John Derek

Acting

John Derek

Born — Died

1926-08-12 — 1998-05-22

Known for

Acting

Credits

57 titles

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

Film credits

1950s · 27 titles

The Ten Commandments poster
7.8

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 quest to reclaim his destiny as the leader and liberator of the Hebrew people.

The Ten Commandments

1956

Run for Cover poster
6.8

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

Run for Cover

1955

Mask of the Avenger poster
5.8

Costume swashbuckler with heroic John Derek battling evil Anthony Quinn.

Mask of the Avenger

1951

The Outcast poster
6.7

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 rest of the film trying to regain his birthright and clear his name. The two women in Jet's life are Judy Polsen, who chases him for so long that he finally catches her, and Alice Austin, Major Cosgrave's fianee.

The Outcast

1954

Thunderbirds poster
6.0

An Oklahoma National Guard unit, comprised mainly of Native Americans, is called up for duty at the start of World War II.

Thunderbirds

1952

The Adventures of Hajji Baba poster
6.0

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 Caliph into giving her in marriage to Nur-El-Din, a rival prince known far and wide as mean and fickle. Her father intends for Fawzia to marry a friend and ally, and makes plans to send her to him.

The Adventures of Hajji Baba

1954

Ambush at Tomahawk Gap poster
6.6

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 stole and was buried by a partner somewhere in the town. While hunting, the Indians attack, and a life and death battle ensues.

Ambush at Tomahawk Gap

1953

Massacre at Sand Creek poster
5.5

A fictionalized account of the infamous massacre of Cheyenne and Arapaho at Sand Creek by a militia unit led by an extremist Colonel.

Massacre at Sand Creek

1956

The Last Posse poster
6.3

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

The Last Posse

1953

An Annapolis Story poster
4.2

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

An Annapolis Story

1955

Scandal Sheet poster
7.0

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

Scandal Sheet

1952

Pirate of the Half Moon poster
8.0

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 to fire a salute to the noble lady and thus has no more when a bunch of pirates, led by Nadir, launches an attack against his castle. Nadir is the dashing fiery hero.

Pirate of the Half Moon

1957

The Family Secret poster
6.1

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

The Family Secret

1951

Sea of Lost Ships poster
7.0

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 Coast Guard Academy, but the hero's son winds up being thrown out, bringing disgrace to his adopted family.

Sea of Lost Ships

1953

Rogues of Sherwood Forest poster
5.3

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

Rogues of Sherwood Forest

1950

Omar Khayyam poster
5.8

In the 11th century Seljuk Empire, Persian poet and mathematician Omar Khayyam's lover marries the Shah but the Shah, whose life is threatened by a sect of assassins, appoints Omar royal advisor.

Omar Khayyam

1957

Prince of Pirates poster
8.2

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 his younger brother, Prince Roland, who favors a treaty with the French. Stephan orders Roland imprisoned but Roland escapes and leads a revolt.

Prince of Pirates

1953

The Flesh Is Weak poster
5.9

Giani is a pimp who preys on the naïve, ‘just off the bus’ young women who come to post-war London for fortune.

The Flesh Is Weak

1957

The Leather Saint poster
8.0

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 to fight in an actual staged bout, until he realizes he could use the prize money to purchase equipment for local polio victims. Keeping his real identity secret and hoping to step away after one big payday, Gil signs a contract to fight for greedy promoter Gus MacAuliffe.

The Leather Saint

1956

Prisoner of the Volga poster
5.2

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

Prisoner of the Volga

1959

Rainbow 'Round My Shoulder poster
10.0

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

Rainbow 'Round My Shoulder

1952

Saturday's Hero poster
6.2

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

Saturday's Hero

1951

High Hell poster
9.0

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

High Hell

1958

Fury at Showdown poster
5.6

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 has other ideas.

Fury at Showdown

1957

Prince of Players poster
5.5

This biopic follows the story of Shakespearean actor Edwin Booth and his rise to fame. Edwin's career begins when he replaces his alcoholic father, the great actor Junius Brutus Booth, in a production of "Richard III" after Junius forgets his lines. As an adult, Edwin performs many lead roles and sparks a rivalry with his brother, John Wilkes. But after his brief time as a celebrity, Edwin's career is cut short by family tragedy.

Prince of Players

1955

Mission Over Korea poster
6.0

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

Mission Over Korea

1953

The Big Moment poster
NR

A trilogy of individual stories depicting an account of crucial moments in the lives of three different individuals given a chance to live with dignity and self-respect: one, a young thief from Casablanca; another, an immigrant doctor brought to the United States; and the third, a Holocaust survivor.

The Big Moment

1954

1940s · 6 titles

All the King's Men poster
7.0

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 classy society girl, and a too-clever-for-her-own-good political flack.

All the King's Men

1949

Since You Went Away poster
6.6

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 his wife and two teen daughters.

Since You Went Away

1944

Knock on Any Door poster
6.2

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

Knock on Any Door

1949

A Double Life poster
6.3

A Shakespearian actor starring as Othello opposite his wife finds the character's jealous rage taking over his mind off-stage.

A Double Life

1947

I'll Be Seeing You poster
6.9

Mary Marshall, serving six years for accidental manslaughter, is given a Christmas furlough to visit her closest relatives, her uncle and his family in a small Midwestern town. On the journey, she meets Zach Morgan, a troubled army sergeant on leave from a military hospital. Although his physical wounds have healed, he suffers from PTSD and is subject to panic attacks. The pair are attracted to one another and, in the warm atmosphere of the Christmas season friendship, blossoms into romance, but Mary is reluctant to tell him of her past and that she must shortly return to serve the remainder of her sentence.

I'll Be Seeing You

1944

No artwork available
8.0

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 Harris), causes them to act violently against one another, before a magical rite takes place in which the sister's binding spell is destroyed by the brother.

The Nest

1943

Series credits

Behind the camera

Tarzan the Ape Man poster
4.1

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 with Tarzan establish a (sexual) bond between her and Tarzan. When the expedition is captured by savages, Tarzan comes to the rescue.

Tarzan the Ape Man

1981

Bolero poster
3.5

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 Arabian sheik and a Spanish bullfighter. Her friend and butler accompany her and help to arrange her couplings.

Bolero

1984

Bolero poster
3.5

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 Arabian sheik and a Spanish bullfighter. Her friend and butler accompany her and help to arrange her couplings.

Bolero

1984

Ghosts Can't Do It poster
2.7

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 and kill a young man in order for Scott to possess his body and be with her again.

Ghosts Can't Do It

1989

Ghosts Can't Do It poster
2.7

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 and kill a young man in order for Scott to possess his body and be with her again.

Ghosts Can't Do It

1989

Nightmare in the Sun poster
3.0

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

Nightmare in the Sun

1965

Fantasies poster
2.3

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 girl and boy discover that their love goes beyond filial...

Fantasies

1981

Fantasies poster
2.3

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 girl and boy discover that their love goes beyond filial...

Fantasies

1981

Once Before I Die poster
3.4

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 safety and the streets of Manila. During the perilous trek, Alex befriends a virginal young soldier whose only desire is to have sex once before he dies.

Once Before I Die

1966

Once Before I Die poster
3.4

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 safety and the streets of Manila. During the perilous trek, Alex befriends a virginal young soldier whose only desire is to have sex once before he dies.

Once Before I Die

1966

A Boy... A Girl poster
4.0

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

A Boy... A Girl

1969

A Boy... A Girl poster
4.0

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

A Boy... A Girl

1969

Childish Things poster
3.0

An alcoholic former serviceman goes to work collecting debts for gangsters and committing various other crimes, then has a religious conversion and helps other alcoholics.

Childish Things

1969

Love You! poster
7.0

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 romantic weekend together on a secluded section of California beach, it becomes clear to Charlie that in order for her to enjoy true pleasure, she will have to break free of her reserved shell...

Love You!

1979