Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Birthdate
1936-12-23
Day of Death
2023-06-23
Place of Birth
Waxahachie, Texas, USA
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.
Filmography (77)
Films to Die For
2025
All the King's Men
2006
The Dream Studio
2004
Path to War
2003Valley Girl: 20 Totally Tubular Years Later
2003
The House Next Door
2002
Militia
2000
A Piece of Eden
2000
Shadow Hours
2000
Spreading Ground
2000
Implicated
1999
Shadow Lake
1999
The First 9½ Weeks
1998
Black Thunder
1998
