. ▁He ▁continued ▁his ▁acting , ▁direct ing ▁and ▁screen writing ▁career ▁into ▁the ▁early ▁ 1 9 9 0 s , ▁and ▁was ▁still ▁publishing ▁nov els ▁in ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 0 s . ▁ ▁For bes ▁died ▁at ▁his ▁home ▁in ▁Virginia ▁Water , ▁Sur rey , ▁on ▁ 8 ▁May ▁ 2 0 1 3 ▁at ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁ 8 6 , ▁following ▁a ▁long ▁ill ness . ▁New man - For bes ▁surv ives ▁him . ▁ ▁Journal ist ▁and ▁former ▁Spect ator ▁editor , ▁Matthew ▁D ' An con a , ▁a ▁friend ▁of ▁the ▁For bes ▁family , ▁said : ▁" B ry an ▁For bes ▁was ▁a ▁tit an ▁of ▁cinema , ▁known ▁and ▁loved ▁by ▁people ▁around ▁the ▁world ▁in ▁the ▁film ▁and ▁theatre ▁indust ries , ▁and ▁known ▁in ▁other ▁fields , ▁including ▁politics . ▁He ▁is ▁simply ▁ir replace able ▁and ▁it ▁is ▁wh olly ▁apt ▁that ▁he ▁died ▁surrounded ▁by ▁his ▁family ." ▁Film ▁critic ▁Mark ▁K erm ode ▁wrote : ▁" Once ▁had ▁the ▁fan - boy ish ▁pleasure ▁of ▁telling ▁Bry an ▁For bes ▁how ▁much ▁I ▁loved ▁[ The ] ▁Step ford ▁W ives . ▁He ▁was ▁char ming ▁and ▁self - eff acing . ▁A ▁great ▁loss ." ▁ ▁Select ▁film ography ▁ ▁As ▁actor ▁▁ ▁The ▁Small ▁Back ▁Room ▁( 1 9 4 9 ) ▁as ▁Pet erson , ▁dying ▁gun ner ▁ ▁All ▁Over ▁the ▁Town ▁( 1 9 4 9 ) ▁as