Bryan Forbes

Directing • 105 Credits

Biography

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

🎬 Directed Titles (21)

Directorial Filmography
The Stepford Wives

The Stepford Wives

1975 ⭐ 3.3
Seance on a Wet Afternoon

Seance on a Wet Afternoon

1964 ⭐ 3.6
King Rat

King Rat

1965 ⭐ 3.5
The Wrong Box

The Wrong Box

1966 ⭐ 3.2
Whistle Down the Wind

Whistle Down the Wind

1961 ⭐ 3.6
The Slipper and the Rose

The Slipper and the Rose

1976 ⭐ 3.5
The Naked Face

The Naked Face

1984 ⭐ 2.8
The L-Shaped Room

The L-Shaped Room

1962 ⭐ 3.4
International Velvet

International Velvet

1978 ⭐ 3.7
The Whisperers

The Whisperers

1967 ⭐ 3.3
Deadfall

Deadfall

1968 ⭐ 2.7
The Raging Moon

The Raging Moon

1971 ⭐ 3.3
Sunday Lovers

Sunday Lovers

1980 ⭐ 2.9
The Madwoman of Chaillot

The Madwoman of Chaillot

1969 ⭐ 3.6
Philip Marlowe, Private Eye

Philip Marlowe, Private Eye

1983 ⭐ 3.5
Play for Today

Play for Today

1970 ⭐ 3.3
Better Late Than Never

Better Late Than Never

1983 ⭐ 2.4
The Endless Game

The Endless Game

1989 ⭐ 3.1
Elton John and Bernie Taupin Say Goodbye Norma Jean and Other Things

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

1973 ⭐ 5.0
Jessie

Jessie

1980 ⭐ 5.0
The Endless Game

The Endless Game

1989

✍️ Written & Story Credits (29)

Screenplay, Novel & Story
Chaplin

Chaplin

1992 ⭐ 3.7
Screenplay
Hopscotch

Hopscotch

1980 ⭐ 3.5
Screenplay
Seance on a Wet Afternoon

Seance on a Wet Afternoon

1964 ⭐ 3.6
Screenplay
The League of Gentlemen

The League of Gentlemen

1960 ⭐ 3.5
Screenplay
King Rat

King Rat

1965 ⭐ 3.5
Screenplay
The Slipper and the Rose

The Slipper and the Rose

1976 ⭐ 3.5
Screenplay
The Naked Face

The Naked Face

1984 ⭐ 2.8
Writer
The L-Shaped Room

The L-Shaped Room

1962 ⭐ 3.4
Writer
The Angry Silence

The Angry Silence

1960 ⭐ 3.6
Writer
International Velvet

International Velvet

1978 ⭐ 3.7
Screenplay
The Cockleshell Heroes

The Cockleshell Heroes

1955 ⭐ 3.0
Writer
The Whisperers

The Whisperers

1967 ⭐ 3.3
Screenplay
Deadfall

Deadfall

1968 ⭐ 2.7
Screenplay
Only Two Can Play

Only Two Can Play

1962 ⭐ 3.0
Screenplay
I Was Monty's Double

I Was Monty's Double

1958 ⭐ 3.5
Screenplay
Station Six-Sahara

Station Six-Sahara

1963 ⭐ 3.0
Screenplay
The Raging Moon

The Raging Moon

1971 ⭐ 3.3
Screenplay
Danger Within

Danger Within

1959 ⭐ 3.1
Screenplay
Of Human Bondage

Of Human Bondage

1964 ⭐ 3.0
Writer
Man in the Moon

Man in the Moon

1960 ⭐ 3.4
Screenplay
The High Bright Sun

The High Bright Sun

1964 ⭐ 2.9
Writer
Play for Today

Play for Today

1970 ⭐ 3.3
Writer
The Black Tent

The Black Tent

1956 ⭐ 3.2
Writer
House of Secrets

House of Secrets

1956 ⭐ 3.2
Screenplay
The Captain's Table

The Captain's Table

1959 ⭐ 3.0
Writer
Better Late Than Never

Better Late Than Never

1983 ⭐ 2.4
Writer
The Endless Game

The Endless Game

1989 ⭐ 3.1
Screenplay
Jessie

Jessie

1980 ⭐ 5.0
Writer
The Endless Game

The Endless Game

1989
Writer

🎭 Acting Roles (30)

Ranked by Prestige & Popularity
The Guns of Navarone

The Guns of Navarone

1961 ⭐ 3.6
as Cohn
A Shot in the Dark

A Shot in the Dark

1964 ⭐ 3.6
as Camp Attendant
Quatermass 2

Quatermass 2

1957 ⭐ 3.2
as Marsh
An Inspector Calls

An Inspector Calls

1954 ⭐ 3.6
as Eric Birling
The League of Gentlemen

The League of Gentlemen

1960 ⭐ 3.5
as Porthill
The Million Pound Note

The Million Pound Note

1954 ⭐ 3.5
as Todd
King Rat

King Rat

1965 ⭐ 3.5
as Radio (Voice)
The Small Back Room

The Small Back Room

1949 ⭐ 3.4
as Peterson
The Colditz Story

The Colditz Story

1955 ⭐ 3.4
as Jimmy Winslow
The Slipper and the Rose

The Slipper and the Rose

1976 ⭐ 3.5
as Herald (uncredited)
The World in His Arms

The World in His Arms

1952 ⭐ 3.3
as William Cleggett
Yesterday's Enemy

Yesterday's Enemy

1959 ⭐ 3.6
as Dawson
The Angry Silence

The Angry Silence

1960 ⭐ 3.6
as 'Dispatch' Reporter (uncredited)
Restless Natives

Restless Natives

1985 ⭐ 3.4
as Driver
The Key

The Key

1958 ⭐ 3.0
as Weaver
Sea Devils

Sea Devils

1953 ⭐ 2.9
as Willie
The Wooden Horse

The Wooden Horse

1950 ⭐ 3.4
as Paul
I Was Monty's Double

I Was Monty's Double

1958 ⭐ 3.5
as Butterfield
Satellite in the Sky

Satellite in the Sky

1956 ⭐ 2.7
as Jimmy Wheeler
Appointment in London

Appointment in London

1953 ⭐ 3.3
as The Brat
The Baby and the Battleship

The Baby and the Battleship

1956 ⭐ 3.2
as Prof. Evans
Omnibus

Omnibus

1967 ⭐ 3.6
Green Grow the Rushes

Green Grow the Rushes

1951 ⭐ 3.0
as Fred Starling
An Audience with Kenneth Williams

An Audience with Kenneth Williams

1983 ⭐ 3.8
Passage Home

Passage Home

1955 ⭐ 3.0
as Shorty
It's Great to be Young!

It's Great to be Young!

1956 ⭐ 3.4
as Organ Salesman
Dear Mr. Prohack

Dear Mr. Prohack

1949 ⭐ 3.2
as Tony
The Extra Day

The Extra Day

1956 ⭐ 3.5
as Harry
All Over the Town

All Over the Town

1949 ⭐ 3.3
as Trumble
Now and Forever

Now and Forever

1956 ⭐ 3.5
as Frisby