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'''John Forbes-Robertson''' (10 May 1928 – 14 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.<ref>[http://www.aveleyman.com/ActorCredit.aspx?ActorID=28269 John Forbes-Robertson, roles and actor credits; Aveleyman website]</ref> |
'''John Forbes-Robertson''' (10 May 1928 – 14 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.<ref>[http://www.aveleyman.com/ActorCredit.aspx?ActorID=28269 John Forbes-Robertson, roles and actor credits; Aveleyman website]</ref> |
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He was born in [[Worthing]], [[Sussex]]. He |
He was born in [[Worthing]], [[Sussex]]. He was 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 in the 1950s and 1960s, usually in minor roles, in films such as ''[[The Battle of the River Plate (film)|The Battle of the River Plate]]'' (1956), ''[[Bunny Lake Is Missing]]'' (1965) and ''[[The Spy with a Cold Nose]]'' (1966). He made two films for [[Hammer Films|Hammer]], ''[[The Vampire Lovers]]'' (1970) as the Man in Black, and ''[[The Legend of the 7 Golden Vampires]]'' (1974) as Dracula, and his other film credits include ''[[Nicholas and Alexandra]]'' (1971), ''[[The Vault of Horror (film)|The Vault of Horror]]'' (1973), ''[[Venom (1981 film)|Venom]]'' (1981), ''[[The Island of Adventure (film)|The Island of Adventure]]'' (1982) and ''[[Lifeforce (film)|Lifeforce]]'' (1985). 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 10:08, 12 June 2015
John Forbes-Robertson (10 May 1928 – 14 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.[1]
He was born in Worthing, Sussex. He was 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 in the 1950s and 1960s, usually in minor roles, in films such as The Battle of the River Plate (1956), Bunny Lake Is Missing (1965) and The Spy with a Cold Nose (1966). He made two films for Hammer, The Vampire Lovers (1970) as the Man in Black, and The Legend of the 7 Golden Vampires (1974) as Dracula, and his other film credits include Nicholas and Alexandra (1971), The Vault of Horror (1973), Venom (1981), The Island of Adventure (1982) and Lifeforce (1985). 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.