Acting
Frederic Forrest
EN, DE, IT cinema · 77 credits
Born
23 December 1936
Died
23 June 2023 (aged 86)
Birthplace
Waxahachie, Texas, USA
Also known as Frederic Fenimore Forrest Jr.
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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Frederic Forrest, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known for
Filmography
Films to Die For
as (archive footage) (uncredited)
All the King's Men
as Willie's Father
Path to War
as Earle G. Wheeler
The House Next Door
as Vernon Crank
Militia
as William Fain
Spreading Ground
as Michael McGivern
Shadow Hours
as Sean
A Piece of Eden
as Paulo Tredici
Implicated
as Det. Luddy
Shadow Lake
as Lt. Roy Harman
Point Blank
as Mac Bradford
Black Thunder
as The Admiral
Whatever
as Mr. Chaminski
Boogie Boy
as Edsel Dundee
The First 9½ Weeks
as David Millman
One of Our Own
as Maj. Ron Bridges
The Brave
as Lou Sr.
The End of Violence
as MacDermot
Crash Dive
as Admiral Pendleton
Alone
as Carl
Andersonville
as Sgt. McSpadden
Double Jeopardy
as Jack
One Night Stand
as Michael Joslyn
Against the Wall
as Weisbad
Chasers
as Duane, Mechanic
Lassie
as Sam Garland
Trauma
as Dr. Judd
Hidden Fears
as Mike
Falling Down
as Surplus Store Owner
Rain Without Thunder
as Walker Point Warden
Precious Victims
as Sheriff Frank
Twin Sisters
as Delvaux
Double Obsession
as Paul Harkness
Citizen Cohn
as Dashiell Hammett
The Habitation of Dragons
as Leonard Tolliver
The Two Jakes
as Chuck Newty
Music Box
as Jack Burke
Valentino Returns
as Sonny Gibbs
Cat Chaser
as Nolen Tyner
Margaret Bourke-White
as Erskine Caldwell
Gotham
as Father George
Little Girl Lost
as Tim Brady
Beryl Markham: A Shadow on the Sun
as Raoul Schumacher
Stacking
as Buster McGuire
The Deliberate Stranger
as Det. Bob Keppel
Where are the Children?
as Courtney Parrish
Right to Kill?
as Richard Jahnke, Sr.
Return
as Brian Stoving
Best Kept Secrets
as Blaise Dietz
Calamity Jane
as Wild Bill Hickok
The Stone Boy
as Andy Jansen
The Parade
as Matt Kirby
Valley Girl
as Steve Richman
Saigon: Year of the Cat
as Bob Chesneau
Who Will Love My Children?
as Ivan Fray
Hammett
as Hammett
Apocalypse Now
as Jay 'Chef' Hicks
The Rose
as Huston Dyer
The Survival of Dana
as Mr. Davis
It Lives Again
as Eugene Scott
Ruby and Oswald
as Lee Harvey Oswald
Permission to Kill
as Scott Allison
Promise Him Anything
as Paul Hunter
The Conversation
as Mark
The Dion Brothers
as Russell (Rut) Dion
Larry
as Larry Herman
The Don Is Dead
as Tony Fargo
When the Legends Die
as Tom Black Bull
Futz
as Sugford
The Filthy Five
as Johnny Longo