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Dirk Bogarde is a Actor and Scriptwriter British born on 28 march 1921

Dirk Bogarde

Dirk Bogarde
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Birth name Derek Jules Gaspard Ulric Niven van den Bogaerde
Nationality United-kingdom
Birth 28 march 1921
Death 8 may 1999 (at 78 years) at London (United-kingdom)
Awards Chevalier des Arts et des Lettres‎

Sir Derek Jules Gaspard Ulric Niven van den Bogaerde, known as Dirk Bogarde (28 March 1921 – 8 May 1999) was an English actor and writer.

Initially a matinée idol in such films as Doctor in the House (1954) and other Rank Organisation pictures, Bogarde later acted in art-house films such as The Servant (1963) and Death in Venice (1971). In a second career, Bogarde wrote seven best-selling volumes of memoirs, six novels and a volume of collected journalism, mainly from his articles in The Daily Telegraph. He was the great-uncle of the singer Birdy.

Biography

Bogarde was a lifelong bachelor.

For many years he shared his homes, first in Amersham, Buckinghamshire, then in France, with his manager Anthony Forwood, who was the former husband of actress Glynis Johns and the father of their only child, actor Gareth Forwood. Bogarde repeatedly denied that their relationship was anything but platonic. Such denials were understandable, mainly because male homosexual acts were criminal during most of his career, and could lead to prosecution and imprisonment. Rank Studio contracts included morality clauses, which provided for termination of the contract in the event of 'immoral' conduct on the part of the actor. This would have included same-sex relationships, thus potentially putting the actor's career in jeopardy. It is possible that Bogarde's refusal to enter into a marriage of convenience was a major reason for his failure to become a star in Hollywood, together with the critical and commercial failure of Song Without End. His friend Helena Bonham Carter believed Bogarde would not have been able to come out during later life, since this might have demonstrated that he had been forced to camouflage his sexual orientation during his film career. The actor John Fraser, however, said that "Dirk's life with Forwood had been so respectable, their love for each other so profound and so enduring, it would have been a glorious day for the pursuit of understanding and the promotion of tolerance if he had screwed up the courage..."

Best films

A Bridge Too Far (1977)
(Actor)
Darling (1965)
(Actor)
Song Without End (1960)
(Actor)
The Serpent (1973)
(Actor)
The Damned (1969)
(Actor)
Death in Venice (1971)
(Actor)

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Source : Wikidata

Filmography of Dirk Bogarde (69 films)

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YearNameJobRoles
1995Sebastian: When Everybody KnowsActor
1990Daddy NostalgiaActorDaddy aka Tony Russell
1988The VisionActorJames Marriner
1978DespairActorHermann Hermann
1977A Bridge Too FarActorLt. Gen. Frederick Browning
1977ProvidenceActorClaude Langham
1975Permission to KillActorAlan Curtis
1974The Night PorterActorMaximilian Theo Aldorfer
1973The SerpentActorPhilip Boyle
1971Death in VeniceActorGustav von Aschenbach
1971Taking OffActor
1969Oh! What a Lovely WarActorStephen
1969The DamnedActorFrederick Bruckmann
1969JustineActorPursewarden
1968The FixerActorBibikov
1968SebastianActorSebastian
1967AccidentActorStephen
1967Our Mother's HouseActorCharlie Hook
1966Modesty BlaiseActorGabriel
1965DarlingActorRobert Gold
1964King and CountryActor, WriterCapt. Hargreaves
1964The High Bright SunActorMajor McGuire
1964Hot Enough for JuneActorNicholas Whistler
1964Hot Enough for JuneActorNicholas Whistler
1963Doctor in DistressActorDr Simon Sparrow
1963I Could Go on SingingActor, WriterDavid Donne
1963The ServantActorHugo Barrett
1963We Joined the NavyActorDr. Simon Sparrow (uncredited)
1963The Mind BendersActorDr. Henry Laidlaw Longman
1963The Mind BendersActorDr. Henry Laidlaw Longman
1962H.M.S. DefiantActorLieut. Scott-Padget
1962The Password Is CourageActorSergant-Major Charles Coward
1961The Singer Not the SongActorAnacleto Comachi
1961VictimActor, WriterMelville Farr
1960The Angel Wore RedActorArturo Carrera
1960Song Without EndActorFranz Liszt
1959The Doctor's DilemmaActorLouis Dubedat
1959LibelActorSir Mark Loddon / Frank Welney / Number Fifteen
1958A Tale of Two CitiesActorSydney Carton
1958The Wind Cannot ReadActorFlight Lieutenant Michael Quinn
1957Campbell's KingdomActorBruce Campbell
1957Doctor at LargeActorDr Simon Sparrow
1957Ill Met by MoonlightActorMaj. Patrick Leigh Fermor aka "Philedem"
1956The Spanish GardenerActorJose
1955Cast a Dark ShadowActorEdward "Teddy" Bare
1955Doctor at SeaActorDr. Simon Sparrow
1955SimbaActorAlan Howard
1954Doctor in the HouseActorSimon Sparrow
1954For Better, for WorseActorTony Howard
1954The Sea Shall Not Have ThemActorFlt Sgt Mackay
1954The Sleeping TigerActorFrank Clemmons
1954They Who DareActorLieutenant Graham
1953Appointment in LondonActorTim Mason
1953Desperate MomentActorSimon Van Halder
1952The Gentle GunmanActorMatt Sullivan
1952HuntedActorChris Lloyd
1952Penny PrincessActorTony Craig
1952Penny PrincessActorTony Craig
1951BlackmailedActorStephen Mundy
1950So Long at the FairActorGeorge Hathaway
1950The Blue LampActorTom Riley
1950The Woman in QuestionActorR.W. (Bob) Baker
1949Boys in BrownActorAlfie Rawlins
1949Dear Mr. ProhackActorCharles Prohack
1949Once a Jolly SwagmanActorBill Fox
1948Esther WatersActorWilliam Latch
1948QuartetActorGeorge Bland
1947Dancing with CrimeActorPoliceman (uncredited)
1939Come on George!ActorExtra