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Bryan Forbes

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Born: July 22, 1926
Died: May 8, 2013
From: Stratford, London, England, UK

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.

Known for

The Stepford Wives

Seance on a Wet Afternoon

The Wrong Box

Whistle Down the Wind

The Slipper and the Rose

The Naked Face

The L-Shaped Room

Filmography

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2007

British Film Forever

Acting 1 EP

2006

A Sense of Carol Reed

Acting (Self)

2003

The Many Lives of Richard Attenborough

Memories on a Wet Afternoon

Acting (Self)

2001

The Stepford Life

Acting (Himself)

2000

Sir John Mills' Moving Memories

Acting (Self (archive footage))

1995

Empire of the Censors

Acting (Self)

1992

Writing (Screenplay)

1989

The Endless Game

Directing (Director) Writing (Novel) Writing (Screenplay)

The Endless Game

Directing (Director) 2 EPWriting (Writer) 2 EP

Elstree: Britain's Hollywood

Acting (Self) 1 EP

1985

Restless Natives

Acting (Driver)

1984

December Flower

Acting (Harry Grey)

The Naked Face

Directing (Director) Writing (Writer)

1983

An Audience with Kenneth Williams

Philip Marlowe, Private Eye

Directing (Director) 1 EP

Better Late Than Never

Directing (Director) Writing (Writer)

1980

Directing (Director) Writing (Writer)

Sunday Lovers

Directing (Director)

Writing (Screenplay)

1978

International Velvet

Directing (Director) Writing (Screenplay) Production (Producer)

An Audience with...

Acting (Self) 1 EP

1976

The Slipper and the Rose

Acting (Herald (uncredited)) Directing (Director) Writing (Screenplay)

1975

The Stepford Wives

Directing (Director)

1973

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

Acting (Self) Directing (Director) Production (Producer)

1972

I Am a Dancer

Acting (Narrator (voice)) Production (Producer)

1971

Acting (Self) 3 EP

The Raging Moon

Directing (Director) Writing (Screenplay)

1970

Play for Today

Directing (Director) 1 EPWriting (Writer) 1 EP

The Man Who Haunted Himself

Production (Producer)

Production (Executive Producer)

1969

Hitchcock at the N.F.T.

Acting (Self)