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[h3]Derek Jules Gaspard Ulric Niven van den Bogaerde, or Dirk Bogarde to his friends, got his first taste of film as an extra on ‘Come On George’ in 1940. After serving in the war, he worked in the theatre until he signed a contract with Rank films.[/h3]
His debut was a main part in ‘Ester Waters’ which was released in 1948. Working for Rank, he starred in many popular comedies, playing Simon Sparrow in the popular ‘doctor’ films - ‘Doctor At Sea’ and ‘Doctor In The House’.
His youthful good looks made him an ideal hero and his popularity was responsible for the success of many a film. Indeed, he was Britain's top box-office star in both 1955 and 1957.
Growing tired of playing a run of similar parts, he took a villainous role in ‘The Servant’ in 1963. This marked a new direction in his career and led to a run of more varied work – ‘Modesty Blaise’, ‘Justine’ and ‘The Damned’.
Finding that he had more of an affinity with European cinema, the '70s saw him play in darker and more ambiguous films, like ‘Death In Venice’, ‘The Night Porter’ and ‘Providence’.
Dirk had a life-long interest in writing and, during the 1980s, he retired from film to concentrate on this, compiling his autobiography in three volumes.
In 1939, Dirk met theatrical manager Anthony Forwood, who later became his manager and ultimately his lifelong partner. In the early 1970s they bought a house together in the South of France where they lived very happily until shortly before Forwood's death in 1988.
The British film legend died in 1999, at the age of 78, after suffering a heart attack at his home in London. His ashes were scattered in France.
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- Dirk was born in a taxi in Hampstead, London.
- Despite his many autobiographies, he was never forthright about his sexuality.
- He was knighted in 1992 for his services to acting.
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Daddy Nostalgie (1990)
The Vision (1987)
Despair (1978)
A Bridge Too Far (1977)
Providence (1977)
Permission to Kill (1975)
Il Portiere di Notte (1974)
Le Serpent (1973)
Death in Venice (1971)
La Caduta Degli Dei (1969)
Oh! What a Lovely War (1969)
The Fixer (1968)
Sebastian (1968)
Our Mother's House (1967)
Accident (1967)
Modesty Blaise (1966)
Darling (1965)
King & Country (1964
High Bright Sun, The (1964)
Hot Enough for June (1964)
Doctor in Distress (1963)
Servant, The (1963)
I Could Go on Singing (1963)
Mind Benders, The (1963)
We Joined the Navy (1962)
The Password Is Courage (1962)
H.M.S. Defiant (1962)
The Singer Not the Song (1961)
Victim (1961)
The Angel Wore Red (1960)
Song Without End (1960)
The Doctor's Dilemma (1958)
The Wind Cannot Read (1958)
A Tale of Two Cities (1958)
Campbell's Kingdom (1957)
Doctor at Large (1957)
Ill Met by Moonlight (1957)
Cast a Dark Shadow (1957)
The Spanish Gardener (1956)
Doctor at Sea (1955)
Simba (1955)
For Better, for Worse (1954)
The Sea Shall Not Have Them (1954)
The Sleeping Tiger (1954)
Doctor in the House (1954)
They Who Dare (1953)
Appointment in London (1953)
Desperate Moment (1953)
The Gentle Gunman (1952)
Penny Princess (1952)
Hunted (1952)
Blackmailed (1950)
The Woman in Question (1950)
So Long at the Fair (1950)
The Blue Lamp (1950)
Boys in Brown (1949)
Dear Mr. Prohack (1949)
Quartet (1949)
Esther Waters (1948)
Once a Jolly Swagman (1948)
Dancing with Crime (1947)
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