Dirk Bogarde, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Dirk Bogarde

British actor

Date of Birth: 28-Mar-1921

Place of Birth: West Hampstead, England, United Kingdom

Date of Death: 08-May-1999

Profession: screenwriter, actor, writer, translator, journalist, stage actor, novelist, film actor, autobiographer

Nationality: United Kingdom

Zodiac Sign: Aries

Sir Derek Jules Gaspard Ulric Niven van den Bogaerde (28 March 1921 – 8 May 1999), known professionally as Dirk Bogarde, was an English actor and writer.
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.