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

  • Murphy Brown

    Murphy Brown

  • Apocalypse Now

    Apocalypse Now

  • Hearts of Darkness: A Filmmaker's Apocalypse

    Hearts of Darkness: A Filmmaker's Apocalypse

  • Lonesome Dove

    Lonesome Dove

  • The Conversation

    The Conversation

  • Chasers

    Chasers

  • Trauma

    Trauma

  • Return

    Return

  • Crash Dive

    Crash Dive

  • Lassie

    Lassie

  • Boogie Boy

    Boogie Boy

  • The Rose

    The Rose

  • Valentino Returns

    Valentino Returns

  • Andersonville

    Andersonville

  • Futz

    Futz

  • The Brave

    The Brave

  • Black Thunder

    Black Thunder

  • Shadow Hours

    Shadow Hours

  • Precious Victims

    Precious Victims

  • Point Blank

    Point Blank

  • Falling Down

    Falling Down

  • The Parade

    The Parade

  • Music Box

    Music Box

  • Double Jeopardy

    Double Jeopardy

  • Alone

    Alone

  • Calamity Jane

    Calamity Jane

  • Cat Chaser

    Cat Chaser

  • Hammett

    Hammett

  • $weepstake$

    $weepstake$

  • Mrs. Columbo

    Mrs. Columbo

  • Against the Wall

    Against the Wall

  • One from the Heart

    One from the Heart

  • The First 9½ Weeks

    The First 9½ Weeks

  • Twin Sisters

    Twin Sisters

  • Rain Without Thunder

    Rain Without Thunder

  • Gotham

    Gotham

  • Stacking

    Stacking

  • Tucker: The Man and His Dream

    Tucker: The Man and His Dream

  • Whatever

    Whatever

  • The Two Jakes

    The Two Jakes

  • When the Legends Die

    When the Legends Die

  • The Stone Boy

    The Stone Boy

  • Spreading Ground

    Spreading Ground

  • Valley Girl

    Valley Girl

  • Saigon: Year of the Cat

    Saigon: Year of the Cat

  • Militia

    Militia

  • Double Obsession

    Double Obsession

  • Path to War

    Path to War

  • The Don Is Dead

    The Don Is Dead

  • Where Are the Children?

    Where Are the Children?

  • The Missouri Breaks

    The Missouri Breaks

  • Films to Die For

    Films to Die For

  • The Survival of Dana

    The Survival of Dana

  • A Piece of Eden

    A Piece of Eden

  • Best Kept Secrets

    Best Kept Secrets

  • It Lives Again

    It Lives Again

  • Right to Kill?

    Right to Kill?

  • The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn

    The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn

  • Valley Girl: 20 Totally Tubular Years Later

    Valley Girl: 20 Totally Tubular Years Later

  • The Dion Brothers

    The Dion Brothers

  • Margaret Bourke-White

    Margaret Bourke-White

  • The Habitation of Dragons

    The Habitation of Dragons

  • All the King's Men

    All the King's Men

  • Quo Vadis?

    Quo Vadis?

  • The House Next Door

    The House Next Door

  • One of Our Own

    One of Our Own

  • The Deliberate Stranger

    The Deliberate Stranger

  • The Dream Studio

    The Dream Studio

  • Who Will Love My Children?

    Who Will Love My Children?

  • One Night Stand

    One Night Stand

  • Little Girl Lost

    Little Girl Lost

  • Andersonville

    Andersonville

  • The Filthy Five

    The Filthy Five

  • Ruby and Oswald

    Ruby and Oswald

  • Implicated

    Implicated

  • The End of Violence

    The End of Violence

  • The Deliberate Stranger

    The Deliberate Stranger

  • Citizen Cohn

    Citizen Cohn

  • Die Kinder

    Die Kinder

  • Beryl Markham: A Shadow on the Sun

    Beryl Markham: A Shadow on the Sun

  • Larry

    Larry

  • Hidden Fears

    Hidden Fears

  • Promise Him Anything

    Promise Him Anything

  • Permission to Kill

    Permission to Kill

  • Shadow Lake

    Shadow Lake