Portrait of Frederic Forrest

Frederic Forrest

Acting

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.

Born: December 23, 1936

Place of Birth: Waxahachie, Texas, USA

Filmography

2025
Films to Die For

as (archive footage) (uncredited)

2006
All the King's Men

as Willie's Father

2004
2003
Path to War

as Earle G. Wheeler

2002
The House Next Door

as Vernon Crank

2000
Militia

as William Fain

2000
A Piece of Eden

as Paulo Tredici

2000
2000
Spreading Ground

as Michael McGivern

1999
Shadow Lake

as Lt. Roy Harman

1999
Implicated

as Det. Luddy

1998
The First 9½ Weeks

as David Millman

1998
Black Thunder

as The Admiral

1998
One of Our Own

as Maj. Ron Bridges

1998
Whatever

as Mr. Chaminski

1998
Point Blank

as Mac Bradford

1998
Boogie Boy

as Edsel Dundee

1997
Alone

as Carl

1997
1997
The Brave

as Lou Sr.

1997
Crash Dive

as Admiral Pendleton

1996
Andersonville

as Sgt. McSpadden

1996
Andersonville

as Sgt. McSpadden

1996
1995
One Night Stand

as Michael Joslyn

1994
Lassie

as Sam Garland

1994
Chasers

as Duane, Mechanic

1994
1993
1993
Precious Victims

as Sheriff Frank

1993
Trauma

as Dr. Judd

1993
Falling Down

as Surplus Store Owner

1993
Rain Without Thunder

as Walker Point Warden

1992
The Habitation of Dragons

as Leonard Tolliver

1992
Citizen Cohn

as Dashiell Hammett

1992
Double Obsession

as Paul Harkness

1992
Twin Sisters

as Delvaux

1990
Die Kinder

as Lomax

1990
The Two Jakes

as Chuck Newty

1989
Music Box

as Jack Burke

1989
Cat Chaser

as Nolen Tyner

1989
Valentino Returns

as Sonny Gibbs

1989
Margaret Bourke-White

as Erskine Caldwell

1989
Lonesome Dove

as Blue Duck

1988
Gotham

as Father George

1988
1988
Little Girl Lost

as Tim Brady

1987
21 Jump Street

as Captain Richard Jenko

1987
Stacking

as Buster McGuire

1986
Where Are the Children?

as Courtney Parrish

1986
The Deliberate Stranger

as Det. Bob Keppel

1986
The Deliberate Stranger

as Det. Bob Keppel

1985
Return

as Brian Stoving

1985
Right to Kill?

as Richard Jahnke, Sr.

1985
Quo Vadis?

as Petronius

1984
The Stone Boy

as Andy Jansen

1984
Best Kept Secrets

as Blaise Dietz

1984
Calamity Jane

as Wild Bill Hickok

1984
The Parade

as Matt Kirby

1983
1983
Valley Girl

as Steve Richman

1982
Hammett

as Hammett

1979
The Rose

as Huston Dyer

1979
1979
Apocalypse Now

as Jay 'Chef' Hicks

1978
It Lives Again

as Eugene Scott

1978
Ruby and Oswald

as Lee Harvey Oswald

1975
Permission to Kill

as Scott Allison

1975
Promise Him Anything

as Paul Hunter

1974
The Dion Brothers

as Russell (Rut) Dion

1974
Larry

as Larry Herman

1974
1973
The Don Is Dead

as Tony Fargo

1972
When the Legends Die

as Tom Black Bull

1969
Futz

as Sugford

1968
The Filthy Five

as Johnny Longo