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Known For:
Acting
Birthday:
December 23, 1936
Place of Birth:
Waxahachie, Texas, USA
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Frederic Forrest
Biography
Frederic Fenimore Forrest Jr. (December 23, 1936 – June 23, 2023) was an American actor. A figure of the New Hollywood movement, Forrest was best known for his collaborations with director Francis Ford Coppola, playing prominent roles in The Conversation (1974), Apocalypse Now (1979), One from the Heart (1982), and Tucker: The Man and His Dream (1988). He was nominated for an Academy Award and Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor for his portrayal of Huston Dyer in the musical drama The Rose (1979).
Forrest came to public attention for his performance in When the Legends Die (1972), which earned him a nomination for the Golden Globe Award for Most Promising Newcomer. His other film credits include The Missouri Breaks (1976), Hammett (1982), Valley Girl (1983), The Two Jakes (1990), Falling Down (1993), and All the King's Men (2006), along with the television series 21 Jump Street, Lonesome Dove, and Die Kinder.
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Known For
Filmography
| Year | Movie | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | All the King's Men | Willie's Father |
| 2004 | The Dream Studio | self |
| 2003 | Valley Girl: 20 Totally Tubular Years Later | Self |
| 2003 | Path to War | Earle G. Wheeler |
| 2002 | The House Next Door | Vernon Crank |
| 2000 | Militia | William Fain |
| 2000 | Spreading Ground | Michael McGivern |
| 2000 | Shadow Hours | Sean |
| 2000 | A Piece of Eden | Paulo Tredici |
| 1999 | Implicated | Det. Luddy |
| 1999 | Shadow Lake | Lt. Roy Harman |
| 1998 | Point Blank | Mac Bradford |
| 1998 | Black Thunder | The Admiral |
| 1998 | Whatever | Mr. Chaminski |
| 1998 | Boogie Boy | Edsel Dundee |
| 1998 | The First 9½ Weeks | David Millman |
| 1998 | One of Our Own | Maj. Ron Bridges |
| 1997 | The Brave | Lou Sr. |
| 1997 | The End of Violence | MacDermot |
| 1997 | Crash Dive | Admiral Pendleton |
| 1997 | Alone | Carl |
| 1996 | Andersonville | Sgt. McSpadden |
| 1996 | Double Jeopardy | Jack |
| 1995 | One Night Stand | Michael Joslyn |
| 1994 | Against the Wall | Weisbad |
| 1994 | Chasers | Duane, Mechanic |
| 1994 | Lassie | Sam Garland |
| 1993 | Trauma | Dr. Judd |
| 1993 | Hidden Fears | Mike |
| 1993 | Falling Down | Surplus Store Owner |
| 1993 | Rain Without Thunder | Walker Point Warden |
| 1993 | Precious Victims | Sheriff Frank |
| 1992 | Twin Sisters | Delvaux |
| 1992 | Double Obsession | Paul Harkness |
| 1992 | Citizen Cohn | Dashiell Hammett |
| 1992 | The Habitation of Dragons | Leonard Tolliver |
| 1991 | Hearts of Darkness: A Filmmaker's Apocalypse | Self |
| 1990 | The Two Jakes | Chuck Newty |
| 1989 | Music Box | Jack Burke |
| 1989 | Valentino Returns | Sonny Gibbs |
| 1989 | Cat Chaser | Nolen Tyner |
| 1989 | Margaret Bourke-White | Erskine Caldwell |
| 1988 | Tucker: The Man and His Dream | Eddie |
| 1988 | Gotham | Father George |
| 1988 | Little Girl Lost | Tim Brady |
| 1988 | Beryl Markham: A Shadow on the Sun | Raoul Schumacher |
| 1987 | Stacking | Buster McGuire |
| 1986 | The Deliberate Stranger | Det. Bob Keppel |
| 1986 | Where Are the Children? | Courtney Parrish |
| 1986 | The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn | Pap Finn |
| 1985 | Right to Kill? | Richard Jahnke, Sr. |
| 1985 | Return | Brian Stoving |
| 1984 | Best Kept Secrets | Blaise Dietz |
| 1984 | Calamity Jane | Wild Bill Hickok |
| 1984 | Who Will Love My Children? | Ivan Fray |
| 1984 | The Stone Boy | Andy Jansen |
| 1984 | The Parade | Matt Kirby |
| 1983 | Valley Girl | Steve Richman |
| 1983 | Saigon: Year Of The Cat | Bob Chesneau |
| 1982 | Hammett | Hammett |
| 1981 | One from the Heart | Hank |
| 1979 | Apocalypse Now | Jay 'Chef' Hicks |
| 1979 | The Rose | Huston Dyer |
| 1979 | The Survival of Dana | Mr. Davis |
| 1978 | It Lives Again | Eugene Scott |
| 1978 | Ruby and Oswald | Lee Harvey Oswald |
| 1976 | The Missouri Breaks | Cary |
| 1975 | Permission to Kill | Scott Allison |
| 1975 | Promise Him Anything | Paul Hunter |
| 1974 | The Conversation | Mark |
| 1974 | The Dion Brothers | Russell (Rut) Dion |
| 1974 | Larry | Larry Herman |
| 1973 | The Don Is Dead | Tony Fargo |
| 1972 | When the Legends Die | Tom Black Bull |
| 1969 | Futz | Sugford |
| 1968 | The Filthy Five | Johnny Longo |
| Year | TV Show | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | Andersonville | Sgt. McSpadden |
| 1990 | Die Kinder | Lomax |
| 1989 | Lonesome Dove | Blue Duck |
| 1988 | Murphy Brown | |
| 1987 | 21 Jump Street | Captain Richard Jenko |
| 1985 | Quo Vadis? | Petronius |
| 1979 | Mrs. Columbo | |
| 1979 | Sweepstakes |