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Dirk Bogarde
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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 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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Dirk Bogarde, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Notable films
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The Servant
Appears in a KinoChain journey
A Bridge Too Far
As Lt. Gen. Frederick Browning
The Most Beautiful Boy in the World
As Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Night Porter
As Max
So Long at the Fair
As George Hathaway
The Blue Lamp
As Tom Riley
Modesty Blaise
As Gabriel
Oh! What a Lovely War
As Stephen
Chains
KinoChain journeys
Public chains that pass through their films — or name them as a bridge.
The Neat Lawn Hides the Ear
A chain of films where the picket fence, the drawing room and the operating theatre keep their surfaces immaculate while something unspeakable breathes undernea...
7 films
The Long Con of the Cue Ball
Eight films about hustlers, pupils and the moment a performance of skill curdles into something crueller. The table is never just a table.
8 films
The Quiet Art of the British Character Actor
Eight films that celebrate the scene-stealers, the scene-setters, and the soul of British cinema: the character actors who make every frame richer.
8 films
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The Most Beautiful Boy in the World
2021 · Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
A Bridge Too Far
1977 · Lt. Gen. Frederick Browning
The Night Porter
1974 · Max
Oh! What a Lovely War
1969 · Stephen
Modesty Blaise
1966 · Gabriel
The Servant
1963 · Hugo Barrett
Doctor at Large
1957 · Dr. Simon Sparrow
So Long at the Fair
1950 · George Hathaway
The Blue Lamp
1950 · Tom Riley