Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

Gender

Male

Birthday

1926-08-12

Deathday

1998-05-22 (71 years old)

Place of Birth

Hollywood, California, USA

Also Known As

Dare Harris
Derek Delevan Harris

John Derek

Biography

John Derek (1926-1998) was an American actor, filmmaker, and photographer most famous for the women to whom he was married; namely Bo Derek, Linda Evans, Ursula Andress, and Pati Behrs.

Known For

7.8%

The Ten Commandments

Oct 5, 1956

7.0%

All the King's Men

Nov 16, 1949

6.7%

Exodus

Dec 15, 1960

6.3%

A Double Life

Dec 25, 1947

7.0%

Scandal Sheet

Jan 16, 1952

6.1%

Knock on Any Door

Feb 22, 1949

6.5%

Since You Went Away

Jun 30, 1944

7.0%

I'll Be Seeing You

Dec 31, 1944

6.7%

Run for Cover

Apr 29, 1955

6.5%

Ambush at Tomahawk Gap

May 1, 1953

5.9%

The Adventures of Hajji Baba

Oct 1, 1954

6.0%

The Last Posse

Jul 4, 1953

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Acting

2003

The Making of The Ten Commandments as Self (archive footage)

1982

Playboy Video Magazine, Volume 1

1966

Once Before I Die as Bailey

1965

Nightmare in the Sun as Hitchhiker

1961

Frontier Circus

1960

Exodus as Taha

1959

Prisoner of the Volga as Alexej Orloff

1958

High Hell as Craig Rhodes

1957		Pirate of the Half Moon as Nadir El Krim / Paul de Vellenera
1957		Omar Khayyam as Prince Malik
1957		The Flesh Is Weak as Tony Giani
1957		Fury at Showdown as Brock Mitchell

1956		Massacre at Sand Creek as Lt. Norman Tucker
1956		The Ten Commandments as Joshua
1956		Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre as Andy Todd
1956		Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre as Chet Loring
1956		The Leather Saint as Father Gil Allen

1955		Run for Cover as Davey Bishop
1955		An Annapolis Story as Tony Scott
1955		Prince of Players as John Wilkes Booth

1954		The Adventures of Hajji Baba as Hajji Baba
1954		The Outcast as Jet Cosgrave
1954		The Big Moment as Avrum

1953		Sea of Lost Ships as G.R. 'Grad' Matthews
1953		Mission Over Korea as Lt. Pete Barker
1953		The Last Posse as Jed Clayton
1953		Ambush at Tomahawk Gap as Kid
1953		Prince of Pirates as Prince Roland

1952		Thunderbirds as Lt. Gil Hackett
1952		Scandal Sheet as Steve McCleary

1951		The Family Secret as David Clark
1951		Mask of the Avenger as Capt. Renato Dimorna
1951		Saturday's Hero as Steve Novak

1950		Lux Video Theatre as George Eastman
1950		Rogues of Sherwood Forest as Robin, Earl of Huntington

1949		All the King's Men as Tom Stark
1949		Knock on Any Door as Nick Romano

1947

A Double Life as Police Stenographer (uncredited)

1944		I'll Be Seeing You as Lt. Bruce
1944		Since You Went Away as Minor Role (uncredited)

1943

The Nest as Boyfriend (as "Dare Harris")

Camera

1989

Ghosts Can't Do It as Director of Photography

1984

Bolero as Director of Photography

1981

Tarzan the Ape Man as Director of Photography

1979

Love You! as Camera Operator

Crew

1979

Love You! as Cinematography

1969

A Boy... A Girl as Cinematography

Directing

1989

Ghosts Can't Do It as Director

1984

Bolero as Director

1981		Tarzan the Ape Man as Director
1981		Fantasies as Director

1979

Love You! as Director

1969		Childish Things as Director
1969		A Boy... A Girl as Director

1966

Once Before I Die as Director

1965

Nightmare in the Sun as Director

Editing

1989

Ghosts Can't Do It as Editor

1969

A Boy... A Girl as Editor

Production

1966

Once Before I Die as Producer

Writing

1989

Ghosts Can't Do It as Writer

1984

Bolero as Writer

1981

Fantasies as Writer

1969

A Boy... A Girl as Writer