Frank Forsyth (19 December 1905 – 2 May 1984), sometimes credited as Frank Forsythe,[1] was an English actor, active from the 1930s. He was born on 19 December 1905 in London, England. He appeared in several TV programmes, including Department S (1969), The Adventures of Black Beauty (1972) and Journey to the Unknown (1968), as well as numerous films. His film appearances include eight of the Carry On films. He died on 2 May 1984 in Poole, England.[2]
Frank Forsyth | |
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 Publicity Photo of Frank Forsyth | |
| Born | 19 December 1905 London, England |
| Died | 2 May 1984 (aged 78) |
| Occupation(s) | Film and television actor |
| Years active | 1933–1980 |
Filmography
edit- Dick Turpin (TV series – episode: "The Godmother") (1980) – Briggs
- The Naked Civil Servant (TV film) (1975) – Family Doctor
- Love Among the Ruins (TV film) (1975) – Jessop
- Craze (1974) – Man at Will Reading (uncredited)
- The Carnforth Practice (TV series) (1974) – Jury Foreman
- The Adventures of Black Beauty (TV series – episode: "The Challenge") (1973) – Old Tom
- Tales That Witness Madness (1973) – Uncle Albert (segment "Penny Farthing")
- And Now the Screaming Starts! (1973) – Servant
- The Vault of Horror (1973) – Male Customer (segment "Midnight Mess") (uncredited)
- Asylum (1972) – Asylum Gatekeeper (segment "Mannikins of Horror") (uncredited)
- Tales from the Crypt (1972) – Tramp (segment "Reflection of Death") (uncredited)
- Love Story (TV series – episode: "You Don't Know Me, But") (1972) – Commissionaire
- Z Cars (TV series – episode: "A Couple of Comic Turns: Part 1") (1970) – Night Porter
- Z Cars (TV series – episode: "A Couple of Comic Turns: Part 2") (1970) – Night Porter
- Z Cars (TV series – episode: "Contraband") (1962) – Inspector Dave Driver
- Carry On Again Doctor (1969) – Mr. Bean (uncredited)
- Department S (TV series – episode: "The Last Train to Redbridge") (1969) – Sawyer
- Department S (TV series – episode: "A Cellar Full of Silence") (1969) – Norman Fowler
- Oh! What a Lovely War (1969) – President Woodrow Wilson (uncredited)
- Dracula Has Risen from the Grave (1968) – Villager (uncredited)
- Journey to the Unknown (TV series – episode: "Eve" (1968) – Night Watchman
- Man in a Suitcase (TV series – episode: "Essay in Evil") (1967) – Lorry Driver
- Man in a Suitcase (TV series – episode: "Web with Four Spiders") (1968) –
- Man in a Suitcase (TV series – episode: "Which Way Did He Go, McGill?") (1968) – Steward
- They Came from Beyond Space (1967) – Blake
- The Terrornauts (1967) – Uncle
- The Forsyte Saga (TV series – episode: "Into the Dark") (1967) – Inspector Galloway
- The Stable Door (short) (1966) – Nightwatchman
- The Deadly Bees (1966) – Doctor
- Eye of the Devil (1966) – Guest at Harp Recital (uncredited)
- Carry On Screaming! (1966) – Desk Sergeant
- Crossroads (TV series – episode: #1.439) (1966) – Mr. Barling
- Crossroads (TV series – episode: #1.423) (1966) – Mr. Barling
- Crossroads (TV series – episode: #1.252) (1965) – Mr. Charlesworth
- The Psychopath (1965) – Tucker
- Game for Three Losers (1965) – Jimmy
- The Big Job (1965) – Bank Cashier
- The Skull (1965) – Judge
- The Troubleshooters (TV series – episode: "Young Turk") (1965) – Bajer
- Devils of Darkness(1965) – Antique Shop Caretaker
- Hysteria (1965) – Man Walking on Embankment (uncredited)
- Edgar Wallace Mysteries (film series – episode: "Game for Three Losers") (1965) – Jimmy
- Edgar Wallace Mysteries (film series – episode: "Man at the Carlton Tower") (1961) – Commissionaire
- Dr. Terror's House of Horrors (1965) – Toastmaster (segment "Disembodied Hand") (uncredited)
- Traitor's Gate (1964) – Chief Yeoman Warden
- Blind Corner (1964) – Inspector
- Carry On Spying (1964) – Professor Stark
- The Evil of Frankenstein (1964) – Manservant (uncredited)
- Ring of Spies (1964) – Desk Sergeant (uncredited)
- Nightmare (1964) – Waiter (uncredited)
- Carry On Jack (1964) – Second Sealord
- Carry On Cabby (1963) – Chauffeur
- Richard the Lionheart (TV series – episode: "The Castle of Prince Otto") (1963) – Herald
- Walter and Connie (TV series – episode: "Walter and Connie Selling Books") (1963) – Police Sergeant (as Frank Forsythe)
- The Brain (1962) – Francis (uncredited)
- The Big Pull (TV series – episode: #1.3) (1962) – Supt. Teale
- Twice Round the Daffodils (1962) – Dorothy's Father
- Man at the Carlton Tower (1961) – Commissionaire
- Touch of Death (1961) – Local inspector
- What a Whopper (1961) – 3rd. Scot
- Raising the Wind (1961) – Prof. Gerald Abrahams
- Our Mister Ambler (TV series – episode: "Camera Obscura")
- One Way Pendulum (TV film) (1961) – Usher
- Three on a Spree (1961) – Barman
- Rag Doll (1961) – Superintendent
- Konga (1961) – General (uncredited)
- Jackpot (1960) – Desk Sergeant
- International Detective (TV series – episode: "The Rainis Case") (1960) – The Immigration Officer
- Circle of Deception (1960) – (uncredited)
- ITV Play of the Week (TV series – episode: "The Burning Glass") (1960) – Inspector Wigg
- The Vise (TV series – episode: "Where There's a Will") (1958) – Surgeon
- The Vise (TV series – episode: "Six Months to Talk") (1958) – Doctor
- The Vise (TV series – episode: "Full Moon") (1959) – Doctor
- The Vise (TV series – episode: "Murder with Make-Up") (1959) – Scientist
- The Vise (TV series – episode: "Black Pawn, White Pawn") (1960) – Webster
- The Young Jacobites (1960) – Laird
- Carry On Constable (1960) – Citizen
- No Hiding Place (TV series – episode: "The Final Chase" (1960) – Doctor
- No Hiding Place (TV series – episode: "A Genuine Sale of Murder") (1959) – Doctor
- No Hiding Place (TV series – episode: "Checkmate") (1959) – Doctor
- Glencannon (TV series – episode: "Scot from Scotland Yard") (1959) – The Inspector
- The Flying Doctor (TV series – episode: "A Call to London") (1959) – Police Sergeant
- Innocent Meeting (1959) – (uncredited)
- Horrors of the Black Museum (1959) – Postman (uncredited)
- Carry On Nurse (1959) – John Gray
- The Solitary Child (1958) – Doctor
- Chain of Events (1958) – Johnson
- Television Playwright (TV series – episode: "Hour of the Rat") (1958) – Desmond Rogers
- Carry On Sergeant (1958) – Second Specialist
- Sunday Night Theatre (TV series – episode: "Witch Wood") (1954) – Thomas Spotswood
- Sunday Night Theatre (TV series – episode: "Queen Elizabeth Slept Here") (1956) – Clayton Shaw
- Sunday Night Theatre (TV series – episode: "The Frog") (1958) – Prison warder
- Print of Death (short) (1958) – Ballistics Expert (uncredited)
- Dunkirk (1958) – Small Boat Owner (uncredited)
- I Accuse! (1958) – Minister at President's Meeting (uncredited)
- Legal Action (TV film) (1958) – Police photographer
- Man from Tangier (1957) – Sgt. Irons
- The Surgeon's Knife (1957) – Anaesthetist
- The White Cliffs Mystery (short) (1957) – Forensic Investigator (uncredited)
- The Vicious Circle (1957) – Sgt. Wallace (uncredited)
- Kind Cousin (TV film) (1957) – Dr. Weston
- The Case of 'The Smiling Widow' (short) (1957) – Detective Jarvis (uncredited)
- The Man Without a Body (1957) – Detective
- The Lonely House (short) (1957) – Inspector Parry (as Frank Forsythe)
- Person Unknown (short) (1956) – 2nd Pathologist (uncredited)
- Poison Pen (TV film) (1956) – Inspector Davies
- Circus Friends (1956) – Police Sergeant
- The Battle of the River Plate (1956) – Petty Officer, Bridge, HMS Ajax (uncredited)
- Destination Death (short) (1956) – Police Officer (uncredited)
- Nom-de-Plume (TV series – episode: "The Free Air") (1956) – Monsieur Vincent (as Frank Forsythe)
- Nom-de-Plume (TV series – episode: "A Rough Diamond") (1956) – Doctor (as Frank Forsythe)
- The Door in the Wall (short) (1956) – Policeman (uncredited)
- Wicked as They Come (1956) – Jeweller (uncredited)
- Keep It Clean (1956) – Inspector at Court
- Fabian of the Yard (TV series – episode: "The Masterpiece") (1956) – Museum Custodian
- Fabian of the Yard (TV series – episode: "Cocktail Girl") (1956) – Museum Custodian
- Dial 999 (1955) – Policeman (uncredited)
- Stock Car (1955) – Detective Inspector Roberts
- No Smoking (1955) – 2nd Minister
- Stolen Assignment (1955) – Dr. Roberts
- Before I Wake (1955) – Jack Storey
- Tiger by the Tail (1954) – Sgt. Gross
- The Embezzler (1954) – Inspector Gale (as Frank Forsythe)
- The Scarlet Web (1954) – Jeweller (uncredited)
- Rheingold Theatre (TV series – episode: "Myra and the Moneyman") (1954) – First Gendarme
- The Diamond (1954) – P.C. with Taxi Driver (uncredited)
- Late Night Final (short) (1954) – Constable Everitt
- Double Exposure (1954) – Inspector Grayle (as Frank Forsythe)
- Escape by Night (1953) – Reporter (uncredited)
- The Silent Witness (short) (1953) – Detective Forbes
- 13 East Street (1952) – Prison Officer (uncredited)
- The Lavender Hill Mob (1951) – Minor Role (uncredited)
- Pool of London (1951) – Police Constable Witnessing Robbery (uncredited)
- Midnight Episode (1950) – Police Officer (uncredited)
- Treasures in Heaven (TV film) (1950) – Sid, the Barman
- The Case of Charles Peace (1949) – Police Training Instructor (uncredited)
- Kid Flanagan (TV film) (1948) – Chris Richards (as Frank Forsythe)
- The Dark Road (1948) – Detective
- The Middle Watch (TV film) (1948) – Corporal Duckett, RM (as Frank Forsythe)
- Goofer Trouble (short) (1940) – Black
- Dusty Ermine (1936) – Radio Operator (uncredited)
- The Good Companions (1933)
References
edit- ^ Maxford, Howard (2019). Hammer Complete: The Films, the Personnel, the Company. Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland & Company Inc., Publishers. p. 182. ISBN 978-1-4766-7007-2.
- ^ "Frank Forsyth". IMDb. Retrieved 5 January 2021.