Forrest Stanley

{{short description|American actor}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2022}}

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| name = Forrest Stanley

| image = Forrest Stanley, silent film actor (SAYRE 9400).jpg

| alt =

| caption = Stanley in 1922

| birth_date = {{Birth date|1889|8|21}}

| birth_place = New York City, U.S.

| death_date = {{Death date and age|1969|8|27|1889|8|21}}

| death_place = Los Angeles, California, U.S.

| resting_place = Holy Cross Cemetery, Culver City

| yearsactive = 1915–1959

| occupation =

}}

Forrest Stanley (August 21, 1889 – August 27, 1969) was an American actor and screenplay writer best known for his work in silent film. He is particularly known for his role as Charles Brandon in the historical film When Knighthood Was in Flower (1922) by Robert G. Vignola and Charles Wilder in the murder mystery film The Cat and the Canary (1927) directed by Paul Leni.{{Cite book |last=Hallenbeck |first=Bruce G. |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=2AIgAef-bAcC |title=Comedy-Horror Films: A Chronological History, 1914-2008 |date=2009-08-11 |publisher=McFarland |isbn=978-0-7864-5378-8 |pages=12 |language=en}} He also appeared in the 1912 play The Seven Sisters, opposite Laurette Taylor, directed by Oliver Morosco.{{Cite book |last=Kear |first=Lynn |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=YLvpybJR61oC |title=Laurette Taylor, American Stage Legend |date=2014-01-10 |publisher=McFarland |isbn=978-0-7864-6193-6 |pages=49 |language=en}}