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Bryan Forbes 1926 M. (1) Constance Smith
(2) Nanette Newman
Daughters Emma Forbes and Sarah Forbes

Started at RADA.
As well as acting, Bryan has written several novels, as well as screenplays. He is also a Director and Producer.
Deveoped MS in 1975, but has been in remission for many years
Appointed a CBE for services to the Arts in the Queen's birthday honours list of June 2004.

Year Theatre Play Character TV Character Film Character
1944 Hippodrome, Bristol Flare Path ..... .. ..... .. ..
1948 Aldwych Theatre September Tide ..... .. ..... .. ..
1949 .. .. ..... .. ..... The Small Back Room Peterson, dying gunner
1949 .. .. ..... .. ..... All Over the Town Trumble
1949 .. .. ..... .. ..... Dear Mr. Prohack Tony
1950 .. .. ..... .. ..... The Wooden Horse Paul
1951 .. .. ..... .. ..... Green Grow the Rushes Fred
1952 .. .. ..... .. ..... Appointment in London Pilot Officer Peter Greeno
1952 .. .. ..... .. ..... Flesh and Fury Fighter
1952 .. .. ..... .. ..... The World in His Arms William Cleggett
1953 .. .. ..... The Road ..... Sea Devils Willie
1953 .. .. ..... .. ..... Wheel of Fate Ted
1953 .. .. ..... .. ..... The Million Pound Note Todd
1954 .. .. ..... .. ..... Up to His Neck Subby
1954 .. .. ..... .. ..... An Inspector Calls Eric Birling
1955 .. .. ..... The Vise - The Bargain ..... The Colditz Story Jimmy Winslow
1955 .. .. ..... .. ..... Passage Home Shorty
1956 .. .. ..... .. ..... The Extra Day Harry
1956 .. .. ..... .. ..... Now and Forever Frisby
1956 .. .. ..... .. ..... The Black Tent Dying Soldier
1956 .. .. ..... .. ..... The Baby and the Battleship Prof. Evans
1956 .. .. ..... .. ..... Satellite in the Sky Jimmy Wheeler
1956 .. .. ..... .. ..... It's Great to Be Young! Mr. Parkes, Organ Salesman.
1957 .. .. ..... .. ..... Quatermass 2 Marsh
1958 .. .. ..... .. ..... The Key Weaver
1958 .. .. ..... .. ..... I Was Monty's Double Young Lieutenant
1959 .. .. ..... .. ..... The League of Gentlemen Porthill
1959 .. .. ..... .. ..... Yesterday's Enemy Dawson
1960 .. .. ..... .. ..... The Angry Silence Journalist
1961 .. .. ..... .. ..... The Guns of Navarone Cohn
1964 .. .. ..... .. ..... A Shot in the Dark Camp Attendant
1964 .. .. ..... .. ..... Of Human Bondage ..
1969 Phoenix Theatre A Talent to Amuse ..... .. ..... .... ..
1976 .. .. ..... .. ..... The Slipper and the Rose Herald
1978 .. .. ..... .. ..... International Velvet Awards Presenter
1980 Theatre Royal, Bath Macbeth Director .. ..... .... ..
1982 Theatre Royal, Bath Star Quality Director .. ..... .... ..
1984 .. .. ..... December Flower ..... .. ..
1985 .. .. ..... .. ..... Restless Natives Driver
1987 The Royalty Theatre Living Room Director .. ..... .... ....


Year Writer / Screenplay Producer Director
1954 The Black Knight .. .....
1955 The Cockleshell Heroes .. .....
1956 The Black Tent .. .....
1956 The Baby and the Battleship .. .....
1956 House of Secrets .. .....
1958 I Was Monty's Double .. .....
1959 The League of Gentlemen .. .....
1959 The Captain's Table .. .....
1959 Danger Within .. .....
1959 SOS Pacific .. .....
1960 The Angry Silence The Angry Silence .....
1960 Man in the Moon .. .....
1961 .. .. Whistle Down the Wind
1962 Only Two Can Play .. .....
1962 The L-Shaped Room .. The L-Shaped Room
1962 Station Six-Sahara .. .....
1964 Seance on a Wet Afternoon Seance on a Wet Afternoon Seance on a Wet Afternoon
1964 Of Human Bondage .. Of Human Bondage
1964 The High Bright Sun .. .....
1965 King Rat .. King Rat
1966 .. .The Wrong Box The Wrong Box
1967 The Whisperers .. The Whisperers
1968 Deadfall .. Deadfall
1969 .. .. The Madwoman of Chaillot
1970 The Man Who Haunted Himself The Man Who Haunted Himself .....
1971 The Raging Moon .. The Raging Moon
1972 TV - Colditz I Am a Dancer .....
1975 .. .. The Stepford Wives
1976 The Slipper and the Rose .. The Slipper and the Rose
1978 International Velvet International Velvet International Velvet
1980 Hopscotch .. Sunday Lovers
1980 TV - Play for Today - Jessie .. TV - Play for Today - Jessie
1982 Better Late Than Never .. Better Late Than Never
1983 .. .. TV - Philip Marlowe, Private Eye - The King in Yellow
1984 The Naked Face .. The Naked Face
1990 TV - The Endless Game .. TV - The Endless Game
1992 Chaplin .. .....
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