Frederic Forrest
Acting
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.
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movieFilms to Die For
2025
(archive footage) (uncredited)
movieAll the King's Men
2006
Willie's Father
moviePath to War
2003
Earle G. Wheeler
movieThe House Next Door
2002
Vernon Crank
movieMilitia
2000
William Fain
movieA Piece of Eden
2000
Paulo Tredici
movieSpreading Ground
2000
Michael McGivern
movieImplicated
1999
Det. Luddy
movieShadow Lake
1999
Lt. Roy Harman
movieThe First 9½ Weeks
1998
David Millman
movieBlack Thunder
1998
The Admiral
movieOne of Our Own
1998
Maj. Ron Bridges
movieWhatever
1998
Mr. Chaminski
moviePoint Blank
1998
Mac Bradford
movieBoogie Boy
1998
Edsel Dundee
movieAlone
1997
Carl
movieThe End of Violence
1997
MacDermot
movieThe Brave
1997
Lou Sr.
movieCrash Dive
1997
Admiral Pendleton
movieAndersonville
1996
Sgt. McSpadden
tvAndersonville
1996
Sgt. McSpadden
movieOne Night Stand
1995
Michael Joslyn
movieLassie
1994
Sam Garland
movieChasers
1994
Duane, Mechanic
movieAgainst the Wall
1994
Weisbad
moviePrecious Victims
1993
Sheriff Frank
movieTrauma
1993
Dr. Judd
movieFalling Down
1993
Surplus Store Owner
movieRain Without Thunder
1993
Walker Point Warden
movieThe Habitation of Dragons
1992
Leonard Tolliver
movieCitizen Cohn
1992
Dashiell Hammett
movieTwin Sisters
1992
Delvaux
movieDouble Obsession
1992
Paul Harkness
tvDie Kinder
1990
Lomax
movieThe Two Jakes
1990
Chuck Newty
movieMusic Box
1989
Jack Burke
movieCat Chaser
1989
Nolen Tyner
movieValentino Returns
1989
Sonny Gibbs
movieMargaret Bourke-White
1989
Erskine Caldwell
tvLonesome Dove
1989
Blue Duck
movieGotham
1988
Father George
movieBeryl Markham: A Shadow on the Sun
1988
Raoul Schumacher
movieLittle Girl Lost
1988
Tim Brady
tv21 Jump Street
1987
Richard Jenko
movieStacking
1987
Buster McGuire
movieWhere are the Children?
1986
Courtney Parrish
movieThe Deliberate Stranger
1986
Det. Bob Keppel
tvThe Deliberate Stranger
1986
Det. Bob Keppel
movieReturn
1985
Brian Stoving
movieRight to Kill?
1985
Richard Jahnke, Sr.
tvQuo Vadis?
1985
Petronius
movieThe Stone Boy
1984
Andy Jansen
movieBest Kept Secrets
1984
Blaise Dietz
movieCalamity Jane
1984
Wild Bill Hickok
movieThe Parade
1984
Matt Kirby
movieSaigon: Year of the Cat
1983
Bob Chesneau
movieValley Girl
1983
Steve Richman
movieWho Will Love My Children?
1983
Ivan Fray
movieHammett
1982
Hammett
tvAmerican Playhouse
1982
Pap Finn / Buster McGuire
movieThe Rose
1979
Huston Dyer
movieThe Survival of Dana
1979
Mr. Davis
movieApocalypse Now
1979
Jay 'Chef' Hicks
movieIt Lives Again
1978
Eugene Scott
movieRuby and Oswald
1978
Lee Harvey Oswald
moviePermission to Kill
1975
Scott Allison
moviePromise Him Anything
1975
Paul Hunter
movieThe Dion Brothers
1974
Russell (Rut) Dion
movieLarry
1974
Larry Herman
movieThe Don Is Dead
1973
Tony Fargo
movieWhen the Legends Die
1972
Tom Black Bull
movieFutz
1969
Sugford
movieThe Filthy Five
1968
Johnny Longo