{{Short description|Welsh television actor (1932–2004)}} {{distinguish|text=the American actor Michael Forest}} {{more citations needed|date=February 2017}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2016}} {{Infobox person | name = Michael Forrest | image = | image_size = | caption = | birth_name = | birth_date = July 1932 | birth_place = Bridgend, Wales | death_date = 21 December 2004 <br>(aged 72) | death_place = Leckwith, Cardiff, Wales | death_cause = | education = LAMDA | occupation = Television actor | partner = | parents = | children = }} '''Michael Forrest''' (July 1932 – 21 December 2004) was a Welsh television actor,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b9f3a7153|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181105190800/http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b9f3a7153|url-status=dead|archive-date=5 November 2018|title=Michael Forrest|website=BFI}}</ref> who trained at LAMDA in London. He appeared in many British television series and films, which include ''Sir Francis Drake'', ''Z-Cars'', ''Danger Man'', ''The Saint'', ''The Avengers'', ''UFO'', ''Off to Philadelphia in the Morning'', ''The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes'', ''Doomwatch'', ''Who Dares Wins'', ''Armour of God'' and others.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.aveleyman.com/ActorCredit.aspx?ActorID=32575|title=Michael Forrest|website=www.aveleyman.com}}</ref>
==Acting credits== {| class="wikitable" ! Title ! Year ! Role ! Notes |- |''Saturday Playhouse'' |1958-1959 |P.C. Thomas / A Police photographer / Maroso |2 episodes |- |''How Green Was My Valley'' |1960 |Dai Bando |4 episodes |- |''Top Secret'' |1961 |Hinnes |"Stranger in Cantabria" |- |''ITV Play of the Week'' |1961 |Jack Fish / 3rd Stevedore |2 episodes |- |''The Avengers'' |1961-1967 |Rico / Peters |2 episodes |- |''Sir Francis Drake'' |1962 |Jan |"Beggars of the Sea" |- |''BBC Sunday-Night Play'' |1962 |Blackie |"Sparrow in a Cage" |- |''Z-Cars'' |1962-1970 |Det. Con. Glyn Hicks (1962-63) |39 episodes |- |''The Stag'' |1963 |Islwyn Morgan |TV movie |- |''Ghost Squad'' |1963 |Manager of Night Club |"The Heir Apparent" |- |''The Plane Makers'' |1963 |Charlie Barnes |"Has Anybody Seen Costigan?" |- |''The Lover'' |1963 |Milkman |TV movie |- |''The Sentimental Agent'' |1963 |Marlow |"Finishing School" |- |''The Spies'' |1966 |Jones |"Lash Out" |- |''Danger Man'' |1966 |Abelardo |"The Man with the Foot" |- |''That Riviera Touch'' |1966 |Pierre |Film |- |''Theatre 625'' |1966 |Fallow |"Final Demand" |- |''The Informer'' |1966 |Griffiths |"A Word in Your Ear Brother" |- |''The Saint'' |1966 |Vittorio Leale |"The Man Who Liked Lions" |- |''The Baron'' |1967 |Gautier |"Long Ago and Far Away" |- |''George and the Dragon'' |1967 |Ticket collector |"The 10:15 Train" |- |''City '68'' |1968 |Dave Parkinson |"The Jonah Site" |- |''The Wednesday Play'' |1969 |Garfield |"The Big Flame" |- |''Callan'' |1969 |Clive |"Once a Big Man, Always a Big Man" |- |''The Expert'' |1969 |Andrew Redmond |"The Gun That Walked" |- |''The Gold Robbers'' |1969 |Eric |"Crack Shot" |- |''The Best Things in Life'' |1969 |Man in pub |1 episode |- |''Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased)'' |1969 |Verrier |"The Ghost Who Saved the Bank at Monte Carlo" |- |''Strange Report'' |1970 |Inspector Peters |"Report 4977: Swindle - Square Root of Evil" |- |''My Lover, My Son'' |1970 |Chidley |Film |- |''Manhunt'' |1970 |Louis |2 episodes |- |''Ryan International'' |1970 |Theo |"Angel Unawares" |- |''Menace'' |1970 |Stockbreeder |"The Straight and the Narrow" |- |''Dixon of Dock Green'' |1970-1974 |Breen / Cafferty / Frank Whiting |3 episodes |- |''Paul Temple'' |1971 |Brunet |"Corrida" |- |''Play for Today'' |1971 |Holtby |"The Rank and File" |- |''UFO'' |1971 |Security Officer |"Confetti Check A-OK" |- |''Under Milk Wood'' |1971 |Sinbad Sailor |Film |- |''The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes'' |1971 |Jacques Bouvier |"The Case of the Mirror of Portugal" |- |''Softly, Softly: Task Force'' |1972 |Dunston |"Flight" |- |''The Brothers'' |1972 |Terry Foster |"Confrontation" |- |''Doomwatch'' |1972 |Dr. Evans |"Enquiry" |- |''The Adventurer'' |1972 |Dino |"Has Anyone Here Seen Kelly?" |- |''Two Women'' |1973 |Paride |2 episodes |- |''Six Days of Justice'' |1973 |Joe Hicks |"The China Lady" |- |''Sporting Scenes'' |1974 |Les |"Up and Under" |- |''ITV Sunday Night Drama'' |1974 |Sleppy |"No Harm Done" |- |''Special Branch'' |1974 |Charles |"Date of Birth" |- |''Marked Personal'' |1974 |Benny |2 episodes |- |''Crown Court'' |1974 |Condrey |"Not Dead But Gone Before: Part 1" |- |''Premiere'' |1977 |Ron Williams |"Pit Strike" |- |''Secret Army'' |1977 |Klaus Schoonheim |"Hymn to Freedom" |- ||''Off to Philadelphia in the Morning'' |1978 |Sergeant |1 episode |- |''Sexton Blake and the Demon God'' |1978 |Greek Police Chief |"Part 5" |- |''A Horseman Riding By'' |1978 |Lloyd George |"1905: The Hollow Victory" |- |''Hazell'' |1979 |Joe Goss |"Hazell and the Baker Street Sleuth" |- |''The Rear Column'' |1980 | |TV movie |- |''Juliet Bravo'' |1980 |Leckie |"The Anastasia Syndrome" |- |''ITV Playhouse'' |1981 |Harry Phillips |"Only a Game" |- |''The Life and Times of David Lloyd George'' |1981 |Bob Smillie |"An Honourable Peace" |- |''Bergerac'' |1981 |Brideson |"See You in Moscow" |- |''Tales of the Unexpected'' |1982 |Chief Insp. Nelson |"Who's Got the Lady?" |- |''Who Dares Wins'' |1982 |Pickley |Film |- |''The Boy Who Won the Pools'' |1983 |Vittachi |1 episode |- |''Angels'' |1983 |Mr. Bowen |2 episodes |- |''The Catlins'' |1983 |T. J. Catlin |1 episode |- |''Number One'' |1985 |Landlord |TV movie |- |''Armour of God'' |1986 | |Film, Voice, (final film role) |}
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==External links== *{{IMDb name|id=0286672|name=Michael Forrest}}
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