Dirk Bogarde
Acting
Born March 28, 1921 · Hampstead, London, England, UK
Biography
Sir Dirk Bogarde (born Derek Niven van den Bogaerde; 28 March 1921 – 8 May 1999) was an English actor, novelist, and screenwriter. Initially a matinée idol in films such as Doctor in the House (1954) for the Rank Organisation, he later acted in art-house films. In a second career, he wrote seven best-selling volumes of memoirs, six novels, and a volume of collected journalism, mainly from articles in The Daily Telegraph. Bogarde came to prominence in films including The Blue Lamp in the early 1950s, before starring in the successful Doctor film series (1954–1963). He twice won the BAFTA Award…
Known For · 40 titles
What's My Line?
Film '72
The Oscars
Talking Pictures
A Bridge Too Far
The Most Beautiful Boy in the World
The Night Porter
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Hollywood U.K.: British Cinema in the Sixties
The Damned
Death in Venice
The Servant
Oh! What a Lovely War
The Vision
Darling
The Private Dirk Bogarde
Lionpower from MGM
Daddy Nostalgia
Empire of the Censors
They Who Dare
Hot Enough for June
Modesty Blaise
Our Mother's House
H.M.S. Defiant
Ill Met by Moonlight
The Blue Lamp
Justine
The Sea Shall Not Have Them
The Patricia Neal Story
The Serpent
Pictures of Europe
Accident
The Fixer
King and Country
Victim
Rope
Fascism on a Thread: The Strange Story of Nazisploitation Cinema
A Tale of Two Cities
Providence
Doctor in the House