Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

100

Gender

Male

Birthday

1921-03-28

Day of Death

1999-05-08 (78 years old)

Place of Birth

Hampstead, London, England, UK

Also Known As

Derek Jules Gaspard Ulric Niven van den Bogaerde

Derek Bogaerde

Sir Dirk Bogarde

Dirk Bogarde

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 for Best Actor in a Leading Role, for The Servant (1963) and Darling (1965). His other notable film roles included Victim (1961), Accident (1967), The Damned (1969), Death in Venice (1971), The Night Porter (1974), A Bridge Too Far (1977), and Despair (1978). He was appointed a Commander of the Order of Arts and Letters in 1990 and a Knight Bachelor in 1992. Description above from the Wikipedia article Dirk Bogarde, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known For

Our Mother's House

Our Mother's House

A Bridge Too Far

A Bridge Too Far

Death in Venice

Death in Venice

The Damned

The Damned

The Servant

The Servant

Victim

Victim

The Sea Shall Not Have Them

The Sea Shall Not Have Them

King and Country

King and Country

Daddy Nostalgia

Daddy Nostalgia

The Most Beautiful Boy in the World

The Most Beautiful Boy in the World

Boys Don't Cry

Boys Don't Cry

The Vision

The Vision

Acting

Hot Enough for June

1964

Hot Enough for June

as

Nicholas Whistler

El Rey en Londres

1966

El Rey en Londres

as

Our Mother's House

1967

Our Mother's House

as

Charlie Hook

Sir John Mills' Moving Memories

2000

Sir John Mills' Moving Memories

as

Self (archive footage)

A Tale of Two Cities

1958

A Tale of Two Cities

as

Sydney Carton

A Bridge Too Far

1977

A Bridge Too Far

as

Lt. Gen. Frederick Browning

Oh! What a Lovely War

1969

Oh! What a Lovely War

as

Stephen

Death in Venice

1971

Death in Venice

as

Gustav von Aschenbach

Darling

1965

Darling

as

Robert Gold

Sebastian

1968

Sebastian

as

Sebastian

The Night Porter

1974

The Night Porter

as

Max

The Woman in Question

1950

The Woman in Question

as

R.W. (Bob) Baker

Cast a Dark Shadow

1955

Cast a Dark Shadow

as

Edward "Teddy" Bare

Despair

1978

Despair

as

Hermann Hermann

Modesty Blaise

1966

Modesty Blaise

as

Gabriel

The Damned

1969

The Damned

as

Frederick Bruckmann

Justine

1969

Justine

as

Pursewarden

The Servant

1963

The Servant

as

Hugo Barrett

H.M.S. Defiant

1962

H.M.S. Defiant

as

Lieut. Scott-Padget

Victim

1961

Victim

as

Melville Farr

For Better, for Worse

1954

For Better, for Worse

as

Tony Howard

The Serpent

1973

The Serpent

as

Philip Boyle

The Wind Cannot Read

1958

The Wind Cannot Read

as

Flight Lieutenant Michael Quinn

Dirk Bogarde: By Myself

1992

Dirk Bogarde: By Myself

as

Self

The Sea Shall Not Have Them

1954

The Sea Shall Not Have Them

as

Flt Sgt Mackay

Doctor in the House

1954

Doctor in the House

as

Simon Sparrow

Doctor in Distress

1963

Doctor in Distress

as

Dr. Simon Sparrow

Doctor at Sea

1955

Doctor at Sea

as

Dr. Simon Sparrow

Doctor at Large

1957

Doctor at Large

as

Dr. Simon Sparrow

So Long at the Fair

1950

So Long at the Fair

as

George Hathaway

The Password Is Courage

1962

The Password Is Courage

as

Sergant-Major Charles Coward

Penny Princess

1952

Penny Princess

as

Tony Craig

The Mind Benders

1963

The Mind Benders

as

Dr. Henry Laidlaw Longman

The Gentle Gunman

1952

The Gentle Gunman

as

Matt Sullivan

Providence

1977

Providence

as

Claude Langham

The Blue Lamp

1950

The Blue Lamp

as

Tom Riley

Appointment in London

1953

Appointment in London

as

Tim Mason

Ill Met by Moonlight

1957

Ill Met by Moonlight

as

Maj. Patrick Leigh Fermor aka "Philedem"

Accident

1967

Accident

as

Stephen

Dancing with Crime

1947

Dancing with Crime

as

Policeman (uncredited)

The Sleeping Tiger

1954

The Sleeping Tiger

as

Frank Clemmons

Campbell's Kingdom

1957

Campbell's Kingdom

as

Bruce Campbell

Simba

1955

Simba

as

Alan Howard

I Could Go on Singing

1963

I Could Go on Singing

as

David Donne

The Fixer

1968

The Fixer

as

Bibikov

King and Country

1964

King and Country

as

Capt. Hargreaves

Libel

1959

Libel

as

Sir Mark Loddon / Frank Welney / Number Fifteen

Quartet

1948

Quartet

as

George Bland (segment "The Alien Corn")

The Singer Not the Song

1961

The Singer Not the Song

as

Anacleto Comachi

Once a Jolly Swagman

1949

Once a Jolly Swagman

as

Bill Fox

Daddy Nostalgia

1990

Daddy Nostalgia

as

Daddy aka Tony Russell

The Spanish Gardener

1956

The Spanish Gardener

as

Jose

May We Borrow Your Husband?

1986

May We Borrow Your Husband?

as

William Harris

Song Without End

1960

Song Without End

as

Franz Liszt

Hunted

1952

Hunted

as

Chris Lloyd

Permission to Kill

1975

Permission to Kill

as

Alan Curtis

They Who Dare

1954

They Who Dare

as

Lieutenant Graham

The High Bright Sun

1964

The High Bright Sun

as

Major McGuire

Esther Waters

1948

Esther Waters

as

William Latch

The Angel Wore Red

1960

The Angel Wore Red

as

Arturo Carrera

The Doctor's Dilemma

1959

The Doctor's Dilemma

as

Louis Dubedat

Desperate Moment

1953

Desperate Moment

as

Simon Van Halder

Blackmailed

1951

Blackmailed

as

Stephen Mundy

Dear Mr. Prohack

1949

Dear Mr. Prohack

as

Charles Prohack

Boys in Brown

1949

Boys in Brown

as

Alfie Rawlins

The Patricia Neal Story

1981

The Patricia Neal Story

as

Roald Dahl

The Epic That Never Was

1969

The Epic That Never Was

as

Narrator

Pictures of Europe

1990

Pictures of Europe

as

Self

Blithe Spirit

1966

Blithe Spirit

as

Charles Condomine

Upon This Rock

1970

Upon This Rock

as

Bonnie Prince Charlie (voice)

Come on George!

1939

Come on George!

as

Extra

Fascism on a Thread: The Strange Story of Nazisploitation Cinema

2019

Fascism on a Thread: The Strange Story of Nazisploitation Cinema

as

(archive footage)

The Golden Gong: The Story of Rank Films - British Cinema's Legendary Studio

1985

The Golden Gong: The Story of Rank Films - British Cinema's Legendary Studio

as

Self

The Most Beautiful Boy in the World

2021

The Most Beautiful Boy in the World

as

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Empire of the Censors

1995

Empire of the Censors

as

Self

Rainer Werner Fassbinder, 1977

2005

Rainer Werner Fassbinder, 1977

as

Self

Boys Don't Cry

2000

Boys Don't Cry

as

Gustav von Aschenbach (archive footage) (uncredited)

The Vision

1987

The Vision

as

James Marriner

Schindler

1983

Schindler

as

Self - Narrator (voice)

We Joined the Navy

1963

We Joined the Navy

as

Dr. Simon Sparrow (uncredited)

The Private Dirk Bogarde

2001

The Private Dirk Bogarde

as

Himself (Archive Footage)

A Letter to True

2004

A Letter to True

as

Self (archive footage)

Little Moon of Alban

1964

Little Moon of Alban

as

Kenneth Boyd

Rope

1947

Rope

as

Charles Granillo

Power Without Glory

1947

Power Without Glory

as

Cliff

Visconti's Venice

1970

Visconti's Venice

as

Self

The Case of Helvig Delbo

1947

The Case of Helvig Delbo

as

Catch a Fallen Star

1987

Catch a Fallen Star

as

Self

Lionpower from MGM

1967

Lionpower from MGM

as

Hallmark Hall of Fame

Hallmark Hall of Fame

as

Charles Condomine

The Oscars

The Oscars

as

Self

Talking Pictures

Talking Pictures

as

Self (archive footage)

Hollywood U.K.: British Cinema in the Sixties

Hollywood U.K.: British Cinema in the Sixties

as

Self

What's My Line?

What's My Line?

as

Self - Panelist

Film '72

Film '72

as

Self

Production

Crew

Directing