Dirk Bogarde, was born on March 28, 1921, in the London suburb of Hampstead. His role in 1954’s comedy ‘Doctor in the House’ won him acclaim, but Bogarde really came to public attention for his roles in 1971’s ‘Death in Venice’ and 1961’s ‘Melville Farr in Victim’. Winner of several awards, including the first BAFTA Tribute Award for an outstanding contribution to cinema in 1988, he also worked with a number of seminal filmmakers including Alain Resnais in ‘Providence’ and RW Fassbinder in ‘Despair’. He was knighted in 1992.