About

Known credits:
81
Birthday:
1936-12-23
Place of birth:
Waxahachie, Texas, USA
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Frederic Forrest

Overview

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

Acting
2006 All the King's Men Actor Willie's Father 58
Average
2004 The Dream Studio Actor self N/A
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2003 Path to War Actor Earle G. Wheeler 59
Average
2003 Valley Girl: 20 Totally Tubular Years Later Actor Self N/A
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2002 The House Next Door Actor Vernon Crank 58
Average
2000 Militia Actor William Fain 58
Average
2000 A Piece of Eden Actor Paulo Tredici 58
Average
2000 Shadow Hours Actor Sean 58
Average
2000 Spreading Ground Actor Michael McGivern 58
Average
1999 Implicated Actor Det. Luddy 58
Average
1999 Shadow Lake Actor Lt. Roy Harman N/A
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1998 The First 9½ Weeks Actor David Millman 58
Average
1998 Black Thunder Actor The Admiral 58
Average
1998 One of Our Own Actor Maj. Ron Bridges 58
Average
1998 Whatever Actor Mr. Chaminski 59
Average
1998 Point Blank Actor Mac Bradford 58
Average
1998 Boogie Boy Actor Edsel Dundee 58
Average
1997 Alone Actor Carl 58
Average
1997 The End of Violence Actor MacDermot 58
Average
1997 The Brave Actor Lou Sr. 59
Average
1997 Crash Dive Actor Admiral Pendleton 58
Average
1996 Andersonville Actor Sgt. McSpadden 59
Average
1996 Andersonville Actor Sgt. McSpadden N/A
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1996 Double Jeopardy Actor Jack 59
Average
1995 One Night Stand Actor Michael Joslyn 59
Average
1994 Lassie Actor Sam Garland 59
Average
1994 Chasers Actor Duane, Mechanic 57
Average
1994 Against the Wall Actor Weisbad 59
Average
1993 Hidden Fears Actor Mike N/A
N/A
1993 Precious Victims Actor Sheriff Frank 59
Average
1993 Trauma Actor Dr. Judd 58
Average
1993 Falling Down Actor Surplus Store Owner 72
Good
1993 Rain Without Thunder Actor Walker Point Warden 58
Average
1992 The Habitation of Dragons Actor Leonard Tolliver N/A
N/A
1992 Citizen Cohn Actor Dashiell Hammett 59
Average
1992 Twin Sisters Actor Delvaux 58
Average
1992 Double Obsession Actor Paul Harkness 59
Average
1991 Hearts of Darkness: A Filmmaker's Apocalypse Actor Self 67
Fair
1990 Die Kinder Actor Lomax N/A
N/A
1990 Die Kinder Actor Lomax 69
Fair
1990 The Two Jakes Actor Chuck Newty 59
Average
1989 Music Box Actor Jack Burke 61
Fair
1989 Cat Chaser Actor Nolen Tyner 58
Average
1989 Valentino Returns Actor Sonny Gibbs 58
Average
1989 Margaret Bourke-White Actor Erskine Caldwell N/A
N/A
1989 Lonesome Dove Actor Blue Duck 75
Good
1988 Gotham Actor Father George 58
Average
1988 Tucker: The Man and His Dream Actor Eddie 62
Fair
1988 Beryl Markham: A Shadow on the Sun Actor Raoul Schumacher N/A
N/A
1988 Little Girl Lost Actor Tim Brady 59
Average
1987 Stacking Actor Buster McGuire N/A
N/A
1986 Where Are the Children? Actor Courtney Parrish 59
Average
1986 The Deliberate Stranger Actor Det. Bob Keppel 59
Average
1986 The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn Actor Pap Finn 59
Average
1985 Return Actor Brian Stoving 60
Fair
1985 Right to Kill? Actor Richard Jahnke, Sr. 59
Average
1985 Quo Vadis? Actor Petronius 67
Fair
1984 The Stone Boy Actor Andy Jansen 59
Average
1984 Best Kept Secrets Actor Blaise Dietz 59
Average
1984 Calamity Jane Actor Wild Bill Hickok 59
Average
1984 The Parade Actor Matt Kirby N/A
N/A
1983 Saigon: Year Of The Cat Actor Bob Chesneau 58
Average
1983 Valley Girl Actor Steve Richman 59
Average
1983 Who Will Love My Children? Actor Ivan Fray 59
Average
1982 Hammett Actor Hammett 59
Average
1982 One from the Heart Actor Hank 58
Average
1979 The Rose Actor Huston Dyer 60
Fair
1979 Apocalypse Now Actor Jay 'Chef' Hicks 81
Very good
1979 The Survival of Dana Actor Mr. Davis N/A
N/A
1978 It Lives Again Actor Eugene Scott 58
Average
1978 Ruby and Oswald Actor Lee Harvey Oswald 58
Average
1976 The Missouri Breaks Actor Cary 60
Fair
1975 Permission to Kill Actor Scott Allison 59
Average
1975 Promise Him Anything Actor Paul Hunter N/A
N/A
1974 The Dion Brothers Actor Russell (Rut) Dion 58
Average
1974 Larry Actor Larry Herman 58
Average
1974 The Conversation Actor Mark 71
Good
1973 The Don Is Dead Actor Tony Fargo 59
Average
1972 When the Legends Die Actor Tom Black Bull 58
Average
1969 Futz Actor Sugford 59
Average
1968 The Filthy Five Actor Johnny Longo 58
Average