John Holland
Acting
Born: 1908-05-17 in Fremont, Nebraska, USA
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
Known For
Perry Mason
Bruno Grant
The Mary Tyler Moore Show
Mr. Caldwell
Wagon Train
Ellington
The Twilight Zone
Club Member
The Bob Newhart Show
Brian McDermott
Battlestar Galactica
Waiter
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Mr. Foster
Honey West
Piccadilly Charlie
Chinatown
Farmer in the Valley
My Fair Lady
Butler
The Three Musketeers
Adam's Rib
Judge McElroy
The New Perry Mason
The Strongest Man in the World
Regent (uncredited)
Invisible Agent
Spencer's Secretary (uncredited)
From Noon Till Three
Song Publisher (uncredited)
Our Wife
Romance on the High Seas
Best Man (uncredited)
King Richard and the Crusaders
Castelaine Man-at-Arms (uncredited)
The Green Hornet Strikes Again!
Grinson - Foreign Agent
Fear No Evil
Rafael / Father Damon
My Dear Secretary
Mr. Hudson (uncredited)
Moon Pilot
Joe McCord (uncredited)
How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying
Matthews
A Gathering of Eagles
The Girl in Black Stockings
Norman Grant
Blonde Ice
Carl Hanneman
Take a Letter, Darling
Secretary
Up in the Air
Sam Quigley
Pot o' Gold
Sponsor (uncredited)
Behind Locked Doors
Dr. J.R. Bell (uncredited)
Massacre River
Roberts
Peter Pan
Black Bill
Circus Girl
Reporter
Rock Island Trail
Maj. Porter
Law of the Golden West
Quentin Morell
House of Errors
Paul Gordon
Lucky Legs
Fur Salesman
Lost in the Stars
Van Jarsdale
The Naked Brigade
Major Hamilton