Dirk Bogarde
Actor
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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Filmography
Death in Venice
as Gustav von Aschenbach 1971
The Night Porter
as Max 1974
The Servant
as Hugo Barrett 1963
The Damned
as Frederick Bruckmann 1969
Victim
as Melville Farr 1961
Boys Don't Cry
as Gustav von Aschenbach (archive footage) (uncredited) 2000
Darling
as Robert Gold 1965
Accident
as Stephen 1967
Modesty Blaise
as Gabriel 1966
Providence
as Claude Langham 1977
King and Country
as Capt. Hargreaves 1964
The Blue Lamp
as Tom Riley 1950
H.M.S. Defiant
as Lieut. Scott-Padget 1962
Cast a Dark Shadow
as Edward "Teddy" Bare 1955
The Most Beautiful Boy in the World
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited) 2021
Oh! What a Lovely War
as Stephen 1969