John Derek

Dare Harris

Born August 12, 1926

† Died May 22, 1998

9Filmography★ 3.7Average rating

Born Derek Delevan Harris to actor-director parents in Hollywood, he was shaped for the screen by agent Henry Willson and producer David O. Selznick, receiving early bit parts in Selznick’s wartime pictures before serving in the Philippines. A breakthrough arrived when Humphrey Bogart renamed him John Derek and cast him as the ruthless Nick Romano in the socially aware drama Knock on Any Door, ear… Read more

Biography written by WatchMoods, based on public sources

Known for

Bolero1984Tarzan the Ape Man1981Ghosts Can't Do It1989Fantasies1981

Filmography

YearRating

★ 4.1

Tarzan the Ape Man1981

★ 7

Love You!1979

★ 4

A Boy... A Girl1969

★ 3.4

Once Before I Die1966

★ 3

Childish Things1969

★ 3

Nightmare in the Sun1965

★ 3.5

Bolero1984

★ 2.3

Fantasies1981

★ 2.7

Ghosts Can't Do It1989

Also in front of the camera

The roles they played on screen.

All on-screen roles

★ 6.7

Exodus1960

★ 7.8

The Ten Commandments1956

★ 6.8

Run for Cover1955

★ 7

Scandal Sheet1952

★ 7

All the King's Men1949

★ 6.2

Knock on Any Door1949

★ 6.4

A Double Life1947

★ 6.9

I'll Be Seeing You1944

★ 6.6

Since You Went Away1944