John Derek

John Derek

1926-08-12 Hollywood, California, USA 47 Credits

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.

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The Making of The Ten Commandments

The Making of The Ten Commandments

2003

as Self (archive footage)

8.0
Acting

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

Ghosts Can't Do It

1989

Director, Writer, Director of Photography

2.7
Directing Writing

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

Bolero

1984

Director, Director of Photography, Writer

3.3
Directing Writing

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

Playboy Video Magazine, Volume 1

1982

2.0
Acting

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

Tarzan the Ape Man

1981

Director of Photography, Director

4.1
Directing

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

Fantasies

1981

Director, Writer

2.1
Directing Writing

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!

Love You!

1979

Director, Camera Operator, Cinematography

Directing

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

1.0
Directing

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

A Boy... A Girl

1969

Editor, Director, Cinematography

1.0
Directing Writing

A teenage girl reunites with her estranged young boyfriend following an affair with a much older man.

Once Before I Die

Once Before I Die

1966

as Bailey

3.0
Acting

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

Once Before I Die

1966

Producer, Director

3.0
Producing Directing

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

Nightmare in the Sun

1965

as Hitchhiker

2.5
Acting

A hitchhiker sleeps with a rancher's wife and is hunted by the sheriff for her murder.

Nightmare in the Sun

Nightmare in the Sun

1965

Director

2.5
Directing

A hitchhiker sleeps with a rancher's wife and is hunted by the sheriff for her murder.

Exodus

Exodus

1960

as Taha

6.7
Acting

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

Prisoner of the Volga

1959

as Alexej Orloff

5.3
Acting

A vicious play of intrigue, about love, desire and betrayal, in the dress of the military at the Cossacks around 1890.

High Hell

High Hell

1958

as Craig Rhodes

Acting

Tempers and sexual jealousies flare when five men and a woman share a mountain cabin while mining for gold.

Pirate of the Half Moon

Pirate of the Half Moon

1957

as Nadir El Krim / Paul de Vellenera

6.0
Acting

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

Omar Khayyam

1957

as Prince Malik

5.0
Acting

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

The Flesh Is Weak

1957

as Tony Giani

5.8
Acting

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

Fury at Showdown

1957

as Brock Mitchell

5.4
Acting

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

Massacre at Sand Creek

1956

as Lt. Norman Tucker

4.0
Acting

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

The Ten Commandments

1956

as Joshua

7.8
Acting

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

The Leather Saint

1956

as Father Gil Allen

Acting

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

Run for Cover

1955

as Davey Bishop

6.6
Acting

An ex-convict drifter and his flawed young partner are made sheriff and deputy of a Western town.

An Annapolis Story

An Annapolis Story

1955

as Tony Scott

3.3
Acting

Two brothers, both cadets at Annapolis, fall in love with the same girl.

Prince of Players

Prince of Players

1955

as John Wilkes Booth

4.7
Acting

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

The Adventures of Hajji Baba

The Adventures of Hajji Baba

1954

as Hajji Baba

5.9
Acting

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

The Outcast

1954

as Jet Cosgrave

6.6
Acting

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

The Big Moment

1954

as Avrum

Acting

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

Sea of Lost Ships

1953

as G.R. 'Grad' Matthews

Acting

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

Mission Over Korea

1953

as Lt. Pete Barker

3.0
Acting

A rookie pilot in the Korean War wants to avenge his brother's death.

The Last Posse

The Last Posse

1953

as Jed Clayton

6.0
Acting

A posse's pursuit of bank robbers ends with loot missing and a sheriff (Broderick Crawford) wounded.

Ambush at Tomahawk Gap

Ambush at Tomahawk Gap

1953

as Kid

6.5
Acting

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

Prince of Pirates

1953

as Prince Roland

7.5
Acting

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

Thunderbirds

1952

as Lt. Gil Hackett

5.7
Acting

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

Rainbow 'Round My Shoulder

1952

as John Derek

Acting

Two singers step in to help an aspiring actress whose grandmother opposes her bid to launch a show-business career

Scandal Sheet

Scandal Sheet

1952

as Steve McCleary

7.0
Acting

A tabloid editor assigns a young reporter to solve a murder the editor committed himself.

The Family Secret

The Family Secret

1951

as David Clark

5.7
Acting

When his son accidentally kills someone, a lawyer must defend the man wrongly charged with the murder.

Mask of the Avenger

Mask of the Avenger

1951

as Capt. Renato Dimorna

5.3
Acting

Costume swashbuckler with heroic John Derek battling evil Anthony Quinn.

Saturday's Hero

Saturday's Hero

1951

as Steve Novak

5.7
Acting

A talented high school football player encounters trouble in a college program.

Rogues of Sherwood Forest

Rogues of Sherwood Forest

1950

as Robin, Earl of Huntington

4.8
Acting

The son of Robin Hood carries on his late father's tradition.

All the King's Men

All the King's Men

1949

as Tom Stark

7.0
Acting

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

Knock on Any Door

1949

as Nick Romano

6.1
Acting

An attorney defends a hoodlum of murder, using the oppressiveness of the slums to appeal to the court.

A Double Life

A Double Life

1947

as Police Stenographer (uncredited)

6.3
Acting

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

I'll Be Seeing You

1944

as Lt. Bruce

7.1
Acting

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

Since You Went Away

1944

as Minor Role (uncredited)

6.5
Acting

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")

Acting

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...