Michael Forrest Explained

Michael Forrest
Birth Date:July 1932
Birth Place:Bridgend, Wales
Death Date:21 December 2004
(aged 72)
Death Place:Leckwith, Cardiff, Wales
Occupation:Television actor

Michael Forrest (July 1932 – 21 December 2004) was a Welsh television actor.[1] He appeared in many British television series and films, which include Sir Francis Drake, Z-Cars, Danger Man, The Saint, The Avengers, UFO, Off to Philadelphia in the Morning, The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes, Doomwatch, Who Dares Wins, Armour of God and others.[2]

Acting credits

TitleYearRoleNotes
Saturday Playhouse1958-1959P.C. Thomas / A Police photographer / Maroso2 episodes
How Green Was My Valley1960Dai Bando4 episodes
Top Secret1961Hinnes"Stranger in Cantabria"
ITV Play of the Week1961Jack Fish / 3rd Stevedore2 episodes
The Avengers1961-1967Rico / Peters2 episodes
Sir Francis Drake1962Jan"Beggars of the Sea"
BBC Sunday-Night Play1962Blackie"Sparrow in a Cage"
Z-Cars1962-1970Det. Con. Glyn Hicks (1962-63)39 episodes
The Stag1963Islwyn MorganTV movie
Ghost Squad1963Manager of Night Club"The Heir Apparent"
The Plane Makers1963Charlie Barnes"Has Anybody Seen Costigan?"
The Lover1963MilkmanTV movie
The Sentimental Agent1963Marlow"Finishing School"
The Spies1966Jones"Lash Out"
Danger Man1966Abelardo"The Man with the Foot"
That Riviera Touch1966PierreFilm
Theatre 6251966Fallow"Final Demand"
The Informer1966Griffiths"A Word in Your Ear Brother"
The Saint1966Vittorio Leale"The Man Who Liked Lions"
The Baron1967Gautier"Long Ago and Far Away"
George and the Dragon1967Ticket collector"The 10:15 Train"
City '681968Dave Parkinson"The Jonah Site"
The Wednesday Play1969Garfield"The Big Flame"
Callan1969Clive"Once a Big Man, Always a Big Man"
The Expert1969Andrew Redmond"The Gun That Walked"
The Gold Robbers1969Eric"Crack Shot"
The Best Things in Life1969Man in pub1 episode
Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased)1969Verrier"The Ghost Who Saved the Bank at Monte Carlo"
Strange Report1970Inspector Peters"Report 4977: Swindle - Square Root of Evil"
My Lover, My Son1970ChidleyFilm
Manhunt1970Louis2 episodes
Ryan International1970Theo"Angel Unawares"
Menace1970Stockbreeder"The Straight and the Narrow"
Dixon of Dock Green1970-1974Breen / Cafferty / Frank Whiting3 episodes
Paul Temple1971Brunet"Corrida"
Play for Today1971Holtby"The Rank and File"
UFO1971Security Officer"Confetti Check A-OK"
Under Milk Wood1971Sinbad SailorFilm
The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes1971Jacques Bouvier"The Case of the Mirror of Portugal"
1972Dunston"Flight"
The Brothers1972Terry Foster"Confrontation"
Doomwatch1972Dr. Evans"Enquiry"
The Adventurer1972Dino"Has Anyone Here Seen Kelly?"
Two Women1973Paride2 episodes
Six Days of Justice1973Joe Hicks"The China Lady"
Sporting Scenes1974Les"Up and Under"
ITV Sunday Night Drama1974Sleppy"No Harm Done"
Special Branch1974Charles"Date of Birth"
Marked Personal1974Benny2 episodes
Crown Court1974Condrey"Not Dead But Gone Before: Part 1"
Premiere1977Ron Williams"Pit Strike"
Secret Army1977Klaus Schoonheim"Hymn to Freedom"
Off to Philadelphia in the Morning 1978Sergeant1 episode
Sexton Blake and the Demon God1978Greek Police Chief"Part 5"
A Horseman Riding By1978Lloyd George"1905: The Hollow Victory"
Hazell1979Joe Goss"Hazell and the Baker Street Sleuth"
The Rear Column1980TV movie
Juliet Bravo1980Leckie"The Anastasia Syndrome"
ITV Playhouse1981Harry Phillips"Only a Game"
The Life and Times of David Lloyd George1981Bob Smillie"An Honourable Peace"
Bergerac1981Brideson"See You in Moscow"
Tales of the Unexpected1982Chief Insp. Nelson"Who's Got the Lady?"
Who Dares Wins1982PickleyFilm
The Boy Who Won the Pools1983Vittachi1 episode
Angels1983Mr. Bowen2 episodes
The Catlins1983T. J. Catlin1 episode
Number One1985LandlordTV movie
Armour of God1986Film, Voice, (final film role)

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Michael Forrest. https://web.archive.org/web/20181105190800/http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b9f3a7153. dead. 5 November 2018. BFI.
  2. Web site: Michael Forrest. www.aveleyman.com.