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Frederic Forrest

Born 1936-12-23
Died 2023-06-23
📍 Waxahachie, Texas, USA

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.

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Filmography 84

Films to Die For
as (archive footage) (uncredited)
2025
All the King's Men
as Willie's Father
2006
The Dream Studio
as self
2004
Path to War
as Earle G. Wheeler
2003
The House Next Door
as Vernon Crank
2002
Militia
as William Fain
2000
A Piece of Eden
as Paulo Tredici
2000
Shadow Hours
as Sean
2000
Spreading Ground
as Michael McGivern
2000
Implicated
as Det. Luddy
1999
Shadow Lake
as Lt. Roy Harman
1999
The First 9½ Weeks
as David Millman
1998
Black Thunder
as The Admiral
1998
One of Our Own
as Maj. Ron Bridges
1998
Whatever
as Mr. Chaminski
1998
Point Blank
as Mac Bradford
1998
Boogie Boy
as Edsel Dundee
1998
Alone
as Carl
1997
The End of Violence
as MacDermot
1997
The Brave
as Lou Sr.
1997
Crash Dive
as Admiral Pendleton
1997
Andersonville
as Sgt. McSpadden
1996
Andersonville
as Sgt. McSpadden
1996
Double Jeopardy
as Jack
1996
One Night Stand
as Michael Joslyn
1995
Lassie
as Sam Garland
1994
Chasers
as Duane, Mechanic
1994
Against the Wall
as Weisbad
1994
Hidden Fears
as Mike
1993
Precious Victims
as Sheriff Frank
1993
Trauma
as Dr. Judd
1993
Falling Down
as Surplus Store Owner
1993
Rain Without Thunder
as Walker Point Warden
1993
The Habitation of Dragons
as Leonard Tolliver
1992
Citizen Cohn
as Dashiell Hammett
1992
Twin Sisters
as Delvaux
1992
Double Obsession
as Paul Harkness
1992
Hearts of Darkness: A Filmmaker's Apocalypse
as Self
1991
Die Kinder
as Lomax
1990
The Two Jakes
as Chuck Newty
1990
Music Box
as Jack Burke
1989
Cat Chaser
as Nolen Tyner
1989
Valentino Returns
as Sonny Gibbs
1989
Margaret Bourke-White
as Erskine Caldwell
1989
Lonesome Dove
as Blue Duck
1989
Murphy Brown
1988
Gotham
as Father George
1988
Tucker: The Man and His Dream
as Eddie
1988
Beryl Markham: A Shadow on the Sun
as Raoul Schumacher
1988
Little Girl Lost
as Tim Brady
1988
21 Jump Street
as Richard Jenko
1987
Stacking
as Buster McGuire
1987
Where are the Children?
as Courtney Parrish
1986
The Deliberate Stranger
as Det. Bob Keppel
1986
The Deliberate Stranger
as Det. Bob Keppel
1986
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
as Pap Finn
1986
Return
as Brian Stoving
1985
Right to Kill?
as Richard Jahnke, Sr.
1985
Quo Vadis?
as Petronius
1985
The Stone Boy
as Andy Jansen
1984
Best Kept Secrets
as Blaise Dietz
1984
Calamity Jane
as Wild Bill Hickok
1984
The Parade
as Matt Kirby
1984
Saigon: Year of the Cat
as Bob Chesneau
1983
Valley Girl
as Steve Richman
1983
Who Will Love My Children?
as Ivan Fray
1983
Hammett
as Hammett
1982
One from the Heart
as Hank
1982
The Rose
as Huston Dyer
1979
The Survival of Dana
as Mr. Davis
1979
Apocalypse Now
as Jay 'Chef' Hicks
1979
Mrs. Columbo
1979
It Lives Again
as Eugene Scott
1978
Ruby and Oswald
as Lee Harvey Oswald
1978
The Missouri Breaks
as Cary
1976
Permission to Kill
as Scott Allison
1975
Promise Him Anything
as Paul Hunter
1975
The Dion Brothers
as Russell (Rut) Dion
1974
Larry
as Larry Herman
1974
The Conversation
as Mark
1974
The Don Is Dead
as Tony Fargo
1973
When the Legends Die
as Tom Black Bull
1972
Futz
as Sugford
1969
The Filthy Five
as Johnny Longo
1968