# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/john-derek
# Generated: 2026-09-01T14:08:02.851Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/john-derek"
name: "John Derek"
slug: "john-derek"
description: "John Derek was an American actor, filmmaker and photographer. He appeared in such films as Knock on Any Door, All the King's Men, Rogues of Sherwood Forest (1950), and The Ten Commandments (1956). He was also known for launching the career of his fourth wife, Bo Derek."
tagline: "American actor, director and photographer (1926-1998)"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/John_Derek_-_still.jpg?width=1200"
gender: "male"
country:
  name: "United States"
  isoCode: "US"
category:
  name: "Actors"
  slug: "actors"
profileType:
  name: "Actor"
  slug: "actor"
  entityType: "https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q33999"
birthDate: "1926-08-12"
deathDate: "1998-05-22"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
  popularity:           58.11
  momentum:             0.7197687551446238
  historical:           23.68263066666667
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     65
  profileCompleteness:  75
  trendDirection:       "FALLING"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
platforms:
  - platform:  "IMDB"
    url:       "https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001135/"
    handle:    "nm0001135"
sources:
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    title: "Discogs"
    type:  "DATABASE"
  - url: "https://af.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Derek"
    title: "John Derek"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%AC%D9%88%D9%86_%D8%AF%D9%8A%D8%B1%D9%8A%D9%83"
    title: "جون ديريك"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "جون ديريك"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "John Derek"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://azb.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%AC%D8%A7%D9%86_%D8%AF%D8%B1%DA%A9"
    title: "جان درک"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Derek"
    title: "John Derek"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Derek"
    title: "John Derek"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Derek"
    title: "John Derek"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Derek"
    title: "John Derek"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://eu.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Derek"
    title: "John Derek"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%AC%D8%A7%D9%86_%D8%AF%D8%B1%DA%A9"
    title: "جان درک"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://fi.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Derek"
    title: "John Derek"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Derek"
    title: "John Derek"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://hu.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Derek"
    title: "John Derek"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Derek"
    title: "John Derek"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Derek"
    title: "John Derek"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%B8%E3%83%A7%E3%83%B3%E3%83%BB%E3%83%87%E3%83%AC%E3%82%AF"
    title: "ジョン・デレク"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://ko.wikipedia.org/wiki/%EC%A1%B4_%EB%8D%B0%EB%A6%AD"
    title: "존 데릭"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://la.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ioannes_Derek"
    title: "Ioannes Derek"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://lb.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Derek"
    title: "John Derek"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://mg.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Derek"
    title: "John Derek"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Derek"
    title: "John Derek"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Derek"
    title: "John Derek"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Derek"
    title: "John Derek"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://ro.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Derek"
    title: "John Derek"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q448362"
    title: "Wikidata"
    type:  "WIKIDATA"
  - url: "https://www.themoviedb.org/person/39608"
    title: "John Derek"
    type:  "DATABASE"

# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump