John Derek

Acting

John Derek

Born 1926-08-12

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.

Acting credits

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

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

Exodus poster
6.7

Ari Ben Canaan, a passionate member of the Jewish paramilitary group Haganah, attempts to transport 600 Jewish refugees on a dangerous voyage from Cyprus to Palestine on a ship named the Exodus. He faces obstruction from British forces, who will not grant the ship passage to its destination.

Exodus

1960

A Double Life poster
6.4

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

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

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

I'll Be Seeing You poster
6.9

Mary Marshall, serving a six year term for accidental manslaughter, is given a Christmas furlough from prison to visit her closest relatives, her uncle and his family in a small Midwestern town. On the train she meets Zach Morgan, a troubled army sergeant on leave for the holidays from a military hospital. Although his physical wounds have healed, he is suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder 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 prison to serve the remainder of her sentence.

I'll Be Seeing You

1944

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

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

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

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

Scandal Sheet poster
7.0

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

Scandal Sheet

1952

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

An Annapolis Story poster
4.3

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

An Annapolis Story

1955

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

The Making of The Ten Commandments poster
8.0

Go behind the scenes of the beloved biblical epic The Ten Commandments, starring Charlton Heston as Moses and directed by legendary filmmaker Cecil B. DeMille, who also introduces this documentary. Visit the sets in Egypt, where the Old Testament scenes were acted out, and watch newsreel footage of the gala Hollywood premiere. Also included is a compilation of clips from biblical films called "Hollywood Looks at the Bible."

The Making of The Ten Commandments

2003

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

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

Mission Over Korea poster
6.0

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

Mission Over Korea

1953

Omar Khayyam poster
5.8

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 are still popular the world over. The details of his life are unknown, so this movie invents a biography for him and includes in it his real achievements - the invention of a new calendar and the penning of those epigrammatic poems. This film has him romancing a sultan's bride and foiling the assassin sect's plot to kill the sultan's son.

Omar Khayyam

1957

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

Mask of the Avenger poster
5.8

Costume swashbuckler with heroic John Derek battling evil Anthony Quinn.

Mask of the Avenger

1951

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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