Dirk Bogarde Biography

Dirk Bogarde biography

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NAME: Dirk Bogarde
OCCUPATION: Film Actor, Journalist
BIRTH DATE: March 28, 1921
DEATH DATE: May 08, 1999
EDUCATION: University College School, Chelsea College of Art and Design
PLACE OF BIRTH: West Hampstead, London, England
PLACE OF DEATH: Chelsea, London, England
Full Name: Sir Dirk Bogarde
AKA: Dirk Bogarde

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One of Great Britain's leading male actors in the 1950s, Dirk Bogarde is known for his complex roles in the dark films Death in Venice (1912), Victim (1961) and The Night Porter (1974).

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Profile

Born in England on March 28, 1921, actor Dirk Bogarde made his stage debut in 1939, and won a contract with Rank Studios after World War II. Bogarde won acclaim for his role in the 1954 comedy Doctor in the House. He later found fame playing dark, complicated characters, including ill-fated Gustav von Aschenbach in Death in Venice (1912) and blackmailed gay layer Melville Farr in Victim (1961). Other notable films include The Servant (1963), The Fixer (1968) and The Night Porter (1974). Bogarde was knighted in 1992.