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Bryan Forbes

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

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Born
Jul 22, 1926
Died
May 8, 2013
Birthplace
Stratford, London, England, UK
Known For
Directing

Biography

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

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Known For

TVPlay for Today
Play for TodayDirector · 1970
★ 6.6

Filmography

Movies

All Over the TownTrumble
1949
Dear Mr. ProhackTony
1949
The Small Back RoomPeterson
1949
The Wooden HorsePaul
1950
Green Grow the RushesFred Starling
1951
The World in His ArmsWilliam Cleggett
1952
Appointment in LondonThe Brat
1953
Sea DevilsWillie
1953
Wheel of FateTed Reid
1953
An Inspector CallsEric Birling
1954
The Black KnightDialogue
1954
The Million Pound NoteTodd
1954
Up to His NeckSubby
1954
Passage HomeShorty
1955
The Cockleshell HeroesWriter
1955
The Colditz StoryJimmy Winslow
1955
House of SecretsScreenplay
1956
It's Great to be Young!Organ Salesman
1956
Now and ForeverFrisby
1956
Satellite in the SkyJimmy Wheeler
1956
The Baby and the BattleshipProf. Evans
1956
The Baby and the BattleshipDialogue
1956
The Black TentWriter
1956
The Extra DayHarry
1956
Quatermass 2Marsh
1957
I Was Monty's DoubleButterfield
1958
I Was Monty's DoubleScreenplay
1958
The KeyWeaver
1958
Danger WithinScreenplay
1959
The Captain's TableWriter
1959
Yesterday's EnemyDawson
1959
Man in the MoonScreenplay
1960
The Angry Silence'Dispatch' Reporter (uncredited)
1960
The Angry SilenceWriter
1960
The Angry SilenceProducer
1960
The League of GentlemenPorthill
1960
The League of GentlemenScreenplay
1960
The Guns of NavaroneCohn
1961
Whistle Down the WindDirector
1961
Only Two Can PlayScreenplay
1962
The L-Shaped RoomDirector
1962
The L-Shaped RoomWriter
1962
Station Six-SaharaScreenplay
1963
A Shot in the DarkCamp Attendant
1964
Of Human BondageWriter
1964
Seance on a Wet AfternoonDirector
1964
Seance on a Wet AfternoonScreenplay
1964
Seance on a Wet AfternoonProducer
1964
The High Bright SunWriter
1964
King RatRadio (Voice)
1965
King RatDirector
1965
King RatScreenplay
1965
The Wrong BoxDirector
1966
The Wrong BoxProducer
1966
The WhisperersDirector
1967
The WhisperersScreenplay
1967
DeadfallDirector
1968
DeadfallScreenplay
1968
Hitchcock at the N.F.T.Self
1969
The Madwoman of ChaillotDirector
1969
EyewitnessExecutive Producer
1970
The Man Who Haunted HimselfProducer
1970
The Raging MoonDirector
1971
The Raging MoonScreenplay
1971
I Am a DancerNarrator (voice)
1972
I Am a DancerProducer
1972
Elton John and Bernie Taupin Say Goodbye Norma Jean and Other ThingsSelf
1973
Elton John and Bernie Taupin Say Goodbye Norma Jean and Other ThingsDirector
1973
Elton John and Bernie Taupin Say Goodbye Norma Jean and Other ThingsProducer
1973
The Stepford WivesDirector
1975
The Slipper and the RoseHerald (uncredited)
1976
The Slipper and the RoseDirector
1976
The Slipper and the RoseScreenplay
1976
International VelvetDirector
1978
International VelvetScreenplay
1978
International VelvetProducer
1978
HopscotchScreenplay
1980
JessieDirector
1980
JessieWriter
1980
Sunday LoversDirector
1980
An Audience with Kenneth Williams
1983
Better Late Than NeverDirector
1983
Better Late Than NeverWriter
1983
December FlowerHarry Grey
1984
The Naked FaceDirector
1984
The Naked FaceWriter
1984
Restless NativesDriver
1985
The Endless GameDirector
1989
The Endless GameNovel
1989
The Endless GameScreenplay
1989
ChaplinScreenplay
1992
EO
Empire of the CensorsSelf
1995
Sir John Mills' Moving MemoriesSelf (archive footage)
2000
The Stepford LifeHimself
2001
MO
Memories on a Wet AfternoonSelf
2003
The Many Lives of Richard Attenborough
2003
AS
A Sense of Carol ReedSelf
2006
TL
The League of GentlemenOriginal Film Writer

Television

World in Action1 eps
1963
Omnibus1 eps
1967
Play for TodayDirector
1970
Play for TodayWriter
1970
F'
Film '72Self · 3 eps
1971
An Audience with...Self · 1 eps
1978
Philip Marlowe, Private EyeDirector
1983
Elstree: Britain's HollywoodSelf · 1 eps
1989
The Endless GameDirector
1989
The Endless GameWriter
1989
British Film Forever1 eps
2007

Photos

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