Frederic Forrest
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- 23 December 1936 · Waxahachie, Texas, USA
- Died
- 23 June 2023
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
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- 2025Films to Die For as (archive footage) (uncredited)
- 2006All the King's Men as Willie's Father
- 2004The Dream Studio as self
- 2003Path to War as Earle G. Wheeler
- 2003Valley Girl: 20 Totally Tubular Years Later as Self
- 2002The House Next Door as Vernon Crank
- 2001Apocalypse Now Redux as Jay 'Chef' Hicks
- 2000Militia as William Fain
- 2000A Piece of Eden as Paulo Tredici
- 2000Shadow Hours as Sean
- 2000Spreading Ground as Michael McGivern
- 1999Implicated as Det. Luddy
- 1999Shadow Lake as Lt. Roy Harman
- 1998The First 9½ Weeks as David Millman
- 1998Black Thunder as The Admiral
- 1998One of Our Own as Maj. Ron Bridges
- 1998Whatever as Mr. Chaminski
- 1998Point Blank as Mac Bradford
- 1998Boogie Boy as Edsel Dundee
- 1997Alone as Carl
- 1997The End of Violence as MacDermot
- 1997The Brave as Lou Sr.
- 1997Crash Dive as Admiral Pendleton
- 1996Andersonville as Sgt. McSpadden
- 1996Double Jeopardy as Jack
- 1995One Night Stand as Michael Joslyn
- 1994Lassie as Sam Garland
- 1994Chasers as Duane, Mechanic
- 1994Against the Wall as Weisbad
- 1993Hidden Fears as Mike
- 1993Precious Victims as Sheriff Frank
- 1993Trauma as Dr. Judd
- 1993Falling Down as Surplus Store Owner
- 1993Rain Without Thunder as Walker Point Warden
- 1992The Habitation of Dragons as Leonard Tolliver
- 1992Citizen Cohn as Dashiell Hammett
- 1992Twin Sisters as Delvaux
- 1992Double Obsession as Paul Harkness
- 1991Hearts of Darkness: A Filmmaker's Apocalypse as Self
- 1990The Two Jakes as Chuck Newty
- 1989Music Box as Jack Burke
- 1989Cat Chaser as Nolen Tyner
- 1989Valentino Returns as Sonny Gibbs
- 1989Margaret Bourke-White as Erskine Caldwell
- 1988Gotham as Father George
- 1988Tucker: The Man and His Dream as Eddie
- 1988Beryl Markham: A Shadow on the Sun as Raoul Schumacher
- 1988Little Girl Lost as Tim Brady
- 1987Stacking as Buster McGuire
- 1986Where are the Children? as Courtney Parrish
- 1986The Deliberate Stranger as Det. Bob Keppel
- 1986The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn as Pap Finn
- 1985Return as Brian Stoving
- 1985Right to Kill? as Richard Jahnke, Sr.
- 1984The Stone Boy as Andy Jansen
- 1984Best Kept Secrets as Blaise Dietz
- 1984Calamity Jane as Wild Bill Hickok
- 1984The Parade as Matt Kirby
- 1983Saigon: Year of the Cat as Bob Chesneau
- 1983Valley Girl as Steve Richman
- 1983Who Will Love My Children? as Ivan Fray
- 1982Hammett as Hammett
- 1982One from the Heart as Hank
- 1979The Rose as Huston Dyer
- 1979The Survival of Dana as Mr. Davis
- 1979Apocalypse Now as Jay 'Chef' Hicks
- 1978It Lives Again as Eugene Scott
- 1978Ruby and Oswald as Lee Harvey Oswald
- 1976The Missouri Breaks as Cary
- 1975Permission to Kill as Scott Allison
- 1975Promise Him Anything as Paul Hunter
- 1974The Dion Brothers as Russell (Rut) Dion
- 1974Larry as Larry Herman
- 1974The Conversation as Mark
- 1973The Don Is Dead as Tony Fargo
- 1972When the Legends Die as Tom Black Bull
- 1969Futz as Sugford
- 1968The Filthy Five as Johnny Longo