John Derek (1926 - 1998) جون ديريك

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An American actor, director, cinematographer, and screenwriter, born in Hollywood, California, on August 12, 1926. His first film as an actor was The Nest (1943), a short film, while his first feature film was I'll Be Seeing You (1944). In the same year, he was drafted into the...Read more United States Army and served in the Philippines during the last days of WWII. After the war, he continued his acting career in film and television. His last film as an actor was Once Before I Die (1966), with his wife Ursula Andress. He made his directorial debut in Nightmare in the Sun (1965), in which he also starred with his wife Ursula Andress, and at the end of the sixties he started a new career as a cinematographer when he presented the film A Boy... a Girl (1969), for which he also wrote the screenplay. John Derek won a Golden Globe and received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 1960 for his television work. His notable work includes The Ten Commandments (1956), Bolero (1984), and Ghosts Can't Do It (1989). He died in Santa Maria, California, on May 22, 1998 of heart problems.

- Nationality:
- US
- Date of Birth:
- 12 August 1926
- Birth Country:
- US
- Died on:
- 22 May 1998
- Death Country:
- US

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Filmography

Actor (4)
- - - Exodus
    - 1960 - Movie
- - - The Ten Commandments
    - 1956 - Movie
- - - Knock on Any Door
    - 1949 - Movie
- - - All the King's Men
    - 1949 - Movie

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An American actor, director, cinematographer, and screenwriter, born in Hollywood, California, on August 12, 1926. His first film as an actor was The Nest (1943), a short film,...Read more while his first feature film was I'll Be Seeing You (1944). In the same year, he was drafted into the United States Army and served in the Philippines during the last days of WWII. After the war, he continued his acting career in film and television. His last film as an actor was Once Before I Die (1966), with his wife Ursula Andress. He made his directorial debut in Nightmare in the Sun (1965), in which he also starred with his wife Ursula Andress, and at the end of the sixties he started a new career as a cinematographer when he presented the film A Boy... a Girl (1969), for which he also wrote the screenplay. John Derek won a Golden Globe and received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 1960 for his television work. His notable work includes The Ten Commandments (1956), Bolero (1984), and Ghosts Can't Do It (1989). He died in Santa Maria, California, on May 22, 1998 of heart problems.