Ronald Forfar
Ronald Forfar (6 January 1939 – 28 September 2020)[1][2] was a British actor who appeared in many roles since the 1970s, including the role of Freddie Boswell in Carla Lane's comedy Bread.
Forfar was born in 1939 in Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK. He was educated at Liverpool Collegiate. He played a tragedian in Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead in 1966.[1] Other parts include a tax inspector, Costello The Second, in Alan Bleasdale's The Muscle Market (a Boys from the Blackstuff prequel) and The Soothsayer in Herbert Wise's BBC television adaption of Julius Caesar. Shakespearian roles include Bates in Henry V and First Officer in Laurence Olivier's version of King Lear.
He also appeared in The Sweeney, Tutti Frutti, Chucklevision (as 'Professor Frimley'), The New Avengers and Graham Chapman's film Yellowbeard. He had four brothers, two of whom pre-deceased him.
In 2018 Ronald worked on what would be his last project, a short film called The All-Nighter, written and directed by Lee Phillips, and co-starring Erkan Mustafa and Martin Hancock.
Forfar died on 28 September 2020, aged 81.[1][2]
References[]
- ^ a b c "Ronald Forfar obituary". The Guardian. Retrieved 11 October 2020.
- ^ a b "Ronald Forfar, Obituary". Funeral Guide. Retrieved 14 October 2020.
External links[]
- Ronald Forfar at IMDb
- Ronald Forfar at BBC Comedy Guide
- Shakespeare in Performance discusses 1978 adaption of Julius Caesar
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