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
Complete Filmography

The Making of The Ten Commandments
2003
as Self (archive footage)
Go behind the scenes of the beloved biblical epic The Ten Commandments, starring Charlton Heston as Moses and directed by legendary filmmaker Cecil B....

Ghosts Can't Do It
1989
Director, Writer, Director of Photography
Elderly Scott kills himself after a heart attack wrecks his body, but then comes back as a ghost and convinces his loving young hot wife Kate to pick ...

Bolero
1984
Director, Director of Photography, Writer
Follows the tale of a young woman’s sexual awakening and subsequent journey around the world in pursuit of her ideal lover. Encounters include an Arab...

Playboy Video Magazine, Volume 1
1982
Playboy Video Magazine was literally a video version of the publication. It included candid celebrity interviews, video editorials, the trademark play...

Tarzan the Ape Man
1981
Director of Photography, Director
The Tarzan story from Jane's point of view. Jane Parker visits her father in Africa where she joins him on an expedition. A couple of brief encounters...

Fantasies
1981
Director, Writer
Set on a lush Greek island, the story concerns a sister and brother, who return home after years abroad. Falling under the island's erotic spell, the ...

Love You!
1979
Director, Camera Operator, Cinematography
Annette Haven stars as Charlie. A beautiful, but reserved young woman. When her husband (Wade Nichols) arranges for them and another couple to spend a...
Childish Things
1969
Director
An alcoholic former serviceman goes to work collecting debts for gangsters and committing various other crimes, then has a religious conversion and he...

A Boy... A Girl
1969
Editor, Director, Cinematography
A teenage girl reunites with her estranged young boyfriend following an affair with a much older man.

Once Before I Die
1966
as Bailey
Stranded behind enemy lines when the Japanese attack the Philippines in late 1941, Lt. Bailey must lead a group of soldiers and their families to safe...

Once Before I Die
1966
Producer, Director
Stranded behind enemy lines when the Japanese attack the Philippines in late 1941, Lt. Bailey must lead a group of soldiers and their families to safe...

Nightmare in the Sun
1965
as Hitchhiker
A hitchhiker sleeps with a rancher's wife and is hunted by the sheriff for her murder.

Nightmare in the Sun
1965
Director
A hitchhiker sleeps with a rancher's wife and is hunted by the sheriff for her murder.

Exodus
1960
as Taha
Ari Ben Canaan, a passionate member of the Jewish paramilitary group Haganah, attempts to transport 600 Jewish refugees on a dangerous voyage from Cyp...

Prisoner of the Volga
1959
as Alexej Orloff
A vicious play of intrigue, about love, desire and betrayal, in the dress of the military at the Cossacks around 1890.

High Hell
1958
as Craig Rhodes
Tempers and sexual jealousies flare when five men and a woman share a mountain cabin while mining for gold.

Pirate of the Half Moon
1957
as Nadir El Krim / Paul de Vellenera
Gianna Maria Canale as the Duchess who is offered a banquet and requests for a hard-boiled egg. The stingy Spanish lord, who used his last gunpowder t...

Omar Khayyam
1957
as Prince Malik
Omar Khayyam was one of the greatest Persian poets. He was also a brilliant mathematician. Though his quatrains were written in the 11th century, they...

The Flesh Is Weak
1957
as Tony Giani
Giani is a pimp who preys on the naïve, ‘just off the bus’ young women who come to post-war London for fortune.

Fury at Showdown
1957
as Brock Mitchell
After serving a year for a killing in self-defense, gunfighter Brock Mitchell tries to help his younger brother save his ranch but a crooked lawyer ha...

Massacre at Sand Creek
1956
as Lt. Norman Tucker
A fictionalized account of the infamous massacre of Cheyenne and Arapaho at Sand Creek by a militia unit led by an extremist Colonel.

The Ten Commandments
1956
as Joshua
Escaping death, a Hebrew infant is raised in a royal household to become a prince. Upon discovery of his true heritage, Moses embarks on a personal qu...

The Leather Saint
1956
as Father Gil Allen
Episcopalian minister Gil Allen keeps up his college days interest in boxing by working out at a gym run by his friend, Tom Kelley but declines offers...

Run for Cover
1955
as Davey Bishop
An ex-convict drifter and his flawed young partner are made sheriff and deputy of a Western town.

An Annapolis Story
1955
as Tony Scott
Two brothers, both cadets at Annapolis, fall in love with the same girl.

Prince of Players
1955
as John Wilkes Booth
Prince of Players is a biographical film about the 19th century American actor Edwin Booth.

The Adventures of Hajji Baba
1954
as Hajji Baba
In Ispahan, Persia, Hajji Baba is leaving his father's shop to seek a greater fortune, while the Princess Fawzia is trying to talk her father, the Cal...

The Outcast
1954
as Jet Cosgrave
Thanks to the chicanery of his crooked uncle Major Cosgrave, Jet has been cheated out of his father's property and branded a pariah. He spends the res...

The Big Moment
1954
as Avrum
Three individual stories that give an account of crucial moments in the lives of three different people: one is a young thief from Casablanca, another...

Sea of Lost Ships
1953
as G.R. 'Grad' Matthews
The son of a deceased Coast Guard hero is raised by a Coast Guard NCO, who also has a son the same age. When they get older both are accepted into the...

Mission Over Korea
1953
as Lt. Pete Barker
A rookie pilot in the Korean War wants to avenge his brother's death.

The Last Posse
1953
as Jed Clayton
A posse's pursuit of bank robbers ends with loot missing and a sheriff (Broderick Crawford) wounded.

Ambush at Tomahawk Gap
1953
as Kid
Hodiak, Brian, Derek and Teal have just been released from prison. They return to Tomahawk Gap, now a ghost town, to retrieve the money that they stol...

Prince of Pirates
1953
as Prince Roland
In a 16th century kingdom in the Netherlands, the newly crowned King Stephan concludes a secret treaty with the Spanish. This puts him at odds with hi...

Thunderbirds
1952
as Lt. Gil Hackett
An Oklahoma National Guard unit, comprised mainly of Native Americans, is called up for duty at the start of World War II.

Rainbow 'Round My Shoulder
1952
as John Derek
Two singers step in to help an aspiring actress whose grandmother opposes her bid to launch a show-business career

Scandal Sheet
1952
as Steve McCleary
A tabloid editor assigns a young reporter to solve a murder the editor committed himself.

The Family Secret
1951
as David Clark
When his son accidentally kills someone, a lawyer must defend the man wrongly charged with the murder.

Mask of the Avenger
1951
as Capt. Renato Dimorna
Costume swashbuckler with heroic John Derek battling evil Anthony Quinn.

Saturday's Hero
1951
as Steve Novak
A talented high school football player encounters trouble in a college program.

Rogues of Sherwood Forest
1950
as Robin, Earl of Huntington
The son of Robin Hood carries on his late father's tradition.

All the King's Men
1949
as Tom Stark
A man of humble beginnings and honest intentions rises to power by nefarious means. Along for the wild ride are an earnest reporter, a heretofore clas...

Knock on Any Door
1949
as Nick Romano
An attorney defends a hoodlum of murder, using the oppressiveness of the slums to appeal to the court.

A Double Life
1947
as Police Stenographer (uncredited)
A Shakespearian actor starring as Othello opposite his wife finds the character's jealous rage taking over his mind off-stage.

I'll Be Seeing You
1944
as Lt. Bruce
Mary Marshall, serving a six year term for accidental manslaughter, is given a Christmas furlough from prison to visit her closest relatives, her uncl...

Since You Went Away
1944
as Minor Role (uncredited)
In 1943, several people enter, re-enter, and exit the difficult life of a Midwestern family whose patriarch has been called up to war, leaving behind ...
The Nest
1943
as Boyfriend (as "Dare Harris")
A silent black-and-white film in which a brother (played by Bob Jones) and sister (Jo Whittaker) are examining mirrors when a third figure (Dare Harri...