Frederic Forrest
Acting

Frederic Forrest

Born 23 December 1936 · Waxahachie, Texas, USA · Died 23 June 2023

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

Apocalypse Now
Falling Down
Return
The Conversation
Tucker: The Man and His Dream
All the King's Men
The Two Jakes
Valley Girl
The Missouri Breaks
Trauma
Lassie
Lonesome Dove
All the King's Men
Path to War
The House Next Door
Militia
Spreading Ground
Shadow Hours
A Piece of Eden
Implicated
Shadow Lake
Point Blank
Black Thunder
Whatever
Boogie Boy
The First 9½ Weeks
One of Our Own
The Brave
The End of Violence
Crash Dive
Alone
Andersonville
Double Jeopardy
One Night Stand
Against the Wall
Chasers
Lassie
Trauma
Hidden Fears
Falling Down
Rain Without Thunder
Precious Victims
Twin Sisters
Double Obsession
Citizen Cohn
The Habitation of Dragons
The Two Jakes
Music Box
Valentino Returns
Cat Chaser
Margaret Bourke-White
Tucker: The Man and His Dream
Gotham
Little Girl Lost
Beryl Markham: A Shadow on the Sun
Stacking
The Deliberate Stranger
Where are the Children?
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
Right to Kill?
Return
Best Kept Secrets
Calamity Jane
The Stone Boy
The Parade
Valley Girl
Saigon: Year of the Cat
Who Will Love My Children?
Hammett
One from the Heart
Apocalypse Now
The Rose
The Survival of Dana
It Lives Again
Ruby and Oswald
The Missouri Breaks
Permission to Kill
Promise Him Anything
The Conversation
The Dion Brothers
Larry
The Don Is Dead
When the Legends Die
Futz
The Filthy Five
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