Biography
The son of British actress Mary Forbes, Ralph Forbes followed in his mother's footsteps, appearing in stage productions as a juvenile and in films from the age of 19. His most successful British starring film was the 1922 version of that old chestnut
Comin' Thro' the Rye. He came to Hollywood in 1926 to co-star in the Paramount big-budgeter
Beau Geste, then settled into a series of dinner-jacketed leading roles. During his long American film career, Forbes found time to marry two of his leading ladies, Ruth Chatterton and Heather Angel. Ralph Forbes' last years before the camera were spent in such supporting roles as Sir Hugo Baskerville in
The Hound of the Baskervilles (1939) and Henry Tudor in
Tower of London (1939). ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide