Forbes Collins appeared in Coronation Street in November 1971 as Mark Brittain Warehouse manager Arthur Smith. He also appeared in The Fenn Street Gang, Softly Softly: Task Force , Within These Walls, Z Cars, Dixon of Dock Green, No Hiding Place, Poldark, The Professionals, The Black Adder, Tales of the Unexpected, C.A.T.S. Eyes and Maid Marian and Her Merry Men. His film roles include Tess and The Hiding Place.