- Known For
- Acting
- Born
- December 23, 1936
- Place of Birth
- Waxahachie, Texas, USA
- Died
- June 23, 2023
Frederic Forrest
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 Stree…
Filmography
movieFilms to Die For
2025 · (archive footage) (uncredited)
movieAll the King's Men
2006 · Willie's Father
movieThe Dream Studio
2004 · self
moviePath to War
2003 · Earle G. Wheeler
Valley Girl: 20 Totally Tubular Years Later
movieValley Girl: 20 Totally Tubular Years Later
2003 · Self
movieThe House Next Door
2002 · Vernon Crank
movieMilitia
2000 · William Fain
movieA Piece of Eden
2000 · Paulo Tredici
movieShadow Hours
2000 · Sean
movieSpreading Ground
2000 · Michael McGivern
movieImplicated
1999 · Det. Luddy
movieShadow Lake
1999 · Lt. Roy Harman
movieThe First 9½ Weeks
1998 · David Millman
movieBlack Thunder
1998 · The Admiral
movieOne of Our Own
1998 · Maj. Ron Bridges
movieWhatever
1998 · Mr. Chaminski
moviePoint Blank
1998 · Mac Bradford
movieBoogie Boy
1998 · Edsel Dundee
movieAlone
1997 · Carl
movieThe End of Violence
1997 · MacDermot
movieThe Brave
1997 · Lou Sr.
movieCrash Dive
1997 · Admiral Pendleton
movieAndersonville
1996 · Sgt. McSpadden
tvAndersonville
1996 · Sgt. McSpadden
movieDouble Jeopardy
1996 · Jack
movieOne Night Stand
1995 · Michael Joslyn
movieLassie
1994 · Sam Garland
movieChasers
1994 · Duane, Mechanic
movieAgainst the Wall
1994 · Weisbad
movieHidden Fears
1993 · Mike
moviePrecious Victims
1993 · Sheriff Frank
movieTrauma
1993 · Dr. Judd
movieFalling Down
1993 · Surplus Store Owner
movieRain Without Thunder
1993 · Walker Point Warden
movieThe Habitation of Dragons
1992 · Leonard Tolliver
movieCitizen Cohn
1992 · Dashiell Hammett
movieTwin Sisters
1992 · Delvaux
movieDouble Obsession
1992 · Paul Harkness
movieHearts of Darkness: A Filmmaker's Apocalypse
1991 · Self
tvDie Kinder
1990 · Lomax
movieThe Two Jakes
1990 · Chuck Newty
movieMusic Box
1989 · Jack Burke
movieCat Chaser
1989 · Nolen Tyner
movieValentino Returns
1989 · Sonny Gibbs
movieMargaret Bourke-White
1989 · Erskine Caldwell
tvLonesome Dove
1989 · Blue Duck
tvMurphy Brown
1988
movieGotham
1988 · Father George
movieTucker: The Man and His Dream
1988 · Eddie
movieBeryl Markham: A Shadow on the Sun
1988 · Raoul Schumacher
movieLittle Girl Lost
1988 · Tim Brady
tv21 Jump Street
1987 · Richard Jenko
movieStacking
1987 · Buster McGuire
movieWhere are the Children?
1986 · Courtney Parrish
movieThe Deliberate Stranger
1986 · Det. Bob Keppel
tvThe Deliberate Stranger
1986 · Det. Bob Keppel
movieThe Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
1986 · Pap Finn
movieReturn
1985 · Brian Stoving
movieRight to Kill?
1985 · Richard Jahnke, Sr.
tvQuo Vadis?
1985 · Petronius
movieThe Stone Boy
1984 · Andy Jansen
movieBest Kept Secrets
1984 · Blaise Dietz
movieCalamity Jane
1984 · Wild Bill Hickok
movieThe Parade
1984 · Matt Kirby
movieSaigon: Year of the Cat
1983 · Bob Chesneau
movieValley Girl
1983 · Steve Richman
movieWho Will Love My Children?
1983 · Ivan Fray
movieHammett
1982 · Hammett
movieOne from the Heart
1982 · Hank
tvAmerican Playhouse
1982 · Pap Finn, Buster McGuire
movieThe Rose
1979 · Huston Dyer
movieThe Survival of Dana
1979 · Mr. Davis
movieApocalypse Now
1979 · Jay 'Chef' Hicks
tvMrs. Columbo
1979
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tv$weepstake$
1979
movieIt Lives Again
1978 · Eugene Scott
movieRuby and Oswald
1978 · Lee Harvey Oswald
movieThe Missouri Breaks
1976 · Cary
moviePermission to Kill
1975 · Scott Allison
moviePromise Him Anything
1975 · Paul Hunter
movieThe Dion Brothers
1974 · Russell (Rut) Dion
movieLarry
1974 · Larry Herman
movieThe Conversation
1974 · Mark
movieThe Don Is Dead
1973 · Tony Fargo
movieWhen the Legends Die
1972 · Tom Black Bull
movieFutz
1969 · Sugford
movieThe Filthy Five
1968 · Johnny Longo