Anthony Forwood
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Anthony Forwood | |
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| Born | Ernest Lytton Forwood 3 October 1915 |
| Died | 18 May 1988 (aged 72) London, England |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1935–1956 |
| Spouse(s) | |
| Partner(s) | Dirk Bogarde (1949–1988) |
| Children | 1 |
Ernest Lytton Forwood (3 October 1915 – 18 May 1988), known professionally as Anthony Forwood, was an English actor.
Career[]
After years of theatre, including the revue This World of Ours in 1935; Forwood gained his first film acting role in 1949, when he starred in Ralph Thomas' Traveller's Joy.[1][2][3] That same year he appeared in the thriller The Man in Black with Sid James.
In 1952, he received a number of roles including Appointment in London with Dirk Bogarde; he eventually became his longtime partner and manager.[4] Ralph Thomas, who had directed Forwood in his first film role, directed Bogarde in Doctor in the House and several of its sequels.[5]
Forwood appeared with Boris Karloff in the mystery Colonel March Investigates and played Will Scarlet in The Story of Robin Hood and His Merrie Men (1952).[3] One year later he acted in the Oscar-nominated Knights of the Round Table, a film starring such high-profile actors as Robert Taylor, Ava Gardner and Stanley Baker, and in Terence Fisher’s Mantrap (1953).[6][7] His last role came in 1956 in Colonel March of Scotland Yard.[5]
Personal life[]
In 1942, Forwood married actress Glynis Johns but they divorced in 1948. Their only child was actor Gareth Forwood (1945–2007).[8]
Anthony Forwood later lived with his long-term partner[9] actor Dirk Bogarde in Amersham, England and then in France until shortly before his death in London in 1988.[10]
Death[]
By 1987, Forwood was dying of liver cancer and Parkinson's disease. At this time Bogarde, a heavy smoker, had a minor stroke. On 18 May 1988, Forwood died aged 72 in Kensington and Chelsea, London. His body was cremated.[citation needed]
Filmography[]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1949 | Meet Simon Cherry | Alan Colville | |
| 1949 | The Man in Black | Victor Harrington | |
| 1950 | Traveller's Joy | Nick Rafferty | |
| 1951 | Captain Horatio Hornblower | Lt. Woodford | Uncredited |
| 1951 | The Black Widow | Paul Kenton | |
| 1952 | The Story of Robin Hood and His Merrie Men | Will Scarlet | |
| 1952 | The Gambler and the Lady | Lord Peter Willens | |
| 1953 | Appointment in London | Navigation Officer | |
| 1953 | Mantrap | Rex | |
| 1953 | Knights of the Round Table | Gareth | |
| 1954 | Five Days | Peter Glanville | |
| 1975 | Permission to Kill | Englishman | (final film role) |
References[]
- ^ http://www.overthefootlights.co.uk/London%20Revues%201935-1939.pdf
- ^ "Anthony Forwood - Theatricalia". theatricalia.com.
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Anthony Forwood".
- ^ "Appointment in London (1953)".
- ^ Jump up to: a b Anthony Forwood at IMDb
- ^ "Knights of the Round Table (1953) - Richard Thorpe - Awards - AllMovie". AllMovie.
- ^ "Mantrap (1953)".
- ^ "BFI Screenonline: Johns, Glynis (1923-) Biography". www.screenonline.org.uk.
- ^ Ezard, John (2 October 2004). "Sexy self-image that revved up Dirk Bogarde". The Guardian.
- ^ Jury, Louise (28 March 2007), "The private world of Dirk Bogarde", The Independent, retrieved 12 August 2008[dead link]
External links[]
- 1915 births
- 1988 deaths
- Deaths from cancer in England
- Deaths from liver cancer
- Deaths from Parkinson's disease
- Neurological disease deaths in England
- Bisexual male actors
- LGBT entertainers from England
- Actors from Amersham
- Male actors from Dorset
- Male actors from Buckinghamshire
- 20th-century English male actors
- British male stage actors
- British male film actors