Frederic Forrest

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

85

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

  • Falling Down

    Falling Down

  • Lonesome Dove

    Lonesome Dove

  • Mrs. Columbo

    Mrs. Columbo

  • Who Will Love My Children?

    Who Will Love My Children?

  • Hearts of Darkness: A Filmmaker's Apocalypse

    Hearts of Darkness: A Filmmaker's Apocalypse

  • Rain Without Thunder

    Rain Without Thunder

  • The Conversation

    The Conversation

  • Trauma

    Trauma

  • Point Blank

    Point Blank

  • When the Legends Die

    When the Legends Die

  • Crash Dive

    Crash Dive

  • $weepstake$

    $weepstake$

  • The Two Jakes

    The Two Jakes

  • Chasers

    Chasers

  • The Don Is Dead

    The Don Is Dead

  • The First 9½ Weeks

    The First 9½ Weeks

  • Against the Wall

    Against the Wall

  • A Piece of Eden

    A Piece of Eden

  • All the King's Men

    All the King's Men

  • Valentino Returns

    Valentino Returns

  • Hammett

    Hammett

  • The Dion Brothers

    The Dion Brothers

  • It Lives Again

    It Lives Again

  • Twin Sisters

    Twin Sisters

  • The Rose

    The Rose

  • Hidden Fears

    Hidden Fears

  • The Missouri Breaks

    The Missouri Breaks

  • Best Kept Secrets

    Best Kept Secrets

  • Tucker: The Man and His Dream

    Tucker: The Man and His Dream

  • Boogie Boy

    Boogie Boy

  • Right to Kill?

    Right to Kill?

  • Whatever

    Whatever

  • The Brave

    The Brave

  • Quo Vadis?

    Quo Vadis?

  • Precious Victims

    Precious Victims

  • Little Girl Lost

    Little Girl Lost

  • Where Are the Children?

    Where Are the Children?

  • Return

    Return

  • The Survival of Dana

    The Survival of Dana

  • One of Our Own

    One of Our Own

  • Music Box

    Music Box

  • Stacking

    Stacking

  • Shadow Hours

    Shadow Hours

  • The Habitation of Dragons

    The Habitation of Dragons

  • Lassie

    Lassie

  • The Parade

    The Parade

  • The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn

    The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn

  • Alone

    Alone

  • Valley Girl

    Valley Girl

  • Citizen Cohn

    Citizen Cohn

  • The Dream Studio

    The Dream Studio

  • The House Next Door

    The House Next Door

  • Valley Girl: 20 Totally Tubular Years Later

    Valley Girl: 20 Totally Tubular Years Later

  • Double Jeopardy

    Double Jeopardy

  • Saigon: Year of the Cat

    Saigon: Year of the Cat

  • One from the Heart

    One from the Heart

  • Implicated

    Implicated

  • Cat Chaser

    Cat Chaser

  • Spreading Ground

    Spreading Ground

  • Black Thunder

    Black Thunder

  • One Night Stand

    One Night Stand

  • Andersonville

    Andersonville

  • Calamity Jane

    Calamity Jane

  • Andersonville

    Andersonville

  • The Deliberate Stranger

    The Deliberate Stranger

  • Gotham

    Gotham

  • Futz

    Futz

  • The End of Violence

    The End of Violence

  • Militia

    Militia

  • Die Kinder

    Die Kinder

  • The Stone Boy

    The Stone Boy

  • Ruby and Oswald

    Ruby and Oswald

  • Margaret Bourke-White

    Margaret Bourke-White

  • The Filthy Five

    The Filthy Five

  • Double Obsession

    Double Obsession

  • The Deliberate Stranger

    The Deliberate Stranger

  • Path to War

    Path to War

  • Shadow Lake

    Shadow Lake

  • Permission to Kill

    Permission to Kill

  • Beryl Markham: A Shadow on the Sun

    Beryl Markham: A Shadow on the Sun

  • Larry

    Larry

  • Promise Him Anything

    Promise Him Anything