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Bryan Forbes

Directing

Born: 1926-07-22
Died: 2013-05-08
From: Stratford, London, England, UK
Gender: Male
Popularity: 1.2

Also Known As

John Theobald Clarke

Biography

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

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Awards & Nominations3 won · 1 nominated

🏆 Won

Edgar Awards

1965
🏆 Won

BAFTA Award for Best British Screenplay

The Angry Silence

1961
Nominated

Academy Award for Best Writing, Original Screenplay

The Angry Silence

1961
🏆 Won

Commander of the Order of the British Empire

Acting30 titles

Omnibus
7.2
Series

Omnibus

1967-2003Documentary
The Million Pound Note
7.0
Movie

The Million Pound Note

1954Comedy
The Guns of Navarone
7.3
Movie

The Guns of Navarone

1961Action
A Shot in the Dark
7.2
Movie

A Shot in the Dark

1964Comedy
The Key
6.1
Movie

The Key

1958Drama
The Slipper and the Rose
6.9
Movie

The Slipper and the Rose

1976Sci-Fi
The League of Gentlemen
7.0
Movie

The League of Gentlemen

1960Comedy
King Rat
7.2
Movie

King Rat

1965Drama
The Small Back Room
6.7
Movie

The Small Back Room

1949Drama
An Inspector Calls
7.2
Movie

An Inspector Calls

1954Thriller
The World in His Arms
6.5
Movie

The World in His Arms

1952Action
I Was Monty's Double
6.9
Movie

I Was Monty's Double

1958Action
The Colditz Story
6.8
Movie

The Colditz Story

1955Action
Quatermass 2
6.4
Movie

Quatermass 2

1957Sci-Fi
The Baby and the Battleship
6.4
Movie

The Baby and the Battleship

1956Comedy
The Angry Silence
7.2
Movie

The Angry Silence

1960Drama
Yesterday's Enemy
7.2
Movie

Yesterday's Enemy

1959Action
Sea Devils
5.8
Movie

Sea Devils

1953Action
Passage Home
5.9
Movie

Passage Home

1955Drama
Restless Natives
6.8
Movie

Restless Natives

1985Comedy
Appointment in London
6.5
Movie

Appointment in London

1953Action
The Wooden Horse
6.8
Movie

The Wooden Horse

1950Action
Dear Mr. Prohack
6.4
Movie

Dear Mr. Prohack

1949Comedy
It's Great to be Young!
6.8
Movie

It's Great to be Young!

1956Drama
All Over the Town
6.6
Movie

All Over the Town

1949Comedy
Green Grow the Rushes
6.0
Movie

Green Grow the Rushes

1951Comedy
Satellite in the Sky
5.5
Movie

Satellite in the Sky

1956Drama
Now and Forever
7.0
Movie

Now and Forever

1956Thriller
The Extra Day
7.1
Movie

The Extra Day

1956Drama
An Audience with Kenneth Williams
7.6
Movie

An Audience with Kenneth Williams

1983Comedy

Directing17 titles

Play for Today
6.6
Series

Play for Today

1970-1985Drama
The Stepford Wives
6.7
Movie

The Stepford Wives

1975Thriller
Philip Marlowe, Private Eye
6.9
Series

Philip Marlowe, Private Eye

1983-1986Thriller
The Wrong Box
6.4
Movie

The Wrong Box

1966Comedy
Deadfall
5.4
Movie

Deadfall

1968Drama
The Slipper and the Rose
6.9
Movie

The Slipper and the Rose

1976Sci-Fi
King Rat
7.2
Movie

King Rat

1965Drama
Whistle Down the Wind
7.2
Movie

Whistle Down the Wind

1961Thriller
Seance on a Wet Afternoon
7.2
Movie

Seance on a Wet Afternoon

1964Thriller
Sunday Lovers
5.8
Movie

Sunday Lovers

1980Romance
The Naked Face
5.4
Movie

The Naked Face

1984Thriller
The Madwoman of Chaillot
7.3
Movie

The Madwoman of Chaillot

1969Comedy
The L-Shaped Room
6.8
Movie

The L-Shaped Room

1962Drama
Better Late Than Never
4.8
Movie

Better Late Than Never

1983Comedy
International Velvet
7.4
Movie

International Velvet

1978Drama
The Raging Moon
6.5
Movie

The Raging Moon

1971Drama
The Whisperers
6.5
Movie

The Whisperers

1967Drama

Writing28 titles

Play for Today
6.6
Series

Play for Today

1970-1985Drama
Chaplin
7.4
Movie

Chaplin

1992Drama
Deadfall
5.4
Movie

Deadfall

1968Drama
The Slipper and the Rose
6.9
Movie

The Slipper and the Rose

1976Sci-Fi
The League of Gentlemen
7.0
Movie

The League of Gentlemen

1960Comedy
King Rat
7.2
Movie

King Rat

1965Drama
Hopscotch
7.0
Movie

Hopscotch

1980Comedy
Seance on a Wet Afternoon
7.2
Movie

Seance on a Wet Afternoon

1964Thriller
The Naked Face
5.4
Movie

The Naked Face

1984Thriller
I Was Monty's Double
6.9
Movie

I Was Monty's Double

1958Action
Danger Within
6.3
Movie

Danger Within

1959Action
The Baby and the Battleship
6.4
Movie

The Baby and the Battleship

1956Comedy
Station Six-Sahara
5.9
Movie

Station Six-Sahara

1963Drama
The Black Knight
6.4
Movie

The Black Knight

1954Action
Only Two Can Play
5.9
Movie

Only Two Can Play

1962Comedy
The L-Shaped Room
6.8
Movie

The L-Shaped Room

1962Drama
Better Late Than Never
4.8
Movie

Better Late Than Never

1983Comedy
The Angry Silence
7.2
Movie

The Angry Silence

1960Drama
International Velvet
7.4
Movie

International Velvet

1978Drama
The Cockleshell Heroes
5.9
Movie

The Cockleshell Heroes

1955Action
Of Human Bondage
6.1
Movie

Of Human Bondage

1964Drama
The Raging Moon
6.5
Movie

The Raging Moon

1971Drama
The Whisperers
6.5
Movie

The Whisperers

1967Drama
The Captain's Table
6.0
Movie

The Captain's Table

1959Comedy
Man in the Moon
6.7
Movie

Man in the Moon

1960Comedy
House of Secrets
6.4
Movie

House of Secrets

1956Drama
The High Bright Sun
5.8
Movie

The High Bright Sun

1964Action
The Black Tent
6.4
Movie

The Black Tent

1956Romance

Production6 titles

The Wrong Box
6.4
Movie

The Wrong Box

1966Comedy
Eyewitness
6.4
Movie

Eyewitness

1970Thriller
The Man Who Haunted Himself
6.1
Movie

The Man Who Haunted Himself

1970Thriller
Seance on a Wet Afternoon
7.2
Movie

Seance on a Wet Afternoon

1964Thriller
The Angry Silence
7.2
Movie

The Angry Silence

1960Drama
International Velvet
7.4
Movie

International Velvet

1978Drama