancroft, and Mamie Van Doren. Plot A lodge in Kanab, Utah, is where Los Angeles lawyer ...

'' (1957) - Norman Grant * ''

A Lust to Kill ''A Lust to Kill'' is a 1958 American Western film directed by Walter Grauman and starring Jim Davis, Don Megowan, and Allison Hayes. The film is also known as ''Lust to Kill'', ''A Time to Kill'', and ''Border Lust''. Plot Cowboy Cheney Holla ...

'' (1958) - Mayor Jonathan W. McKenzie * ''

Tales of Wells Fargo ''Tales of Wells Fargo'' is an American Western television series starring Dale Robertson that ran from 1957 to 1962 on NBC. Produced by Revue Productions, the series aired in a half-hour format until its final season, when it expanded t ...

'' (1959 episode "Lola Montez") - Chris Hurley * '' Bells Are Ringing'' (1960) - Party Guest (uncredited) * ''

Ocean's 11 ''Ocean's 11'' is a 1960 American heist film directed and produced by Lewis Milestone from a screenplay by Harry Brown and Charles Lederer, based on a story by George Clayton Johnson and Jack Golden Russell. The film stars five of the Rat Pack ...

'' (1960) - Minor Role (scenes deleted) * '' The High Powered Rifle'' (1960) - District Attorney * '' The Little Shepherd of Kingdom Come'' (1961) - (uncredited) * ''

Moon Pilot ''Moon Pilot'' is a 1962 American Technicolor science fiction comedy film from Walt Disney Productions, released through Buena Vista Distribution, directed by James Neilson, and starring Tom Tryon, Brian Keith, Edmond O'Brien, Dany Saval, and ...

'' (1962) - Joe McCord (uncredited) * '' The Couch'' (1962) - Vendor (uncredited) * '' Air Patrol'' (1962) - Arthur Murcott * ''

Police Nurse ''Police Nurse'' is a 1963 American drama film directed by Maury Dexter and written by Harry Spalding. The film stars Ken Scott, Merry Anders, Oscar Beregi (Jr.), Barbara Mansell, John Holland and Byron Morrow. The film was released in May 1963 ...

'' (1963) - Edward Mayhall * ''

A Gathering of Eagles ''A Gathering of Eagles'' is a 1963 SuperScope Eastmancolor film about the U.S. Air Force during the Cold War and the pressures of command. The plot is patterned after the World War II film ''Twelve O'Clock High'', which producer-screenwrite ...

'' (1963) - Lord Beresford, S.A.C. Observer * ''The Madmen of Mandoras'' (1963) - Prof. John Coleman * '' The Prize'' (1963) - Awards Ceremony Speaker (uncredited) * ''Open the Door and See All the People'' (1964) - Antoine * ''

'' (1964) - Butler * '' My Blood Runs Cold'' (1965) - Mr. Courtland * '' The Naked Brigade'' (1965) - Maj. Hamilton * ''

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'' (1966) - Stevens * ''

'' (1967) - Matthews * ''

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'' (1969) - State Department Official #2 (uncredited) * ''

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'' (1972) - William Whipple (NH) (uncredited) * '' Lost in the Stars'' (1974) - Van Jarsdale * ''

'' (1974) - Farmer in the Valley #1 * '' The Strongest Man in the World'' (1975) - Regent (uncredited) * '' From Noon Till Three'' (1976) - Song Publisher (uncredited) * '' Joni'' (1979) - Del Vecchio * '' Fear No Evil'' (1981) - Rafael / Father Damon

Television

* ''

The Honeymooners ''The Honeymooners'' is an American television sitcom which originally aired from 1955 to 1956, created by and starring Jackie Gleason, and based on a recurring comedy sketch of the same name that had been part of Gleason's variety show. It fo ...

'' (1955) - Tony Amico * '' Make Room for Daddy'' (1957) * ''

Death Valley Days ''Death Valley Days'' is an American old-time radio and television anthology series featuring true accounts of the American Old West, particularly the Death Valley country of southeastern California. Created in 1930 by Ruth Woodman, the program ...

'' (1957-1960) - Bellingham / Duke Jordan / James Anders * '' Perry Mason'' (1957-1966) - Bruno Grant / Leonard Voss / Clinton Forbes / Carver Clement / Phillip Walsh * ''

Have Gun – Will Travel ''Have Gun – Will Travel'' is an American Western series that was produced and originally broadcast by CBS on both television and radio from 1957 through 1963. The television version of the series starring Richard Boone was rated number t ...

'' (1959-1962) - the Colonel / Cortwright * ''

'' (1959-1965) - Prof. Sheffield / Mr. Rollins / Ellington * ''

The Third Man ''The Third Man'' is a 1949 British film noir directed by Carol Reed, written by Graham Greene and starring Joseph Cotten, Alida Valli, Orson Welles, and Trevor Howard. Set in postwar Vienna, the film centres on American Holly Martins (Cotten ...

'' (1959-1963) - Walter Strickland / Paul Price * ''

Tombstone Territory ''Tombstone Territory'' is an American Western series starring Pat Conway and Richard Eastham. The series' first two seasons aired on ABC from 1957 to 1959. The first season was sponsored by Bristol-Myers (consumer products) and the second s ...

'' (1960) * ''

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'' (1960) - Farnsworth McCoy / Terence Tamblyn / Tall Man * ''

'' (1961-1962) - Christopher / Harvey Hawley / Mr. Kendall * ''

Adam's Rib ''Adam's Rib'' is a 1949 American romantic comedy-drama film directed by George Cukor from a screenplay written by Ruth Gordon and Garson Kanin. It stars Spencer Tracy and Katharine Hepburn as married lawyers who come to oppose each other in ...

'' (1973) - Judge McElroy * ''

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'' (1978-1979) - Waiter * '' Crossings'' (1986) - Captain St. John (final television appearance)

References

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Holland, John 1908 births 1993 deaths American baritones American male musical theatre actors Male actors from Nebraska People from Fremont, Nebraska 20th-century American singers 20th-century American male singers