Sir Dirk Bogarde was an English actor and novelist. Initially a matinee idol in such films as Doctor in the House and other Rank Organisation pictures, Bogarde later acted in art-house films such as Death in Venice . He also wrote several volumes of autobiography. Bogarde was born Derek Jules Gaspard Ulric Niven van den Bogaerde in a nursing home at 12 Hemstal Road, West Hampstead, London, of mixed Flemish, Dutch and Scottish ancestry, and baptised on 30 October at St. Mary's Church, Kilburn. His father, Ulric van den Bogaerde , was the art editor of The Times and his mother, Margaret Niven... , was a former actress;his grand niece is the singer Birdy. He attended University College School, the former Allan Glen's School in Glasgow and later studied at the Chelsea College of Art and Design. Bogarde served in World War II, being commissioned into the Queen's Royal Regiment in 1943.
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| Birthdate: | March 28, 1921 |
| Birthplace: | West Hampstead |
| Date of death: | May 8, 1999 |
| Height: | 5' 9" |
| Also known as: | Derek Jules Gaspard Ulric Niven van den Bogarde, Derek Jules Gaspard Ulric Niven van den Bogaer, dirk_bogarde |