A Bridge Too Far
1977
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Having come to prominence in films including The Blue Lamp in the early 1950s, Bogarde starred 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).
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.
Mar 23, 2021 · Bogarde was, as his official biographer John Coldstream tells BBC Culture, "box-office catnip" and had been since 1954's Doctor in the House, a lightweight comedy about hijinx...
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...
May 3, 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. He gained attention for his role in the light.
Dec 22, 2001 · Dirk Bogarde's secrets and lies. In his screen career he played many roles - hoodlum, academic, bandit, barrister, butler. In his public life he moved from teenage heart-throb to art-house...
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. We revisit this feature from our September 2011 issue to celebrate the actor’s centenary.
May 10, 1999 · British actor Dirk Bogarde, who segued from frothy comedies to serious dramas like “The Servant” and “Death in Venice,” died of a heart attack Saturday at his London home. He was 78.
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.
Mar 27, 2015 · After making a West End theatre debut in 1939 and then serving as a captain during the Second World War, Derek Jules Gaspard Ulric Niven van den Bogaerde would, under the less intimidating name Dirk Bogarde, go on to become one of Britain’s finest postwar actors.
