Dirk Bogarde
Personal Info
Know For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1921-03-28 (78 years old)
Deathday
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
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...
Acting
1964
as Nicholas Whistler
1967
as Charlie Hook
2000
as Self (archive footage)
1958
as Sydney Carton
1977
as Lt. Gen. Frederick Browning
1969
as Stephen
1971
as Gustav von Aschenbach
1965
as Robert Gold
1968
as Sebastian
1974
as Max
1950
as R.W. (Bob) Baker
1955
as Edward "Teddy" Bare
1978
as Hermann Hermann
1966
as Gabriel
1969
as Frederick Bruckmann
1969
as Pursewarden
1963
as Hugo Barrett
1962
as Lieut. Scott-Padget
1961
as Melville Farr
1954
as Tony Howard
1973
as Philip Boyle
1958
as Flight Lieutenant Michael Quinn
1992
as Self
1954
as Flt Sgt Mackay
1954
as Simon Sparrow
1955
as Dr. Simon Sparrow
1957
as Dr Simon Sparrow
1963
as Dr Simon Sparrow
1950
as George Hathaway
1962
as Sergant-Major Charles Coward
1952
as Tony Craig
1963
as Dr. Henry Laidlaw Longman
1952
as Matt Sullivan
1977
as Claude Langham
1950
as Tom Riley
1953
as Tim Mason
1957
as Maj. Patrick Leigh Fermor aka "Philedem"
1967
as Stephen
1947
as Policeman (uncredited)
1954
as Frank Clemmons
1957
as Bruce Campbell
1955
as Alan Howard
1963
as David Donne
1968
as Bibikov
1964
as Capt. Hargreaves
1959
as Sir Mark Loddon / Frank Welney / Number Fifteen
1961
as Anacleto Comachi
1948
as George Bland (segment "The Alien Corn")
1949
as Bill Fox
1990
as Daddy aka Tony Russell
1956
as Jose
1986
as William Harris
1960
as Franz Liszt
1952
as Chris Lloyd
1975
as Alan Curtis
1954
as Lieutenant Graham
1964
as Major McGuire
1948
as William Latch
1960
as Arturo Carrera
1959
as Louis Dubedat
1951
as Stephen Mundy
1953
as Simon Van Halder
1949
as Charles Prohack
1949
as Alfie Rawlins
1981
as Roald Dahl
1969
as Narrator
1990
as Self
2023
as Self (archive footage)
1966
as Charles Condomine
1970
as Bonnie Prince Charlie (voice)
1939
as Extra
2019
as (archive footage)
2021
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
1995
as Self
2005
2000
as Gustav von Aschenbach (archive footage) (uncredited)
1987
as James Marriner
1983
as Self - Narrator (voice)
1963
as Dr. Simon Sparrow (uncredited)
2001
as Himself (Archive Footage)
2004
as Self (archive footage)
1964
as Kenneth Boyd
1947
as Charles Granillo
1947
as Cliff
1970
as Self
1987
as Self
Production
1986
as Writer
1963
as Writer
1961
as Writer
1993
as Novel
1964
as Writer
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