Frank Forsyth

English actor (1905–1984)

Frank Forsyth
Publicity Photo of Frank Forsyth
Born	(1905-12-19)19 December 1905 London, England
Died	2 May 1984(1984-05-02) (aged 78) Poole, Dorset
Occupation(s)	Film and television actor
Years active	1933–1980

Frank Forsyth (19 December 1905 – 2 May 1984), sometimes credited as Frank Forsythe,^[1] was an English actor, active from the 1930s. He was born on 19 December 1905 in London, England. He appeared in several TV programmes, including Department S (1969), The Adventures of Black Beauty (1972) and Journey to the Unknown (1968), as well as numerous films. His film appearances include eight of the Carry On films. He died on 2 May 1984 in Poole, England.^[2]

Filmography

Dick Turpin (TV series – episode: "The Godmother") (1980) – Briggs
The Naked Civil Servant (TV film) (1975) – Family Doctor
Love Among the Ruins (TV film) (1975) – Jessop
Craze (1974) – Man at Will Reading (uncredited)
The Carnforth Practice (TV series) (1974) – Jury Foreman
The Adventures of Black Beauty (TV series – episode: "The Challenge") (1973) – Old Tom
Tales That Witness Madness (1973) – Uncle Albert (segment "Penny Farthing")
And Now the Screaming Starts! (1973) – Servant
The Vault of Horror (1973) – Male Customer (segment "Midnight Mess") (uncredited)
Asylum (1972) – Asylum Gatekeeper (segment "Mannikins of Horror") (uncredited)
Tales from the Crypt (1972) – Tramp (segment "Reflection of Death") (uncredited)
Love Story (TV series – episode: "You Don't Know Me, But") (1972) – Commissionaire
Z Cars (TV series – episode: "A Couple of Comic Turns: Part 1") (1970) – Night Porter
Z Cars (TV series – episode: "A Couple of Comic Turns: Part 2") (1970) – Night Porter
Z Cars (TV series – episode: "Contraband") (1962) – Inspector Dave Driver
Carry On Again Doctor (1969) – Mr. Bean (uncredited)
Department S (TV series – episode: "The Last Train to Redbridge") (1969) – Sawyer
Department S (TV series – episode: "A Cellar Full of Silence") (1969) – Norman Fowler
Oh! What a Lovely War (1969) – President Woodrow Wilson (uncredited)
Dracula Has Risen from the Grave (1968) – Villager (uncredited)
Journey to the Unknown (TV series – episode: "Eve" (1968) – Night Watchman
Man in a Suitcase (TV series – episode: "Essay in Evil") (1967) – Lorry Driver
Man in a Suitcase (TV series – episode: "Web with Four Spiders") (1968) –
Man in a Suitcase (TV series – episode: "Which Way Did He Go, McGill?") (1968) – Steward
They Came from Beyond Space (1967) – Blake
The Terrornauts (1967) – Uncle
The Forsyte Saga (TV series – episode: "Into the Dark") (1967) – Inspector Galloway
The Stable Door (short) (1966) – Nightwatchman
The Deadly Bees (1966) – Doctor
Eye of the Devil (1966) – Guest at Harp Recital (uncredited)
Carry On Screaming! (1966) – Desk Sergeant
Crossroads (TV series – episode: #1.439) (1966) – Mr. Barling
Crossroads (TV series – episode: #1.423) (1966) – Mr. Barling
Crossroads (TV series – episode: #1.252) (1965) – Mr. Charlesworth
The Psychopath (1965) – Tucker
Game for Three Losers (1965) – Jimmy
The Big Job (1965) – Bank Cashier
The Skull (1965) – Judge
The Troubleshooters (TV series – episode: "Young Turk") (1965) – Bajer
Devils of Darkness(1965) – Antique Shop Caretaker
Hysteria (1965) – Man Walking on Embankment (uncredited)
Edgar Wallace Mysteries (film series – episode: "Game for Three Losers") (1965) – Jimmy
Edgar Wallace Mysteries (film series – episode: "Man at the Carlton Tower") (1961) – Commissionaire
Dr. Terror's House of Horrors (1965) – Toastmaster (segment "Disembodied Hand") (uncredited)
Traitor's Gate (1964) – Chief Yeoman Warden
Blind Corner (1964) – Inspector
Carry On Spying (1964) – Professor Stark
The Evil of Frankenstein (1964) – Manservant (uncredited)
Ring of Spies (1964) – Desk Sergeant (uncredited)
Nightmare (1964) – Waiter (uncredited)
Carry On Jack (1964) – Second Sealord
Carry On Cabby (1963) – Chauffeur
Richard the Lionheart (TV series – episode: "The Castle of Prince Otto") (1963) – Herald
Walter and Connie (TV series – episode: "Walter and Connie Selling Books") (1963) – Police Sergeant (as Frank Forsythe)
The Brain (1962) – Francis (uncredited)
The Big Pull (TV series – episode: #1.3) (1962) – Supt. Teale
Twice Round the Daffodils (1962) – Dorothy's Father
Man at the Carlton Tower (1961) – Commissionaire
Touch of Death (1961) – Local inspector
What a Whopper (1961) – 3rd. Scot
Raising the Wind (1961) – Prof. Gerald Abrahams
Our Mister Ambler (TV series – episode: "Camera Obscura")
One Way Pendulum (TV film) (1961) – Usher
Three on a Spree (1961) – Barman
Rag Doll (1961) – Superintendent
Konga (1961) – General (uncredited)
Jackpot (1960) – Desk Sergeant
International Detective (TV series – episode: "The Rainis Case") (1960) – The Immigration Officer
Circle of Deception (1960) – (uncredited)
ITV Play of the Week (TV series – episode: "The Burning Glass") (1960) – Inspector Wigg
The Vise (TV series – episode: "Where There's a Will") (1958) – Surgeon
The Vise (TV series – episode: "Six Months to Talk") (1958) – Doctor
The Vise (TV series – episode: "Full Moon") (1959) – Doctor
The Vise (TV series – episode: "Murder with Make-Up") (1959) – Scientist
The Vise (TV series – episode: "Black Pawn, White Pawn") (1960) – Webster
The Young Jacobites (1960) – Laird
Carry On Constable (1960) – Citizen
No Hiding Place (TV series – episode: "The Final Chase" (1960) – Doctor
No Hiding Place (TV series – episode: "A Genuine Sale of Murder") (1959) – Doctor
No Hiding Place (TV series – episode: "Checkmate") (1959) – Doctor
Glencannon (TV series – episode: "Scot from Scotland Yard") (1959) – The Inspector
The Flying Doctor (TV series – episode: "A Call to London") (1959) – Police Sergeant
Innocent Meeting (1959) – (uncredited)
Horrors of the Black Museum (1959) – Postman (uncredited)
Carry On Nurse (1959) – John Gray
The Solitary Child (1958) – Doctor
Chain of Events (1958) – Johnson
Television Playwright (TV series – episode: "Hour of the Rat") (1958) – Desmond Rogers
Carry On Sergeant (1958) – Second Specialist
Sunday Night Theatre (TV series – episode: "Witch Wood") (1954) – Thomas Spotswood
Sunday Night Theatre (TV series – episode: "Queen Elizabeth Slept Here") (1956) – Clayton Shaw
Sunday Night Theatre (TV series – episode: "The Frog") (1958) – Prison warder
Print of Death (short) (1958) – Ballistics Expert (uncredited)
Dunkirk (1958) – Small Boat Owner (uncredited)
I Accuse! (1958) – Minister at President's Meeting (uncredited)
Legal Action (TV film) (1958) – Police photographer
Man from Tangier (1957) – Sgt. Irons
The Surgeon's Knife (1957) – Anaesthetist
The White Cliffs Mystery (short) (1957) – Forensic Investigator (uncredited)
The Vicious Circle (1957) – Sgt. Wallace (uncredited)
Kind Cousin (TV film) (1957) – Dr. Weston
The Case of 'The Smiling Widow' (short) (1957) – Detective Jarvis (uncredited)
The Man Without a Body (1957) – Detective
The Lonely House (short) (1957) – Inspector Parry (as Frank Forsythe)
Person Unknown (short) (1956) – 2nd Pathologist (uncredited)
Poison Pen (TV film) (1956) – Inspector Davies
Circus Friends (1956) – Police Sergeant
The Battle of the River Plate (1956) – Petty Officer, Bridge, HMS Ajax (uncredited)
Destination Death (short) (1956) – Police Officer (uncredited)
Nom-de-Plume (TV series – episode: "The Free Air") (1956) – Monsieur Vincent (as Frank Forsythe)
Nom-de-Plume (TV series – episode: "A Rough Diamond") (1956) – Doctor (as Frank Forsythe)
The Door in the Wall (short) (1956) – Policeman (uncredited)
Wicked as They Come (1956) – Jeweller (uncredited)
Keep It Clean (1956) – Inspector at Court
Fabian of the Yard (TV series – episode: "The Masterpiece") (1956) – Museum Custodian
Fabian of the Yard (TV series – episode: "Cocktail Girl") (1956) – Museum Custodian
Dial 999 (1955) – Policeman (uncredited)
Stock Car (1955) – Detective Inspector Roberts
No Smoking (1955) – 2nd Minister
Stolen Assignment (1955) – Dr. Roberts
Before I Wake (1955) – Jack Storey
Tiger by the Tail (1954) – Sgt. Gross
The Embezzler (1954) – Inspector Gale (as Frank Forsythe)
The Scarlet Web (1954) – Jeweller (uncredited)
Rheingold Theatre (TV series – episode: "Myra and the Moneyman") (1954) – First Gendarme
The Diamond (1954) – P.C. with Taxi Driver (uncredited)
Late Night Final (short) (1954) – Constable Everitt
Double Exposure (1954) – Inspector Grayle (as Frank Forsythe)
Escape by Night (1953) – Reporter (uncredited)
The Silent Witness (short) (1953) – Detective Forbes
13 East Street (1952) – Prison Officer (uncredited)
The Lavender Hill Mob (1951) – Minor Role (uncredited)
Pool of London (1951) – Police Constable Witnessing Robbery (uncredited)
Midnight Episode (1950) – Police Officer (uncredited)
Treasures in Heaven (TV film) (1950) – Sid, the Barman
The Case of Charles Peace (1949) – Police Training Instructor (uncredited)
Kid Flanagan (TV film) (1948) – Chris Richards (as Frank Forsythe)
The Dark Road (1948) – Detective
The Middle Watch (TV film) (1948) – Corporal Duckett, RM (as Frank Forsythe)
Goofer Trouble (short) (1940) – Black
Dusty Ermine (1936) – Radio Operator (uncredited)
The Good Companions (1933)

References

^ Maxford, Howard (2019). Hammer Complete: The Films, the Personnel, the Company. Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland & Company Inc., Publishers. p. 182. ISBN 978-1-4766-7007-2.
^ "Frank Forsyth". IMDb. Retrieved 5 January 2021.