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Bryan Forbes (1926–2013)

Actor | Writer | Director

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Established Allied Film Makers (AFM) in 1959 along with Richard Attenborough, Guy Green, Basil Dearden, Michael Relph and Jack Hawkins. AFM acted as a producers co-operative in conjunction with The Rank Organisation which provided 10% of the costs (but no artistic control). The first collaboration was The League of Gentlemen premiered in 1960 and was the sixth most successful box office film of 1960. See more trivia »

Born:

John Theobald Clarke
in Stratford, London, England, UK

Died:

(age 86) in Virginia Water, Surrey, England, UK
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1987 December Flower (TV movie)
Harry Grey
 
1986 First Among Equals (TV mini-series)
Derek Spencer
– Episode #1.5 (1986) … Derek Spencer
 
1985 Restless Natives
Driver
 
1978 International Velvet
Awards Presenter (uncredited)
 
1976 The Slipper and the Rose: The Story of Cinderella
Herald (uncredited)
 
1965 King Rat
Radio (voice) (uncredited)
 
1964 Of Human Bondage (uncredited)
 
1964 A Shot in the Dark
Camp Attendant (as Turk Thrust)
 
1961 The Guns of Navarone
Cohn
 
1960 The League of Gentlemen
Capt. Martin Porthill
 
1960 The Angry Silence
Journalist (uncredited)
 
1959 Yesterday's Enemy
Dawson
 
1958 Hell, Heaven or Hoboken
Young Lieutenant (as Brian Forbes: in closing credits)
 
1958 The Key
Weaver
 
1957 Quatermass II: Enemy from Space
Marsh
 
1956 It's Great to Be Young!
Mr. Parkes, Organ Salesman.
 
1956 Satellite in the Sky
Jimmy Wheeler
 
1956 The Baby and the Battleship
Prof. Evans
 
1956 The Black Tent
Dying Soldier (scenes deleted)
 
1956 Now and Forever
Frisby
 
1956 The Extra Day
Harry
 
1955 The Vise (TV series)
Donald Clifton
– The Bargain (1955) … Donald Clifton
 
1955 Passage Home
Shorty
 
1955 Up to His Neck
Subby
 
1955 The Colditz Story
Jimmy Winslow
 
1954 Journey's End (TV movie)
2nd Lt. Hibbert
 
1954 An Inspector Calls
Eric Birling
 
1954 Man with a Million
Todd
 
1953 Wheel of Fate
Ted Reid
 
1953 BBC Sunday-Night Theatre (TV series)
Robert Vanier
– The Road (1953) … Robert Vanier
 
1953 Sea Devils
Willie
 
1953 Raiders in the Sky
Pilot Officer Peter Greeno (The Brat)
 
1952 The World in His Arms
William Cleggett
 
1952 Flesh and Fury
Fighter (uncredited)
 
1951 Green Grow the Rushes
Fred Starling - Biddle crew member
 
1950 The Wooden Horse
Paul
 
1949 Dear Mr. Prohack
Tony
 
1949 All Over the Town
Trumble
 
1949 Hour of Glory
Peterson, dying gunner (as Brian Forbes)
 
1946 Smith, Our Friend (short)
 
Show ShowWriter (32 titles)
1992 Chaplin (screenplay)
 
1990 The Endless Game (TV movie)
 
1984 The Naked Face
 
1983 Better Late Than Never (writer)
 
1980 Play for Today (TV series)
– Jessie (1980) (writer)
 
1980 Hopscotch (screenplay)
 
1978 International Velvet (written by)
 
1976 The Slipper and the Rose: The Story of Cinderella (screenplay)
 
1973 Colditz (TV series)
– The Way Out (1973) (written by)
 
1971 Long Ago, Tomorrow (screenplay)
 
1970 The Man Who Haunted Himself (uncredited)
 
1968 Deadfall (screenplay)
 
1967 The Whisperers (written for the screen by)
 
1965 King Rat (written for the screen by)
 
1964 McGuire, Go Home! (uncredited)
 
1964 Of Human Bondage
 
1964 Seance on a Wet Afternoon (screenplay)
 
1962 Station Six-Sahara (screenplay)
 
1962 The L-Shaped Room (written for the screen by)
 
1962 Only Two Can Play (screenplay)
 
1960 Man in the Moon (original screenplay)
 
1960 The League of Gentlemen (screenplay)
 
1960 The Angry Silence (screenplay)
 
1959 SOS Pacific (additional scenes and dialogue)
 
1959 Breakout (screenplay)
 
1959 The Captain's Table (screenplay)
 
1958 Hell, Heaven or Hoboken (screenplay)
 
1956 Triple Deception (screenplay)
 
1956 The Baby and the Battleship (additional scenes and dialogue)
 
1956 The Black Tent (screenplay)
 
1955 The Cockleshell Heroes (screenplay)
 
1954 The Black Knight (additional dialogue)
 
Show ShowDirector (19 titles)
1990 The Endless Game (TV movie)
 
1984 The Naked Face
 
1983 Philip Marlowe, Private Eye (TV series)
– The King in Yellow (1983)
 
1983 Better Late Than Never
 
1980 Play for Today (TV series)
– Jessie (1980)
 
1980 Sunday Lovers (segment "An Englishman's Home")
 
1978 International Velvet
 
1976 The Slipper and the Rose: The Story of Cinderella
 
1975 The Stepford Wives
 
1971 Long Ago, Tomorrow
 
1969 The Madwoman of Chaillot
 
1968 Deadfall
 
1967 The Whisperers
 
1966 The Wrong Box
 
1965 King Rat
 
1964 Of Human Bondage (one week - uncredited)
 
1964 Seance on a Wet Afternoon
 
1962 The L-Shaped Room
 
1961 Whistle Down the Wind
 
Show ShowProducer (6 titles)
1978 International Velvet (producer)
 
1972 I Am a Dancer (documentary) (producer - uncredited)
 
1970 The Man Who Haunted Himself (producer - uncredited)
 
1966 The Wrong Box (producer)
 
1964 Seance on a Wet Afternoon (producer - uncredited)
 
1960 The Angry Silence (producer)
 
Show ShowMiscellaneous Crew (1 title)
1967 The Whisperers (publicist - uncredited)
 
Show ShowSelf (37 titles)
2008 Cash in the Celebrity Attic (TV series)
Himself
– Nanette Newman (2008) … Himself
 
2007 British Film Forever (TV mini-series documentary)
Himself
– Bullets, Bombs and Bridges: The Story of the War Film (2007) … Himself (as Bryan Forbes CBE)
– Guns, Gangsters and Getaways: The Story of the British Crime Thriller (2007) … Himself (as Bryan Forbes CBE)
 
2006 A Sense of Carol Reed (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2006 The World's Greatest Actor (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2005 The 100 Greatest Family Films (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2005 Hollywood Greats (TV series documentary)
Himself
– David Niven (2005) … Himself
 
2005 2nd Annual Directors Guild of Great Britain DGGB Awards (video)
Himself - Presenter
 
2005 The Needs of Kim Stanley (documentary)
 
2004 1st Annual Directors Guild of Great Britain DGGB Awards (video)
Himself - Presenter
 
1995-2003 Arena (TV series documentary)
Himself
– The Many Lives of Richard Attenborough (2003) … Himself
– The Peter Sellers Story (1995) … Himself
 
2003 Big Screen Britain (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Whistle Down the Wind (2003) … Himself
 
1968-2002 Omnibus (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Robert Altman in England (2002) … Himself
– Edith Evans: A Birthday Tribute (1968) … Himself
 
2001 The Stepford Life (video documentary short)
Himself
 
1999 The BBC and the BAFTA Lifetime Achievement Tribute to Richard Attenborough (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1999 The Best of British (TV series)
Himself
– Roger Moore (1999) … Himself
 
1995 Empire of the Censors (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1993 Hollywood U.K. (TV series documentary)
Himself - Contributor
– Northern Lights (1993) … Himself - Contributor
 
1992 The South Bank Show (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Sir Richard Attenborough (1992) … Himself
 
1991 An Invitation to Remember (TV series)
Himself
– Bryan Forbes and Nanette Newman (1991) … Himself
 
1989 Elstree Britain's Hollywood (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1988 The Media Show (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #3.2 (1988) … Himself
 
1983 An Audience with Kenneth Williams (TV movie)
Himself
 
1977-1981 Call My Bluff (TV series)
Himself / Himself - Panellist
– Episode dated 20 February 1981 (1981) … Himself - Panellist
– Episode dated 13 February 1981 (1981) … Himself - Panellist
– Episode dated 6 May 1977 (1977) … Himself
– Episode dated 29 April 1977 (1977) … Himself
 
1980 Night of One Hundred Stars (TV movie)
Himself
 
1980 Parkinson (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #10.17 (1980) … Himself
 
1980 The British Greats (TV series)
Himself
– Jack Hawkins (1980) … Himself
 
1978-1980 Looks Familiar (TV series)
Himself - Guest
– Episode dated 31 January 1980 (1980) … Himself - Guest
– Episode dated 23 November 1978 (1978) … Himself - Guest
 
1979 Clapper Board (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 1 January 1979 (1979) … Himself
 
1978 Meeting the Challenge: International Velvet (documentary short)
Himself - Director of 'International Velvet'
 
1976 The Elstree Story (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1972 I Am a Dancer (documentary)
Narrator (voice)
 
1971 The David Frost Show (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #4.19 (1971) … Himself
 
1969 Dee Time (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #1.146 (1969) … Himself
 
1966 Late Show London (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #1.27 (1966) … Himself
 
1966 Cinema (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Bryan Forbes (1966) … Himself
 
1966 Late Night Lineup (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 11 January 1966 (1966) … Himself
 
1962 This Is Your Life (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Richard Attenborough (1962) … Himself
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (2 titles)
2009 Paul Merton Looks at Alfred Hitchcock (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2000 Sir John Mills' Moving Memories (video documentary)
Himself
 

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Personal Details

Other Works:

(1950) He acted in Wynyard Browne's play, "The Holly and the Ivy", at the Duchess Theatre in London, England with Jane Baxter and Herbert Lomas in the cast. Frith Banbury was the director. See more »

Publicity Listings:

2 Print Biographies  | 2 Interviews  | 46 Articles  | 1 Magazine Cover Photo  | See more »

Alternate Names:

Bryan Forbes CBE | Brian Forbes | Turk Thrust
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Personal Quote:

I may not have come up the hard way, but I have come up the whole way. See more »

Trivia:

Established Allied Film Makers (AFM) in 1959 along with Richard Attenborough, Guy Green, Basil Dearden, Michael Relph and Jack Hawkins. AFM acted as a producers co-operative in conjunction with The Rank Organisation which provided 10% of the costs (but no artistic control). The first collaboration was The League of Gentlemen premiered in 1960 and was the sixth most successful box office film of 1960. See more »

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