Peter Cochrane Forster (29 June 1920 – 16 November 1982) was a British

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and

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. He was born and brought up in

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, England, where he trained to become an actor before moving to

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. He married actress Jennifer Raine; the couple's son,

Brian Forster Brian A. Forster (born April 14, 1960) is an American former child actor and race car driver. He is best known as the second actor to play the role of Chris Partridge in the television series ''The Partridge Family''. Biography Forster joined '' ...

, was born in 1960. Forster's appearances in film include ''

Dangerous Charter ''Dangerous Charter'' is a 1962 seagoing adventure film shot in five days in 1958 on and around Santa Catalina Island. California, with no studio shooting. It was directed, co-produced and co-written by Robert Gottschalk as a showcase for his Pan ...

'', ''

The Three Stooges Go Around the World in a Daze ''The Three Stooges Go Around the World in a Daze'' is the fifth feature film made by The Three Stooges after their 1959 resurgence in popularity. By this time, the trio consisted of Moe Howard, Larry Fine, and Joe DeRita (dubbed "Curly Joe"). Dir ...

'', and ''

Escape from the Planet of the Apes ''Escape from the Planet of the Apes'' is a 1971 American science fiction film directed by Don Taylor and written by Paul Dehn. It stars Roddy McDowall, Kim Hunter, Bradford Dillman and Ricardo Montalbán. It is the third of five films in the or ...

''. He appeared on television in shows including ''

The Untouchables Untouchables or The Untouchables may refer to: American history * Untouchables (law enforcement), a 1930s American law enforcement unit led by Eliot Ness * ''The Untouchables'' (book), an autobiography by Eliot Ness and Oscar Fraley * ''The U ...

'', ''

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''. Forster died of a

heart attack A myocardial infarction (MI), commonly known as a heart attack, occurs when blood flow decreases or stops to the coronary artery of the heart, causing damage to the heart muscle. The most common symptom is chest pain or discomfort which may tr ...

in 1982.

Filmography

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* 1920 births 1982 deaths British expatriate male actors in the United States British male film actors British male television actors Male actors from London 20th-century British male actors {{US-screen-actor-1920s-stub