Dirk Bogarde, stage-name of Derek van den Bogaerde, was a British film actor.

Short Biography:

He appeared in comedies and adventure films such as "Doctor in the House" in 1954 and "Campbell's Kingdom" in 1957, before acquiring international recognition for complex roles in films such as "The Servant" in 1963.

He distinguished himself in films made with director Joseph Losey, such as "Accident" in 1967, and with Luchino Visconti in "Death in Venice" in 1971.

He has also written autobiographical books and novels, for example "A Postillion Struck by Lightning" in 1977, "Snakes and Ladders" in 1978, "Orderly Man" in 1983, and "Backcloth" in 1986.

Why is Dirk Bogarde famous?

Dirk Bogarde was a famous English actor.

Dirk Bogarde Lists

	Actors awarded British knighthoods
	Best British Actor BAFTA Award winners
	BAFTA winners (people)
	Alumni of Chelsea College of Art & Design
	English film actors
	English memoirists
	English novelists
	Deaths from myocardial infarction
	Dutch–English translators
	English people of Dutch descent
	English people of Scottish descent
	Gay actors
	Gay writers
	Knights Bachelor
	LGBT people from England
	LGBT writers from the United Kingdom
	People from West Hampstead
	Queen's Royal Regiment officers
	1921 births
	1999 deaths
	Alumni of Allan Glen's School

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Dirk Bogarde Pictures

 

Dirk Bogarde Movies
Song Without End The Angel Wore Red I Could Go on Singing Lionpower from MGM The Fixer Permission to Kill A Bridge Too Far A Letter to True Agent 8 3/4 Campbell`s Kingdom Cast A Dark Shadow Come On George Daddy Nostalgia Damn The Defiant! Dancing With Crime
Dirk Bogarde Filmography

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Category: Actors  - ( Actors Archive)

Date Added: 26 October '11

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