Sir Dirk Bogarde (born Derek Jules Gaspard Ulric 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, evolving from "heartthrob to icon of edginess".[1]
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 saw active military duty during World War Two, and over the course of five years reached the rank of major and was awarded seven medals. His poetry has been published in war anthologies, and a grey ink brush drawing, "Tents in Orchard. 1944", is in the collection of the British Museum.[2]
Having come to prominence in films including The Blue Lamp in the early 1950s, Bogarde starred 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.
^Monks Kaufman, Sophie (23 March 2021). "Why Dirk Bogarde was a truly dangerous film star". BBC. Retrieved 13 October 2022.
^"Drawing - 1945,1208.60". British Museum. Retrieved 23 November 2023.
Sir DirkBogarde (born Derek Jules Gaspard Ulric Niven van den Bogaerde; 28 March 1921 – 8 May 1999) was an English actor, novelist and screenwriter. Initially...
film directed by Joseph Losey, shot in black and white, and starring DirkBogarde and Tom Courtenay. The film was adapted for the screen by British screenwriter...
drama film. Directed and co-written by Liliana Cavani, the film stars DirkBogarde and Charlotte Rampling, with Philippe Leroy, Gabriele Ferzetti, and Isa...
DirkBogarde; he eventually became his longtime partner and manager. Ralph Thomas, who had directed Forwood in his first film role, directed Bogarde in...
Lindop that was directed by Roy Ward Baker and filmed in Spain. It stars DirkBogarde, John Mills, and Mylène Demongeot. A priest, Father Michael Keogh (John...
British Second World War war film directed by Lewis Milestone and starring DirkBogarde, Denholm Elliott and Akim Tamiroff. It was released by British Lion Films...
shooting of the film and was replaced by George Cukor. The film stars DirkBogarde, Capucine, and Geneviève Page. Franz Liszt is living in Chamonix with...
Cresswell, based on the 1952 play Murder Mistaken by Janet Green. It stars DirkBogarde, Margaret Lockwood, Kay Walsh, Kathleen Harrison and Robert Flemyng....
Terence Fisher and Antony Darnborough, and starring Jean Simmons and DirkBogarde. It was adapted from the 1947 novel of the same name by Anthony Thorne...
Neame. It stars Judy Garland in her final film performance alongside DirkBogarde, and Jack Klugman. Originally titled The Lonely Stage, the film was renamed...
as a solo artist. The album title refers to classic British film icon DirkBogarde. The album was recorded 12–24 August 1979 at Sound Development Studios...
appears alongside DirkBogarde, she plays a former concentration camp inmate who, after World War II, reunites with a former camp guard (Bogarde) with whom she...
Read is a 1958 British drama film directed by Ralph Thomas and starring DirkBogarde, Yoko Tani, Ronald Lewis and John Fraser. It was based on the 1946 novel...
adapted into a 1962 film also titled The Password Is Courage starring DirkBogarde. The film was lighthearted compared to the book and made only passing...
Denning Drives North (1951); The Gentle Gunman (1952), where he and DirkBogarde played IRA gunmen for Basil Dearden; and The Long Memory (1953), a thriller...
Written, produced, and directed by Andrew L. Stone, the film stars DirkBogarde, Maria Perschy, and Alfred Lynch. It is a lighthearted take on the true...
1964 British spy comedy film directed by Ralph Thomas, and starring DirkBogarde with Sylva Koscina in her English film debut, Robert Morley and Leo McKern...
and directed by Henri Verneuil and starred Yul Brynner, Henry Fonda, DirkBogarde and Philippe Noiret. The score was composed by Ennio Morricone. Aleksey...
Austrian/American/British spy thriller film directed by Cyril Frankel and starring DirkBogarde, Ava Gardner and Bekim Fehmiu with Timothy Dalton, Nicole Calfan and...
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