Acting · Waxahachie, Texas, USA · Born December 23, 1936
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.
MovieFilms to Die For
2025
as (archive footage) (uncredited)
MovieAll the King's Men
2006
as Willie's Father
MovieThe Dream Studio
2004
as self
MoviePath to War
2003
as Earle G. Wheeler
Valley Girl: 20 Totally Tubular Years Later
2003
as Self
MovieThe House Next Door
2002
as Vernon Crank
MovieMilitia
2000
as William Fain
MovieA Piece of Eden
2000
as Paulo Tredici
MovieShadow Hours
2000
as Sean
MovieSpreading Ground
2000
as Michael McGivern
MovieImplicated
1999
as Det. Luddy
MovieShadow Lake
1999
as Lt. Roy Harman
MovieThe First 9½ Weeks
1998
as David Millman
MovieBlack Thunder
1998
as The Admiral
MovieOne of Our Own
1998
as Maj. Ron Bridges
MovieWhatever
1998
as Mr. Chaminski
MoviePoint Blank
1998
as Mac Bradford
MovieBoogie Boy
1998
as Edsel Dundee
MovieAlone
1997
as Carl
MovieThe End of Violence
1997
as MacDermot
MovieThe Brave
1997
as Lou Sr.
MovieCrash Dive
1997
as Admiral Pendleton
MovieAndersonville
1996
as Sgt. McSpadden
TVAndersonville
1996
as Sgt. McSpadden
MovieDouble Jeopardy
1996
as Jack
MovieOne Night Stand
1995
as Michael Joslyn
MovieLassie
1994
as Sam Garland
MovieChasers
1994
as Duane, Mechanic
MovieAgainst the Wall
1994
as Weisbad
MovieHidden Fears
1993
as Mike
MoviePrecious Victims
1993
as Sheriff Frank
MovieTrauma
1993
as Dr. Judd
MovieFalling Down
1993
as Surplus Store Owner
MovieRain Without Thunder
1993
as Walker Point Warden
MovieThe Habitation of Dragons
1992
as Leonard Tolliver
MovieCitizen Cohn
1992
as Dashiell Hammett
MovieTwin Sisters
1992
as Delvaux
MovieDouble Obsession
1992
as Paul Harkness
MovieHearts of Darkness: A Filmmaker's Apocalypse
1991
as Self
TVDie Kinder
1990
as Lomax
MovieThe Two Jakes
1990
as Chuck Newty
MovieMusic Box
1989
as Jack Burke
MovieCat Chaser
1989
as Nolen Tyner
MovieValentino Returns
1989
as Sonny Gibbs
MovieMargaret Bourke-White
1989
as Erskine Caldwell
TVLonesome Dove
1989
as Blue Duck
TVMurphy Brown
1988
MovieGotham
1988
as Father George
MovieTucker: The Man and His Dream
1988
as Eddie
MovieBeryl Markham: A Shadow on the Sun
1988
as Raoul Schumacher
MovieLittle Girl Lost
1988
as Tim Brady
TV21 Jump Street
1987
as Richard Jenko
MovieStacking
1987
as Buster McGuire
MovieWhere are the Children?
1986
as Courtney Parrish
MovieThe Deliberate Stranger
1986
as Det. Bob Keppel
TVThe Deliberate Stranger
1986
as Det. Bob Keppel
MovieThe Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
1986
as Pap Finn
MovieReturn
1985
as Brian Stoving
MovieRight to Kill?
1985
as Richard Jahnke, Sr.
TVQuo Vadis?
1985
as Petronius
MovieThe Stone Boy
1984
as Andy Jansen
MovieBest Kept Secrets
1984
as Blaise Dietz
MovieCalamity Jane
1984
as Wild Bill Hickok
MovieThe Parade
1984
as Matt Kirby
MovieSaigon: Year of the Cat
1983
as Bob Chesneau
MovieValley Girl
1983
as Steve Richman
MovieWho Will Love My Children?
1983
as Ivan Fray
MovieHammett
1982
as Hammett
MovieOne from the Heart
1982
as Hank
TVAmerican Playhouse
1982
as Pap Finn
MovieThe Rose
1979
as Huston Dyer
MovieThe Survival of Dana
1979
as Mr. Davis
MovieApocalypse Now
1979
as Jay 'Chef' Hicks
TVMrs. Columbo
1979
$weepstake$
1979
MovieIt Lives Again
1978
as Eugene Scott
MovieRuby and Oswald
1978
as Lee Harvey Oswald
MovieThe Missouri Breaks
1976
as Cary
MoviePermission to Kill
1975
as Scott Allison
MoviePromise Him Anything
1975
as Paul Hunter
MovieThe Dion Brothers
1974
as Russell (Rut) Dion
MovieLarry
1974
as Larry Herman
MovieThe Conversation
1974
as Mark
MovieThe Don Is Dead
1973
as Tony Fargo
MovieWhen the Legends Die
1972
as Tom Black Bull
MovieFutz
1969
as Sugford
MovieThe Filthy Five
1968
as Johnny Longo
