▁Af ternoon ▁( 1 9 6 4 ), ▁and ▁King ▁Rat ▁( 1 9 6 5 ). ▁He ▁also ▁script ed ▁several ▁films ▁directed ▁by ▁others , ▁such ▁as ▁The ▁League ▁of ▁Gent le men ▁( 1 9 6 0 ), ▁The ▁An gry ▁Sil ence ▁( 1 9 6 0 ) ▁and ▁ ▁Only ▁Two ▁Can ▁Play ▁( 1 9 6 2 ). ▁ ▁Early ▁life ▁For bes ▁was ▁born ▁John ▁The ob ald ▁Clar ke ▁on ▁ 2 2 ▁July ▁ 1 9 2 6 ▁in ▁Queen ▁Mary ' s ▁Hospital , ▁Str at ford , ▁West ▁Ham , ▁Es sex . ▁His ▁father ▁was ▁a ▁sales man ▁and ▁he ▁grew ▁up ▁at ▁ 4 3 ▁C ran mer ▁Road , ▁Forest ▁Gate , ▁where ▁he ▁attended ▁West ▁Ham ▁Second ary ▁School ▁and ▁Horn castle ▁Gram mar ▁School ▁after ▁he ▁was ▁ev acu ated ▁during ▁the ▁Second ▁World ▁War ▁to ▁P orth le ven ▁in ▁Corn wall ▁to ▁the ▁vic ar ▁Can on ▁Edward ▁Thor nt on ▁G otto ▁and ▁his ▁wife . ▁A ▁school friend ▁at ▁West ▁Ham ▁was ▁artist ▁Albert ▁Herbert . ▁Lion el ▁Gam lin ▁of ▁the ▁BBC ▁took ▁him ▁on ▁as ▁the ▁host ▁of ▁Junior ▁Bra ins ▁Trust , ▁and ▁invent ed ▁Clar ke ' s ▁pseud onym ▁of ▁Bry an ▁For bes . ▁ ▁Career ▁ ▁A ctor ▁and ▁screen writer ▁For bes ▁trained ▁as ▁an ▁actor ▁at ▁the ▁Royal ▁Academy ▁of ▁D ram atic ▁Art ▁from ▁age ▁ 1 7 , ▁but ▁completed ▁only ▁three