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Gareth L John Forwood (14 October 1945 – 16 October 2007)[1] was a British actor,[2] the only child of actors Anthony Forwood and Glynis Johns.[3]

Gareth Forwood
Born	(1945-10-14)14 October 1945 Marylebone, London, England
Died	16 October 2007(2007-10-16) (aged 62) City of London, England
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1967–2000
Parents	Anthony Forwood (father) Glynis Johns (mother)
Relatives	Mervyn Johns (grandfather)

Education and career

Forwood was educated at Chilton Cantelo School in Somerset.[4] He was a boarder.

Forwood made his professional acting debut in the sitcom The Golden Age in 1967.[5] He made his cinematic debut in The Bofors Gun the following year, and went on to prosper as a character actor with over 40 credits in film, television and theatre. Although he never achieved the professional success of his parents, Forwood's career was marked with recurring roles in several large productions.

Alongside his acting career, Forwood worked as a guest commentator for the BBC.

Personal life

In 1973, Forwood married Veronique Lecoq,[6] with whom he had one son. Forwood retired from acting in 2000. He was later diagnosed with cancer, and passed away in 2007 at his home in London.[7]

Filmography

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Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1968	The Bofors Gun	Lt. Packering
1969	Battle of Britain	Alistair
1976	Where Adam Stood	Mr. Brackley	TV Movie
1979	Birth of the Beatles	Alden
1980	Blade on the Feather	Doctor	TV Movie
1981	Priest of Love	Photographer on Aquitania
1982	Gandhi	Secretary
1991	King Ralph	Duke
1992	Electric Moon	Ian
1995	Prime Suspect: Inner Circles	Denis Carradine	TV Movie

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1966–1970	The Wednesday Play	Cantfield / Colin / Balcar
1967	The Golden Age	Francis
1968	Detective	John
	For Amusement Only	Second Youth
	The Jazz Age	Tom Kent-Cumberland
1969–1972	ITV Playhouse	Carr / Martin Wyld
	ITV Sunday Night Theatre	Steven Hindle / Basil Anthony / Desmond
1970	Daniel Deronda	Rex Gascoigne	TV Mini Series
	The Main Chance	Julian Webb
1971	Doctor at Large	P.C. Mansell
	Eyeless in Gaza	Brian Foxe
1972	Late Night Theatre	Graham
1973	Crown Court	Doctor Park
1974	The Pallisers	Everett Wharton	TV Mini Series
1975	The ITV Play	Jonathan Bridges
1980	Armchair Thriller	Dr. Crampton
1981	Funny Man	Max
1982	The Year of the French	Wyndham	TV Mini Series
1984	Fairly Secret Army	Professional Man
1985	Time for Murder	Algernon
1987	In Sickness and in Health	The Doctor
1989	Mother Love	Boris	TV Mini Series
1989–1998	The Bill	Maurice Petrow / Derek Preston
1990	Never Come Back	Male Neighbour	TV Mini Series
1994	The Cinder Path	Surgeon	TV Mini Series
2000	Bomber	Hilary Quentin

References

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