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Overview
Date of Birth:
Trivia:
Left RADA before graduating after he was refused permission to take on... more
Awards:
Nominated for Oscar.
Another
9 wins
&
10 nominations
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NewsDesk:
(4 articles)
An Evening with ‘Pinewood Legends’ at Pinewood Studios
(From HeyUGuys. 13 November 2009, 6:53 AM, PST)
Rare Movie Alert! "The Wrong Box" On TCM August 29
(From CinemaRetro. 27 August 2009, 3:29 AM, PDT)
(From HeyUGuys. 13 November 2009, 6:53 AM, PST)
Rare Movie Alert! "The Wrong Box" On TCM August 29
(From CinemaRetro. 27 August 2009, 3:29 AM, PDT)
Alternate Names:
Bryan Forbes CBE | Turk Thrust
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Filmography
Jump to filmography as: Actor, Writer, Director, Producer, Miscellaneous Crew, Self, Archive Footage
Actor:
- Restless Natives (1985) .... Driver
- December Flower (1984) (TV) .... Harry Grey
- International Velvet (1978) (uncredited) .... Awards Presenter
- The Slipper and the Rose: The Story of Cinderella (1976) (uncredited) .... Herald
... aka The Slipper and the Rose (UK: short title) - King Rat (1965) (voice) (uncredited) .... Radio
- Of Human Bondage (1964) (uncredited)
... aka W. Somerset Maugham's of Human Bondage (USA: complete title) - A Shot in the Dark (1964) (as Turk Thrust) .... Camp Attendant
- The Guns of Navarone (1961) .... Cohn
- The League of Gentlemen (1960) .... Porthill
- The Angry Silence (1960) (uncredited) .... Journalist
- Yesterday's Enemy (1959) .... Dawson
- I Was Monty's Double (1958) .... Lt. Butterfield
... aka Hell, Heaven or Hoboken - The Key (1958) .... Weaver
- Quatermass 2 (1957) .... Marsh
... aka Enemy from Space (USA)
... aka Quatermass II: Enemy from Space (USA) - It's Great to Be Young! (1956) .... Mr. Parkes, Organ Salesman.
- Satellite in the Sky (1956) .... Jimmy Wheeler
- The Baby and the Battleship (1956) .... Prof. Evans
- The Black Tent (1956) (scenes deleted) .... Dying Soldier
- Now and Forever (1956) .... Frisby
- The Extra Day (1956) .... Harry
- "The Vise" .... Donald Clifton (1 episode, 1955)
... aka Detective's Diary (USA: rerun title)
... aka Saber of London (UK: alternative title)
... aka The Vise: Mark Saber (USA: third and fourth season title)
... aka Uncovered (syndication title)
- The Bargain (1955) TV episode .... Donald Clifton - Passage Home (1955) .... Shorty
- The Colditz Story (1955) .... Jimmy Winslow
- An Inspector Calls (1954) .... Eric Birling
- The Million Pound Note (1954) .... Todd
... aka Man with a Million (USA) - Up to His Neck (1954) .... Subby
- Wheel of Fate (1953) .... Ted
- "BBC Sunday-Night Theatre" .... Robert Vanier (1 episode, 1953)
- The Road (1953) TV episode .... Robert Vanier - Appointment in London (1953) .... Pilot Officer Peter Greeno (The Brat)
... aka Raiders in the Sky (USA) - Sea Devils (1953) .... Willie
- The World in His Arms (1952) .... William Cleggett
- Flesh and Fury (1952) (uncredited) .... Fighter
- Green Grow the Rushes (1951) .... Fred Starling - Biddle crew member
... aka Brandy Ashore - The Wooden Horse (1950) .... Paul
- Dear Mr. Prohack (1949) .... Tony
- All Over the Town (1949) .... Trumble
- The Small Back Room (1949) .... Peterson, dying gunner
... aka Hour of Glory (USA)
Writer:
- Chaplin (1992) (screenplay)
... aka Charlot (Italy) - The Endless Game (1990) (TV) (writer)
- The Naked Face (1984) (writer)
- Better Late Than Never (1982) (writer)
... aka Whose Little Girl Are You? - "Play for Today" (1 episode, 1980)
- Jessie (1980) TV episode (writer) - Hopscotch (1980) (screenplay)
- International Velvet (1978) (written by)
- The Slipper and the Rose: The Story of Cinderella (1976) (screenplay)
... aka The Slipper and the Rose (UK: short title) - "Colditz" (1 episode, 1973)
- The Way Out (1973) TV episode (writer) - The Raging Moon (1971) (screenplay)
... aka Long Ago, Tomorrow (USA) - The Man Who Haunted Himself (1970) (uncredited)
- Deadfall (1968) (screenplay)
- The Whisperers (1967) (written for the screen by)
... aka Bryan Forbes' Production of The Whisperers (UK: complete title) - King Rat (1965) (written for the screen by)
- The High Bright Sun (1964) (writer)
... aka A Date with Death (USA: video title)
... aka McGuire, Go Home! (USA) - Of Human Bondage (1964) (uncredited)
... aka W. Somerset Maugham's of Human Bondage (USA: complete title) - Seance on a Wet Afternoon (1964) (screenplay)
... aka Séance on a Wet Afternoon - Station Six-Sahara (1962) (screenplay)
... aka Endstation 13 Sahara (West Germany) - The L-Shaped Room (1962) (screenplay)
- Only Two Can Play (1962) (screenplay)
- Man in the Moon (1960) (original screenplay)
- The League of Gentlemen (1960) (screenplay)
- The Angry Silence (1960) (screenplay)
- SOS Pacific (1959) (dialogue)
... aka S.O.S. Pacific (USA: poster title) - Danger Within (1959) (screenplay)
... aka Breakout (USA) - The Captain's Table (1959) (screenplay)
... aka Shenanigans - I Was Monty's Double (1958) (screenplay)
... aka Hell, Heaven or Hoboken - House of Secrets (1956) (screenplay)
... aka Triple Deception (USA) - The Baby and the Battleship (1956) (additional scenes and dialogue)
- The Black Tent (1956) (screenplay)
- The Cockleshell Heroes (1955) (screenplay)
... aka Cockle Shell Heroes (Australia: video box title) (International: English title: alternative spelling)
... aka Cockleshell Heroes (Australia: video box title) - The Black Knight (1954/I) (additional dialogue)
Director:
- The Endless Game (1990) (TV)
- The Naked Face (1984)
- "Philip Marlowe, Private Eye" (1 episode, 1983)
- The King in Yellow (1983) TV episode - Better Late Than Never (1982)
... aka Whose Little Girl Are You? - "Play for Today" (1 episode, 1980)
- Jessie (1980) TV episode - Sunday Lovers (1980) (segment "An Englishman's Home")
... aka I seduttori della domenica (Italy)
... aka Les séducteurs (France) - International Velvet (1978)
- The Slipper and the Rose: The Story of Cinderella (1976)
... aka The Slipper and the Rose (UK: short title) - The Stepford Wives (1975)
- The Raging Moon (1971)
... aka Long Ago, Tomorrow (USA) - The Madwoman of Chaillot (1969)
- Deadfall (1968)
- The Whisperers (1967)
... aka Bryan Forbes' Production of The Whisperers (UK: complete title) - The Wrong Box (1966)
- King Rat (1965)
- Of Human Bondage (1964) (one week) (uncredited)
... aka W. Somerset Maugham's of Human Bondage (USA: complete title) - Seance on a Wet Afternoon (1964)
... aka Séance on a Wet Afternoon - The L-Shaped Room (1962)
- Whistle Down the Wind (1961)
Producer:
- International Velvet (1978) (producer)
- I Am a Dancer (1972) (producer) (uncredited)
... aka Un danseur: Rudolph Nureyev (France) - The Man Who Haunted Himself (1970) (producer) (uncredited)
- The Wrong Box (1966) (producer)
- Seance on a Wet Afternoon (1964) (producer) (uncredited)
... aka Séance on a Wet Afternoon - The Angry Silence (1960) (producer)
Miscellaneous Crew:
- The Whisperers (1967) (publicist)
... aka Bryan Forbes' Production of The Whisperers (UK: complete title)
Self:
- "Cash in the Celebrity Attic" .... Himself (1 episode, 2008)
- Nanette Newman (2008) TV episode .... Himself - "British Film Forever" .... Himself (2 episodes, 2007)
- Bullets, Bombs and Bridges: The Story of the War Film (2007) TV episode (as Bryan Forbes CBE) .... Himself
- Guns, Gangsters and Getaways: The Story of the British Crime Thriller (2007) TV episode (as Bryan Forbes CBE) .... Himself - A Sense of Carol Reed (2006) (V) .... Himself
- The 100 Greatest Family Films (2005) (TV) .... Himself
- "The Hollywood Greats" .... Himself (1 episode, 2005)
... aka Hollywood Greats (USA: new title)
- David Niven (2005) TV episode .... Himself - 2nd Annual Directors Guild of Great Britain DGGB Awards (2005) (V) .... Himself - Presenter
- The Needs of Kim Stanley (2005)
- 1st Annual Directors Guild of Great Britain DGGB Awards (2004) (V) .... Himself - Presenter
- "Arena" .... Himself (2 episodes, 1995-2003)
- The Many Lives of Richard Attenborough (2003) TV episode .... Himself
- The Peter Sellers Story (1995) TV episode .... Himself - "Big Screen Britain" .... Himself (1 episode, 2003)
- Whistle Down the Wind (2003) TV episode .... Himself - "Omnibus" .... Himself (2 episodes, 1968-2002)
- Robert Altman in England (2002) TV episode .... Himself
- Edith Evans: A Birthday Tribute (1968) TV episode .... Himself - The Stepford Life (2001) (V) .... Himself
- The BBC and the BAFTA Lifetime Achievement Tribute to Richard Attenborough (1999) (TV) .... Himself
- "The Best of British" .... Himself (1 episode, 1999)
- Roger Moore (1999) TV episode .... Himself - Empire of the Censors (1995) (TV) .... Himself
- "Hollywood U.K." .... Himself - Contributor (1 episode, 1993)
- Northern Lights (1993) TV episode .... Himself - Contributor - An Audience with Kenneth Williams (1983) (TV) .... Himself
- "Call My Bluff" .... Himself - Panellist / ... (3 episodes, 1977-1981)
- Episode dated 20 February 1981 (1981) TV episode .... Himself - Panellist
- Episode dated 13 February 1981 (1981) TV episode .... Himself - Panellist
- Episode dated 29 April 1977 (1977) TV episode .... Himself - "The British Greats" .... Himself (1 episode, 1980)
- Jack Hawkins (1980) TV episode .... Himself - "Looks Familiar" .... Himself - Guest (2 episodes, 1978-1980)
- Episode dated 31 January 1980 (1980) TV episode .... Himself - Guest
- Episode dated 23 November 1978 (1978) TV episode .... Himself - Guest - The Elstree Story (1976) (TV) .... Himself
- I Am a Dancer (1972) .... Narrator
... aka Un danseur: Rudolph Nureyev (France) - "Late Show London" .... Himself (1 episode, 1966)
- Episode dated 21 March 1966 (1966) TV episode .... Himself - "This Is Your Life" .... Himself (1 episode, 1962)
- Richard Attenborough (1962) TV episode .... Himself
Archive Footage:
- Paul Merton Looks at Alfred Hitchcock (2009) (TV) .... Himself
- Sir John Mills' Moving Memories (2000) (V) .... Himself
Additional Details
Other Works:
"Ned's Girl", an authorized biography of Dame Edith Evans (1977).
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Publicity Listings:
2 Print Biographies | 1 Interview | 26 Articles | 2 Pictorials
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