John Forgeham

Biography

John Forgeham was an English actor whose work spanned stage, television and film. Born in Kidderminster in 1941 and raised in Erdington, Birmingham, he trained at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art on a two year scholarship and won its Silver medal for best performance by a student. He acted with the Royal Shakespeare Company from 1966 to 1972, touring with it at home and abroad, and while in Australia he established the Globe Shakespeare Theatre in Sydney. Television brought him his widest recognition, notably as the businessman Frank Laslett in Footballers' Wives, and he also appeared in The Stone Tape (1972) and in Prime Suspect. Among his films were Sheena (1984) and The Young Americans (1993). He also appeared in Kiss of the Dragon (2001). He died in 2017.

75years old at death

Born May 14, 1941Kidderminster
Died March 10, 2017Worthing
Star sign: TaurusThe sign runs April 20 to May 20
John Henry George Forgeham (birth name)

Movie Career

Films: 7
Career span: 37 years1972 to 2009

Genres

Drama57%, 4 films
Crime43%, 3 films
Action29%, 2 films
Fantasy29%, 2 films
Adventure14%, 1 film

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Early training
Forgeham trained at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art on a two-year scholarship from 1962 to 1964, graduating with the RADA Silver medal for Best Performance student.
Behind the camera
While on tour in Australia with the Royal Shakespeare Company, Forgeham decided to stay longer than planned and founded the Globe Shakespeare Theatre in Sydney.

John Forgeham movies on Netflix

Dead Man Running2009IMDb rating 5.9as Terry Biggs
Kiss of the Dragon2001IMDb rating 6.6as Max
Staggered1994IMDb rating 5.8as Inspector Lubbock
The Young Americans1993IMDb rating 5.7as Detective Gray
Pope John Paul II1984IMDb rating 6.7as Officer Moljek
Sheena1984IMDb rating 4.9as Jorgensen
The Stone Tape1972IMDb rating 6.3as Maudsley

Best known for

The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.

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Kiss of the Dragon2001 Action, Crime, Dramaas Max
IMDb rating 6.670K votes
Sheena1984 Adventure, Fantasyas Jorgensen
IMDb rating 4.96.1K votes
The Stone Tape1972as Maudsley
IMDb rating 6.32.5K votes
Dead Man Running2009as Terry Biggs
IMDb rating 5.94.7K votes
The Young Americans1993as Detective Gray
IMDb rating 5.73.0K votes
Staggered1994as Inspector Lubbock
IMDb rating 5.8852 votes
Pope John Paul II1984as Officer Moljek
IMDb rating 6.7254 votes

Worked with

John Forgeham made one film with each of them. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.

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Brian Cox

Harvey Keitel

James Cosmo

Viggo Mortensen

Albert Finney

Jet LiChris NahonDirector, 1 film John GuillerminDirector, 1 film Alex De RakoffDirector, 1 film

Films together

Brian Cox1 film together, 1984
Brian Cox's page
- Pope John Paul II1984IMDb rating 6.7Forgeham as Officer MoljekCox as Father Góra
Harvey Keitel1 film together, 1993
Harvey Keitel's page
- The Young Americans1993IMDb rating 5.7Forgeham as Detective GrayKeitel as John Harris
James Cosmo1 film together, 1972
James Cosmo's page
- The Stone Tape1972IMDb rating 6.3Forgeham as MaudsleyCosmo as Cliff Dow
Viggo Mortensen1 film together, 1993
Viggo Mortensen's page
- The Young Americans1993IMDb rating 5.7Forgeham as Detective GrayMortensen as Carl Frazer
Albert Finney1 film together, 1984
Albert Finney's page
- Pope John Paul II1984IMDb rating 6.7Forgeham as Officer MoljekFinney as Karol Wojtyla (Pope John Paul II)
Jet Li1 film together, 2001
Jet Li's page
- Kiss of the Dragon2001IMDb rating 6.6Forgeham as MaxLi as Liu Jian
Chris NahonDirector, 1 film, 2001
All films by Chris Nahon
- Kiss of the Dragon2001IMDb rating 6.6Forgeham as Max
John GuillerminDirector, 1 film, 1984
All films by John Guillermin
- Sheena1984IMDb rating 4.9Forgeham as Jorgensen
Alex De RakoffDirector, 1 film, 2009
All films by Alex De Rakoff
- Dead Man Running2009IMDb rating 5.9Forgeham as Terry Biggs

Online

Official profiles and reference pages.

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