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Dirk Bogarde
Acting
28 Mar 1921
† 08 May 1999
Hampstead, London, England, UK
Biography
Sir Dirk Bogarde (born Derek 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. In a second career, he wrote seven best-selling volumes of memoirs, six novels, and a volume of collected journalism, mainly from articles in The Daily Telegraph. Bogarde came to prominence in films including The Blue Lamp in the early 1...
Also Known As
Derek Jules Gaspard Ulric Niven van den Bogaerde, Derek Bogaerde, Sir Dirk Bogarde




































