Frederic Forrest
Acting
- Born:
- 1936-12-23
- Died:
- 2023-06-23
- Place of birth:
- Waxahachie, Texas, USA
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
Filmography
Films to Die For
All the King's Men
The Dream Studio
Path to War
Valley Girl: 20 Totally Tubular Years Later
The House Next Door
Militia
A Piece of Eden
Shadow Hours
Spreading Ground
Implicated
Shadow Lake
The First 9½ Weeks
Black Thunder
One of Our Own
Whatever
Point Blank
Boogie Boy
Alone
The End of Violence
The Brave
Crash Dive
Andersonville
Andersonville
Double Jeopardy
One Night Stand
Lassie
Chasers
Against the Wall
Hidden Fears
Precious Victims
Trauma
Falling Down
Rain Without Thunder
The Habitation of Dragons
Citizen Cohn
Twin Sisters
Double Obsession
Hearts of Darkness: A Filmmaker's Apocalypse
Die Kinder
The Two Jakes
Music Box
Cat Chaser
Valentino Returns
Margaret Bourke-White
Lonesome Dove
Murphy Brown
Gotham
Tucker: The Man and His Dream
Beryl Markham: A Shadow on the Sun
Little Girl Lost
21 Jump Street
Stacking
Where are the Children?
The Deliberate Stranger
The Deliberate Stranger
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
Return
Right to Kill?
Quo Vadis?
The Stone Boy
Best Kept Secrets
Calamity Jane
The Parade
Saigon: Year of the Cat
Valley Girl
Who Will Love My Children?
Hammett
One from the Heart
American Playhouse
The Rose
The Survival of Dana
Apocalypse Now
Mrs. Columbo
$weepstake$
It Lives Again
Ruby and Oswald
The Missouri Breaks
Permission to Kill
Promise Him Anything
The Dion Brothers
Larry
The Conversation
The Don Is Dead
When the Legends Die
Futz
The Filthy Five