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Personal Info

Gender

Male

Birthday

1936-12-23 (88 years old)

Place of Birth

Waxahachie, Texas, USA

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.

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Known For

Acting

2006

All the King's Men as Willie's Father

2004

2003

2002

The House Next Door as Vernon Crank

2000

Militia as William Fain
Spreading Ground as Michael McGivern
Shadow Hours as Sean
A Piece of Eden as Paulo Tredici

1999

Implicated as Det. Luddy
Shadow Lake as Lt. Roy Harman

1998

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

1997

The Brave as Lou Sr.
The End of Violence as MacDermot
Crash Dive as Admiral Pendleton
Alone as Carl

1996

Andersonville as Sgt. McSpadden
Andersonville as Sgt. McSpadden

1995

One Night Stand as Michael Joslyn

1994

Against the Wall as Weisbad
Chasers as Duane, Mechanic
Lassie as Sam Garland

1993

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

1992

Twin Sisters as Delvaux
Double Obsession as Paul Harkness
Citizen Cohn as Dashiell Hammett
The Habitation of Dragons as Leonard Tolliver

1991

1990

The Two Jakes as Chuck Newty
Die Kinder as Lomax

1989

Music Box as Jack Burke
Valentino Returns as Sonny Gibbs
Cat Chaser as Nolen Tyner
Margaret Bourke-White as Erskine Caldwell
Lonesome Dove as Blue Duck

1988

1987

Stacking as Buster McGuire
21 Jump Street as Captain Richard Jenko

1986

1985

Right to Kill? as Richard Jahnke, Sr.
Return as Brian Stoving
Quo Vadis? as Petronius

1984

Best Kept Secrets as Blaise Dietz
Calamity Jane as Wild Bill Hickok
The Stone Boy as Andy Jansen
The Parade as Matt Kirby

1983

Valley Girl as Steve Richman
Saigon: Year Of The Cat as Bob Chesneau

1982

Hammett as Hammett

1981

1979

Apocalypse Now as Jay 'Chef' Hicks
The Rose as Huston Dyer

1978

It Lives Again as Eugene Scott
Ruby and Oswald as Lee Harvey Oswald

1976

1975

Permission to Kill as Scott Allison
Promise Him Anything as Paul Hunter

1974

The Dion Brothers as Russell (Rut) Dion
Larry as Larry Herman

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