The late Dirk Bogarde was a celebrated British actor ... Amidst his fame and acclaim, it was something of an open secret that Bogarde was gay, despite never publicly coming out, and he spent ...

But Hollywood star Dirk Bogarde could never have guessed that he ... MI5 feared that Bogarde could have been the target of a gay 'entrapment' by the KGB, after it was claimed his name was on ...

FILM star Dirk Bogarde was investigated by spies at MI5 as they thought he could be the target of a gay “entrapment” attempt by the Russians, newly-declassified files show. Documents released ...

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Actor Dirk Bogarde was warned by MI5 that he could be the target of a gay “entrapment” sting by the KGB, newly-declassified files reveal today. The intelligence documents released to the ...

FILM star Dirk Bogarde was warned by MI5 that he could be the target of a gay “entrapment” attempt by the KGB, according to newly declassified intelligence files. Documents released to the National ...

These revelations, alongside other intelligence records, are temporarily housed at the Bodleian Library, Oxford, awaiting a decision on their permanent home. The post MI5 warned actor Dirk Bogarde he ...

Newly declassified files show the actor’s name was on a list of ‘practising British homosexuals’ passed to the Russians.