John Forbes-Robertson (actor)
Introduction Forbes-Robertson in ''The Legend of the 7 Golden Vampires'''''John Forbes-Robertson''' (10 May 1928 – 14 May 2008) was a British actor best known for being the only actor other than Christopher Lee to play Count Dracula for Hammer Film Productions.He was born in Worthing, Sussex. He was not the son of actor-manager Sir Johnston Forbes-Robertson, as erroneously stated in the press at the time of his death; he was the grandson of one of Sir Johnston's brothers. He began his acting career on the stage, starting at the Intimate Theatre in Palmers Green, before pursuing a film and TV career in the 1950s and 1960s, usually in minor roles, in films such as ''The Battle of the River Plate'' (1956), ''Bunny Lake Is Missing'' (1965) and ''The Spy with a Cold Nose'' (1966). He made two films for Hammer - ''The Vampire Lovers'' (1970), as the Man in Black, and ''The Legend of the 7 Golden Vampires'' (1974), as Dracula. Other film credits include ''Nicholas and Alexandra'' (1971), ''The Vault of Horror'' (1973), ''Venom'' (1981) and ''Lifeforce'' (1985). On TV he appeared in a 1975 episode of ''Thriller'' ("The Next Voice You See") and played Leonard Rossiter's love rival, Henry Possett, in ''The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin'' (1976).His last appearance on screen was in a documentary, ''The Legend of Hammer: Vampires'' (2008), directed by Don Fearney.
Filmography  Year Title Role Notes1937 ''Kathleen Mavourneen''  Pat O'Moore 1952 ''Salute the Toff''  Gerald Harvey  Uncredited1956 ''The Baby and the Battleship''  Gunnery Officer  Uncredited1956 ''The Battle of the River Plate''  Lt. McBarnett - HMS Exeter  Uncredited1963 ''Girl in the Headlines''  Porter 1963 ''The Partner'' Alwood 1964 ''First Men in the Moon''  First Reporter  Uncredited1965 ''Bunny Lake Is Missing''  Hospital Attendant 1966 ''The Fighting Prince of Donegal''  1966 ''The Spy with a Cold Nose''  M.I.5 Workshop Director 1970 ''Cromwell''  Colonel Harrison  Uncredited1970 ''The Vampire Lovers''  Man in Black 1971 ''Nicholas and Alexandra''  Col. Voikov 1973 ''The Vault of Horror''  Wilson  (segment "The Neat Job")1974 ''The Legend of the 7 Golden Vampires''  Dracula 1975 ''The Man from Nowhere''  Mr Freeman 1981 ''Venom''  Sgt. Nash 1982 ''The Island of Adventure''  Mr. Roy 1985 ''Lifeforce''  The Minister 2005 ''Room 36''  Norman
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External links * *  Obituary from The Guardian