Frederic Forrest

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

86

Gender

Male

Birthday

1936-12-23

Day of death

2023-06-23 (86 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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Frederic Forrest, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known For

  • 21 Jump Street

    21 Jump Street

  • The Brave

    The Brave

  • Apocalypse Now

    Apocalypse Now

  • Murphy Brown

    Murphy Brown

  • Boogie Boy

    Boogie Boy

  • Whatever

    Whatever

  • Double Jeopardy

    Double Jeopardy

  • Margaret Bourke-White

    Margaret Bourke-White

  • Futz

    Futz

  • Alone

    Alone

  • Falling Down

    Falling Down

  • Lonesome Dove

    Lonesome Dove

  • Lassie

    Lassie

  • The Deliberate Stranger

    The Deliberate Stranger

  • Ruby and Oswald

    Ruby and Oswald

  • The Stone Boy

    The Stone Boy

  • The First 9½ Weeks

    The First 9½ Weeks

  • Militia

    Militia

  • Stacking

    Stacking

  • Music Box

    Music Box

  • One Night Stand

    One Night Stand

  • Gotham

    Gotham

  • Andersonville

    Andersonville

  • The House Next Door

    The House Next Door

  • The Conversation

    The Conversation

  • Calamity Jane

    Calamity Jane

  • The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn

    The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn

  • Mrs. Columbo

    Mrs. Columbo

  • The Dream Studio

    The Dream Studio

  • The Rose

    The Rose

  • $weepstake$

    $weepstake$

  • Where Are the Children?

    Where Are the Children?

  • Spreading Ground

    Spreading Ground

  • Larry

    Larry

  • All the King's Men

    All the King's Men

  • Hammett

    Hammett

  • Tucker: The Man and His Dream

    Tucker: The Man and His Dream

  • The Two Jakes

    The Two Jakes

  • Chasers

    Chasers

  • Valley Girl

    Valley Girl

  • One from the Heart

    One from the Heart

  • Hearts of Darkness: A Filmmaker's Apocalypse

    Hearts of Darkness: A Filmmaker's Apocalypse

  • The Missouri Breaks

    The Missouri Breaks

  • Trauma

    Trauma

  • The Filthy Five

    The Filthy Five

  • Against the Wall

    Against the Wall

  • Quo Vadis?

    Quo Vadis?

  • The End of Violence

    The End of Violence

  • Path to War

    Path to War

  • Die Kinder

    Die Kinder

  • Black Thunder

    Black Thunder

  • Andersonville

    Andersonville

  • Point Blank

    Point Blank

  • Crash Dive

    Crash Dive

  • The Deliberate Stranger

    The Deliberate Stranger

  • Little Girl Lost

    Little Girl Lost

  • Cat Chaser

    Cat Chaser

  • Citizen Cohn

    Citizen Cohn

  • Shadow Hours

    Shadow Hours

  • Precious Victims

    Precious Victims

  • It Lives Again

    It Lives Again

  • Twin Sisters

    Twin Sisters

  • The Parade

    The Parade

  • The Survival of Dana

    The Survival of Dana

  • Beryl Markham: A Shadow on the Sun

    Beryl Markham: A Shadow on the Sun

  • The Don Is Dead

    The Don Is Dead

  • Return

    Return

  • Saigon: Year of the Cat

    Saigon: Year of the Cat

  • Films to Die For

    Films to Die For

  • Shadow Lake

    Shadow Lake

  • Valley Girl: 20 Totally Tubular Years Later

    Valley Girl: 20 Totally Tubular Years Later

  • A Piece of Eden

    A Piece of Eden

  • When the Legends Die

    When the Legends Die

  • Double Obsession

    Double Obsession

  • Rain Without Thunder

    Rain Without Thunder

  • Right to Kill?

    Right to Kill?

  • The Dion Brothers

    The Dion Brothers

  • Promise Him Anything

    Promise Him Anything

  • Permission to Kill

    Permission to Kill

  • One of Our Own

    One of Our Own

  • Best Kept Secrets

    Best Kept Secrets

  • Hidden Fears

    Hidden Fears

  • Who Will Love My Children?

    Who Will Love My Children?

  • Valentino Returns

    Valentino Returns

  • Implicated

    Implicated

  • The Habitation of Dragons

    The Habitation of Dragons