
Dirk Bogarde
Known for Acting · 96 credits
- Born
- 1921-03-28
- Died
- 1999-05-08
- Place of birth
- Hampstead, London, England, UK
- Also known as
- Derek Jules Gaspard Ulric Niven van den Bogaerde · Derek Bogaerde · Sir 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.
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Known For
TV Shows (6)
Movies (90)

A Bridge Too Far
1977
as Lt. Gen. Frederick Browning

Death in Venice
1971
as Gustav von Aschenbach

The Servant
1963
as Hugo Barrett

Victim
1961
as Melville Farr

The Night Porter
1974
as Max

The Damned
1969
as Frederick Bruckmann

Accident
1967
as Stephen

Darling
1965
as Robert Gold

Modesty Blaise
1966
as Gabriel

Oh! What a Lovely War
1969
as Stephen

The Most Beautiful Boy in the World
2021
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Despair
1978
as Hermann Hermann

King and Country
1964
as Capt. Hargreaves

H.M.S. Defiant
1962
as Lieut. Scott-Padget

Justine
1969
as Pursewarden

The Serpent
1973
as Philip Boyle

Quartet
1948
as George Bland (segment "The Alien Corn")

Providence
1977
as Claude Langham

The Angel Wore Red
1960
as Arturo Carrera

We Joined the Navy
1963
as Dr. Simon Sparrow (uncredited)

For Better, for Worse
1954
as Tony Howard

Hot Enough for June
1964
as Nicholas Whistler

The Fixer
1968
as Bibikov

Libel
1959
as Sir Mark Loddon / Frank Welney / Number Fifteen

The High Bright Sun
1964
as Major McGuire
The Golden Gong: The Story of Rank Films - British Cinema's Legendary Studio
1985
as Self

The Blue Lamp
1950
as Tom Riley

Our Mother's House
1967
as Charlie Hook

Sebastian
1968
as Sebastian

Lionpower from MGM
1967
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Ill Met by Moonlight
1957
as Maj. Patrick Leigh Fermor aka "Philedem"

Doctor in Distress
1963
as Dr. Simon Sparrow

The Vision
1987
as James Marriner

Doctor at Large
1957
as Dr. Simon Sparrow

Doctor in the House
1954
as Simon Sparrow

A Tale of Two Cities
1958
as Sydney Carton

The Patricia Neal Story
1981
as Roald Dahl

The Gentle Gunman
1952
as Matt Sullivan

Boys Don't Cry
2000
as Gustav von Aschenbach (archive footage) (uncredited)
Empire of the Censors
1995
as Self

Schindler
1983
as Self - Narrator (voice)

Sir John Mills' Moving Memories
2000
as Self (archive footage)

The Spanish Gardener
1956
as Jose

The Singer Not the Song
1961
as Anacleto Comachi

So Long at the Fair
1950
as George Hathaway

Simba
1955
as Alan Howard

The Doctor's Dilemma
1959
as Louis Dubedat

Doctor at Sea
1955
as Dr. Simon Sparrow

Pictures of Europe
1990
as Self

Blackmailed
1951
as Stephen Mundy

They Who Dare
1954
as Lieutenant Graham

Cast a Dark Shadow
1955
as Edward "Teddy" Bare

Boys in Brown
1949
as Alfie Rawlins

The Mind Benders
1963
as Dr. Henry Laidlaw Longman

The Woman in Question
1950
as R.W. (Bob) Baker

Appointment in London
1953
as Tim Mason

Permission to Kill
1975
as Alan Curtis

Dear Mr. Prohack
1949
as Charles Prohack

The Sleeping Tiger
1954
as Frank Clemmons

Song Without End
1960
as Franz Liszt

Campbell's Kingdom
1957
as Bruce Campbell

The Password Is Courage
1962
as Sergant-Major Charles Coward

Hunted
1952
as Chris Lloyd

The Sea Shall Not Have Them
1954
as Flt Sgt Mackay
I Could Go on Singing
1963
as David Donne

Esther Waters
1948
as William Latch

Penny Princess
1952
as Tony Craig

Come on George!
1939
as Extra

Daddy Nostalgia
1990
as Daddy aka Tony Russell

A Letter to True
2004
as Self (archive footage)

Dancing with Crime
1947
as Policeman (uncredited)

May We Borrow Your Husband?
1986
as William Harris

Upon This Rock
1970
as Bonnie Prince Charlie (voice)

El Rey en Londres
1966

Desperate Moment
1953
as Simon Van Halder

Once a Jolly Swagman
1949
as Bill Fox

The Epic That Never Was
1969
as Self - Narrator

Blithe Spirit
1966
as Charles Condomine

Fascism on a Thread: The Strange Story of Nazisploitation Cinema
2019
as (archive footage)

Rope
1947
as Charles Granillo

Visconti's Venice
1970
as Self

Little Moon of Alban
1964
as Kenneth Boyd

The Wind Cannot Read
1958
as Flight Lieutenant Michael Quinn

Dirk Bogarde: By Myself
1992
as Self

Rainer Werner Fassbinder, 1977
2005
as Self

Power Without Glory
1947
as Cliff
The Case of Helvig Delbo
1947

Catch a Fallen Star
1987
as Self

The Postman
1952

The Private Dirk Bogarde
2001
as Himself (Archive Footage)
About Dirk Bogarde
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 fil… With 96 credits spanning from 1939 to 2021, Dirk Bogarde has appeared in 90 films and 6 TV shows.
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Most Popular Dirk Bogarde Movies
- A Bridge Too Far (1977) — as Lt. Gen. Frederick Browning
- Death in Venice (1971) — as Gustav von Aschenbach
- The Servant (1963) — as Hugo Barrett
- Victim (1961) — as Melville Farr
- The Night Porter (1974) — as Max
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