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Chaplin (1992) -- CHAPLIN is the larger-than-life story of the actor behind the icon and a stunning depiction of a bygone era when Hollywood was at its most glamorous.

Chaplin (1992) -- A film about the troubled and controversial life of the master comedy filmmaker.

The Guns of Navarone (1961) -- A British team is sent to cross occupied Greek territory and destroy the massive German gun emplacement that commands a key sea channel.

The Guns of Navarone (1961) -- Trailerfan.com - Trailer (Flash)

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Date of Birth:

22 July 1926, Stratford, London, England, UK more

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Trivia:

Roger Moore was best man at his wedding to Nanette Newman. more

STARmeter:

Down 33% in popularity this week. See why on IMDbPro.

Awards:

Nominated for Oscar. Another 9 wins & 10 nominations more

NewsDesk:
(3 articles)

Rare Movie Alert! "The Wrong Box" On TCM August 29
(From CinemaRetro. 27 August 2009, 3:29 AM, PDT)
Seven Scores: Michael J. Lewis - The Madwoman of Chaillot
(From Daily Film Music Blog. 26 January 2009, 11:55 PM, PST)

Alternate Names:

Bryan Forbes CBE | Turk Thrust

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			Year	Gross (USD)	Rating
1.	Restless Natives (1985)	Driver	1985	-	6.9 (510)

2.	December Flower (1984) (TV)	Harry Grey	1984	-	7.9 (11)

3.	International Velvet (1978)	(uncredited) Awards Presenter	1978	-	5.5 (573)

4.	The Slipper and the Rose: The Story of Cinderella (1976)	(uncredited) Herald	1976	-	6.7 (993)
	AKAs: The Slipper and the Rose (UK: short title)
5.	King Rat (1965)	(voice) (uncredited) Radio	1965	-	7.6 (1,517)

6.	Of Human Bondage (1964)	(uncredited)	1964	-	6.3 (310)
	AKAs: W. Somerset Maugham's of Human Bondage (USA: complete title)
7.	A Shot in the Dark (1964)	(as Turk Thrust) Camp Attendant	1964	-	7.6 (9,227)

8.	The Guns of Navarone (1961)	Cohn	1961	-	7.6 (13,129)

9.	The League of Gentlemen (1960)	Porthill	1960	-	7.5 (857)

10.	The Angry Silence (1960)	(uncredited) Journalist	1960	-	7.4 (233)

11.	Yesterday's Enemy (1959)	Dawson	1959	-	7.5 (40)

12.	I Was Monty's Double (1958)	Lt. Butterfield	1958	-	6.9 (328)
	AKAs: Hell, Heaven or Hoboken
13.	The Key (1958)	Weaver	1958	-	6.5 (372)

14.	Quatermass 2 (1957)	Marsh	1957	-	7.1 (820)
	AKAs: Enemy from Space (USA) Quatermass II: Enemy from Space (USA)
15.	It's Great to Be Young! (1956)	Mr. Parkes, Organ Salesman.	1956	-	6.2 (88)

16.	Satellite in the Sky (1956)	Jimmy Wheeler	1956	-	5.6 (61)

17.	The Baby and the Battleship (1956)	Prof. Evans	1956	-	5.1 (100)

18.	The Black Tent (1956)	(scenes deleted) Dying Soldier	1956	-	4.8 (59)

19.	Now and Forever (1956)	Frisby	1956	-	6.7 (8)

20.	The Extra Day (1956)	Harry	1956	-	6.1 (14)

21.	"The Vise" (1954)	Donald Clifton (1 episode, 1955)	1955	-	8.8 (8)
	AKAs: Detective's Diary (USA: rerun title) Saber of London (UK: alternative title) The Vise: Mark Saber (USA: third and fourth season title) Uncovered (syndication title) 1 TV episode: "The Vise: The Bargain (#2.6)" Donald Clifton
22.	Passage Home (1955)	Shorty	1955	-	5.7 (45)

23.	The Colditz Story (1955)	Jimmy Winslow	1955	-	7.1 (594)

24.	An Inspector Calls (1954)	Eric Birling	1954	-	7.5 (486)

25.	The Million Pound Note (1954)	Todd	1954	-	6.7 (1,063)
	AKAs: Man with a Million (USA)
26.	Up to His Neck (1954)	Subby	1954	-	4.5 (13)

27.	Wheel of Fate (1953)	Ted	1953	-	5.7 (14)

28.	"BBC Sunday-Night Theatre" (1950)	Robert Vanier (1 episode, 1953)	1953	-	7.7 (17)
	1 TV episode: "BBC Sunday-Night Theatre: The Road (#4.25)" Robert Vanier
29.	Appointment in London (1953)	Pilot Officer Peter Greeno (The Brat)	1953	-	6.1 (155)
	AKAs: Raiders in the Sky (USA)
30.	Sea Devils (1953)	Willie	1953	-	5.5 (97)

31.	The World in His Arms (1952)	William Cleggett	1952	-	7.0 (428)

32.	Flesh and Fury (1952)	(uncredited) Fighter	1952	-	6.5 (96)

33.	Green Grow the Rushes (1951)	Fred Starling - Biddle crew member	1951	-	5.9 (55)
	AKAs: Brandy Ashore
34.	The Wooden Horse (1950)	Paul	1950	-	6.8 (334)

35.	Dear Mr. Prohack (1949)	Tony	1949	-	6.1 (27)

36.	All Over the Town (1949)	Trumble	1949	-	7.3 (24)

37.	The Small Back Room (1949)	Peterson, dying gunner	1949	-	7.5 (464)
	AKAs: Hour of Glory (USA)

			Year	Gross (USD)	Rating
1.	Chaplin (1992)	(screenplay)	1992	-	7.2 (11,982)
	AKAs: Charlot (Italy)
2.	The Endless Game (1990) (TV)	(writer)	1990	-	7.1 (68)

3.	The Naked Face (1984)	(writer)	1984	-	5.1 (326)

4.	Better Late Than Never (1982)	(writer)	1982	-	4.9 (56)
	AKAs: Whose Little Girl Are You?
5.	"Play for Today" (1970)	(1 episode, 1980)	1980	-	7.1 (52)
	1 TV episode: "Play for Today: Jessie (#11.10)" (writer)
6.	Hopscotch (1980)	(screenplay)	1980	-	7.1 (2,416)

7.	International Velvet (1978)	(written by)	1978	-	5.5 (573)

8.	The Slipper and the Rose: The Story of Cinderella (1976)	(screenplay)	1976	-	6.7 (993)
	AKAs: The Slipper and the Rose (UK: short title)
9.	"Colditz" (1972)	(1 episode, 1973)	1973	-	8.5 (106)
	1 TV episode: "Colditz: The Way Out (#1.13)" (writer)
10.	The Raging Moon (1971)	(screenplay)	1971	-	7.0 (99)
	AKAs: Long Ago, Tomorrow (USA)
11.	The Man Who Haunted Himself (1970)	(uncredited)	1970	-	5.9 (465)

12.	Deadfall (1968)	(screenplay)	1968	-	5.5 (224)

13.	The Whisperers (1967)	(screenplay)	1967	-	7.0 (185)
	AKAs: The Whisperers (USA)
14.	King Rat (1965)	(written for the screen by)	1965	-	7.6 (1,517)

15.	The High Bright Sun (1964)	(writer)	1964	-	5.4 (79)
	AKAs: A Date with Death (USA: video title) McGuire, Go Home! (USA)
16.	Of Human Bondage (1964)	(uncredited)	1964	-	6.3 (310)
	AKAs: W. Somerset Maugham's of Human Bondage (USA: complete title)
17.	Seance on a Wet Afternoon (1964)	(screenplay)	1964	-	8.4 (2,269)
	AKAs: Séance on a Wet Afternoon
18.	Station Six-Sahara (1962)	(screenplay)	1962	-	5.9 (37)
	AKAs: Endstation 13 Sahara (West Germany)
19.	The L-Shaped Room (1962)	(screenplay)	1962	-	7.5 (472)

20.	Only Two Can Play (1962)	(screenplay)	1962	-	6.6 (381)

21.	Man in the Moon (1960)	(original screenplay)	1960	-	6.3 (77)

22.	The League of Gentlemen (1960)	(screenplay)	1960	-	7.5 (857)

23.	The Angry Silence (1960)	(screenplay)	1960	-	7.4 (233)

24.	SOS Pacific (1959)	(dialogue)	1959	-	5.9 (64)
	AKAs: S.O.S. Pacific (USA: poster title)
25.	Danger Within (1959)	(screenplay)	1959	-	6.5 (137)
	AKAs: Breakout (USA)
26.	The Captain's Table (1959)	(screenplay)	1959	-	6.3 (77)
	AKAs: Shenanigans
27.	I Was Monty's Double (1958)	(screenplay)	1958	-	6.9 (328)
	AKAs: Hell, Heaven or Hoboken
28.	House of Secrets (1956)	(screenplay)	1956	-	5.6 (47)
	AKAs: Triple Deception (USA)
29.	The Baby and the Battleship (1956)	(additional scenes and dialogue)	1956	-	5.1 (100)

30.	The Black Tent (1956)	(screenplay)	1956	-	4.8 (59)

31.	The Cockleshell Heroes (1955)	(screenplay)	1955	-	6.7 (429)

32.	The Black Knight (1954/I)	(additional dialogue)	1954	-	5.2 (234)

			Year	Gross (USD)	Rating
1.	The Endless Game (1990) (TV)		1990	-	7.1 (68)

2.	The Naked Face (1984)		1984	-	5.1 (326)

3.	"Philip Marlowe, Private Eye" (1984)	(1 episode, 1983)	1983	-	8.2 (68)
	1 TV episode: "Philip Marlowe, Private Eye: The King in Yellow (#1.2)"
4.	Better Late Than Never (1982)		1982	-	4.9 (56)
	AKAs: Whose Little Girl Are You?
5.	"Play for Today" (1970)	(1 episode, 1980)	1980	-	7.1 (52)
	1 TV episode: "Play for Today: Jessie (#11.10)"
6.	Sunday Lovers (1980)	(segment "An Englishman's Home")	1980	-	5.7 (115)
	AKAs: I seduttori della domenica (Italy) Les séducteurs (France)
7.	International Velvet (1978)		1978	-	5.5 (573)

8.	The Slipper and the Rose: The Story of Cinderella (1976)		1976	-	6.7 (993)
	AKAs: The Slipper and the Rose (UK: short title)
9.	The Stepford Wives (1975)		1975	-	6.9 (4,943)

10.	The Raging Moon (1971)		1971	-	7.0 (99)
	AKAs: Long Ago, Tomorrow (USA)
11.	The Madwoman of Chaillot (1969)		1969	-	5.8 (346)

12.	Deadfall (1968)		1968	-	5.5 (224)

13.	The Whisperers (1967)		1967	-	7.0 (185)
	AKAs: The Whisperers (USA)
14.	The Wrong Box (1966)		1966	-	7.0 (1,158)

15.	King Rat (1965)		1965	-	7.6 (1,517)

16.	Of Human Bondage (1964)	(one week) (uncredited)	1964	-	6.3 (310)
	AKAs: W. Somerset Maugham's of Human Bondage (USA: complete title)
17.	Seance on a Wet Afternoon (1964)		1964	-	8.4 (2,269)
	AKAs: Séance on a Wet Afternoon
18.	The L-Shaped Room (1962)		1962	-	7.5 (472)

19.	Whistle Down the Wind (1961)		1961	-	7.8 (1,055)

			Year	Gross (USD)	Rating
1.	International Velvet (1978)	(producer)	1978	-	5.5 (573)

2.	I Am a Dancer (1972)	(producer) (uncredited)	1972	-	6.2 (13)
	AKAs: Un danseur: Rudolph Nureyev (France)
3.	The Man Who Haunted Himself (1970)	(producer) (uncredited)	1970	-	5.9 (465)

4.	The Wrong Box (1966)	(producer)	1966	-	7.0 (1,158)

5.	Seance on a Wet Afternoon (1964)	(producer) (uncredited)	1964	-	8.4 (2,269)
	AKAs: Séance on a Wet Afternoon
6.	The Angry Silence (1960)	(producer)	1960	-	7.4 (233)

Miscellaneous Crew View by NEW				Year	Gross (USD)	Rating
	1.	The Whisperers (1967)	(publicist)	1967	-	7.0 (185)
		AKAs: The Whisperers (USA)

			Year	Gross (USD)	Rating
1.	"Cash in the Celebrity Attic" (2008)	Himself (1 episode, 2008)	2008	-	-
	1 TV episode: "Cash in the Celebrity Attic: Nanette Newman (#1.6)" Himself
2.	"British Film Forever" (2007)	Himself (2 episodes, 2007)	2007	-	6.7 (26)
	2 TV episodes: "British Film Forever: Bullets, Bombs and Bridges: The Story of the War Film (#1.6)" (as Bryan Forbes CBE) Himself "British Film Forever: Guns, Gangsters and Getaways: The Story of the British Crime Thriller (#1.1)" (as Bryan Forbes CBE) Himself
3.	A Sense of Carol Reed (2006) (V)	Himself	2006	-	7.0 (9)

4.	The 100 Greatest Family Films (2005) (TV)	Himself	2005	-	5.0 (68)

5.	"The Hollywood Greats" (1977)	Himself (1 episode, 2005)	2005	-	7.9 (12)
	AKAs: Hollywood Greats (USA: new title) 1 TV episode: "The Hollywood Greats: David Niven" Himself
6.	2nd Annual Directors Guild of Great Britain DGGB Awards (2005) (V)	Himself - Presenter	2005	-	-

7.	The Needs of Kim Stanley (2005)		2005	-	-

8.	1st Annual Directors Guild of Great Britain DGGB Awards (2004) (V)	Himself - Presenter	2004	-	2.0 (16)

9.	"Arena" (1975)	Himself (2 episodes, 1995-2003)	2003	-	8.0 (10)
	2 TV episodes: "Arena: The Many Lives of Richard Attenborough" Himself "Arena: The Peter Sellers Story" Himself
10.	"Big Screen Britain" (2003)	Himself (1 episode, 2003)	2003	-	-
	1 TV episode: "Big Screen Britain: Whistle Down the Wind" Himself
11.	"Omnibus" (1967)	Himself (2 episodes, 1968-2002)	2002	-	7.5 (14)
	2 TV episodes: "Omnibus: Robert Altman in England" Himself "Omnibus: Edith Evans: A Birthday Tribute" Himself
12.	The Stepford Life (2001) (V)	Himself	2001	-	7.0 (19)

13.	The BBC and the BAFTA Lifetime Achievement Tribute to Richard Attenborough (1999) (TV)	Himself	1999	-	5.4 (37)

14.	"The Best of British" (1998)	Himself (1 episode, 1999)	1999	-	-
	1 TV episode: "The Best of British: Roger Moore (#2.1)" Himself
15.	Empire of the Censors (1995) (TV)	Himself	1995	-	7.6 (35)

16.	"Hollywood U.K." (1993)	Himself - Contributor (1 episode, 1993)	1993	-	8.5 (6)
	1 TV episode: "Hollywood U.K.: Northern Lights (#1.1)" Himself - Contributor
17.	An Audience with Kenneth Williams (1983) (TV)	Himself	1983	-	8.0 (41)

18.	"Call My Bluff" (1965/II)	Himself - Panellist (2 episodes, 1981)	1981	-	-
	2 TV episodes: "Call My Bluff: (1981-02-20)" Himself - Panellist "Call My Bluff: (1981-02-13)" Himself - Panellist
19.	"The British Greats" (1980)	Himself (1 episode, 1980)	1980	-	-
	1 TV episode: "The British Greats: Jack Hawkins (#1.3)" Himself
20.	"Looks Familiar" (1970)	Himself - Guest (2 episodes, 1978-1980)	1980	-	-
	2 TV episodes: "Looks Familiar: (1980-01-31)" Himself - Guest "Looks Familiar: (1978-11-23)" Himself - Guest
21.	The Elstree Story (1976) (TV)	Himself	1976	-	-

22.	I Am a Dancer (1972)	Narrator	1972	-	6.2 (13)
	AKAs: Un danseur: Rudolph Nureyev (France)
23.	"Late Show London" (1966)	Himself (1 episode, 1966)	1966	-	-
	1 TV episode: "Late Show London: (1966-03-21)" Himself
24.	"This Is Your Life" (1955)	Himself (1 episode, 1962)	1962	-	6.6 (29)
	1 TV episode: "This Is Your Life: Richard Attenborough (#8.12)" Himself


1.	Paul Merton Looks at Alfred Hitchcock (2009) (TV)	Himself

2.	Sir John Mills' Moving Memories (2000) (V)	Himself

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"Ned's Girl", an authorized biography of Dame Edith Evans (1977). more

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2 Print Biographies | 1 Interview | 26 Articles | 2 Pictorials more

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Drama | Comedy | Documentary | War more

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