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Frederic Forrest

Actor

Frederic Forrest

Born December 23, 1936 in Waxahachie, Texas, USADied June 23, 202373 films

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).

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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.

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Apocalypse Now posterFirst watchApocalypse Now19798.3as Jay 'Chef' HicksAt the height of the Vietnam war, Captain Benjamin Willard is sent on a dangerous mission that, officially, "does not exist, nor will it ever exist." His goal is to locate - and eliminate…View film

Essential films

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Falling Down poster7.4Falling Down1993The Conversation poster7.5The Conversation1974Return poster6.1Return1985Tucker: The Man and His Dream poster6.7Tucker: The Man and His Dream1988Music Box poster7.2Music Box1989The Missouri Breaks poster6.5The Missouri Breaks1976The Two Jakes poster6.0The Two Jakes1990Valley Girl poster6.0Valley Girl1983

Filmography

73 films as actor
  1. 2006All the King's MenWillie's Father
  2. 2003Path to WarEarle G. Wheeler
  3. 2002The House Next DoorVernon Crank
  4. 2000MilitiaWilliam Fain
  5. 2000A Piece of EdenPaulo Tredici
  6. 2000Shadow HoursSean
  7. 2000Spreading GroundMichael McGivern
  8. 1999ImplicatedDet. Luddy
  9. 1999Shadow LakeLt. Roy Harman
  10. 1998The First 9½ WeeksDavid Millman
  11. 1998Black ThunderThe Admiral
  12. 1998One of Our OwnMaj. Ron Bridges
  13. 1998WhateverMr. Chaminski
  14. 1998Point BlankMac Bradford
  15. 1998Boogie BoyEdsel Dundee
  16. 1997AloneCarl
  17. 1997The End of ViolenceMacDermot
  18. 1997The BraveLou Sr.
  19. 1997Crash DiveAdmiral Pendleton
  20. 1996AndersonvilleSgt. McSpadden
  21. 1996Double JeopardyJack
  22. 1995One Night StandMichael Joslyn
  23. 1994LassieSam Garland
  24. 1994ChasersDuane, Mechanic
  25. 1994Against the WallWeisbad
  26. 1993Hidden FearsMike
  27. 1993Precious VictimsSheriff Frank
  28. 1993TraumaDr. Judd
  29. 1993Falling DownSurplus Store Owner
  30. 1993Rain Without ThunderWalker Point Warden
  31. 1992The Habitation of DragonsLeonard Tolliver
  32. 1992Citizen CohnDashiell Hammett
  33. 1992Twin SistersDelvaux
  34. 1992Double ObsessionPaul Harkness
  35. 1990The Two JakesChuck Newty
  36. 1989Music BoxJack Burke
  37. 1989Cat ChaserNolen Tyner
  38. 1989Valentino ReturnsSonny Gibbs
  39. 1989Margaret Bourke-WhiteErskine Caldwell
  40. 1988GothamFather George
  41. 1988Tucker: The Man and His DreamEddie
  42. 1988Beryl Markham: A Shadow on the SunRaoul Schumacher
  43. 1988Little Girl LostTim Brady
  44. 1987StackingBuster McGuire
  45. 1986Where are the Children?Courtney Parrish
  46. 1986The Deliberate StrangerDet. Bob Keppel
  47. 1986The Adventures of Huckleberry FinnPap Finn
  48. 1985ReturnBrian Stoving
  49. 1985Right to Kill?Richard Jahnke, Sr.
  50. 1984The Stone BoyAndy Jansen
  51. 1984Best Kept SecretsBlaise Dietz
  52. 1984Calamity JaneWild Bill Hickok
  53. 1984The ParadeMatt Kirby
  54. 1983Saigon: Year of the CatBob Chesneau
  55. 1983Valley GirlSteve Richman
  56. 1983Who Will Love My Children?Ivan Fray
  57. 1982HammettHammett
  58. 1982One from the HeartHank
  59. 1979The RoseHuston Dyer
  60. 1979The Survival of DanaMr. Davis
  61. 1979Apocalypse NowJay 'Chef' Hicks
  62. 1978It Lives AgainEugene Scott
  63. 1978Ruby and OswaldLee Harvey Oswald
  64. 1976The Missouri BreaksCary
  65. 1975Permission to KillScott Allison
  66. 1975Promise Him AnythingPaul Hunter
  67. 1974The Dion BrothersRussell (Rut) Dion
  68. 1974LarryLarry Herman
  69. 1974The ConversationMark
  70. 1973The Don Is DeadTony Fargo
  71. 1972When the Legends DieTom Black Bull
  72. 1969FutzSugford
  73. 1968The Filthy FiveJohnny Longo