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

Murphy Brown

Apocalypse Now

Lonesome Dove

Falling Down

Mrs. Columbo

The Conversation

Andersonville

All Movies (77)

• Films to Die For2025 · as (archive footage) (uncredited)
• All the King's Men2006 · as Willie's Father
• The Dream Studio2004 · as self
• Path to War2003 · as Earle G. Wheeler
• Valley Girl: 20 Totally Tubular Years Later2003 · as Self
• The House Next Door2002 · as Vernon Crank
• Militia2000 · as William Fain
• A Piece of Eden2000 · as Paulo Tredici
• Shadow Hours2000 · as Sean
• Spreading Ground2000 · as Michael McGivern
• Implicated1999 · as Det. Luddy
• Shadow Lake1999 · as Lt. Roy Harman
• The First 9½ Weeks1998 · as David Millman
• Black Thunder1998 · as The Admiral
• One of Our Own1998 · as Maj. Ron Bridges
• Whatever1998 · as Mr. Chaminski
• Point Blank1998 · as Mac Bradford
• Boogie Boy1998 · as Edsel Dundee
• Alone1997 · as Carl
• The End of Violence1997 · as MacDermot
• The Brave1997 · as Lou Sr.
• Crash Dive1997 · as Admiral Pendleton
• Andersonville1996 · as Sgt. McSpadden
• Double Jeopardy1996 · as Jack
• One Night Stand1995 · as Michael Joslyn
• Lassie1994 · as Sam Garland
• Chasers1994 · as Duane, Mechanic
• Against the Wall1994 · as Weisbad
• Hidden Fears1993 · as Mike
• Precious Victims1993 · as Sheriff Frank
• Trauma1993 · as Dr. Judd
• Falling Down1993 · as Surplus Store Owner
• Rain Without Thunder1993 · as Walker Point Warden
• The Habitation of Dragons1992 · as Leonard Tolliver
• Citizen Cohn1992 · as Dashiell Hammett
• Twin Sisters1992 · as Delvaux
• Double Obsession1992 · as Paul Harkness
• Hearts of Darkness: A Filmmaker's Apocalypse1991 · as Self
• The Two Jakes1990 · as Chuck Newty
• Music Box1989 · as Jack Burke
• Cat Chaser1989 · as Nolen Tyner
• Valentino Returns1989 · as Sonny Gibbs
• Margaret Bourke-White1989 · as Erskine Caldwell
• Gotham1988 · as Father George
• Tucker: The Man and His Dream1988 · as Eddie
• Beryl Markham: A Shadow on the Sun1988 · as Raoul Schumacher
• Little Girl Lost1988 · as Tim Brady
• Stacking1987 · as Buster McGuire
• Where are the Children?1986 · as Courtney Parrish
• The Deliberate Stranger1986 · as Det. Bob Keppel
• The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn1986 · as Pap Finn
• Return1985 · as Brian Stoving
• Right to Kill?1985 · as Richard Jahnke, Sr.
• The Stone Boy1984 · as Andy Jansen
• Best Kept Secrets1984 · as Blaise Dietz
• Calamity Jane1984 · as Wild Bill Hickok
• The Parade1984 · as Matt Kirby
• Saigon: Year of the Cat1983 · as Bob Chesneau
• Valley Girl1983 · as Steve Richman
• Who Will Love My Children?1983 · as Ivan Fray
• Hammett1982 · as Hammett
• One from the Heart1982 · as Hank
• The Rose1979 · as Huston Dyer
• The Survival of Dana1979 · as Mr. Davis
• Apocalypse Now1979 · as Jay 'Chef' Hicks
• It Lives Again1978 · as Eugene Scott
• Ruby and Oswald1978 · as Lee Harvey Oswald
• The Missouri Breaks1976 · as Cary
• Permission to Kill1975 · as Scott Allison
• Promise Him Anything1975 · as Paul Hunter
• The Dion Brothers1974 · as Russell (Rut) Dion
• Larry1974 · as Larry Herman
• The Conversation1974 · as Mark
• The Don Is Dead1973 · as Tony Fargo
• When the Legends Die1972 · as Tom Black Bull
• Futz1969 · as Sugford
• The Filthy Five1968 · as Johnny Longo

All TV Shows (9)

• Andersonville1996 · as Sgt. McSpadden
• Die Kinder1990 · as Lomax
• Lonesome Dove1989 · as Blue Duck
• Murphy Brown1988
• 21 Jump Street1987 · as Richard Jenko
• The Deliberate Stranger1986 · as Det. Bob Keppel
• Quo Vadis?1985 · as Petronius
• Mrs. Columbo1979
• $weepstake$1979