Frederic Forrest
Known for: 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.
Filmography
Series
American Playhouse
Pap Finn
1982
Series
American Playhouse
Buster McGuire
1982
Series
21 Jump Street
Richard Jenko
1987
Series
Murphy Brown
1988
Film
Apocalypse Now
Jay 'Chef' Hicks
1979
Series
Lonesome Dove
Blue Duck
1989
Film
Falling Down
Surplus Store Owner
1993
Film
The Conversation
Mark
1974
Series
Mrs. Columbo
1979
$weepstake$
1979
Film
Tucker: The Man and His Dream
Eddie
1988
Series
Quo Vadis?
Petronius
1985
Film
Lassie
Sam Garland
1994
Series
The Deliberate Stranger
Det. Bob Keppel
1986
Film
All the King's Men
Willie's Father
2006
Film
One from the Heart
Hank
1982
Film
Chasers
Duane, Mechanic
1994
Series
Die Kinder
Lomax
1990
Film
Valley Girl
Steve Richman
1983
Film
Hearts of Darkness: A Filmmaker's Apocalypse
Self
1991
Film
The End of Violence
MacDermot
1997
Film
The Deliberate Stranger
Det. Bob Keppel
1986
Film
The Two Jakes
Chuck Newty
1990
Series
Andersonville
Sgt. McSpadden
1996
Film
Music Box
Jack Burke
1989
Film
The Stone Boy
Andy Jansen
1984
Film
The First 9½ Weeks
David Millman
1998
Film
The Missouri Breaks
Cary
1976
Film
Double Jeopardy
Jack
1996
Film
The Rose
Huston Dyer
1979
Film
Gotham
Father George
1988
Film
Trauma
Dr. Judd
1993
Film
The Brave
Lou Sr.
1997
Film
Path to War
Earle G. Wheeler
2003
Series
Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
Pap Finn
1986
Film
Andersonville
Sgt. McSpadden
1996
Film
Crash Dive
Admiral Pendleton
1997
Film
The Don Is Dead
Tony Fargo
1973
Film
It Lives Again
Eugene Scott
1978
Film
Citizen Cohn
Dashiell Hammett
1992
Film
Against the Wall
Weisbad
1994
Film
Hammett
Hammett
1982
Film
Point Blank
Mac Bradford
1998
Film
Alone
Carl
1997
Film
The House Next Door
Vernon Crank
2002
Film
One Night Stand
Michael Joslyn
1995
Film
Shadow Hours
Sean
2000
Film
Who Will Love My Children?
Ivan Fray
1983
Film
When the Legends Die
Tom Black Bull
1972
Film
A Piece of Eden
Paulo Tredici
2000
Film
Rain Without Thunder
Walker Point Warden
1993
Film
Cat Chaser
Nolen Tyner
1989
Film
Where are the Children?
Courtney Parrish
1986
Film
Black Thunder
The Admiral
1998
Film
Boogie Boy
Edsel Dundee
1998
Film
Beryl Markham: A Shadow on the Sun
Raoul Schumacher
1988
Film
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
Pap Finn
1986
Film
Militia
William Fain
2000
Film
Spreading Ground
Michael McGivern
2000
Film
The Habitation of Dragons
Leonard Tolliver
1992
Film
One of Our Own
Maj. Ron Bridges
1998
Film
The Survival of Dana
Mr. Davis
1979
Film
Whatever
Mr. Chaminski
1998
Film
Permission to Kill
Scott Allison
1975
Film
The Dion Brothers
Russell (Rut) Dion
1974
Film
Shadow Lake
Lt. Roy Harman
1999
Film
Little Girl Lost
Tim Brady
1988
Film
Best Kept Secrets
Blaise Dietz
1984
Film
Saigon: Year of the Cat
Bob Chesneau
1983
Valley Girl: 20 Totally Tubular Years Later
Self
2003
Film
The Parade
Matt Kirby
1984
Film
Ruby and Oswald
Lee Harvey Oswald
1978
Film
Larry
Larry Herman
1974
Film
Twin Sisters
Delvaux
1992
Film
Calamity Jane
Wild Bill Hickok
1984
Film
The Filthy Five
Johnny Longo
1968
Film
Implicated
Det. Luddy
1999
Film
Precious Victims
Sheriff Frank
1993
Film
Valentino Returns
Sonny Gibbs
1989
Film
Right to Kill?
Richard Jahnke, Sr.
1985
Film
Films to Die For
(archive footage) (uncredited)
2025
Film
Return
Brian Stoving
1985
Film
Promise Him Anything
Paul Hunter
1975
Film
Double Obsession
Paul Harkness
1992
Film
Stacking
Buster McGuire
1987
Film
The Dream Studio
self
2004
Film
Margaret Bourke-White
Erskine Caldwell
1989
Film
Futz
Sugford
1969
Film
Hidden Fears
Mike
1993