Dirk Bogarde Biography (1921-)

Born Dirk Jules Gaspard Ulric Niven Van den Bogarde, March 29 (some sources say March 28), 1921 (some sources say 1920), in Hampstead, London, England; son of Ulric Jules (an art editor) and Margaret (an actress; maiden name, Niven) Van den Bogarde. Addresses: Agent-- London Management, 235 Regent Street, London W1, England.

Favorite roles: Cliff in Power without Glory and Orpheus in Point of Departure.*

Nationality: English
Gender: Male
Birth Details: March 29, 1921; London, England

Famous Works

Credits; STAGE APPEARANCES
When We Are Married, Queen's Theatre, London, 1939.
Diversion, Wyndham's Theatre, London, 1940.
Lawrence, Cornelius, Westminster Theatre, London, 1940.
Cliff, Power without Glory, New Lindsey Theatre, later Fortune Theatre, London, 1948.
Tony, For Better, For Worse, Queen's Theatre, London, 1948.
Dennis Paterson, Foxhole in the Parlour, New Lindsey Theatre, 1949.
Simon, Sleep on My Shoulder, Queen's Theatre, London, 1949.
Captain Molyneux, The Shaughraun, Bedford Theatre, London, 1950.
Orpheus, Point of Departure, Lyric Theatre, Hammersmith, later Duke of York's Theatre, London, 1950.
Nicky Lancaster, The Vortex, Lyric Theatre, 1952.
Alberto, Summertime, Apollo Theatre, London, 1955.
Marc, Jezebel, Oxford Playhouse, 1958.
Credits; FILM APPEARANCES
William Latch, Esther Waters, General Film Distributors, 1948.
Alfie Rawlins, Boys in Brown, General Film Distributors, 1949.
Charles Prohack, Dear Mr. Prohack, General Film Distributors, 1949.
George Bland, Quartet, Eagle Lion, 1949.
Tom Riley, The Blue Lamp, General Film Distributors, 1950.
Bob Baker, Five Angels On Murder (also known as The Woman in Question), General Film Distributors, 1950.
Stephen Mundy, Blackmailed, General Film Distributors, 1951.
Bill Fox, Maniacs on Wheels (also known as Once a Jolly Swagman), International Releasing, 1951.
George Hathaway, So Long at the Fair, Eagle Lion-Rank, 1951.
Matt Sullivan, The Gentle Gunman, General Film Distributors, 1952.
Chris Lloyd, The Stranger in Between (also known as Hunted), Universal, 1952.
Tim Mason, Appointment in London, Black Lion, 1953.
Simon Van Halder, Desperate Moment, General Film Distributors, 1953.
Tony Craig, Penny Princess, Universal, 1953.
Simon, Doctor in the House, General Film Distributors, 1954.
Tony Howard, For Better for Worse (also known as Cocktails in the Kitchen), Stratford, 1954.
Frank Clements, The Sleeping Tiger, Anglo Amalgamated, 1954.
Lieutenant Graham, They Who Dare, Black Lion, 1954.
Simon Sparrow, Doctor at Sea, Rank, 1955.
Flight Sergeant Mackay, The Sea Shall Not Have Them, United Artists, 1955.
Allan Howard, Simba, Lippert, 1955.

Bruce Campbell, Campbell's Kingdom, Rank, 1957.
Simon Sparrow, Doctor at Large, Rank, 1957.
Jose, The Spanish Gardener, Rank, 1957.
Edward Bare, Cast a Dark Shadow, Eros, 1958.
Louis Dubedat, The Doctor's Dilemma, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1958.
Major Paddy Leigh-Fernor, Night Ambush (also known as Ill Met by Moonlight), Rank, 1958.
Sydney Carton, A Tale of Two Cities, Rank, 1958.
Michael Quinn, The Wind Cannot Read, Fox, 1958.
Sir Mark Loodon/Frank Welney/Number Fifteen, Libel, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer,1959.
Arturo Carrera, The Angel Wore Red, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1960.
Franz Lizt, Song Without End, Columbia, 1960.
Anacleto, The Singer Not the Song, Warner Brothers, 1961.
Melville Farr, Victim, Pathe, 1961.
Lieutenant Scott-Padget, Damn The Defiant (also known as H.M.S.
Defiant), Gulf Western Films, 1962.
Simon Sparrow, We Joined the Navy (also known as We Are in the Navy Now),Warner Brothers, 1962.
Simon Sparrow, Doctor in Distress, Rank, 1963.
David Donne, I Could Go On Singing, United Artists, 1963.
Dr. Henry Longman, The Mind Benders, American International Pictures, 1963.
Captain Hargreaves, King and Country, Allied Artists, 1964.
Hugo Barrett, The Servant, Landau, 1964.
Robert Gold, Darling, Embassy Pictures, 1965.
Nicholas Whistler, Agent 8 3/4 (also known as Enough For June), Continental, 1965.
Major McGuire, McGuire, Go Home! (also known as The High Bright Sun), Continental Distributing, 1966.
Gabriel, Modesty Blaise, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1966.
Stephen, Accident, London Independent Producers, 1967.
Charlie Hook, Our Mother's House, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1967.
Bibikov, The Fixer, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1968.
Title Role, Sebastian, Paramount, 1968.
Pursewarden, Justine, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1969.
Gustav Von Aschenbach, Death in Venice, Warner Brothers, 1971.
Philip Boyle, The Serpent (also known as Night Flight from Moscow), AvcoEmbassy, 1973.
Max, The Night Porter, Avco Embassy, 1974.
Alan Curtis, Permission to Kill, Avco Embassy, 1975.
Claude Langham, Providence, Cinema 5, 1977.
Lieutenant General Browning, A Bridge Too Far, United Artists, 1977.
Hermann Hermann, Despair, Swan Diffusion, 1978.
Daddy, Daddy Nostalgie (also known as These Foolish Things), Ciga Productions, 1990.
Also appeared as Prince Charlie in Upon This Rock, 1970.
Credits; TELEVISION APPEARANCES
Kenneth Boyd, Little Moon of Alban (special), NBC, 1964.
Charles Condomine, Blithe Spirit (special), NBC, 1966.
Roald Dahl, The Patricia Neal Story (movie), CBS, 1981.
James Marriner, The Vision (movie), BBC, 1987.
Writings
A Postillion Struck by Lightning (memoir), Holt, 1977.
Snakes and Ladders (memoir), Holt, 1979.
A Gentle Occupation (novel), Knopf, 1980.
Voices in the Garden (novel), Knopf, 1981.
An Orderly Man (memoir), Knopf, 1983.
West of Sunset, Viking, 1984.
Also author of the memoir Backcloth, 1986.

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