...a Commander of the [[Royal Victorian Order]] for personal services to the Royal Family in the [[1993 New Year Honours|1993 New Years Honours list]]. Jay was born in [[Paddington]], [[London]], the son of Ernest Jay, a [[character actor]], and Catherine (Hay) Jay.<ref>{{Cite web|

| honorific_suffix = [[w:Order of the British Empire|CBE]] ...a variety of radio and television satirical shows and theatre shows, some of which he also directed.

| birth_place = [[Highgate]], [[County of London]], England, UK | education = [[London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art]]

...ster of the United Kingdom|Prime Minister]] [[Tony Blair]] and the widower of ''[[Coronation Street]]'' star [[Pat Phoenix]], marrying her a few days bef ...'s College, Crosby]], where he was awarded a [[bursary]] to cover the cost of his books.<ref name="BBC"/>

| death_place = [[Ballasalla]], [[Isle of Man]] | resting_place = Kirk Bride Churchyard, [[Bride (parish)|Bride]], Isle of Man

| image = Dirk Bogarde Hallmark Hall of Fame.JPG * [[Pacific Ocean theater of World War II|Pacific theater]]

...d 1960s. He often portrayed disreputable members of the [[Social structure of the United Kingdom#Upper class|upper classes]], especially [[wikt:cad|cads] ...ian's]]'' (1957), ''[[I'm All Right Jack]]'' (1959) and ''[[Carlton-Browne of the F.O.]]'' (1959).