Don Forbes Biography

Newscaster and actor Don Forbes appeared in a handful of features during the 1940s and early '50s, including Yesterday's Heroes (1940) and In This Corner (1948). A native of Canada, he started out on the radio in 1930. From there, he moved to Los Angeles to become a newscaster. In 1952, he narrated the Oscar-winning documentary The Sea Around Us. In the early '60s, Forbes joined the Bowles Advertising Agency and produced several popular shows, including Perry Mason, Cheyenne, The Dick Van Dyke Show, and The Andy Griffith Show. ~ Sandra Brennan, Rovi