Movies Starring John Derek
Welcome to our dedicated collection of films featuring John Derek. Here, you’ll find a diverse lineup of titles that showcase the actor’s range, talent, and unforgettable on-screen presence. Whether you’re a longtime admirer or discovering John derek’s performances for the first time, this selection offers something for every taste—encompassing both critically acclaimed roles and underrated gems waiting to be explored.
Once Before I Die (1966)
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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.
The Flesh Is Weak (1957)
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Giani is a pimp who preys on the naïve, ‘just off the bus’ young women who come to post-war London for fortune.
Omar Khayyam (1957)
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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.
Run for Cover (1955)
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An ex-convict drifter and his flawed young partner are made sheriff and deputy of a Western town.
The Adventures of Hajji Baba (1954)
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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 Outcast (1954)
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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.
Ambush at Tomahawk Gap (1953)
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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.
The Last Posse (1953)
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A posse's pursuit of bank robbers ends with loot missing and a sheriff (Broderick Crawford) wounded.
Scandal Sheet (1952)
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A tabloid editor assigns a young reporter to solve a murder the editor committed himself.
The Family Secret (1951)
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When his son accidentally kills someone, a lawyer must defend the man wrongly charged with the murder.
Knock on Any Door (1949)
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An attorney defends a hoodlum of murder, using the oppressiveness of the slums to appeal to the court.
All the King's Men (1949)
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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.