About Ronald Forfar
Lived 1939 – 2020 (aged 81). Ronald Forfar was a British actor.
Ronald Forfar (6 January 1939 – 28 September 2020) was a British actor who appeared in many roles since the 1970s, including the role of Freddie Boswell in Carla Lane's comedy Bread. Shakespearian roles include Bates in Henry V and First Officer in Laurence Olivier's version of King Lear. He had three brothers, two of whom pre-deceased him.
In 2018 Ronald worked on what would be his last project, a short film called The All-Nighter, written and directed by Lee Phillips, and co-starring Erkan Mustafa and Martin Hancock.
Forfar died on 28 September 2020, at the age of 81.
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British actor
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Ronald Forfar was born on 6 January 1939 in Liverpool.
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Ronald Forfar died on 28 September 2020.
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Ronald Forfar was an actor.
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