Known For
Acting
Born
Dec 23, 1936
Died
Jun 23, 2023
Place of Birth
Waxahachie, Texas, USA
Credits
87 titles
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. 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
(archive footage) (uncredited)
All the King's Men
Willie's Father
The Dream Studio
self
Path to War
Earle G. Wheeler
Valley Girl: 20 Totally Tubular Years Later
Self
The House Next Door
Vernon Crank
Militia
William Fain
A Piece of Eden
Paulo Tredici
Shadow Hours
Sean
Spreading Ground
Michael McGivern
Implicated
Det. Luddy
Shadow Lake
Lt. Roy Harman
The First 9½ Weeks
David Millman
Black Thunder
The Admiral
One of Our Own
Maj. Ron Bridges
Whatever
Mr. Chaminski
Point Blank
Mac Bradford
Boogie Boy
Edsel Dundee
Alone
Carl
The End of Violence
MacDermot
The Brave
Lou Sr.
Crash Dive
Admiral Pendleton
Andersonville
Sgt. McSpadden
Andersonville
Sgt. McSpadden
Double Jeopardy
Jack
One Night Stand
Michael Joslyn
Lassie
Sam Garland
Chasers
Duane, Mechanic
Against the Wall
Weisbad
Hidden Fears
Mike
Precious Victims
Sheriff Frank
Trauma
Dr. Judd
Falling Down
Surplus Store Owner
Rain Without Thunder
Walker Point Warden
The Habitation of Dragons
Leonard Tolliver
Citizen Cohn
Dashiell Hammett
Twin Sisters
Delvaux
Double Obsession
Paul Harkness
Hearts of Darkness: A Filmmaker's Apocalypse
Self
Die Kinder
Lomax
The Two Jakes
Chuck Newty
Music Box
Jack Burke
Cat Chaser
Nolen Tyner
Valentino Returns
Sonny Gibbs
Margaret Bourke-White
Erskine Caldwell
Lonesome Dove
Blue Duck
Murphy Brown
Gotham
Father George
Tucker: The Man and His Dream
Eddie
Beryl Markham: A Shadow on the Sun
Raoul Schumacher