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Dirk Bogarde

1921 - 1999

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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". In a second career, Bogarde wrote seven best-selling volumes of memoirs, six novels, and a volume of collected journalism, mainly from articles in The Daily Telegraph. He saw active military duty during World War II, and over the course of five years reached the rank of major and was awarded seven medals. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Dirk Bogarde is the 1,064th most popular actor (down from 987th in 2019), the 1,279th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 1,083rd in 2019) and the 152nd most popular British Actor.

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Among actors, Dirk Bogarde ranks 1,064 out of 13,578. Before him are Scarlett Johansson, Billy Crystal, Imelda Staunton, Wade Williams, Eric Bana, and Jonathan Hyde. After him are Alain Cuny, Michel Bouquet, Carl Reiner, Orlando Bloom, Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa, and Lou Ferrigno.

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Among people born in 1921, Dirk Bogarde ranks 99. Before him are Mario Lanza, Chris Marker, Yuri Nikulin, Paul Schäfer, Ingrid van Houten-Groeneveld, and Françoise Gilot. After him are Raymond Goethals, Herta Bothe, Moacir Barbosa Nascimento, Maurice Richard, Betty Friedan, and Nino Manfredi. Among people deceased in 1999, Dirk Bogarde ranks 54. Before him are Joe D'Amato, Isa bin Salman Al Khalifa, Grover Washington Jr., Lajos Tichy, Bernard Buffet, and André Martinet. After him are Brion James, Fabrizio De André, Rafael Alberti, Henri, Count of Paris, Dusty Springfield, and Victor Mature.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Dirk Bogarde ranks 1,279 out of 8,785. Before him are John Berger (1926), Alastair Windsor, 2nd Duke of Connaught and Strathearn (1914), Allan Pinkerton (1819), Imelda Staunton (1956), Rob Roy MacGregor (1671), and Cynthia Lennon (1939). After him are James Paul Moody (1887), Joseph Bell (1837), George Brydges Rodney, 1st Baron Rodney (1718), Orlando Bloom (1977), Ian Stewart (1938), and Archibald Wavell, 1st Earl Wavell (1883).

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Among ACTORS In United Kingdom

Among actors born in United Kingdom, Dirk Bogarde ranks 152. Before him are Rosemary Harris (1927), Edmund Kean (1787), Sebastian Shaw (1905), Denholm Elliott (1922), Taron Egerton (1989), and Imelda Staunton (1956). After him are Orlando Bloom (1977), Billy Boyd (1968), Frances Fisher (1952), Sacha Baron Cohen (1971), Hugh Griffith (1912), and Frank Oz (1944).

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