Anthony Forwood

Anthony Forwood (born Ernest Lytton Forwood,^[1] 3 October 1915 – 18 May 1988) was an English actor.

Career

In 1949 Forwood gained his first acting role when he starred in Ralph Thomas' Traveller's Joy. That same year he appeared in the thriller Man in Black with Sid James. Some time later, in 1952, he received a number of roles including Appointment in London with Dirk Bogarde, whose longtime partner and manager he became. (Ralph Thomas directed Bogarde in Doctor in the House and several of its sequels.)^[2] He appeared with Boris Karloff in the mystery Colonel March Investigates and played Will Scarlet in The Story of Robin Hood and His Merrie Men (1952). One year later he acted in the Oscar-nominated Knights of the Round Table, a film starring such high-profile actors as Robert Taylor, Ava Gardner and Stanley Baker, and in Terence Fisher’s Mantrap (1953). His last role came in 1956 in Colonel March of Scotland Yard.^[2]

Personal life

Forwood married, and later divorced, actress Glynis Johns. Their only child was actor Gareth Forwood (1945–2007). He later lived with actor Dirk Bogarde in Amersham, England; then in France until shortly before Forwood's death in London in 1988.^[3]

Death

By 1987, Forwood was dying of liver cancer and Parkinson's disease. At this time Bogarde, a heavy smoker, had a minor stroke. On 18 May 1988, Forwood died aged 72 in Kensington and Chelsea, London. His body was cremated. After Bogarde's experiences in the war, and being witness to Forwood's suffering, Bogarde was determined to encourage voluntary euthanasia for terminally ill patients.

References

1. ↑ Deaths England and Wales 1984-2006; accessed 25 September 2014.
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Anthony Forwood at the Internet Movie Database
3. ↑ Jury, Louise (28 March 2007), "The private world of Dirk Bogarde", The Independent, retrieved 12 August 2008