- Brinsley Forde
Brinsley Allan Forde (born
16 October 1952 ,London [http://home.wanadoo.nl/daddy_akka/birth.htm] ) is best known as the founding member of thereggae band,Aswad and as achild actor in the children's television series, "Here Come the Double Deckers ". He also starred as Wesley in the popular Britishsitcom , "Please Sir! ", and also in the featurefilm of the same series in 1971. He also appeared in theJames Bond film, "Diamonds Are Forever", as well as in "Georgian House" and "Goodbye Charlie Brite".In 1980 he starred in the film "Babylon" (directed by Franco Rosso), as "Blue" - a disenfranchised black youth who
deejay ed on aSouth London reggaesoundsystem .He presented the
6 Music radio shows "Lively Up Yourself" and "Dub Bashment". He is a rastafarian.External links
*imdb|id=285941|name=Brinsley Forde
* [http://www.bbc.co.uk/6music/shows/dub_bashment/ Brinsley Forde's "Dub Bashment" show website on BBC 6 Music]
* [http://www.bbc.co.uk/6music/shows/brinsley_forde/ Brinsley Forde's "Lively Up Yourself" show website on BBC 6 Music]
* [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0285941/bio Forde mini-biography] at the IMDbwebsite
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