Forbes was born John Theobald Clarke on 22 July 1926 in Queen Mary's Hospital, Stratford, West Ham, London. His father was a salesman and he grew up at 43 Cranmer Road, Forest Gate, where he was a pupil at West Ham Secondary School. During the Second World War he was evacuated twice, first to Lincolnshire – where he attended Horncastle Grammar School – and then to Porthleven in Cornwall, where he was looked after by the vicar Canon Edward Thornton Gotto and his wife. A schoolfriend at West Ham was artist Albert Herbert. Lionel Gamlin of the BBC took him on as the host of Junior Brains Trust, and invented Clarke's pseudonym of Bryan Forbes.
Bryan Forbes
Bryan Forbes
July 22, 1926 — May 8, 2013 • 86 y.o. (99)
| Full Name | John Theobald Clarke |
| Place of Birth | Стратфорд, Лондон , Великобритания |
| Citizenship | United Kingdom |
| Career | 1946 — 2013 |
| Genres | Drama, Comedy, War |
| Zodiac sign | cancer |
| Education | School: West Ham Secondary School University: Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts |
| Family | |
Facts
Stills Posters Filming Screenshots
- Drama 20%
- Romance 11%
- Comedy 9%
- Crime 9%
- Adventure 9%
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1 
2014 — Co-Founder, Beaver Films and Friend, himself
Biography, 1 hour
United Kingdom • David Batty
2 
1986 — Derek Spencer
Drama, 1 hour
United Kingdom • Brian Mills...
3 
1985 — Man in Car
Comedy, Crime, 1 hr 29 min
United Kingdom • Michael Hoffman
4 
1984 — Harry Grey
Drama, 57 min
United Kingdom • Stephen Frears
5 
1978 — Awards Presenter, uncredited
Drama, Family, Sport, 2 hr 7 min
United States • Bryan Forbes
6 
1976 — Herald, uncredited
Fantasy, Musical, Adventure, 2 hr 26 min
United Kingdom • Bryan Forbes
7 
1972 — narrator, voice
Documentary, Biography, Music, 1 hr 32 min
United Kingdom, France • Pierre Jourdan
8
1964 — Medical Student, uncredited
Drama, 1 hr 40 min
United Kingdom • Ken Hughes...
9
1964 — Camp Attendant
Comedy, Crime, Mystery, 1 hr 42 min (in credits: Turk Thrust)
United States, United Kingdom, France • Blake Edwards
10
1961 — Cohn
Action, Adventure, Drama, 2 hr 38 min
United States, United Kingdom • J. Lee Thompson
11
1960 — Porthill
Comedy, Crime, Drama, 1 hr 56 min
United Kingdom • Basil Dearden
12
1960 — Journalist, uncredited
Drama, 1 hr 35 min
United Kingdom • Guy Green
13
1959 — Dawson
Drama, War, 1 hr 35 min
United Kingdom • Val Guest
14
1958 — Young Lieutenant
Drama, History, War, 1 hr 41 min
United Kingdom • John Guillermin
15
15
The Key
1958 — First Mate Weaver
Drama, Romance, War, 2 hr 14 min
United Kingdom • Carol Reed
16
16
Quatermass 2
1957 — Marsh
Sci-Fi, Horror, 1 hr 25 min
United Kingdom • Val Guest
17
17
Theatre
1956 — Tom Fennel
Drama, 1 hr 30 min
United Kingdom • Peter Potter
18
1956 — Organ Salesman
Musical, Comedy, Family, 1 hr 34 min
United Kingdom • Cyril Frankel
19
1956 — Jimmy Wheeler
Sci-Fi, Drama, 1 hr 25 min
United Kingdom • Paul Dickson
20
1956 — Prof. Evans
Comedy, 1 hr 36 min
United Kingdom • Jay Lewis
21
1956 — Harry
Comedy, Drama, 1 hr 23 min
United Kingdom • William Fairchild
22
1956 — Frisby
Drama, Romance, Thriller, 1 hr 30 min
United Kingdom • Mario Zampi
23
23
Passage Home
1955 — Shorty
Drama, 1 hr 42 min
United Kingdom • Roy Ward Baker
24
1955 — Jimmy Winslow
Drama, History, War, 1 hr 34 min
United Kingdom • Guy Hamilton
25
1954 — Subby
Comedy, 1 hr 30 min
United Kingdom • John Paddy Carstairs
26
1954 — 2nd Lt. Hibbert
Drama, War
United Kingdom
27
1954 — Eric Birling
Crime, Drama, Mystery, 1 hr 20 min
United Kingdom • Guy Hamilton
28
1953 — Todd
Comedy, Romance, 1 hr 24 min
United Kingdom • Ronald Neame
29
1953 — Ted Reid
Drama, 1 hr 12 min
United Kingdom • Francis Searle
30
30
Sea Devils
1953 — Willie
Action, Adventure, Drama, 1 hr 31 min
United Kingdom • Raoul Walsh
31
1953 — Peter Greeno (The Brat)
Drama, Romance, War, 1 hr 36 min
United Kingdom • Philip Leacock
32
1952 — William Cleggett
Action, Adventure, History, 1 hr 44 min
United States • Raoul Walsh
33
1952 — Fighter, uncredited
Drama, Sport, 1 hr 23 min
United States • Joseph Pevney
34
1951 — Fred Starling - Biddle Crew Member
Comedy, Thriller, 1 hr 17 min
United Kingdom • Derek N. Twist
35
1950 — Paul
Drama, History, War, 1 hr 41 min
United Kingdom • Jack Lee, Ian Dalrymple
36
1950 — 1959 — Dmitri Razoumikhin / Bill Miller / Michael Ransom / Charles Hepworth / Morris Townsend / Robert Vanier
6 Episodes, 1953–1958
Drama, Fantasy, 1 hour
United Kingdom • Rudolph Cartier...
37
1949 — Tony
Comedy, Romance, 1 hr 31 min
United Kingdom • Thornton Freeland
38
1949 — Trumble
Comedy, Drama, Romance, 1 hr 23 min
United Kingdom • Derek N. Twist
39
1949 — Dying Gunner
Drama, Romance, Thriller, 1 hr 46 min (in credits: Brian Forbes)
United Kingdom • Michael Powell, Emeric Pressburger
40
1948 — Patrick Battle
Comedy, Drama, 1 hr 25 min
United Kingdom
41
1946
Short, 15 min
United Kingdom • Walter Lassally, Derek York
1
1
Chaplin
1992 — screenplay
Biography, Comedy, Drama, 2 hr 24 min
United States, United Kingdom, France • Richard Attenborough
2
1984 — written for the screen by
Action, Mystery, Thriller, 1 hr 45 min
United States • Bryan Forbes
3
1983
Comedy, 1 hr 29 min
United Kingdom, Hong Kong • Bryan Forbes
4
1980
Adventure, Comedy, 1 hr 46 min
United States • Ronald Neame
5
1978
Drama, Family, Sport, 2 hr 7 min
United States • Bryan Forbes
6
1976 — screenplay
Fantasy, Musical, Adventure, 2 hr 26 min
United Kingdom • Bryan Forbes
7
1972 — 1974
Drama, History, War, 50 min
United Kingdom • Peter Cregeen...
8
1971
Drama, Romance, 1 hr 52 min
United Kingdom • Bryan Forbes
9
1970 — 1984
1 episode, 1980
Comedy, Drama, Horror, 1 hr 15 min
United Kingdom • Barry Davis...
10
10
Eyewitness
1970 — uncredited
Crime, Drama, Thriller, 1 hr 31 min
United Kingdom • John Hough
11
1970 — uncredited
Drama, Mystery, Thriller, 1 hr 34 min
United Kingdom • Basil Dearden
12
12
Deadfall
1968 — written for the screen by
Crime, Drama, Thriller, 2 hours
United Kingdom • Bryan Forbes
13
1967 — written for the screen by
Drama, 1 hr 46 min
United Kingdom • Bryan Forbes
14
14
King Rat
1965 — written for the screen by
Drama, War, 2 hr 9 min
United States • Bryan Forbes
15
1965 — uncredited
Adventure, Drama, War, 1 hr 54 min
United Kingdom • Ralph Thomas
16
1964
Drama, 1 hr 40 min
United Kingdom • Ken Hughes...
17
1964 — written for the screen by
Crime, Drama, 2 hr 1 min
United Kingdom • Bryan Forbes
18
1963
Drama, 1 hr 41 min
United Kingdom, West Germany • Seth Holt
19
1962 — written for the screen by
Drama, Romance, 2 hr 6 min
United Kingdom • Bryan Forbes
20
1962
Comedy, Drama, 1 hr 46 min
United Kingdom • Sidney Gilliat
21
1960 — original screenplay
Comedy, Romance, 1 hr 38 min
United Kingdom • Basil Dearden
22
1960
Comedy, Crime, Drama, 1 hr 56 min
United Kingdom • Basil Dearden
23
1960
Drama, 1 hr 35 min
United Kingdom • Guy Green
24
24
SOS Pacific
1959 — additional scenes and dialogue
Adventure, Drama, Thriller, 1 hr 30 min
United Kingdom • Guy Green
25
1959
Drama, War, 1 hr 41 min
United Kingdom • Don Chaffey
26
1959 — screenplay
Comedy, 1 hr 30 min
United Kingdom • Jack Lee
27
1958
Drama, History, War, 1 hr 41 min
United Kingdom • John Guillermin
28
1956
Crime, Drama, Thriller, 1 hr 37 min
United Kingdom • Guy Green
29
1956 — additional scenes and dialogue
Comedy, 1 hr 36 min
United Kingdom • Jay Lewis
30
1956
Drama, Romance, War, 1 hr 33 min
United Kingdom • Brian Desmond Hurst
31
1955 — screenplay
Action, Drama, War, 1 hr 37 min
United Kingdom, United States • José Ferrer
32
1954 — additional dialogue
Adventure, Drama, History, 1 hr 25 min
United Kingdom, United States • Tay Garnett
33
33
Sea Devils
1953 — uncredited
Action, Adventure, Drama, 1 hr 31 min
United Kingdom • Raoul Walsh
1
1989
Drama, Mystery, Thriller, 1 hour
United Kingdom, Italy • Bryan Forbes
2
1984
Action, Mystery, Thriller, 1 hr 45 min
United States • Bryan Forbes
3
1983 — 1986
1 episode, 1983
Action, Crime, Drama, 1 hour
United Kingdom, Canada, United States • Robert Iscove...
4
1983
Comedy, 1 hr 29 min
United Kingdom, Hong Kong • Bryan Forbes
5
Les séducteurs, 1980 — (segment "An Englishman's Home")
Comedy, Drama, Romance, 2 hr 5 min
France, Italy • Bryan Forbes...
6
1978
Drama, Family, Sport, 2 hr 7 min
United States • Bryan Forbes
7
1976
Fantasy, Musical, Adventure, 2 hr 26 min
United Kingdom • Bryan Forbes
8
1975
Sci-Fi, Horror, Mystery, 1 hr 55 min
United States • Bryan Forbes
9
1973
Documentary, 1 hr 3 min
United Kingdom • Bryan Forbes
10
1971
Drama, Romance, 1 hr 52 min
United Kingdom • Bryan Forbes
11
1970 — 1984
1 episode, 1980
Comedy, Drama, Horror, 1 hr 15 min
United Kingdom • Barry Davis...
12
1969
Comedy, Drama, 2 hr 12 min
United States • Bryan Forbes
13
13
Deadfall
1968
Crime, Drama, Thriller, 2 hours
United Kingdom • Bryan Forbes
14
1967
Drama, 1 hr 46 min
United Kingdom • Bryan Forbes
15
1966
Comedy, Crime, 1 hr 41 min
United Kingdom • Bryan Forbes
16
16
King Rat
1965
Drama, War, 2 hr 9 min
United States • Bryan Forbes
17
1964 — one week, uncredited
Drama, 1 hr 40 min
United Kingdom • Ken Hughes...
18
1964
Crime, Drama, 2 hr 1 min
United Kingdom • Bryan Forbes
19
1962
Drama, Romance, 2 hr 6 min
United Kingdom • Bryan Forbes
20
1961
Crime, Drama, 1 hr 39 min
United Kingdom • Bryan Forbes
1
1978
Drama, Family, Sport, 2 hr 7 min
United States • Bryan Forbes
2
1973
Documentary, 1 hr 3 min
United Kingdom • Bryan Forbes
3
1972 — uncredited
Documentary, Biography, Music, 1 hr 32 min
United Kingdom, France • Pierre Jourdan
4
1970 — executive producer, uncredited
Crime, Drama, Thriller, 1 hr 31 min
United Kingdom • John Hough
5
1970 — uncredited
Drama, Mystery, Thriller, 1 hr 34 min
United Kingdom • Basil Dearden
6
1966
Comedy, Crime, 1 hr 41 min
United Kingdom • Bryan Forbes
7
1964 — uncredited
Crime, Drama, 2 hr 1 min
United Kingdom • Bryan Forbes
8
1960
Drama, 1 hr 35 min
United Kingdom • Guy Green
1
1989 — novel
Drama, Mystery, Thriller, 1 hour
United Kingdom, Italy • Bryan Forbes
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