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 1950s, before starring in the successful Doctor film series (1954–1963). He twice won the BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role, for The Servant (1963) and Darling (1965). His other notable film roles included Victim (1961), Accident (1967), The Damned (1969), Death in Venice (1971), The Night Porter (1974), A Bridge Too Far (1977), and Despair (1978). He was appointed a Commander of the Order of Arts and Letters in 1990 and a Knight Bachelor in 1992.
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Known For
The Damned
(1969)
Frederick Bruckmann
Victim
(1961)
Melville Farr
A Bridge Too Far
(1977)
Lt. Gen. Frederick Browning
The Night Porter
(1974)
Maximilian Theo Aldorfer
The Servant
(1963)
Hugo Barrett
Accident
(1967)
Stephen
Death in Venice
(1971)
Gustav von Aschenbach
Darling
(1965)
Robert Gold
Despair
(1978)
Hermann Hermann
Daddy Nostalgia
(1990)
Daddy aka Tony Russell
Modesty Blaise
(1966)
Gabriel
The Fixer
(1968)
Bibikov
Simba
(1955)
Alan Howard
The Serpent
(1973)
Philip Boyle
Justine
(1969)
Pursewarden
Providence
(1977)
Claude Langham
Full Filmography
Acting
Come on George!
(1939)
Extra
Rope
(1947)
Charles Granillo
The Case of Helvig Delbo
(1947)
Dancing with Crime
(1947)
Policeman (uncredited)
Power Without Glory
(1947)
Cliff
Esther Waters
(1948)
William Latch
Quartet
(1948)
George Bland
Boys in Brown
(1949)
Alfie Rawlins
Dear Mr. Prohack
(1949)
Charles Prohack
Once a Jolly Swagman
(1949)
Bill Fox
So Long at the Fair
(1950)
George Hathaway
The Woman in Question
(1950)
R.W. (Bob) Baker
The Blue Lamp
(1950)
Tom Riley
Blackmailed
(1951)
Stephen Mundy
Hunted
(1952)
Chris Lloyd
The Gentle Gunman
(1952)
Matt Sullivan
Penny Princess
(1952)
Tony Craig
Desperate Moment
(1953)
Simon Van Halder
Appointment in London
(1953)
Tim Mason
Doctor in the House
(1954)
Simon Sparrow
They Who Dare
(1954)
Lieutenant Graham
The Sleeping Tiger
(1954)
Frank Clemmons
The Sea Shall Not Have Them
(1954)
Flt Sgt Mackay
For Better, for Worse
(1954)
Tony Howard
Doctor at Sea
(1955)
Dr. Simon Sparrow
Simba
(1955)
Alan Howard
Cast a Dark Shadow
(1955)
Edward "Teddy" Bare
The Spanish Gardener
(1956)
Jose
Ill Met by Moonlight
(1957)
Maj. Patrick Leigh Fermor aka "Philedem"
Doctor at Large
(1957)
Dr Simon Sparrow
Campbell's Kingdom
(1957)
Bruce Campbell
The Wind Cannot Read
(1958)
Flight Lieutenant Michael Quinn
A Tale of Two Cities
(1958)
Sydney Carton
The Doctor's Dilemma
(1959)
Louis Dubedat
Libel
(1959)
Sir Mark Loddon / Frank Welney / Number Fifteen
Song Without End
(1960)
Franz Liszt
The Angel Wore Red
(1960)
Arturo Carrera
Victim
(1961)
Melville Farr
The Singer Not the Song
(1961)
Anacleto Comachi
H.M.S. Defiant
(1962)
Lieut. Scott-Padget
The Password Is Courage
(1962)
Sergant-Major Charles Coward
The Mind Benders
(1963)
Dr. Henry Laidlaw Longman
Doctor in Distress
(1963)
Dr Simon Sparrow
The Servant
(1963)
Hugo Barrett
We Joined the Navy
(1963)
Dr. Simon Sparrow (uncredited)
I Could Go on Singing
(1963)
David Donne
Hot Enough for June
(1964)
Nicholas Whistler
Little Moon of Alban
(1964)
Kenneth Boyd
The High Bright Sun
(1964)
Major McGuire
King and Country
(1964)
Capt. Hargreaves
Darling
(1965)
Robert Gold
El Rey en Londres
(1966)
Modesty Blaise
(1966)
Gabriel
Blithe Spirit
(1966)
Charles Condomine
Accident
(1967)
Stephen
Our Mother's House
(1967)
Charlie Hook
The Fixer
(1968)
Bibikov
Sebastian
(1968)
Sebastian
The Epic That Never Was
(1969)
Himself - Host / Narrator
The Damned
(1969)
Frederick Bruckmann
Justine
(1969)
Pursewarden
Oh! What a Lovely War
(1969)
Stephen
Visconti's Venice
(1970)
Self
Upon This Rock
(1970)
Bonnie Prince Charlie (voice)
Death in Venice
(1971)
Gustav von Aschenbach
The Serpent
(1973)
Philip Boyle
The Night Porter
(1974)
Maximilian Theo Aldorfer
Permission to Kill
(1975)
Alan Curtis
Providence
(1977)
Claude Langham
Rainer Werner Fassbinder, 1977
(1977)
Self
A Bridge Too Far
(1977)
Lt. Gen. Frederick Browning
Despair
(1978)
Hermann Hermann
The Patricia Neal Story
(1981)
Roald Dahl
Schindler
(1983)
Self - Narrator (voice)
The Golden Gong: The Story of Rank Films - British Cinema's Legendary Studio
(1985)
Self
May We Borrow Your Husband?
(1986)
William Harris
The Vision
(1987)
James Marriner
Daddy Nostalgia
(1990)
Daddy aka Tony Russell
Picture of Europe
(1990)
Self
Dirk Bogarde: By Myself
(1992)
Self
Empire of the Censors
(1995)
Self
Sir John Mills' Moving Memories
(2000)
Self (archive footage)
The Private Dirk Bogarde
(2001)
Himself (Archive Footage)
A Letter To True
(2004)
Self (archive footage)
Fascism on a Thread: The Strange Story of Nazisploitation Cinema
(2019)
(archive footage)
The Enigmatic Charlotte Rampling
(2023)
Self (archive footage)
Writing