Bryan Forbes

Personal Info

Known For

Directing

Known Credits

43

Gender

Male

Birthday

1926-07-22

Deathday

2013-05-08 (86 years old)

Place of Birth

Stratford, London, England, UK

Also Known As

  • John Theobald Clarke

Bryan Forbes

Biography

Bryan Forbes (22 July 1926 – 8 May 2013) was an English film director, screenwriter, film producer, actor and novelist.

Known For

The Guns of Navarone
7.3%

The Guns of Navarone

Apr 27, 1961

A Shot in the Dark
7.2%

A Shot in the Dark

Jun 23, 1964

Quatermass 2
6.4%

Quatermass 2

May 24, 1957

An Inspector Calls
7.1%

An Inspector Calls

Mar 16, 1954

The League of Gentlemen
7.0%

The League of Gentlemen

Apr 15, 1960

The Million Pound Note
6.8%

The Million Pound Note

Jan 7, 1954

King Rat
7.0%

King Rat

Oct 27, 1965

The Small Back Room
6.7%

The Small Back Room

Feb 21, 1949

The Colditz Story
6.7%

The Colditz Story

Jan 25, 1955

The Slipper and the Rose
6.9%

The Slipper and the Rose

Mar 25, 1976

Yesterday's Enemy
7.2%

Yesterday's Enemy

Sep 10, 1959

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Acting

2006
A Sense of Carol Reed as Self
2003
The Many Lives of Richard Attenborough
2003
Memories on a Wet Afternoon as Self
2001
The Stepford Life as Himself
2000
Sir John Mills' Moving Memories as Self (archive footage)
1995
Empire of the Censors as Self
1989
Elstree: Britain's Hollywood as Self
1985
Restless Natives as Driver
1984
December Flower as Harry Grey
1983
An Audience with Kenneth Williams
1978
An Audience with... as Self
1976
The Slipper and the Rose as Herald (uncredited)
1973
Elton John and Bernie Taupin Say Goodbye Norma Jean and Other Things as Self
1972
I Am a Dancer as Narrator (voice)
1969
Hitchcock at the N.F.T. as Self
1965
King Rat as Radio (Voice)
1964
A Shot in the Dark as Camp Attendant
1961
The Guns of Navarone as Cohn
1960
The League of Gentlemen as Porthill
1959
Yesterday's Enemy as Dawson
1958
I Was Monty's Double as Butterfield
1958
The Key as Weaver
1957
Quatermass 2 as Marsh
1956
It's Great to be Young! as Organ Salesman
1956
Now and Forever as Frisby
1956
Satellite in the Sky as Jimmy Wheeler
1956
The Baby and the Battleship as Prof. Evans
1956
The Extra Day as Harry
1955
Alfred Hitchcock Presents as Self (archive footage)
1955
Passage Home as Shorty
1955
The Colditz Story as Jimmy Winslow
1954
An Inspector Calls as Eric Birling
1954
The Million Pound Note as Todd
1954
Up to His Neck as Subby
1953
Wheel of Fate as Ted Reid
1953
Sea Devils as Willie
1953
Appointment in London as The Brat
1952
The World in His Arms as William Cleggett
1951
Green Grow the Rushes as Fred Starling
1950
The Wooden Horse as Paul
1949
Dear Mr. Prohack as Tony
1949
All Over the Town as Trumble
1949
The Small Back Room as Peterson

Directing

1989
The Endless Game as Director
1984
The Naked Face as Director
1983
Philip Marlowe, Private Eye as Director
1983
Better Late Than Never as Director
1980
Jessie as Director
1980
Sunday Lovers as Director
1978
International Velvet as Director
1976
The Slipper and the Rose as Director
1975
The Stepford Wives as Director
1973
Elton John and Bernie Taupin Say Goodbye Norma Jean and Other Things as Director
1971
The Raging Moon as Director
1969
The Madwoman of Chaillot as Director
1968
Deadfall as Director
1967
The Whisperers as Director
1966
The Wrong Box as Director
1965
King Rat as Director
1964
Of Human Bondage as Director
1964
Seance on a Wet Afternoon as Director
1962
The L-Shaped Room as Director
1961
Whistle Down the Wind as Director

Production

1978
International Velvet as Producer
1973
Elton John and Bernie Taupin Say Goodbye Norma Jean and Other Things as Producer
1972
I Am a Dancer as Producer
1970
The Man Who Haunted Himself as Producer
1970
Eyewitness as Executive Producer
1966
The Wrong Box as Producer
1964
Seance on a Wet Afternoon as Producer
1960
The Angry Silence as Producer

Writing

1992
Chaplin as Screenplay
1989
The Endless Game as Writer
1984
The Naked Face as Writer
1983
Better Late Than Never as Writer
1980
Jessie as Writer
1980
Hopscotch as Screenplay
1978
International Velvet as Screenplay
1976
The Slipper and the Rose as Screenplay
1971
The Raging Moon as Screenplay
1968
Deadfall as Screenplay
1967
The Whisperers as Screenplay
1965
King Rat as Screenplay
1964
The High Bright Sun as Writer
1964
Of Human Bondage as Writer
1964
Seance on a Wet Afternoon as Screenplay
1963
Station Six-Sahara as Screenplay
1962
The L-Shaped Room as Writer
1962
Only Two Can Play as Screenplay
1960
Man in the Moon as Screenplay
1960
The League of Gentlemen as Screenplay
1960
The Angry Silence as Writer
1959
Danger Within as Screenplay
1959
The Captain's Table as Writer
1958
I Was Monty's Double as Screenplay
1956
House of Secrets as Screenplay
1956
The Baby and the Battleship as Dialogue
1956
The Black Tent as Writer
1955
The Cockleshell Heroes as Writer
1954
The Black Knight as Dialogue
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