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'''John Forbes-Robertson''' (10 May 1928 - 6 May 2008) was a [[United Kingdom|British]] [[actor]] best-known for being the only actor other than [[Christopher Lee]] to play the title role in the [[Hammer Films|Hammer horror]] series of [[Dracula]] films. |
'''John Forbes-Robertson''' (10 May 1928 - 6 May 2008) was a [[United Kingdom|British]] [[actor]] best-known for being the only actor other than [[Christopher Lee]] to play the title role in the [[Hammer Films|Hammer horror]] series of [[Dracula]] films. |
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He was born in [[Worthing]], [[Sussex]]. He is not the son of actor-manager Sir [[Johnston Forbes-Robertson]] as erroneously stated in the press at the time of his 2008 death. He is related to Sir Johnston, being the grandson of one of Sir Johnston's brothers. He began his acting career on the [[theatre|stage]] before pursuing a [[film]] and [[TV]] career, usually in minor roles, in the [[1960s]]. As well as playing Dracula in Hammer's ''[[The Legend of the 7 Golden Vampires]]'' ([[1974 in film|1974]]), he made a number of horror films, including ''[[The Vampire Lovers]]'' ([[1970 in film|1970]]) and ''[[The Vault of Horror (film)|The Vault of Horror]]'' ([[1973 in film|1973]]). On TV, he played [[Leonard Rossiter]]'s love rival in ''[[The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin]]'' ([[1976 in television|1976]]). |
He was born in [[Worthing]], [[Sussex]]. He is not the son of actor-manager Sir [[Johnston Forbes-Robertson]] as erroneously stated in the press at the time of his 2008 death. He is related to Sir Johnston, being the grandson of one of Sir Johnston's brothers. He began his acting career on the [[theatre|stage]] starting at the [[Intimate Theatre]] before pursuing a [[film]] and [[TV]] career, usually in minor roles, in the [[1960s]]. As well as playing Dracula in Hammer's ''[[The Legend of the 7 Golden Vampires]]'' ([[1974 in film|1974]]), he made a number of horror films, including ''[[The Vampire Lovers]]'' ([[1970 in film|1970]]) and ''[[The Vault of Horror (film)|The Vault of Horror]]'' ([[1973 in film|1973]]). On TV, he played [[Leonard Rossiter]]'s love rival in ''[[The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin]]'' ([[1976 in television|1976]]). |
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His last film was a documentary, ''The Legend of Hammer: Vampires'', directed by Don Fearney. |
His last film was a documentary, ''The Legend of Hammer: Vampires'', directed by Don Fearney. |
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Revision as of 11:02, 31 March 2011
John Forbes-Robertson (10 May 1928 - 6 May 2008) was a British actor best-known for being the only actor other than Christopher Lee to play the title role in the Hammer horror series of Dracula films.
He was born in Worthing, Sussex. He is not the son of actor-manager Sir Johnston Forbes-Robertson as erroneously stated in the press at the time of his 2008 death. He is related to Sir Johnston, being the grandson of one of Sir Johnston's brothers. He began his acting career on the stage starting at the Intimate Theatre before pursuing a film and TV career, usually in minor roles, in the 1960s. As well as playing Dracula in Hammer's The Legend of the 7 Golden Vampires (1974), he made a number of horror films, including The Vampire Lovers (1970) and The Vault of Horror (1973). On TV, he played Leonard Rossiter's love rival in The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin (1976).
His last film was a documentary, The Legend of Hammer: Vampires, directed by Don Fearney.