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Dirk Bogarde

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Dirk Bogarde

Born March 28, 1921 in Hampstead, London, England, UKDied May 8, 199972 films

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.

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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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Essential films

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A Bridge Too Far poster7.2A Bridge Too Far1977Death in Venice poster7.2Death in Venice1971The Night Porter poster6.7The Night Porter1974The Damned poster7.3The Damned1969Victim poster7.5Victim1961Darling poster6.7Darling1965Accident poster6.4Accident1967King and Country poster7.1King and Country1964

Filmography

72 films as actor
  1. 1990Daddy NostalgiaDaddy aka Tony Russell
  2. 1987The VisionJames Marriner
  3. 1986May We Borrow Your Husband?William Harris
  4. 1981The Patricia Neal StoryRoald Dahl
  5. 1978DespairHermann Hermann
  6. 1977A Bridge Too FarLt. Gen. Frederick Browning
  7. 1977ProvidenceClaude Langham
  8. 1975Permission to KillAlan Curtis
  9. 1974The Night PorterMax
  10. 1973The SerpentPhilip Boyle
  11. 1971Death in VeniceGustav von Aschenbach
  12. 1969The DamnedFrederick Bruckmann
  13. 1969JustinePursewarden
  14. 1969Oh! What a Lovely WarStephen
  15. 1968The FixerBibikov
  16. 1968SebastianSebastian
  17. 1967Our Mother's HouseCharlie Hook
  18. 1967AccidentStephen
  19. 1966Blithe SpiritCharles Condomine
  20. 1966Modesty BlaiseGabriel
  21. 1965DarlingRobert Gold
  22. 1964King and CountryCapt. Hargreaves
  23. 1964The High Bright SunMajor McGuire
  24. 1964Little Moon of AlbanKenneth Boyd
  25. 1964Hot Enough for JuneNicholas Whistler
  26. 1963The ServantHugo Barrett
  27. 1963Doctor in DistressDr. Simon Sparrow
  28. 1963We Joined the NavyDr. Simon Sparrow (uncredited)
  29. 1963I Could Go on SingingDavid Donne
  30. 1963The Mind BendersDr. Henry Laidlaw Longman
  31. 1962The Password Is CourageSergant-Major Charles Coward
  32. 1962H.M.S. DefiantLieut. Scott-Padget
  33. 1961VictimMelville Farr
  34. 1961The Singer Not the SongAnacleto Comachi
  35. 1960Song Without EndFranz Liszt
  36. 1960The Angel Wore RedArturo Carrera
  37. 1959LibelSir Mark Loddon / Frank Welney / Number Fifteen
  38. 1959The Doctor's DilemmaLouis Dubedat
  39. 1958The Wind Cannot ReadFlight Lieutenant Michael Quinn
  40. 1958A Tale of Two CitiesSydney Carton
  41. 1957Campbell's KingdomBruce Campbell
  42. 1957Doctor at LargeDr. Simon Sparrow
  43. 1957Ill Met by MoonlightMaj. Patrick Leigh Fermor aka "Philedem"
  44. 1956The Spanish GardenerJose
  45. 1955Cast a Dark ShadowEdward "Teddy" Bare
  46. 1955Doctor at SeaDr. Simon Sparrow
  47. 1955SimbaAlan Howard
  48. 1954The Sleeping TigerFrank Clemmons
  49. 1954For Better, for WorseTony Howard
  50. 1954The Sea Shall Not Have ThemFlt Sgt Mackay
  51. 1954Doctor in the HouseSimon Sparrow
  52. 1954They Who DareLieutenant Graham
  53. 1953Desperate MomentSimon Van Halder
  54. 1953Appointment in LondonTim Mason
  55. 1952The Postman
  56. 1952The Gentle GunmanMatt Sullivan
  57. 1952Penny PrincessTony Craig
  58. 1952HuntedChris Lloyd
  59. 1951BlackmailedStephen Mundy
  60. 1950The Woman in QuestionR.W. (Bob) Baker
  61. 1950So Long at the FairGeorge Hathaway
  62. 1950The Blue LampTom Riley
  63. 1949Boys in BrownAlfie Rawlins
  64. 1949Dear Mr. ProhackCharles Prohack
  65. 1949Once a Jolly SwagmanBill Fox
  66. 1948QuartetGeorge Bland (segment "The Alien Corn")
  67. 1948Esther WatersWilliam Latch
  68. 1947The Case of Helvig Delbo
  69. 1947Dancing with CrimePoliceman (uncredited)
  70. 1947Power Without GloryCliff
  71. 1947RopeCharles Granillo
  72. 1939Come on George!Extra