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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".
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)
Why Dirk Bogarde was a truly dangerous film star. 22 March 2021. By Sophie Monks Kaufman, Features correspondent. Alamy. (Credit: Alamy) From heartthrob to icon of edginess, the actor had an...
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Apr 17, 2021 · Bogarde is an actor whose public persona and screen persona both embody contradictions. For the first half of his career, across comedies and war films, Bogarde was a cinematic figure of heterosexual desire. And yet with Victim he embraced the risks to his career posed by playing a gay man.
Jun 26, 2024 · Sir Dirk Bogarde 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. He made his stage debut in 1939 and won a film contract from the Rank studios after World War II.
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Mar 26, 2021 · A bland British comedy star in the 1950s, Dirk Bogarde reinvented himself as an icon of European arthouse. But on screen, as in his memoirs, he remains a difficult actor to pin down.
Jan 1, 2015 · One of the most distinguished British screen actors of all time, Dirk Bogarde's mixture of charm, intelligence and dangerous ambiguity was irresistible. We take a look at his extraordinary career from the early hits to the later arthouse classics.
