Dirk Bogarde
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Dirk Bogarde, born in Hampstead in 1921, was a British star of matinée idol looks who became one of postwar European cinema's most complex leading men before his death in 1999. He risked his career by playing the closeted barrister in Basil Dearden's Victim (1961) and reinvented himself utterly with Joseph Losey's The Servant (1963), for which he won a BAFTA. He returned to Losey for The Damned, then delivered his defining performance as Aschenbach in Luchino Visconti's Death in Venice (1971). Later work with Alain Resnais on Providence (1977) confirmed his standing as an actor's actor.
Dirk Bogarde
62 Movies
1 Series
Dirk Bogarde, born in Hampstead in 1921, was a British star of matinée idol looks who became one of postwar European cinema's most complex leading men before his death in 1999. He risked his career by playing the closeted barrister in Basil Dearden's Victim (1961) and reinvented himself utterly with Joseph Losey's The Servant (1963), for which he won a BAFTA. He returned to Losey for The Damned, then delivered his defining performance as Aschenbach in Luchino Visconti's Death in Venice (1971). Later work with Alain Resnais on Providence (1977) confirmed his standing as an actor's actor.
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Plays Lt. Gen. Frederick Browning
A Bridge Too Far
1977
Plays Gustav von Aschenbach
Death in Venice
1971
Plays Hugo Barrett
The Servant
1963
Plays Max
The Night Porter
1974
Plays Robert Gold
Darling
1965
Plays Frederick Bruckmann
The Damned
1969
Plays Gabriel
Modesty Blaise
1966
Plays Daddy aka Tony Russell
Daddy Nostalgia
1990
Plays Philip Boyle
The Serpent
1973
Plays Lieut. Scott-Padget
H.M.S. Defiant
1962
Plays Stephen
Oh! What a Lovely War
1969
Plays Stephen
Accident
1967
Plays Claude Langham
Providence
1977
Plays Nicholas Whistler
Hot Enough for June
1964
Writer
Plays Melville Farr
Victim
1961
Plays Tom Riley
The Blue Lamp
1950
Plays Pursewarden
Justine
1969
Plays Charlie Hook
Our Mother's House
1967
Plays Flt Sgt Mackay
The Sea Shall Not Have Them
1954
Writer
Plays Capt. Hargreaves
King and Country
1964
Plays Chris Lloyd
Hunted
1952
Plays Lieutenant Graham
They Who Dare
1954
Plays R.W. (Bob) Baker
The Woman in Question
1950
Plays George Hathaway
So Long at the Fair
1950
Plays Dr. Simon Sparrow
Doctor at Sea
1955
Plays George Bland (segment "The Alien Corn")
Quartet
1948
Plays Bruce Campbell
Campbell's Kingdom
1957
Plays Simon Sparrow
Doctor in the House
1954
Plays Dr. Simon Sparrow
Doctor in Distress
1963
Plays Hermann Hermann
Despair
1978
Plays Maj. Patrick Leigh Fermor aka "Philedem"
Ill Met by Moonlight
1957
Plays Dr. Henry Laidlaw Longman
The Mind Benders
1963
Plays Frank Clemmons
The Sleeping Tiger
1954
Plays Bibikov
The Fixer
1968
Plays Dr. Simon Sparrow
Doctor at Large
1957
Plays Arturo Carrera
The Angel Wore Red
1960
Plays Louis Dubedat
The Doctor's Dilemma
1959
Plays Sergant-Major Charles Coward
The Password Is Courage
1962
Plays Jose
The Spanish Gardener
1956
Plays Anacleto Comachi
The Singer Not the Song
1961
Plays Sydney Carton
A Tale of Two Cities
1958
Writer
Plays David Donne
I Could Go on Singing
1963
Plays Sebastian
Sebastian
1968
Plays Edward "Teddy" Bare
Cast a Dark Shadow
1955
Plays Franz Liszt
Song Without End
1960
Plays Alfie Rawlins
Boys in Brown
1949
Plays Sir Mark Loddon / Frank Welney / Number Fifteen
Libel
1959
Plays Major McGuire
The High Bright Sun
1964
Plays Flight Lieutenant Michael Quinn
The Wind Cannot Read
1958
Plays Bill Fox
Once a Jolly Swagman
1949
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Daddy Nostalgia
Daddy aka Tony Russell
1990
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Despair
Hermann Hermann
1978
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A Bridge Too Far
Lt. Gen. Frederick Browning
1977
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Providence
Claude Langham
1977
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Permission to Kill
Alan Curtis
1975
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The Night Porter
Max
1974
Film
The Serpent
Philip Boyle
1973
Film
Death in Venice
Gustav von Aschenbach
1971
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The Damned
Frederick Bruckmann
1969
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Frequently Asked Questions
Is Dirk Bogarde still alive?
Dirk Bogarde passed away on May 8, 1999 at age 78.
What are the most famous roles of Dirk Bogarde?
Dirk Bogarde is best known for roles in A Bridge Too Far, Death in Venice, The Night Porter.
How many movies has Dirk Bogarde been in?
Over a 60-year career (since 1939), Dirk Bogarde has appeared in 62 movies and 1 TV shows.
What was Dirk Bogarde's first movie?
The career of Dirk Bogarde began with Come on George! (1939).
What is Dirk Bogarde's most recent movie or series?
Dirk Bogarde's most recent release is Empire of the Censors, which premiered on May 28, 1995.
What TV shows has Dirk Bogarde appeared in?
On television, Dirk Bogarde has appeared in The Oscars, What's My Line?, Hallmark Hall of Fame, Film '72.
Dirk Bogarde
1921-03-28 · Hampstead, London, England, UK
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.Dirk Bogarde, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.