Search results
People also ask
Who is Dirk Bogarde?
What made Dirk Bogarde a great actor?
How did Dirk Bogarde die?
When did Dirk Bogarde start starring in a movie?
Sir Dirk Bogarde (born Derek Jules Gaspard Ulric 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, evolving from "heartthrob to icon of edginess".
When Bogarde met him in 1939, Forwood was a theatrical manager, who eventually married and divorced Glynis Johns. Forwood became Bogarde's friend and subsequently his life partner, and the two moved to France together in 1968.
- March 28, 1921
- May 8, 1999
Mar 23, 2021 · Bogarde was, as his official biographer John Coldstream tells BBC Culture, "box-office catnip" and had been since 1954's Doctor in the House, a lightweight comedy about hijinx in a London...
- Sophie Monks Kaufman
Jun 26, 2024 · Sir Dirk Bogarde was an English actor who was one of Great Britain’s most popular leading men in the 1950s. Bogarde was the son of a Dutch-born art critic. He made his stage debut in 1939 and won a film contract from the Rank studios after World War II. He gained attention for his role in the light.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
Apr 17, 2021 · His marriage to Laura (Sylvia Sims) is childless, which although uncommented on, tells us much. Melville is on track to be a Queen’s Counsel by 40; a defender of the very legal system that categorises him as a criminal. Much of Bogarde’s performance in the film’s establishing sequences maintains a controlled, elegant exterior.
Dec 22, 2001 · Tellingly, the film that followed it was Victim (1961): Bogarde as a married barrister, all knotted tie and defensive, arched right eyebrow, being "rented" (as the phrase was in Wilde's time)...
May 10, 1999 · Mr. Forward, who was formerly married to the actress Glynis Johns, shared Sir Dirk's life for 40 years. After Mr. Forward's death, Sir Dirk lived quietly in a small London apartment.
