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Ralph Forbes

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Ralph Forbes

Born September 29, 1904 in Wandsworth, London, England, UKDied March 31, 195172 films

Ralph Forbes (born Ralph Forbes Taylor, 30 September 1904 – 31 March 1951) was an English film and stage actor in the UK and the United States.

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Stage Door posterFirst watchStage Door19377.2as Cast of Stage PlayA spirited heiress wishing to break into theatre on her own merit arrives at a boardinghouse where aspiring young actresses and showgirls are brought together through their cynicism and…View film

Essential films

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Filmography

72 films as actor
  1. 1944Frenchman's CreekHarry St. Columb
  2. 1940Curtain CallLeslie Barrivale
  3. 1940Adventure in DiamondsMr. Perrins
  4. 1940Calling Philo VanceTom McDonald
  5. 1939Tower of LondonHenry Tudor
  6. 1939The Private Lives of Elizabeth and EssexLord Knollys
  7. 1939The Magnificent FraudHarrison Todd
  8. 1939The Hound of the BaskervillesSir Hugo Baskerville
  9. 1938Convicts at LargeDavid Brent
  10. 1938Annabel Takes a TourViscount Ronald River-Clyde
  11. 1938If I Were KingOliver le Dain
  12. 1938KidnappedJames
  13. 1938Women Are Like ThatMartin Brush
  14. 1937Stage DoorCast of Stage Play
  15. 1937Make a WishWalter Mays
  16. 1937Woman Against the WorldLarry Steele
  17. 1937The Legion of Missing MenBob Carter
  18. 1937The Thirteenth ChairMajor Lionel Trent
  19. 1937The Last of Mrs. CheyneyCousin John Clayborn
  20. 1937Rich RelationsDave Walton
  21. 1936Love Letters of a StarMeredith Landers
  22. 1936Daniel BooneStephen Marlowe
  23. 1936Romeo and JulietParis
  24. 1936Piccadilly JimLord Frederick 'Freddie' Priory
  25. 1936Mary of ScotlandRandolph
  26. 1936I'll Name the MurdererTommy Tilton
  27. 1935The Three MusketeersDuke of Buckingham
  28. 1935The Goose and the GanderRalph Summers
  29. 1935Streamline ExpressFred Arnold
  30. 1935Rescue SquadDeWitt Porter
  31. 1935Age of IndiscretionFelix Shaw
  32. 1935Enchanted AprilPeppo Briggs
  33. 1934Strange WivesPaul
  34. 1934Outcast LadyBoy Fenwick
  35. 1934The Barretts of Wimpole StreetCaptain Surtees Cook
  36. 1934The FountainBallater
  37. 1934ShockDerek Marbury
  38. 1934Twentieth CenturyGeorge Smith
  39. 1934RiptideDavid Fenwick
  40. 1934The Mystery of Mr. XSir Christopher Marche
  41. 1934Bombay MailWilliam Luke-Patson
  42. 1933The Solitaire ManBascom
  43. 1933The AvengerNorman Craig
  44. 1933Pleasure CruiseRichard Orloff / Taversham
  45. 1933The Phantom BroadcastNorman Wilder
  46. 1933Christopher StrongHarry Rawlinson
  47. 1932Smilin' ThroughWillie Ainley
  48. 1932Thunder BelowDavis
  49. 1931Beau IdealJohn Geste
  50. 1931The Bachelor FatherJohn Ashley
  51. 1930Her Wedding NightLarry Charters
  52. 1930Inside the LinesEric Woodhouse
  53. 1930The Lady of ScandalJohn
  54. 1930MambaKarl von Reiden
  55. 1930The Green GoddessDr. Traherne
  56. 1930Lilies of the FieldTed Willing
  57. 1928Restless YouthBruce Neil
  58. 1928The Masks of the DevilManfred
  59. 1928The WhipLord Brancaster
  60. 1928The ActressArthur Gower
  61. 1928Under the Black EagleKarl von Zorn
  62. 1928The Trail of '98Larry
  63. 1928The Latest from ParisJoe Adams
  64. 1927The EnemyCarl Behrend
  65. 1927Mr. WuBasil Gregory
  66. 1926Beau GesteJohn Geste
  67. 1926Charley's AuntJack Chesney
  68. 1924RéveilleThe Kid
  69. 1924Owd BobDavid McAdam
  70. 1923Comin' Thro the RyeGeorge Tempest
  71. 1922The Glorious AdventureCourtier (uncredited)
  72. 1922A Lowland CinderellaMaster of Darrock