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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.
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 ...
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.
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.
Mar 26, 2021 · Dirk Bogarde: a class act. 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.
Mar 27, 2015 · Hunted (1952) 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. Whereas The Blue Lamp’s Tom Riley is a petty criminal turned murderer, in Hunted ...
