Dirk Bogarde

Actor, Film actor

1921 – 1999

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Who was Dirk Bogarde?

Sir Dirk Bogarde was an English actor and writer.

Initially a matinée idol in such films as Doctor in the House and other Rank Organisation pictures, Bogarde later acted in art-house films such as Death in Venice. 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.

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Born
Mar 28, 1921
West Hampstead
Also known as
  • Derek Jules Gaspard Ulric Niven van den Bogarde
  • Derek Jules Gaspard Ulric Niven van den Bogaer
  • Derek Jules Gaspard Ulric Niven van den Bogaerde
  • Sir Dirk Bogarde
  • The British Rock Hudson
  • The Idol of the Odeon
  • Derek van den Bogaerde
  • Derek Bogaerde
  • Pippin
  • Pip
Parents
Siblings
Spouses
Nationality
  • England
Profession
Education
  • Chelsea College of Art and Design
  • University College School
Lived in
  • West Hampstead
Died
May 8, 1999
Chelsea

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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