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