John Forgeham | |
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Born |
John Henry George Forgeham 14 May 1941 Kidderminster, Worcestershire, England |
Died | 10 March 2017 Worthing, West Sussex, England |
(aged 75)
Nationality | British |
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 1963–2012 |
Spouse(s) |
Georgina Hale (actress/divorced) Fiesta mei Ling (actress/divorced) Arlene Garciano (2004–2006) |
Children | 2 |
John Henry George Forgeham (14 May 1941 – 10 March 2017) was an English actor who is probably best known for playing businessman Frank Laslett in the ITV series Footballers' Wives.
Born in Kidderminster, Worcestershire, Forgeham moved to Erdington, Birmingham as a child, and trained at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA) on a two-year scholarship (1962–64) and graduated with a RADA Silver medal for Best Performance student. He was a member of the Royal Shakespeare Company (RSC) (from 1966 until 1972) and toured with the company both nationally and internationally. Whilst on tour in Australia he decided to stay longer than anticipated and founded the Globe Shakespeare Theatre in Sydney.
His many TV credits include: The Avengers, Z-Cars, The Stone Tape, Crossroads (as Jim Baines) The Sweeney, Ivanhoe, Beau Geste, Minder, The Professionals, Shoestring, Juliet Bravo, C.A.T.S. Eyes, Lovejoy, Bergerac, The Governor, Pulaski, Making Out, Nice Work, Prime Suspect, London's Burning, Casualty, The Bill and Doctors