John Forgeham

Career timeline

1. 1941 · Born

   Born in Kidderminster, Worcestershire, England, UK

2. 1959 · Screen debut

   No Hiding Place (TV)

3. 1984 · Breakthrough

   The Bill (TV)

4. 2009 · Latest release

   Dead Man Running (Movie)

5. 2017 · Died

   March 10, 2017

Career in numbers

1 1950s

3 1960s

12 1970s

23 1980s

16 1990s

8 2000s

• Drama40
• Crime18
• Comedy17
• Tv Movie10
• Thriller6
• Mystery5

Highest-rated title Prime Suspect 1991 7.8 Most popular title The Bill 1984 6.9

Frequent collaborators

People who appear most often alongside John Forgeham in our catalogue.

Herbert Wise

6 titles together

Ian Sharp

3 titles together

Rachel Davies

2 titles together

Diane Parish

2 titles together

Rob Walker

2 titles together

Haydn Gwynne

2 titles together

John Bowe

2 titles together

Dennis Waterman

2 titles together

1. 2009 Dead Man Running as Terry Biggs 5.8 Movie
2. 2007 Torture Room as Mr. Green Movie
3. 2005 Three Steps to Hendon as Bernie Wilson Movie
4. 2002 Celebrity Fit Club UK TV
5. 2002 All About Me as Piggott TV
6. 2002 Footballers' Wives as Frank Laslett 5.4 TV
7. 2001 Mean Machine as Sykes 6.3 Movie
8. 2001 Kiss of the Dragon as Max 6.9 Movie
9. 1997 The Fix as Alan Hardaker Movie
10. 1997 Remember Me? as Police inspector Movie
11. 1996 The Bare Necessities as Big Vinnie Movie
12. 1994 Crocodile Shoes TV
13. 1994 Pleasure as Police Chief Movie
14. 1994 Staggered as Insp Lubbock Movie
15. 1994 Pie in the Sky as Jack Meynell TV
16. 1993 All in the Game as Freddie Matthews TV
17. 1993 The Young Americans as Detective Gray 5.7 Movie
18. 1993 Detectives on the Edge of a Nervous Breakdown as Sergeant Movie
19. 1992 Blue Heaven as Jim Sandford TV
20. 1992 Heartbeat as Reg Pendleton 7.1 TV
21. 1991 The Laughter of God as Hateley Movie
22. 1991 Prime Suspect as DCI John Shefford 7.8 TV
23. 1990 King of the Wind as Blacksmith Movie
24. 1990 Not a Penny More, Not a Penny Less as Ronnie Movie
25. 1989 Birds of a Feather as CID Officer 6.4 TV
26. 1989 Nice Work as Brian Everthorpe TV
27. 1989 Making Out TV
28. 1989 Precious Bane as Huglet Movie
29. 1988 Journey's End as Company Sergeant Major Movie
30. 1987 The Ruth Rendell Mysteries as Det Insp Baker TV
31. 1986 London's Burning TV
32. 1986 The Inquiry as Marco Movie
33. 1986 Casualty as Sgt. Shaw 6.2 TV
34. 1986 Boon TV
35. 1986 Lovejoy as Arnold 7.4 TV
36. 1984 The Bill 6.9 TV
37. 1984 Sheena as Colonel Jorgensen 5.6 Movie
38. 1984 Sakharov Movie
39. 1984 Pope John Paul II as Officer Moljek Movie
40. 1984 Killer Exposed as Det Insp George Hawthorne Movie
41. 1984 Duty Free as Sheridan TV
42. 1983 A Married Man as DI Blackett TV
43. 1982 A Gift of Tongues as Inspector Heneker Movie
44. 1982 Beau Geste as Sergeant-Major Lejaune TV
45. 1982 L For Lester as Alf Bayley TV
46. 1982 Ivanhoe as Front's Lieutenant 6.4 Movie
47. 1981 Bergerac as Arnie Spivak 7.0 TV
48. 1979 Minder as George 7.2 TV
49. 1979 Tales of the Unexpected as Police Officer 6.8 TV
50. 1978 Strangers as Red Keegan TV
51. 1977 The Professionals as D.S. Colin 7.6 TV
52. 1976 One Hour to Zero as Sam Rogers Movie
53. 1976 Spy Story as Security Guard Movie
54. 1975 The Sweeney as Dennis Rawlins 8.1 TV
55. 1974 Churchill's People as John Morice TV
56. 1974 Father Brown as Simeon Barnes TV
57. 1973 Adolf Hitler: My Part in His Downfall as Wlly Movie
58. 1972 The Stone Tape as Maudsley 6.0 Movie
59. 1970 Dynasty TV
60. 1969 The Italian Job as Frank 6.9 Movie
61. 1966 Thirteen Against Fate as Victor TV
62. 1963 The Partner as Adrian Marlowe Movie
63. 1959 No Hiding Place TV

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