Frederic Forrest
Acting • Born 1936-12-23 – Died 2023-06-23
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
86 credits
Apocalypse Now
Movie • 1979
Jay 'Chef' Hicks
The Conversation
Movie • 1974
Mark
Music Box
Movie • 1989
Jack Burke
One Night Stand
Movie • 1995
Michael Joslyn
Hearts of Darkness: A Filmmaker's Apocalypse
Movie • 1991
Self
Andersonville
Movie • 1996
Sgt. McSpadden
Valentino Returns
Movie • 1989
Sonny Gibbs
Against the Wall
Movie • 1994
Weisbad
Militia
Movie • 2000
William Fain
Chasers
Movie • 1994
Duane, Mechanic
The Brave
Movie • 1997
Lou Sr.
It Lives Again
Movie • 1978
Eugene Scott
Tucker: The Man and His Dream
Movie • 1988
Eddie
Hammett
Movie • 1982
Hammett
Cat Chaser
Movie • 1989
Nolen Tyner
One from the Heart
Movie • 1982
Hank
The Missouri Breaks
Movie • 1976
Cary
Gotham
Movie • 1988
Father George
Lassie
Movie • 1994
Sam Garland
Trauma
Movie • 1993
Dr. Judd
The Rose
Movie • 1979
Huston Dyer
The End of Violence
Movie • 1997
MacDermot
Valley Girl: 20 Totally Tubular Years Later
Movie • 2003
Self
Valley Girl
Movie • 1983
Steve Richman
The Deliberate Stranger
Movie • 1986
Det. Bob Keppel
Point Blank
Movie • 1998
Mac Bradford
Black Thunder
Movie • 1998
The Admiral
The Dion Brothers
Movie • 1974
Russell (Rut) Dion
The Don Is Dead
Movie • 1973
Tony Fargo
Whatever
Movie • 1998
Mr. Chaminski
Hidden Fears
Movie • 1993
Mike
Permission to Kill
Movie • 1975
Scott Allison
Crash Dive
Movie • 1997
Admiral Pendleton
Implicated
Movie • 1999
Det. Luddy
The House Next Door
Movie • 2002
Vernon Crank
Best Kept Secrets
Movie • 1984
Blaise Dietz
Futz
Movie • 1969
Sugford
Promise Him Anything
Movie • 1975
Paul Hunter
Twin Sisters
Movie • 1992
Delvaux
Where Are the Children?
Movie • 1986
Courtney Parrish
Calamity Jane
Movie • 1984
Wild Bill Hickok
When the Legends Die
Movie • 1972
Tom Black Bull
Right to Kill?
Movie • 1985
Richard Jahnke, Sr.
The Dream Studio
Movie • 2004
self
Falling Down
Movie • 1993
Surplus Store Owner
Alone
Movie • 1997
Carl
Spreading Ground
Movie • 2000
Michael McGivern
Rain Without Thunder
Movie • 1993
Walker Point Warden
Shadow Lake
Movie • 1999
Lt. Roy Harman
The Two Jakes
Movie • 1990
Chuck Newty
The Survival of Dana
Movie • 1979
Mr. Davis
Little Girl Lost
Movie • 1988
Tim Brady
Margaret Bourke-White
Movie • 1989
Erskine Caldwell
Saigon: Year of the Cat
Movie • 1983
Bob Chesneau
Boogie Boy
Movie • 1998
Edsel Dundee
Return
Movie • 1985
Brian Stoving
The Filthy Five
Movie • 1968
Johnny Longo
Shadow Hours
Movie • 2000
Sean
Who Will Love My Children?
Movie • 1983
Ivan Fray
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
Movie • 1986
Pap Finn
Double Obsession
Movie • 1992
Paul Harkness
Stacking
Movie • 1987
Buster McGuire
Precious Victims
Movie • 1993
Sheriff Frank
The Stone Boy
Movie • 1984
Andy Jansen
The Parade
Movie • 1984
Matt Kirby
The First 9½ Weeks
Movie • 1998
David Millman
Ruby and Oswald
Movie • 1978
Lee Harvey Oswald
One of Our Own
Movie • 1998
Maj. Ron Bridges
Larry
Movie • 1974
Larry Herman
Citizen Cohn
Movie • 1992
Dashiell Hammett
A Piece of Eden
Movie • 2000
Paulo Tredici
The Habitation of Dragons
Movie • 1992
Leonard Tolliver
Path to War
Movie • 2003
Earle G. Wheeler
All the King's Men
Movie • 2006
Willie's Father
Double Jeopardy
Movie • 1996
Jack
Beryl Markham: A Shadow on the Sun
Movie • 1988
Raoul Schumacher
Films to Die For
Movie • 2025
(archive footage) (uncredited)
Mrs. Columbo
TV • 1979
Murphy Brown
TV • 1988
Lonesome Dove
TV • 1989
Blue Duck
Die Kinder
TV • 1990
Lomax
Quo Vadis?
TV • 1985
Petronius
21 Jump Street
TV • 1987
Richard Jenko
Andersonville
TV • 1996
Sgt. McSpadden
$weepstake$
TV • 1979
The Deliberate Stranger
TV • 1986
Det. Bob Keppel