Frederic Forrest

Born: 1936-12-23 in Waxahachie, Texas, USA

Died: 2023-06-23

Known For: 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.

Filmography

2025

Films to Die For as (archive footage) (uncredited)

2006

All the King's Men as Willie's Father

2000

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

1999

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

1998

Boogie Boy as Edsel Dundee
Point Blank as Mac Bradford
The First 9½ Weeks as David Millman
Black Thunder as The Admiral
Whatever as Mr. Chaminski
One of Our Own as Maj. Ron Bridges

1997

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

1996

Double Jeopardy as Jack
Andersonville as Sgt. McSpadden
Andersonville as Sgt. McSpadden

1995

One Night Stand as Michael Joslyn

1994

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

1993

Trauma as Dr. Judd
Precious Victims as Sheriff Frank
Rain Without Thunder as Walker Point Warden
Falling Down as Surplus Store Owner
Hidden Fears as Mike

1992

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

1991

Hearts of Darkness: A Filmmaker's Apocalypse as Self

1990

The Two Jakes as Chuck Newty
Die Kinder as Lomax

1989

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

1988

Murphy Brown
Tucker: The Man and His Dream as Eddie
Gotham as Father George
Little Girl Lost as Tim Brady
Beryl Markham: A Shadow on the Sun as Raoul Schumacher

1987

21 Jump Street as Captain Richard Jenko
Stacking as Buster McGuire

1986

Where Are the Children? as Courtney Parrish
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn as Pap Finn
The Deliberate Stranger as Det. Bob Keppel
The Deliberate Stranger as Det. Bob Keppel

1985

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

1984

The Parade as Matt Kirby
Calamity Jane as Wild Bill Hickok
Who Will Love My Children? as Ivan Fray
The Stone Boy as Andy Jansen
Best Kept Secrets as Blaise Dietz

1983

Saigon: Year of the Cat as Bob Chesneau
Valley Girl as Steve Richman

1982

Hammett as Hammett
One from the Heart as Hank

1979

Apocalypse Now as Jay 'Chef' Hicks
The Rose as Huston Dyer
Mrs. Columbo
The Survival of Dana as Mr. Davis
$weepstake$

1978

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

1976

The Missouri Breaks as Cary

1975

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

1974

The Conversation as Mark
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