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John Derek
Deceased

How Did John Derek Die?

Life & Death

Died aged 71
Also known asDare Harris, Derek Delevan HarrisGenderMaleNationalityUnited StatesBorn12/08/1926Born inHollywood, California, USADied22/05/1998 (aged 71)Died inSanta MariaCausecardiovascular diseaseWikidataQ448362 ↗TMDb#39608 ↗

John Derek was an American actor, filmmaker and photographer. He appeared in such films as Knock on Any Door, All the King's Men, Rogues of Sherwood Forest (1950), and The Ten Commandments (1956). He was also known for launching the career of his fourth wife, Bo Derek.

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Filmography27 titles

YearTitleCharacterAge at
release
2003The Making of The Ten CommandmentsMovieSelf (archive footage)77
1960ExodusMovieTaha34
1959Prisoner of the VolgaMovieAlexej Orloff33
1958High HellMovieCraig Rhodes32
1957Omar KhayyamMoviePrince Malik31
1957The Flesh Is WeakMovieTony Giani31
1957Fury at ShowdownMovieBrock Mitchell31
1956Dick Powell's Zane Grey TheatreSeriesChet Loring30
1956The Ten CommandmentsMovieJoshua30
1956The Leather SaintMovieFather Gil Allen30
1955Run for CoverMovieDavey Bishop29
1955An Annapolis StoryMovieTony Scott29
1955Prince of PlayersMovieJohn Wilkes Booth29
1954The Adventures of Hajji BabaMovieHajji Baba28
1954The OutcastMovieJet Cosgrave28
1953Mission Over KoreaMovieLt. Pete Barker27
1952Scandal SheetMovieSteve McCleary26
1952ThunderbirdsMovieLt. Gil Hackett26
1951The Family SecretMovieDavid Clark25
1951Mask of the AvengerMovieCapt. Renato Dimorna25
1951Saturday's HeroMovieSteve Novak25
1950Lux Video TheatreSeriesGeorge Eastman24
1949Knock on Any DoorMovieNick Romano23
1949All the King's MenMovieTom Stark23
1947A Double LifeMoviePolice Stenographer (uncredited)21
1944I'll Be Seeing YouMovieLieutenant Bruce18
1944Since You Went AwayMovieMinor Role (uncredited)18