Dirk Bogarde

Born in March 28th, 1921

From Hampstead, London, England, UK

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.

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Dirk Bogarde Movies

Death in Venice Poster
June 1, 2018
A Bridge Too Far Poster
June 15, 1977
The Serpent Poster
November 1, 1973
The Damned Poster
December 18, 1969
Oh What a Lovely War Poster
October 3, 1969
Our Mothers House Poster
October 9, 1967
Accident Poster
April 17, 1967
Modesty Blaise Poster
June 10, 1966

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