Actor. Son of the actress Mary Forbes, brother of actress Brenda Forbes. Ralph appeared in stage productions as a juvenile and in films from the age of 19. He came to Hollywood in 1926 to co-star in the Paramount big-budgeter "Beau Geste" and thereafter appeared in a variety of silent films, opposite such actresses as Norma Shearer and Lillian Gish. His films of the period include "Smilin' Through," "The Barretts of Wimpole Street," "Christopher Strong," "Twentieth Century," "Piccadilly Jim" and "Romeo & Juliet." Forbes also appeared the New York stage in such plays as "The Little Minister," "The Doctor's Dilemma" and "You Never Can Tell." After an illness of several weeks, Ralph Forbes died in Montefiore Hospital in New York.
Actor. Son of the actress Mary Forbes, brother of actress Brenda Forbes. Ralph appeared in stage productions as a juvenile and in films from the age of 19. He came to Hollywood in 1926 to co-star in the Paramount big-budgeter "Beau Geste" and thereafter appeared in a variety of silent films, opposite such actresses as Norma Shearer and Lillian Gish. His films of the period include "Smilin' Through," "The Barretts of Wimpole Street," "Christopher Strong," "Twentieth Century," "Piccadilly Jim" and "Romeo & Juliet." Forbes also appeared the New York stage in such plays as "The Little Minister," "The Doctor's Dilemma" and "You Never Can Tell." After an illness of several weeks, Ralph Forbes died in Montefiore Hospital in New York.
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