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Sir Dirk Bogarde (born Derek Jules Gaspard Ulric 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, evolving from "heartthrob to icon of edginess".
Why Dirk Bogarde was a truly dangerous film star. (Credit: Alamy) From heartthrob to icon of edginess, the actor had an extraordinary career. On the centenary of his birth, Sophie Monks Kaufman ...
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Dirk Bogarde. Actor: The Servant. Sir Dirk Bogarde, distinguished film actor and writer, was born Derek Jules Gaspard Ulric Niven van den Bogaerde on March 28, 1921, to Ulric van den Bogaerde, the art editor of "The Times" (London) newspaper, and actress Margaret Niven in the London suburb of Hampstead.
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Sean Connery and Dirk Bogarde in A Bridge Too Far (1977)- Sean Connery, Gene Hackman, Dirk Bogarde, Paul Maxwell, and Ryan O'Neal in A Bridge Too Far (1977)
- Dirk Bogarde, Robert Flemyng, Bernard Lee, and Bruce Seton in The Blue Lamp (1950)
- Dirk Bogarde, Bernard Lee, and Bruce Seton in The Blue Lamp (1950)
- Dirk Bogarde and Peggy Evans in The Blue Lamp (1950)
Jun 26, 2024 · Sir Dirk Bogarde (born March 28, 1921, London, Eng.—died May 8, 1999, London) was an English actor who was one of Great Britain’s most popular leading men in the 1950s. Bogarde was the son of a Dutch-born art critic.
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- Hunted (1952) Director: Charles Crichton. Although Basil Dearden’s The Blue Lamp (1950), in which Bogarde shot to prominence playing a police murderer, is the more iconic film, another early appearance as a killer, in Charles Crichton’s Hunted, afforded Bogarde a more substantial role.
- The Spanish Gardener (1956) Director: Philip Leacock. Philip Leacock’s adaptation of A.J. Cronin’s 1950 novel, The Spanish Gardener, saw Bogarde reunited with Jon Whiteley, his young co-star from Hunted.
- Victim (1961) Director: Basil Dearden. Given the contradictory nature of the distinguished actor’s private life and carefully managed public persona during an era in which homosexuality was still a punishable offence, Victim is one of the most symbolically important films on Bogarde’s CV.
- The Servant (1963) Director: Joseph Losey. The first of three collaborations between Joseph Losey and Harold Pinter, this adaptation of a 1948 novelette by Robin Maugham is a tight psychological drama – and a genuine contender for being the actor’s finest hour.
Mar 23, 2021 · The obvious danger was that Bogarde was gay and living with his partner Anthony ‘Tote’ Forwood, as he would until Forwood died in 1988. “This was a way of getting out a message” says Coldstream. “He couldn’t go on a chat show and say, ‘Look, I’m living with Tony Forwood'”.
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May 10, 1999 · Dirk Bogarde, who transformed himself from Britain's top matinee idol into a serious actor at the age of 40 and became an international star, died on Saturday at his home in London. He was 78.
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