Portrait of Bruce Forsyth

Acting

Bruce Forsyth

Career

Active from 1959 to 2015, with a break from 1993 to 2003, busiest in 1971 with 3 main titles.

Leading roles
16
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score55/100
Highest rated
Poster for The Generation Game
The Generation Game
GoodWatch score78/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 8 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.2 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.3 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 3.6 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 4.6 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 4.1 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.8 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Bruce Forsyth Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Psychological
    2.2, average 5.5
  • Violence
    0.8, average 4.1
  • Mystery
    0.8, average 4.0
  • Crime
    1.0, average 3.6

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Nostalgic Television 5
  • Light Entertainment 3
  • Classic Game Show 3
  • Lighthearted Fun 3
  • Family Friendly 3
  • Family Entertainment 2
  • Audience Participation 2
  • Musical Adventure 2
  • Wholesome Entertainment 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

26
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2010s

3 titles
The Interviews
The Interviews (2015)

TV show

Perspectives
Perspectives (2011)

TV show

A Comedy Roast
A Comedy Roast (2010)

TV show

2000s

3 titles ยท average score 48
Kate Garraway's Life Stories
Kate Garraway's Life Stories (2009)
GoodWatch score 48

TV show

Bruce's Generation Game - Now And Then
Bruce's Generation Game - Now And Then (2007)

TV show

Didn't They Do Well
Didn't They Do Well (2004)

TV show

1990s

4 titles ยท average score 69
TFI Friday
TFI Friday (1996)
GoodWatch score 69

TV show

Fiddley Foodle Bird
Fiddley Foodle Bird (1992)

TV show ยท as Narrator (voice)

Bruce's Guest Night
Bruce's Guest Night (1992)

TV show

Takeover Bid
Takeover Bid (1990)

TV show

1980s

7 titles ยท average score 70
You Bet!
You Bet! (1988)

TV show

Slinger's Day
Slinger's Day (1986)

TV show ยท as Cecil Slinger

Bruce Forsyth's Hot Streak
Bruce Forsyth's Hot Streak (1986)

TV show

The Price Is Right
The Price Is Right (1984)

TV show

Anna Pavlova
Anna Pavlova (1983)
GoodWatch score 59

as impresario Butt

Play Your Cards Right
Play Your Cards Right (1980)

TV show

Magnum, P.I.
Magnum, P.I. (1980)
GoodWatch score 82

TV show ยท as Lottery Host

1970s

5 titles ยท average score 59
Bruce Forsyth's Big Night
Bruce Forsyth's Big Night (1978)

TV show

The Mating Season
The Mating Season (1976)

as Bruce Gillespie

The Generation Game
The Generation Game (1971)
GoodWatch score 78

TV show

Bedknobs and Broomsticks
Bedknobs and Broomsticks (1971)
GoodWatch score 66

as Swinburne

The Magnificent Seven Deadly Sins
The Magnificent Seven Deadly Sins (1971)
GoodWatch score 34

as Clayton (segment "Avarice")

1960s

3 titles ยท average score 55
Can Heironymus Merkin Ever Forget Mercy Humppe and Find True Happiness?
Can Heironymus Merkin Ever Forget Mercy Humppe and Find True Happiness? (1969)
GoodWatch score 42

as Uncle Limelight

Star!
Star! (1968)
GoodWatch score 68

as Arthur Lawrence

Mystery and Imagination
Mystery and Imagination (1966)

TV show ยท as Sir Simon de Canterville

1950s

1 title
The Bruce Forsyth Show
The Bruce Forsyth Show (1959)

TV show