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Brian Forster

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Brian Forster
Brian Forster, c. 1968
Born
Brian A. Forster

(1960-04-14) April 14, 1960 (age 64)
Los Angeles, California, United States
Occupation(s)Actor, race car driver
Years active1969–1977, 2008

Brian A. Forster (born April 14, 1960) is an American former child actor and racing 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

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Forster was born in Los Angeles, the son of English-born actors Jennifer Raine and Peter Forster and, through his mother, a great-great-great-grandson of Charles Dickens. He is also the stepson of actor Whit Bissell and stepgrandson of actor Alan Napier, who portrayed Alfred the Butler in the Batman television series (1966–1968).[1]

Forster joined The Partridge Family in 1971, replacing Jeremy Gelbwaks,[2] and continued until the show ended in 1974.[3] Chris Partridge was the drummer of the fictional family band. He also voiced Chris in the 1974 Saturday morning cartoon Partridge Family 2200 A.D. As of 2002/2003, Forster was a racing car driver in Northern California, and continued to act in community theater there.[4]

Filmography

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Year Title Role Notes
1969 How We Fell About Sound Clancy (voice) educational film
1969 The Brady Bunch The Elf Episode: "Eenie, Meenie, Mommy, Daddy"
1969 Family Affair Boy Episode: "What's Funny About a Broken Leg?"
1971–74 The Partridge Family Chris Partridge 71 episodes
1973 Goober and the Ghost Chasers Chris Partridge (voice) 8 episodes
1974–75 Partridge Family 2200 A.D. Chris Partridge (voice) 16 episodes
1977–78 Fred Flintstone and Friends Chris Partridge (voice) segment: The Partridge Family in Outer Space
1977 Thanksgiving Reunion with The Partridge Family and My Three Sons Himself TV special
2008 Break a Leg Chris Partridge episode: "Ghosts, Mimes & Partridges"

References

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  1. ^ C'MonGetHappy.com: An Interview With Brian Forster, Pt 1, November 2002 – March 2003
  2. ^ C'MonGetHappy.com: An Interview With Brian Forster, Part 1
  3. ^ "The Museum of Broadcast Communications: The Partridge Family". Archived from the original on February 4, 2009. Retrieved January 9, 2008.
  4. ^ C'MonGetHappy.com: An Interview With Brian Forster, Pt 6, November 2002 – March 2003
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