Dirk Bogarde

Acting · Born 1921-03-28 in Hampstead, London, England, UK

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…

Filmography

• A Bridge Too Far as Lt. Gen. Frederick Browning
• Death in Venice as Gustav von Aschenbach
• The Damned as Frederick Bruckmann
• The Servant as Hugo Barrett
• Hot Enough for June as Nicholas Whistler
• Our Mother's House as Charlie Hook
• A Tale of Two Cities as Sydney Carton
• Oh! What a Lovely War as Stephen
• Darling as Robert Gold
• Sebastian as Sebastian

TV

• Hallmark Hall of Fame as Charles Condomine
• The Oscars as Self
• Talking Pictures as Self (archive footage)
• What's My Line? as Self - Panelist
• Film '72 as Self