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Philip Van Zandt(1904-1958)

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Philip Van Zandt
Philip Van Zandt was born on 4 October 1904 in Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Netherlands. He was an actor, known for Citizen Kane (1941), His Kind of Woman (1951) and City of Missing Girls (1941). He died on 15 February 1958 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
BornOctober 4, 1904
DiedFebruary 15, 1958(53)
BornOctober 4, 1904
DiedFebruary 15, 1958(53)
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Known for

Orson Welles, Dorothy Comingore, and Ruth Warrick in Citizen Kane (1941)
Citizen Kane
8.2
  • Mr. Rawlston
  • 1941
Robert Mitchum and Jane Russell in His Kind of Woman (1951)
His Kind of Woman
7.0
  • Jose Morro
  • 1951
Philip Van Zandt and H.B. Warner in City of Missing Girls (1941)
City of Missing Girls
4.9
  • King Peterson
  • 1941
Paul Henreid, Jeff Donnell, Helen Gilbert, and Elena Verdugo in Thief of Damascus (1952)
Thief of Damascus
5.3
  • Ali Baba
  • 1952

Credits

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Actor

  • Moe Howard, Larry Fine, Joe Besser, and Wanda Ottoni in Fifi Blows Her Top (1958)
    Fifi Blows Her Top
    6.1
    Short
    • Mort - Fifi's Husband (as Phil Van Zandt)
    • 1958
  • Suspicion (1957)
    Suspicion
    8.1
    TV Series
    • Holby
    • 1958
  • Kirby Grant and Gloria Winters in Sky King (1951)
    Sky King
    7.7
    TV Series
    • Sylvan Des Moines (as Phil Van Zandt)
    • 1958
  • Death Valley Days (1952)
    Death Valley Days
    7.5
    TV Series
    • Joe Sweigart (as Phil Van Zandt)
    • 1957
  • Phyllis Kirk, Peter Lawford, and Asta in The Thin Man (1957)
    The Thin Man
    7.1
    TV Series
    • Angie
    • 1957
  • Moe Howard, Larry Fine, Joe Besser, Diana Darrin, Arline Hunter, and Harriette Tarler in Outer Space Jitters (1957)
    Outer Space Jitters
    5.7
    Short
    • The High Mucky Muck
    • 1957
  • Steve Brodie, Don Kelly, John Smith, and Fay Spain in The Crooked Circle (1957)
    The Crooked Circle
    6.2
    • Max Maxwell
    • 1957
  • James Cagney, Jim Backus, Robert Arthur, R. Wright Campbell, Robert Evans, Ivan Goff, Jane Greer, Dorothy Malone, Joseph Pevney, Marjorie Rambeau, Ben Roberts, and Ralph Wheelwright in Man of a Thousand Faces (1957)
    Man of a Thousand Faces
    7.1
    • George Loane Tucker (as Phil Van Zandt)
    • 1957
  • The 27th Day (1957)
    The 27th Day
    6.2
    • Taxi Driver (uncredited)
    • 1957
  • Cary Grant, Sophia Loren, and Frank Sinatra in The Pride and the Passion (1957)
    The Pride and the Passion
    5.7
    • Vidal
    • 1957
  • Sweet Smell of Success (1957)
    Sweet Smell of Success
    8.0
    • Radio Program Director (uncredited)
    • 1957
  • Anthony Perkins and Jack Palance in The Lonely Man (1957)
    The Lonely Man
    6.4
    • Burnsey (uncredited)
    • 1957
  • Beau James (1957)
    Beau James
    6.6
    • Reporter (uncredited)
    • 1957
  • Randolph Scott in Shoot-Out at Medicine Bend (1957)
    Shoot-Out at Medicine Bend
    6.6
    • Emporium Barker (uncredited)
    • 1957
  • Tony Curtis, Peggy Maley, Marisa Pavan, and Gilbert Roland in The Midnight Story (1957)
    The Midnight Story
    6.7
    • Vince de Paul (uncredited)
    • 1957

Personal details

  • Alternative names
    • Phil Van Vandt
  • Born
    • October 4, 1904
    • Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Netherlands
  • Died
    • February 15, 1958
    • Los Angeles, California, USA(suicide by overdose of sleeping pills)
  • Publicity listings
    • 1 Article

Did you know

  • Trivia
    Had been depressed over his flagging career, and had spent nearly all of his earnings through compulsive gambling. He committed suicide by taking an overdose of sleeping pills.
  • Trademark
    With almost 300 credits from big to small screen characters, he's best remembered as the chief reporter sending out his minions to find out what "Rosebud" means in Orson Welles's CITIZEN KANE.

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