Bruce Forsyth

Acting • 1928-02-22 • Edmonton, Middlesex, England, UK

Sir Bruce Joseph Forsyth-Johnson CBE was an English presenter and entertainer whose career spanned more than 70 years. Forsyth came to national attention from the mid-1950s through the ITV series Sunday Night at the London Palladium.

Known For

7.0

Bedknobs and Broomsticks

1971

6.9

Star!

1968

8.0

Play Your Cards Right

1980

5.0

The Magnificent Seven Deadly Sins

1971

4.8

Can Heironymus Merkin Ever Forget Mercy Humppe and Find True Happiness?

1969

9.0

The Bruce Forsyth Show

1959

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Filmography

2025
Unforgotten: The Bradford City FireFilm
Self (archive footage)
2024
Strictly Come Dancing: 20 Fabulous YearsFilm
Self (archive footage)
2021
Parkinson at 50Film
Self (archive footage)
★ 10.0
2016
Bruce's Hall of Fame with Alexander ArmstrongFilm
Self - Presenter
★ 8.5
2016
Strictly Len GoodmanFilm
Self (archive footage)
2015
The InterviewsTV
2014
Nat King Cole: Afraid of the DarkFilm
Self
★ 7.0
2014
The Fight for Saturday NightFilm
Self
★ 7.0
2014
The Michael McIntyre Chat ShowTV
Self - Guest • 1 episodes
★ 4.0
2011
PerspectivesTV
2010
A Comedy RoastTV
★ 6.0
2010
A Concert for HeroesFilm
Self
2009
Alan Carr: Chatty ManTV
Self • 1 episodes
★ 5.2
2009
Kate Garraway's Life StoriesTV
★ 5.9
2009
Kathy Kirby: My Story By The Golden Girl of PopFilm
Self
2008
Happy Birthday Brucie!Film
Self - Performer
2007
Bruce's Generation Game - Now And ThenTV
2006
The Story of Light EntertainmentTV
Self • 1 episodes
★ 5.0
2006
Best Ever Muppet MomentsFilm
Self
★ 6.0
2006
LegendsTV
Self • 1 episodes
★ 5.0
2006
Alma Cogan: Her Fabulous StoryFilm
Self (Archive Footage)
2004
Strictly Come DancingTV
Self - Presenter • 260 episodes
★ 6.1
2004
Who Do You Think You Are?TV
Self • 1 episodes
★ 7.0
2004
Didn't They Do WellTV
2003
Have I Got News for You: The Best of the Guest PresentersFilm
2001
Friday Night with Jonathan RossTV
Self • 3 episodes
★ 6.1
2001
Friday Night with Jonathan RossTV
Self - Special Guest • 1 episodes
★ 6.1
2000
House!Film
Himself
★ 6.6
1999
Loose WomenTV
Self • 1 episodes
★ 3.4
1998
ParkinsonTV
Self • 1 episodes
1997
An Audience with Ronnie CorbettFilm
★ 6.7
1997
An Audience with Bruce ForsythFilm
★ 10.0
1996
TFI FridayTV
★ 7.1
1995
The Frank Skinner ShowTV
Self • 1 episodes
★ 7.5
1994
Room 101TV
Self • 1 episodes
★ 6.6
1994
An Audience with Jimmy TarbuckFilm
Self - Audience Member
★ 10.0
1993
GMTVTV
Self • 1 episodes
★ 5.8
1993
An Evening with Lee EvansFilm
Himself
1992
Fiddley Foodle BirdTV
Narrator (voice) • 13 episodes
★ 8.0
1992
Bruce's Guest NightTV
1991
Alma Cogan: The Girl With The Giggle In Her VoiceFilm
Self
★ 10.0
1990
Have I Got News for YouTV
Self - Host • 2 episodes
★ 7.1
1990
An Audience with Jackie MasonFilm
★ 7.0
1990
Takeover BidTV
1988
You Bet!TV
★ 7.6
1988
Bruce and RonnieFilm
Self
★ 7.0
1987
Going Live!TV
Self • 2 episodes
★ 8.0
1986
Slinger's DayTV
Cecil Slinger • 12 episodes
★ 5.8
1986
Wedden, dat..?TV
Self • 1 episodes
★ 7.0
1986
Bruce Forsyth's Hot StreakTV
★ 6.5
1984
An Audience with Joan RiversFilm
Self - Audience Member
★ 7.0
1984
The Price Is RightTV
1983
Anna PavlovaFilm
impresario Butt
★ 4.9
1982
WoganTV
Self • 1 episodes
★ 5.6
1982
WoganTV
Self - Host • 3 episodes
★ 5.6
1980
Magnum, P.I.TV
Lottery Host • 1 episodes
★ 7.3
1980
Play Your Cards RightTV
★ 8.0
1980
Sammy and BruceFilm
Self
1979
The Cannon & Ball ShowTV
Self • 1 episodes
1978
An Audience with...TV
Self • 4 episodes
★ 5.3
1978
Bruce Forsyth's Big NightTV
★ 8.0
1976
The Muppet ShowTV
Self - Special Guest Star • 1 episodes
★ 8.0
1976
The Mating SeasonFilm
Bruce Gillespie
1971
Bedknobs and BroomsticksFilm
Swinburne
★ 7.0
1971
The Magnificent Seven Deadly SinsFilm
Clayton (segment "Avarice")
★ 5.0
1971
The Generation GameTV
★ 9.0
1969
Can Heironymus Merkin Ever Forget Mercy Humppe and Find True Happiness?Film
Uncle Limelight
★ 4.8
1968
Star!Film
Arthur Lawrence
★ 6.9
1966
Mystery and ImaginationTV
Sir Simon de Canterville • 1 episodes
★ 5.8
1959
The Bruce Forsyth ShowTV
★ 9.0