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| birth_name = John Henry George Forgeham
| birth_date = 14 May 1941
| birth_place = [[Kidderminster]], [[Worcestershire]], England
| death_date = {{death date and age|df=y|2017|3|10|1941|5|14}}
| death_place = [[Worthing]], [[West Sussex]], England
| nationality = British
| occupation = Actor
| years_active = 1963–2012
| spouse = [[Georgina Hale]] (actress/divorced)<ref name="auto">The People.co.uk</ref><br/>Fiesta mei Ling (actress/divorced)<ref name="auto"/><br/>Arlene Garciano (2004–2006)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.people.co.uk/news/tm_objectid=16721296&method=full&siteid=93463&headline=exclusive--on-me-web-cam--son--name_page.html |title=Sunday People – News, views, gossip, pictures, video |publisher=People.co.uk |accessdate=14 March 2017}}</ref>
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'''John Henry George Forgeham''' (14 May 1941 – 10 March 2017<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.mirror.co.uk/3am/celebrity-news/italian-job-john-forgeham-dead-10006919|title=The Italian Job and Footballers' Wives actor John Forgeham dies aged 75|last1=Das|first1=Shanti|last2=Saunders|first2=Emmeline|date=11 March 2017|newspaper=Daily Mirror|accessdate=11 March 2017}}</ref>) was an English actor known for his television work, notably the role of businessman Frank Laslett in the [[ITV (TV network)|ITV]] series ''[[Footballers' Wives]]''.<ref>Footballers' Wives interview</ref>

Born in [[Kidderminster]], Worcestershire, Forgeham moved to [[Erdington]], Birmingham as a child,<ref name=guardian>[https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2017/mar/13/john-forgeham-obituary John Forgeham obituary] ''[[The Guardian]]'', 13 March 2017. Retrieved 13 March 2017.</ref> and trained at the [[Royal Academy of Dramatic Art]] (RADA) on a two-year scholarship (1962–1964) and graduated with a RADA Silver medal for Best Performance student.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/john-forgeham-actor-dies-after-falling-out-of-bed-the-italian-job-footballers-wives-worthing-a7625036.html|title=Actor John Forgeham, who starred in The Italian Job, dies after falling out of bed|website=[[Independent.co.uk]]|date=11 March 2017}}</ref> 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.<ref name=guardian/>

His many TV credits include: ''[[The Avengers (TV series)|The Avengers]]'', ''[[Z-Cars]]'', ''[[The Stone Tape]]'', ''[[Crossroads (British TV series)|Crossroads]]'' (as [[Jim Baines]]) ''[[The Sweeney]]'', ''[[Ivanhoe (1982 film)|Ivanhoe]]'', ''[[Beau Geste (TV series)|Beau Geste]]'', ''[[Minder (TV series)|Minder]]'', ''[[The Professionals (TV series)|The Professionals]]'', ''[[Shoestring (TV series)|Shoestring]]'', ''[[Juliet Bravo]]'', ''[[C.A.T.S. Eyes]]'', ''[[Give Us a Break (TV series)|Give Us a Break]]'', ''[[Lovejoy]]'', ''[[Bergerac (TV series)|Bergerac]]'', ''[[The Governor (British TV series)|The Governor]]'', ''[[Pulaski (TV series)|Pulaski]]'', ''[[Making Out (TV series)|Making Out]]'', [[Nice Work (TV Drama)|''Nice Work'']], ''[[Prime Suspect]]'', ''[[London's Burning (TV series)|London's Burning]]'', ''[[Casualty (TV series)|Casualty]]'', ''[[The Bill]]'' and ''[[Doctors (2000 TV series)|Doctors]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.aveleyman.com/ActorCredit.aspx?ActorID=5898|title=John Forgeham|publisher=aveleyman.com}}</ref>

Film appearances include: ''[[The Italian Job]]'' (1969), ''[[Adolf Hitler: My Part in His Downfall (film)|Adolf Hitler: My Part in His Downfall]]'' (1973), ''[[Spy Story (film)|Spy Story]]'' (1976), ''[[Sheena (film)|Sheena]]'' (1984), ''[[Pope John Paul II (film)|Pope John Paul II]]'' (1984), ''The Laughter of God'' (1990), ''[[King of the Wind (film)|King of the Wind]]'' (1990), ''[[The Young Americans (film)|The Young Americans]]'' (1993), ''[[Staggered (film)|Staggered]]'' (1994), ''The Road to Ithaca'' (1999), ''[[Kiss of the Dragon]]'' (2001), [[Mean Machine (film)|''Mean Machine'']] (2001), ''[[Pledge of Allegiance (film)|Pledge of Allegiance]]'' (2007), ''[[Torture Room]]'' (2007) and ''[[Dead Man Running]]'' (2009).<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2ba2927c21|title=John Forgeham|website=BFI}}</ref>

In 2004 he appeared in the second series of the ITV weight loss show, ''[[Celebrity Fit Club]].'' He replaced [[Freddie Starr]] as team captain, but was demoted five weeks later, the role being taken by [[James Whitaker (journalist)|James Whitaker]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b8a2a2002|title=Celebrity Fit Club[13/01/2004] (2004)|website=BFI}}</ref>

Forgeham died suddenly from [[internal bleeding]] after breaking a [[collarbone]] when falling out of bed at his home in [[Worthing]], West Sussex on 10 March 2017, aged 75.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/john-forgeham-actor-dies-after-falling-out-of-bed-the-italian-job-footballers-wives-worthing-a7625036.html|title=Actor John Forgeham, who starred in The Italian Job, dies after falling out of bed|date=11 March 2017|website=The Independent}}</ref>

==Filmography==
*''The Partner'' (1963) – Adrian Marlowe (''[[Edgar Wallace Mysteries]]'')
*''[[The Italian Job]]'' (1969) – Frank
*''[[Adolf Hitler: My Part in His Downfall (film)|Adolf Hitler: My Part in His Downfall]]'' (1973) – Wally
*''[[One Hour to Zero]]'' (1976) – Sam Rogers
*''[[Spy Story (film)|Spy Story]]'' (1976) – Security Guard
*''[[Star Wars (film)|Star Wars]]'' (1977) – Captain Bolvan (Imperial Officer) (uncredited)
*''[[Pope John Paul II (film)|Pope John Paul II]]'' (1984) – Officer Moljek
*''[[Sheena (film)|Sheena]]'' (1984) – Jorgensen
*''[[The Inquiry (1986 film)|The Inquiry]]'' (1986) – Marco
*''[[King of the Wind (film)|King of the Wind]]'' (1990) – Blacksmith
*''[[The Young Americans (film)|The Young Americans]]'' (1993) – Detective Gray
*''[[Staggered (film)|Staggered]]'' (1994) – Inspector Lubbock
*''[[Remember Me? (film)|Remember Me?]]'' (1997) – Police inspector
*''The Road to Ithaca'' (1999) – Kemal Ahmed
*''[[Kiss of the Dragon]]'' (2001) – Max
*''[[Mean Machine (film)|Mean Machine]]'' (2001) – Charlie Sykes
*''[[Pledge of Allegiance (film)|Pledge of Allegiance]]'' (2007) – Mr. Green
*''[[Dead Man Running]]'' (2009) – Terry Biggs

==References==
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