Arthur Forrest dead at 95 – ‘Whose Line Is It Anyway?’ and ‘The Dick Cavett Show’ star dies after decades-long TV career
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LEGENDARY TV director Arthur Forrest has passed away at the age of 95, his family confirmed.
Forrest, who enjoyed an illustrious 75-year career in television and worked on the long-running hit-shows Whose Line is it Anyway? and That's Incredible!, died on Monday from undisclosed causes.
His passing was confirmed by his wife, Marcy Forrest, to Variety on Saturday evening.
Born in Brooklyn, New York in 1926, Forrest studied at New York University and got his first job in TV industry working as a janitor at DuMont Network’s studio shortly after graduating.
He worked his way up the ranks at DuMont, transitioning to become a studio assistant, and then a cameraman, working on The Honeymooners and Captain Video.
He eventually left DuMont and for a time worked for New York’s Channel 5. He stayed with the station until 1973, when he left to direct the late-night “Dick Cavett Show.”
Forrest then moved to Los Angeles in 1975, where he found huge success with ABC's reality TV series That's Incredible!, Whose Line Is It Anyway?, and with the game shows The Money Maze and Matchmaker.
Forrest also produced and directed Jerry Lewis’ Labor Day Telethon for the Muscular Dystrophy Association for more than four decades.
The variety show featured a series of legendary events, such as the live reunion of Dean Martin and Lewis, which Frank Sinatra and Forrest had secretly arranged, Variety reports.
Marcy, Forrest's wife, was the talent coordinator for the show.
Forrest retired from show business in 2017 at the age of 90.
He accrued 17 Emmy nominations, three Emmy awards, and a Directors Guild of America nomination over the span of his remarkable career.
In addition to his wife, Forrest is survived by his children, Richard, Zak and Nicole; his son-in-law, Steve Byers; his grandchildren, Max and Dahlia; and his step-son, Kyle Cascioli.
Forrest had been living in Chevy Chase, Maryland at the time of his death.
Director (40 credits)
2005-2010 Jerry Lewis MDA Labor Day Telethon (TV Series) (5 episodes)
- Telethon 2010 (2010)
- Telethon 2008 (2008)
- Telethon 2007 (2007)
- Telethon 2006 (2006)
- Episode dated 5 September 2005 (2005)
1998-2007 Whose Line Is It Anyway? (TV Series) (124 episodes)
- Show No. 8018 (2007)
- Show No. 8016 (2006)
- Show No. 8015 (2006)
- Show No. 8012 (2006)
- Show No. 8007 (2006)
Show all 124 episodes
2006 117th Annual Tournament of Roses Parade (TV Special)
2005 116th Annual Tournament of Roses Parade (TV Special)
2004 115th Annual Tournament of Roses Parade (TV Special)
2003 114th Annual Tournament of Roses Parade (TV Special)
2002 113th Annual Tournament of Roses Parade (TV Special)
1999 Donny & Marie (TV Series) (1 episode)
- Episode #2.4 (1999)
1995 Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade (TV Special)
1993-1994 Vicki! (TV Series) (2 episodes)
- Episode dated 17 February 1994 (1994)
- Great Gals (1993)
1990 101st Annual Tournament of Roses Parade (TV Special)
1989 Search for Haunted Hollywood (TV Movie documentary)
1989 The Pat Sajak Show (TV Series) (1 episode)
- Episode #1.1 (1989)
1988 Matchmaker (TV Series) (1 episode)
- Matchmaker (1988)
1988 99th Tournament of Roses Parade (TV Special)
1987 The Wil Shriner Show (TV Series) (1 episode)
- Episode #1.6 (1987)
1985 Good Time Rock 'n' Roll (TV Special)
1984 Jerry Lewis Live
1984 People Do the Craziest Things (TV Series) (1 episode)
- Episode dated 20 September 1984 (1984)
1984 The Jerry Lewis Show (TV Series)
1983 The Pop 'N' Rocker Game (TV Series) (1 episode)
- Episode dated 1 January 1983 (1983)
1982 Rock 'n' Roll: The First 25 Years (TV Series documentary)
1981 Battle of the Las Vegas Show Girls (TV Special)
1980-1981 That's Incredible! (TV Series) (2 episodes)
- August 31, 1981 (1981)
- Episode dated 12 May 1980 (1980)
1981 The Krypton Factor (TV Series) (1 episode)
- Episode dated 7 August 1981 (1981)
1981 The Roots of Rock 'n' Roll (TV Series documentary)
1980 No Holds Barred (TV Series) (1 episode)
- Episode dated 12 September 1980 (1980)
1978 Hollywood Teen (TV Series)
1977-1978 Knockout (TV Series) (3 episodes)
- Final Show (1978)
- Episode #1.75 (1978)
- Premiere (1977)
1977 The Smart Alecks (TV Special short)
1975 The Rock 'n' Fun Magic Show (TV Movie)
1974 The Money Maze (TV Series)
1972-1973 The Dick Cavett Show (TV Series) (11 episodes)
- Katharine Hepburn (1973)
- Katharine Hepburn: Part 1 (1973)
- Episode dated 10 August 1973 (1973)
- Episode dated 6 August 1973 (1973)
- Episode dated 25 January 1973 (1973)
Show all 11 episodes
1973 ABC Late Night (TV Series documentary) (1 episode)
- Marjoe's Country: Nashville (1973)
1968-1972 The Mike Douglas Show (TV Series) (3 episodes)
- Episode #12.78 (1972)
- Episode #8.94 (1969)
- Episode #7.191 (1968)
1972 The Comedians (TV Series) (1 episode)
- Episode dated 29 June 1972 (1972)
1963 What's Going on Here? (TV Movie)
1961-1962 The David Susskind Show (TV Series) (2 episodes)
- Episode dated 9 September 1962 (1962)
- Sinatra Clan - What Makes It Run (1961)
1961 Wonderama (TV Series) (1 episode)
- Episode dated 16 April 1961 (1961)
1953 The Soupy Sales Show (TV Series) (1965-1967)
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