Ralph Forbes
Date of birth: 1904-09-29
Place of birth: Wandsworth, London, England, UK
Known for: Acting
Also known as:
Biography
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.
Movie Credits
Charley's Aunt
1926-03-22
Two Oxford University students, Jack and Charles, find themselves in a predicament. They enlist a fr
Twentieth Century
1934-05-11
A temperamental Broadway producer trains an untutored actress, but when she becomes a star, she prov
Tower of London
1939-11-17
In the 15th century Richard Duke of Gloucester, aided by his club-footed executioner Mord, eliminate
Christopher Strong
1933-03-09
A romance develops between a happily married middle-aged British politician and an adventurous young
The Barretts of Wimpole Street
1934-09-21
Remarkable poet Elizabeth Barrett is slowly recovering from a crippling illness with the help of her
The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex
1939-11-11
This period drama frames the tumultuous affair between Queen Elizabeth I and the man who would be Ki
The Actress
1928-04-27
A theatrical troupe from the west end of London loses its leading lady when she goes off to marry a
Rescue Squad
1935-05-15
An independently wealthy collector of objets d'art tries to influence an artist's model away from m
The Last of Mrs. Cheyney
1937-02-19
A chic American jewel thief falls in love with one of her marks, an English lord.
Smilin' Through
1932-09-24
On the day of his wedding, Sir John Carteret's fiancée, Moonyeen, is killed by a jealous rival named
La Fiesta de Santa Barbara
1935-12-07
La Fiesta de Santa Barbara is a 1935 American comedy short film directed by Louis Lewyn. It was nomi
Daniel Boone
1936-10-16
In 1775, Daniel Boone settles Kentucky, despite menacing Indians and renegade whites.
If I Were King
1938-09-28
King Louis XI masquerades as a commoner in Paris, seeking out the treachery he is sure lurks in his
Beau Ideal
1931-01-25
An American joins the French Foreign Legion in order to rescue a boyhood friend.
The Trail of '98
1928-03-20
Fortune hunters from all over the country rushing to the Klondike in 1897 to seek their fortunes in
The Goose and the Gander
1935-09-21
When Georgiana Summers learns that the woman who stole and married her husband is planning a romanti
The Mystery of Mr. X
1934-02-23
A sophisticated jewel thief tries to prove himself innocent of a string of cop murders.
Piccadilly Jim
1936-08-14
Jim's father wants to marry Eugenia, but her sister Netta refuses to allow it. When Jim sees Ann at
The Magnificent Fraud
1939-07-19
A Chicago con man pays an actor to pose as a slain South American dictator.
The Thirteenth Chair
1937-05-07
A phony psychic tries to solve a murder that took place during her seance.
Under the Black Eagle
1928-03-24
A German Shepherd Dog and the people he loves are entangled in World War One.
I'll Name the Murderer
1936-01-26
Gossip columnist Tommy Tilton, who excels in slinging nonsense about, is not a timid bluffer when it
Enchanted April
1935-02-01
Mrs. Lotty Wilkins is an unhappily wife whom's life husband and romance have departed. In order to p
Beau Geste
1926-08-24
Michael "Beau" Geste leaves England in disgrace and joins the infamous French Foreign Legion. He is
Outcast Lady
1934-09-28
A woman's dubious past proves to be a stumbling block when she becomes engaged to marry.
Age of Indiscretion
1935-05-10
A book publisher finds his business floundering, which prompts his socially ambitious wife to desert
Make a Wish
1937-09-01
While vacationing at a boys' camp, the rambunctious Chip Winters befriends a famed composer Johnny S
The Bachelor Father
1931-01-10
Lonely in his English country estate, Sir Basil decides to gather his grown (albeit illegitimate) ch
The Lady of Scandal
1930-05-24
A famous British actress gets involved with two members of a reserved British noble family, whose pl
Rich Relations
1937-02-01
A secretary finds herself being romanced by a "ladies man". What she doesn't know is that it's her b
The Legion of Missing Men
1937-07-28
Bob Carter, a member of the Foreign Legion, is glad to see his brother, Don, for the first time in t
Women Are Like That
1938-04-23
Businesswoman Claire King is the daughter of a powerful advertising executive. When Claire marries h
Convicts at Large
1938-12-14
An innocent man is bamboozled into trading places with a dangerous escaped convict.
The Hound of the Baskervilles
1939-03-24
When a nobleman is threatened by a family curse on his newly inherited estate, detective Sherlock Ho
Lilies of the Field
1930-01-05
Mildred Harker loses custody of her child in a messy divorce settlement. Leaving her hometown in dis
The Fountain
1934-08-22
Set during the first World War in neutral, but pro-German, Holland, Lewis Allison, an interned Briti
The Masks of the Devil
1928-11-17
Baron Reiner, a charming though unscrupulous Viennese aristocrat, becomes infatuated with Virginia,
Pleasure Cruise
1933-04-01
Shirley, a married woman, who is fed up of her husband's incessant nagging, decides to go on a cruis
Inside the Lines
1930-07-05
During World War I, German spies will stop at nothing to spy on the allied war plans stored at Gibra
The Green Goddess
1930-02-13
An airplane carrying three Brits crash lands in the kingdom of Rukh. The Rajah holds them prisoner b
Annabel Takes a Tour
1938-11-10
Annabel Allison, star of Wonder Pictures, is irked at her poor publicity, especially when a rival ge
Her Wedding Night
1930-09-28
Norma Martin is an American movie star in France trying to avoid the attention of men. Going to visi
Thunder Below
1932-06-17
Story of an unhappy wife of oil rigger who labors in a Central American oil field. The bored Susan f
Woman Against the World
1937-09-01
A young woman marries against her father's will, but the happy life she expected turns into a series
Love Letters of a Star
1936-11-08
A woman commits suicide after being blackmailed, and her husband resolves to kill the man responsibl
The Circus: Premiere
1928-01-13
Footage from the premiere of Charlie Chaplin's 1928 film 'The Circus'.
Mr. Wu
1927-03-26
When Mandarin Wu's unmarried daughter becomes pregnant by a young Englishman, he seeks vengeance.
Mamba
1930-03-09
August Bolte, the richest man in a settlement in German East Africa in the period before World War I
The Solitaire Man
1933-09-22
An almost-retired jewel thief plans to marry Helen, his partner in crime. Their plans are shattered
Riptide
1934-03-29
Mary is an impetuous romantic who marries British aristocrat Lord Philip Rexford on a whim. Their ma
Bombay Mail
1934-01-06
In India, a police inspector investigates a murder that took place on a train between Calcutta and B
Mary of Scotland
1936-07-28
The recently widowed Mary Stuart returns to Scotland to reclaim her throne but is opposed by her hal
The Whip
1928-09-16
Lord Brancaster, a decent and upright British nobleman, loses his memory in an accident. While in th
The Glorious Adventure
1922-04-23
An Earl's cousin survives drowning and saves a lady from the Great Fire of London.
Strange Wives
1934-11-30
When a young man marries a Russian girl, he finds that he has "married" her entire family.
Restless Youth
1928-11-30
Innocent co-ed Dixie is unjustly expelled for unladylike activities by college chairman John Neil, (
Calling Philo Vance
1940-02-03
Philo is in Vienna working for the US Government to see if Archer Coe is selling aircraft designs to
Streamline Express
1935-09-15
A disparate group of people meet as passengers on a superspeed train crossing the U.S. Aboard are a
Kidnapped
1938-05-27
Robert Louis Stevenson's hero David Balfour joins rebel Alan Breck Stewart in 18th-century Scotland
Owd Bob
1924-01-01
An old farmer's sheepdog is saved when a rival's dog is proved to be a sheep killer.
Shock
1934-07-19
Captain Bob Hayworth, his brother Lieutenant Gilroy Hayworth and Captain Derek Marbury are in a Worl
The Enemy
1927-12-08
Carl Behrend, son of a wealthy businessman, marries Pauli Arndt, daughter of a pacifist professor. W
The Three Musketeers
1935-11-01
In 17th century France, young D'Artagnan wants to join the King's Musketeers, but instead befriends
Frenchman's Creek
1944-09-20
An English lady falls in love with a French pirate after he kidnaps her from her ancestral home on t
Curtain Call
1940-04-18
Two theatrical producers plan to get even with a demanding actress by tricking her into starring in
Comin' Thro the Rye
1923-11-01
A jealous girl breaks up a friend's engagement with a fake wedding announcement.
The Latest from Paris
1928-02-04
The Latest from Paris takes place in New York's garment district, where business rivals Blogg and Li
The Avenger
1933-08-10
A disgraced former District Attorney plots his revenge on the members of a criminal gang who had him
The Phantom Broadcast
1933-03-14
A handsome radio singer has it all--fame, money, adoring fans--but what no one knows is that his acc
Romeo and Juliet
1936-09-03
Young love is poisoned by a generations long feud between two noble families.
Adventure in Diamonds
1940-03-08
A government pilot (George Brent) falls for a woman (Isa Miranda) helping her partner (John Loder) s
Stage Door
1937-10-08
The ups and downs in the lives and careers of a group of ambitious young actresses and show girls fr
A Lowland Cinderella
1922-01-11
A retelling of Cinderella in 1920s Britain.
Réveille
1924-06-01
A seamstress stops a poor ex-soldier from becoming a left-wing agitator.