Deceased

How Did Dirk Bogarde Die?

Life & Death

Died aged 78

Also known asDerek Jules Gaspard Ulric Niven van den Bogaerde, Derek Bogaerde, Sir Dirk BogardeGenderMaleNationalityUnited KingdomBorn28/03/1921Born inHampstead, London, England, UKDied08/05/1999Died inChelseaCausemyocardial infarctionWikidataQ299190 ↗TMDb#21605 ↗

Sir Dirk Bogarde 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".

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Filmography49 titles

Importing filmography…

Year	Title	Character	Age at release
2013	Talking PicturesSeries	Self (archive footage)	92
2000	Sir John Mills' Moving MemoriesMovie	Self (archive footage)	79
2000	Boys Don't CryMovie	Gustav von Aschenbach (archive footage) (uncredited)	79
1995	Empire of the CensorsMovie	Self	74
1993	Hollywood U.K.: British Cinema in the SixtiesSeries	Self	72
1990	Pictures of EuropeMovie	Self	69
1987	Catch a Fallen StarMovie	Self	66
1985	The Golden Gong: The Story of Rank Films - British Cinema's Legendary StudioMovie	Self	64
1978	DespairMovie	Hermann Hermann	57
1977	A Bridge Too FarMovie	Lt. Gen. Frederick Browning	56
1975	Permission to KillMovie	Alan Curtis	54
1973	The SerpentMovie	Philip Boyle	52
1971	Film '72Series	Self	50
1971	Death in VeniceMovie	Gustav von Aschenbach	50
1969	Oh! What a Lovely WarMovie	Stephen	48
1969	The Epic That Never WasMovie	Self - Narrator	48
1969	The DamnedMovie	Frederick Bruckmann	48
1968	The FixerMovie	Bibikov	47
1967	Lionpower from MGMMovie	Self (archive footage) (uncredited)	46
1966	Modesty BlaiseMovie	Gabriel	45
1965	DarlingMovie	Robert Gold	44
1964	King and CountryMovie	Capt. Hargreaves	43
1963	I Could Go on SingingMovie	David Donne	42
1963	Doctor in DistressMovie	Dr. Simon Sparrow	42
1963	The Mind BendersMovie	Dr. Henry Laidlaw Longman	42
1960	Song Without EndMovie	Franz Liszt	39
1959	LibelMovie	Sir Mark Loddon / Frank Welney / Number Fifteen	38
1958	A Tale of Two CitiesMovie	Sydney Carton	37
1958	The Wind Cannot ReadMovie	Flight Lieutenant Michael Quinn	37
1957	Ill Met by MoonlightMovie	Maj. Patrick Leigh Fermor aka "Philedem"	36
1957	Doctor at LargeMovie	Dr. Simon Sparrow	36
1955	Doctor at SeaMovie	Dr. Simon Sparrow	34
1954	For Better, for WorseMovie	Tony Howard	33
1954	The Sea Shall Not Have ThemMovie	Flt Sgt Mackay	33
1954	Doctor in the HouseMovie	Simon Sparrow	33
1953	The OscarsSeries	Self	32
1953	Appointment in LondonMovie	Tim Mason	32
1952	Penny PrincessMovie	Tony Craig	31
1951	Hallmark Hall of FameSeries	Charles Condomine	30
1950	The Woman in QuestionMovie	R.W. (Bob) Baker	29
1950	What's My Line?Series	Self - Panelist	29
1950	The Blue LampMovie	Tom Riley	29
1949	Boys in BrownMovie	Alfie Rawlins	28
1949	Once a Jolly SwagmanMovie	Bill Fox	28
1949	Dear Mr. ProhackMovie	Charles Prohack	28
1948	Esther WatersMovie	William Latch	27
1948	QuartetMovie	George Bland (segment "The Alien Corn")	27
1947	Dancing with CrimeMovie	Policeman (uncredited)	26
1939	Come on George!Movie	Extra	18