Bryan Forbes

Born: 1926-07-22

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


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An Inspector Calls

as Eric Birling
Released: 1954-03-16

An upper-crust family dinner is interrupted by a police inspector who brings news that a girl...

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The Guns of Navarone

as Cohn
Released: 1961-04-27

A team of allied saboteurs are assigned an impossible mission: infiltrate an impregnable...

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A Shot in the Dark

as Camp Attendant
Released: 1964-06-23

Inspector Jacques Clouseau, smitten with the accused maid Maria Gambrelli, unwittingly turns a...

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Quatermass 2

as Marsh
Released: 1957-05-24

In England, a group of space scientists led by Bernard Quatermass, who have developed plans for...

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The Million Pound Note

as Todd
Released: 1954-01-07

An impoverished American sailor is fortunate enough to be passing the house of two rich...

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The Key

as Weaver
Released: 1958-05-28

In wartime England, circa 1941, poorly-armed tugs are sent into "U-Boat Alley" to rescue damaged...

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The Colditz Story

as Jimmy Winslow
Released: 1955-01-25

Allied prisoners of various nationalities pool their resources to plan numerous escapes from an...

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The Small Back Room

as Peterson
Released: 1949-02-21

At the height of World War II, the Germans begin dropping a new type of booby-trapped bomb on...

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The League of Gentlemen

as Porthill
Released: 1960-04-15

Involuntarily-retired Colonel Hyde recruits seven other dissatisfied ex-servicemen for a special...

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The World in His Arms

as William Cleggett
Released: 1952-10-09

A boisterous sea captain in the Pacific Coast, circa 1850, has a plan to buy Alaska from the...

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Now and Forever

as Frisby
Released: 1956-09-10

A rich young society girl falls in love with a car mechanic. Her family is appalled and stops...

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King Rat

as Radio (Voice)
Released: 1965-10-27

When Singapore surrendered to the Japanese in 1942, the Allied POWs, mostly British but...

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The Slipper and the Rose

as Herald (uncredited)
Released: 1976-03-25

Prince Edward wants to marry for love, but the King and court of the kingdom of Euphrania are...

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The Baby and the Battleship

as Prof. Evans
Released: 1956-06-01

After a quayside mix-up with the Italian family of his fiancée, Able Seaman Knocker White finds...

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Restless Natives

as Driver
Released: 1985-06-01

Two lads in Edinburgh embark on a non-violent spree of robberies. They dress up in clown masks...

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Yesterday's Enemy

as Dawson
Released: 1959-09-10

Set during the Burma Campaign of World War 2, this is the story of courage and endurance of the...

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Sea Devils

as Willie
Released: 1953-04-12

Gilliatt, a fisherman-turned-smuggler on the isle of Guernsey, agrees to transport a beautiful...

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Sir John Mills' Moving Memories

as Self (archive footage)
Released: 2000-08-01

A film biography with a difference, Sir John Mills' Moving Memories charts the life of one of...

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All Over the Town

as Trumble
Released: 1949-04-25

Newspaper reporter Nat Hearn returns home after serving in the Royal Air Force during World War...

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The Wooden Horse

as Paul
Released: 1950-10-16

True story of three British POWs and their attempt to escape from Nazi Germany

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I Was Monty's Double

as Butterfield
Released: 1958-10-21

The incredible but true story of how an impersonator was recruited to impersonate General...

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I Am a Dancer

as Narrator (voice)
Released: 1972-06-01

Documentary about the dancer Rudolf Nureyev.

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Passage Home

as Shorty
Released: 1955-03-17

Set in 1931, the film takes place aboard a merchant ship, briefly harboured in South America. A...

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Up to His Neck

as Subby
Released: 1954-01-01

A maritime farce set in the South Seas. A strong supporting cast includes Brian Rix, Anthony...

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Satellite in the Sky

as Jimmy Wheeler
Released: 1956-07-21

A bomb dooms the first space satellite, manned by a selfless crew, a stowaway reporter (Lois...

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Appointment in London

as The Brat
Released: 1953-02-17

Wing-commander Tim Mason leads a squadron of Lancaster bombers on almost nightly raids from...

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Dear Mr. Prohack

as Tony
Released: 1949-09-07

A modern-day retelling of Arnold Bennett's novel, in which a Treasury official with a reputation...

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Green Grow the Rushes

as Fred Starling
Released: 1951-11-06

Efforts to move Britain into the modern age don't sit well with the people of the small village...

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The Stepford Life

as Himself
Released: 2001-01-01

A documentary about the making of The Stepford Wives (1975).

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The Many Lives of Richard Attenborough

as uncredited
Released: 2003-08-24

Two-part Arena special celebrating the life and distinguished career of one of Britain's...

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The Extra Day

as Harry
Released: 1956-01-01

Director William Fairchild's 1956 British comedy takes a peek into the private lives of various...

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It's Great to be Young!

as Organ Salesman
Released: 1956-12-26

IT’S GREAT TO A YOUNG stars John Mills as Dingle an easygoing high school teacher. When...

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An Audience with Kenneth Williams

as uncredited
Released: 1983-12-23

Outstanding raconteur Kenneth Williams regales his spellbound audience in typical fashion with a...

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Wheel of Fate

as Ted Reid
Released: 1953-07-01

Two brothers work in their invalid father's repair garage. Johnny is the quiet, reliable one...

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Elton John and Bernie Taupin Say Goodbye Norma Jean and Other Things

as Self
Released: 1973-12-04

A documentary detailing the production of Elton John's "Goodbye Yellow Brick Road" LP featuring...

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December Flower

as Harry Grey
Released: 1984-12-23

Newly widowed Etta visits her beloved Aunt M and discovers her bedridden and listless. Etta's...

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Hitchcock at the N.F.T.

as Self
Released: 1969-12-30

In his 70th year, Alfred Hitchcock came to the National Film Theatre in London to talk to fellow...

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An Audience with...

as Self
First aired: 1978-01-08

An Audience with... is a British entertainment television show produced by London Weekend...

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Alfred Hitchcock Presents

as Self (archive footage)
First aired: 1955-10-02

A television anthology series hosted by Alfred Hitchcock featuring dramas, thrillers, and mysteries.

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