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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". [1]
Actor. Writer. Soundtrack. IMDbPro Starmeter See rank. Play trailer 2:23. Despair (1978) 22 Videos. 99+ Photos. 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 ...
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Mar 22, 2021 · 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...
Mar 24, 2024 · Sir Dirk Bogarde (born March 28, 1921, London, Eng.—died May 8, 1999, London) 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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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....
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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.
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. We revisit this feature from our September 2011 issue to celebrate the actor’s centenary. 26 March 2021. By Nick James. Dirk Bogarde.
