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John Derek is a Actor, Director, Scriptwriter, Producer, Director of Photography, Editor and Cinematography American born on 12 august 1926 at Hollywood (USA)
John Derek (August 12, 1926 – May 22, 1998) was an American actor, director and photographer. He appeared in such films as Knock on Any Door, All the King's Men, and Rogues of Sherwood Forest. He was also known for marrying glamorous starlets and for launching the career of his last wife, Bo Derek.
(1981)
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(1949)
(Actor)
(1959)
(Actor)
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John Derek
Birth name Derek Delevan Harris
Nationality USA
Birth 12 august 1926 at Hollywood (USA)
Death 22 may 1998 (at 71 years) at Santa Maria (USA)
Nationality USA
Birth 12 august 1926 at Hollywood (USA)
Death 22 may 1998 (at 71 years) at Santa Maria (USA)
John Derek (August 12, 1926 – May 22, 1998) was an American actor, director and photographer. He appeared in such films as Knock on Any Door, All the King's Men, and Rogues of Sherwood Forest. He was also known for marrying glamorous starlets and for launching the career of his last wife, Bo Derek.
Biography
Derek married Russian-born prima ballerina Pati Behrs in 1948. The couple had two children, Russell and Sean Catherine, before their divorce in 1956. He was married to Swiss-American actress Ursula Andress from 1957 to 1966 and to American actress Linda Evans from 1968 to 1974. His last marriage was to Bo Derek in 1976 and they remained together until he died in 1998.Best films
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Once Before I Die (1966)
, 1h37Directed by John Derek
Origin USA
Genres Drama, War
Themes Seafaring films, Transport films, Political films
Actors Ursula Andress, John Derek, Richard Jaeckel, Ron Ely, Rod Lauren
Roles Bailey
Rating39%
Nightmare in the Sun (1965)
, 1h20Directed by John Derek, Marc Lawrence
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Crime
Actors Ursula Andress, John Derek, Aldo Ray, Sammy Davis Jr., Richard Jaeckel, Arthur O'Connell
Roles Hitchhiker
Rating56%
Beautiful young Marsha Wilson is married to a wealthy, jealous, much-older man. She picks up a handsome hitch-hiker one day, brings him back to husband Sam Wilson's ranch and falls for him.
Exodus (1960)
, 3h28Directed by Otto Preminger, George Cosmatos
Origin USA
Genres Drama, War, Action, Historical
Themes Films set in Africa, Seafaring films, Transport films, Political films
Actors Paul Newman, Eva Marie Saint, Ralph Richardson, Peter Lawford, Sal Mineo, Jill Haworth
Roles Taha
Rating66%
The film is based initially on events surrounding the ship Exodus in Cyprus in 1947 and then on events in Palestine during the founding of the modern state of Israel in 1948.
Prisoner of the Volga (1959)
, 1h42Directed by Victor Tourjanski
Origin France
Genres Drama, Adventure
Actors John Derek, Elsa Martinelli, Dawn Addams, Gert Fröbe, Wolfgang Preiss, Nerio Bernardi
Roles Alexej Orloff
Rating54%
La Russie sous le règne d'Alexandre III. Le capitaine Alexej Orlof est dégradé et envoyé dans un bataillon disciplinaire à Donbrovka, en Sibérie pour avoir tenté de venger le viol de sa fiancée par le général Gorew. Il parvient à s'évader et s'enrôle dans l'équipage des bateliers de la Volga.
High Hell (1958)
, 1h27Directed by Burt Balaban
Origin USA
Genres Adventure
Actors John Derek, Elaine Stewart, Al Mulock, Patrick Allen, Jerold Wells
Roles Craig Rhodes
Rating51%
Craig Rhodes and Frank Davidson are partners in a gold mine in Canada. Frank's wife Lenore falls for Craig and i slusted after by Luke Fulgham.
Omar Khayyam (1957)
, 1h41Directed by William Dieterle, Joseph L. McEveety
Origin USA
Genres Biography, Adventure, Historical, Romance
Themes Films about writers, Poésie
Actors Cornel Wilde, Michael Rennie, Debra Paget, John Derek, Edward Platt, Raymond Massey
Roles Prince Malik
Rating59%
A Nishapur, en Perse, au XIIe siècle. Omar Khayyam, jeune poète et brillant mathématicien, aime la belle Sharain. Hélas, le shah en personne a jeté son dévolu sur la jeune fille, qui ne peut pas le repousser. Grâce à Nizam, un ancien camarade devenu grand vizir, Omar obtient un travail dans le palais du shah. Il y retrouve un autre ami, Hasani. Le shah apprécie les services d'Omar et le récompense. Un jour, une secte mystérieuse, les «Assassins», élimine le frère du souverain. Celui-ci part combattre les Byzantins...
The Flesh Is Weak (1957)
, 1h28Directed by Don Chaffey
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Crime
Themes Films about sexuality, Erotic films, Films about prostitution
Actors John Derek, Milly Vitale, William Leo Franklyn, Martin Benson, Vera Day, Freda Jackson
Roles Tony Giani
Rating61%
Pirate of the Half Moon (1957)
Directed by Giuseppe Maria Scotese
Genres Drama, Adventure
Themes Seafaring films, Transport films, Pirate films
Actors John Derek, Ignazio Leone, Alberto Farnese, Camillo Pilotto, Gianna Maria Canale, Gianni Rizzo
Roles Nadir El Krim / Paul de Vellenera
Rating57%
Au XVIe siècle. Nadir El Krim, qui se prétend astrologue, vagabonde de château en château à la recherche de l'homme qui causa autrefois la perte de sa famille. Il réussit à se faire inviter à la cour du baron Alfonso grâce à Angela, la nièce de celui-ci, curieuse d'entendre la bonne aventure. La jeune femme est promise au capitaine de la garde, qu'elle déteste.Déguisé en troubadour, le corsaire Nadir El Krim s'introduit dans le château du baron de Camerlata pour kidnapper la duchesse Catherine. Angela, nièce du baron, fiancée contre son gré à l'ignoble chef des gardes Carmina, prend la place de celle-ci. Sur son bateau, Nadir révèle ; à celle qu'il croît être la Duchesse, qu'il est en réalité Paul de Vallenera et qu'il cherche à se venger de Carmina qui ruina jadis sa famille. Alors que le siège du château se poursuit, le frère de Nadir est tué peu avant que les corsaires arrivent à s'en emparer.
Fury at Showdown (1957)
Directed by Gerd Oswald
Origin USA
Genres Western
Actors John Derek, Malcolm Atterbury, John Smith, Nick Adams, Carolyn Craig, Robert Adler
Roles Brock Mitchell
Rating62%
The Ten Commandments (1956)
, 3h42Directed by Cecil B. DeMille
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Fantastic, Action, Historical, Peplum
Themes Films set in Africa, Films about slavery, Films about religion, La précarité, Films based on the Bible, Films about Jews and Judaism, L'émigration
Actors Charlton Heston, Yul Brynner, Anne Baxter, Edward G. Robinson, Yvonne De Carlo, Debra Paget
Roles Joshua
Rating78%
Pharaoh Rameses I of Egypt has ordered the death of all firstborn Hebrew males after hearing the prophecy of the Deliverer, but a Hebrew woman named Yoshebel saves her infant son by setting him adrift in a basket on the Nile. Bithiah, the Pharaoh's daughter, who had recently lost her husband and the hope of ever having children of her own, finds the basket and decides to adopt the boy even though her servant, Memnet, recognizes the child is Hebrew and protests.
The Leather Saint (1956)
Directed by Alvin Ganzer
Origin USA
Genres Drama
Themes Sports films, Martial arts films, Boxing films
Actors John Derek, Paul Douglas, Cesar Romero, Jody Lawrance, Ernest Truex, Robert O. Cornthwaite
Roles Father Gil Allen
Rating58%
Although he is a minister, young Gil Allen likes to work out in Tom Kelly's boxing gym. Gus MacAuliffe, a manager of fighters who doesn't know the young man's true vocation, offers to find him a fight in the ring, but Gil declines.
Prince of Players (1955)
, 1h42Directed by Philip Dunne
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Biography
Themes Films about television, Children's films
Actors Richard Burton, Maggie McNamara, John Derek, Raymond Massey, Charles Bickford, Elizabeth Sellars
Roles John Wilkes Booth
Rating66%
Edwin "Ned" Booth (Richard Burton) is the son of the noted thespian Junius Brutus Booth and the older brother of another actor, John Wilkes Booth. Beginning In 1848, as a boy, and into early manhood, he travels with and assists Junius, who is often drunk and seems at times on the brink of madness.
Run for Cover (1955)
, 1h33Directed by Nicholas Ray
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Action, Western
Actors James Cagney, Jack Lambert, Viveca Lindfors, John Derek, Jean Hersholt, Grant Withers
Roles Davey Bishop
Rating66%
Matt Dow meets young cowboy Davey Bishop for the first time. As they take turns shooting at a hawk, a train that has recently been robbed goes by. Mistaking it for an attack by train robbers, a bag of money is tossed from the train toward the two men.
An Annapolis Story (1955)
Directed by Don Siegel
Origin USA
Genres Drama
Actors John Derek, Diana Lynn, Kevin McCarthy, Alvy Moore, Barbara Brown, Patrick Douglas "Pat" Conway
Roles Tony Scott
Rating52%
Two brothers at the Annapolis United States Naval Academy fall in love with the same girl, with the Korean War looming on the horizon.
The Outcast (1954)
, 1h30Directed by William Witney
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Action, Romance, Western
Actors John Derek, Joan Evans, Jim Davis, Catherine McLeod, Ben Cooper, Nana Bryant
Roles Jet Cosgrave
Rating63%
Grâce à la tromperie de son oncle tordu, le major Cosgrave, Jet a été escroqué de la propriété de son père et qualifié de paria. Il passe le reste du film à essayer de retrouver son droit d'aînesse et d'effacer son nom. Les deux femmes dans la vie de Jet sont Judy Polsen, qui le poursuit depuis si longtemps qu'il finit par la rattraper, et Alice Austin, la fiancée du Major Cosgrave.