Frederic Forrest
American actor (1936-2023) · United States · On the map · Actors · Died at 86
Frederic Fenimore Forrest Jr. was an American actor. A figure of the New Hollywood movement, Forrest was best known for his collaborations with director Francis Ford Coppola, playing featured roles in The Conversation (1974), Apocalypse Now (1979), One from the Heart (1982), and Tucker: The Man and His Dream (1988).
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All the King's MenFilm, Willie's Father2002
The House Next DoorFilm, Vernon Crank1998
Black ThunderFilm, The Admiral1996
AndersonvilleSeries, Sgt. McSpadden
AndersonvilleFilm, 1996Sgt. McSpadden1994
Against the WallFilm, Weisbad1992
Citizen CohnFilm, Dashiell Hammett1990
Die KinderSeries, Lomax
The Two JakesFilm, 1990Chuck Newty1989
Lonesome DoveSeries, Blue Duck1988
Murphy BrownSeries
GothamFilm, 1988Father George1987
21 Jump StreetSeries, Richard Jenko1986
The Deliberate StrangerSeries, Det. Bob Keppel1985
Quo Vadis?Series, Petronius
ReturnFilm, 1985Brian Stoving1982
American PlayhouseSeries, Pap Finn
HammettFilm, 1982Hammett1979$weepstake$Series
Mrs. ColumboSeries, 1979
Apocalypse NowFilm, 1979Jay 'Chef' Hicks1976
The Missouri BreaksFilm, Cary1974
The ConversationFilm, Mark1972
When the Legends DieFilm, Tom Black Bull1936Born23 December 1936People around Frederic
Francis Ford Coppola Directed Apocalypse Now (2019)
Robert Duvall Also in The Conversation and Falling Down
John Frankenheimer Produced Path to War (2002)
Fred Roos Produced Tucker: The Man and His Dream (1988)
Marlon Brando Also in The Brave and Apocalypse Now Redux
Dennis Hopper Directed Chasers (1994)
Wim Wenders Directed Hammett and The End of Violence
Andrew Stevens Produced Black Thunder (1998)
Luana Anders Also in The Two Jakes and One from the Heart
Michael Cavanaugh Also in Crash Dive, Black Thunder and Militia
Johnny Depp Directed The Brave (1997)
Jack Nicholson Directed The Two Jakes (1991)
Harrison Ford Also in The Conversation (1974)
Harry Dean Stanton Also in The Missouri Breaks and The Rose
Colleen Camp Also in Apocalypse Now and Valley Girl
Marshall Bell Also in Tucker: The Man and His Dream (1988)
Allen Garfield Also in The Conversation and One from the Heart- Frederick Coffin Also in Lonesome Dove
Albert Hall Also in Music Box and Apocalypse Now Redux- John Erman Directed Right to Kill? (1985)
Martin Sheen Also in Apocalypse Now Redux and Apocalypse Now- Basil Poledouris Wrote Lassie and Lonesome Dove
- Jack Starrett Directed The Dion Brothers (1974)
Mike Medavoy Produced All the King's Men (2007)
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Apocalypse Now 1979
Hearts of Darkness: A Filmmaker's Apocalypse 1991
The Conversation 1974
Falling Down 1993
Music Box 1989
Filmography 40
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Television 10
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He was nominated for an Academy Award, a Golden Globe Award, a New York Film Critics Circle Award, and received a National Society of Film Critics for Best Supporting Actor for his portrayal of Huston Dyer in the musical drama The Rose (1979), an honor that was also shared with his performance as Jay "Chef" Hicks in Apocalypse Now.
