Frederic Forrest

Frederic Forrest

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),…

Filmography

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Films to Die For Films to Die For 2025 All the King's Men ★ 5.8 All the King's Men 2006 The Dream Studio ★ 10.0 The Dream Studio 2004 Path to War ★ 6.7 Path to War 2003 Valley Girl: 20 Totally Tubular Years Later ★ 9.0 Valley Girl: 20 Totally Tubular Years Later 2003 The House Next Door ★ 4.6 The House Next Door 2002 Militia ★ 4.4 Militia 2000 A Piece of Eden ★ 6.3 A Piece of Eden 2000 Shadow Hours ★ 4.9 Shadow Hours 2000 Spreading Ground ★ 3.9 Spreading Ground 2000 Implicated ★ 4.0 Implicated 1999 Shadow Lake ★ 4.3 Shadow Lake 1999 The First 9½ Weeks ★ 4.0 The First 9½ Weeks 1998 Black Thunder ★ 4.3 Black Thunder 1998 One of Our Own ★ 4.5 One of Our Own 1998 Whatever ★ 5.8 Whatever 1998 Point Blank ★ 4.5 Point Blank 1998 Boogie Boy ★ 4.6 Boogie Boy 1998 Alone ★ 6.7 Alone 1997 The End of Violence ★ 5.4 The End of Violence 1997 The Brave ★ 6.0 The Brave 1997 Crash Dive ★ 5.1 Crash Dive 1997 Andersonville ★ 6.5 Andersonville 1996 Andersonville ★ 6.0 Andersonville 1996 Double Jeopardy ★ 5.7 Double Jeopardy 1996 One Night Stand ★ 3.8 One Night Stand 1995 Lassie ★ 6.1 Lassie 1994 Chasers ★ 5.4 Chasers 1994 Against the Wall ★ 6.1 Against the Wall 1994 Hidden Fears ★ 10.0 Hidden Fears 1993 Precious Victims ★ 7.0 Precious Victims 1993 Trauma ★ 5.8 Trauma 1993 Falling Down ★ 7.4 Falling Down 1993 Rain Without Thunder ★ 4.3 Rain Without Thunder 1993 The Habitation of Dragons ★ 6.0 The Habitation of Dragons 1992 Citizen Cohn ★ 6.3 Citizen Cohn 1992 Twin Sisters ★ 3.9 Twin Sisters 1992 Double Obsession ★ 4.8 Double Obsession 1992 Hearts of Darkness: A Filmmaker's Apocalypse ★ 7.9 Hearts of Darkness: A Filmmaker's Apocalypse 1991 Die Kinder ★ 6.8 Die Kinder 1990 The Two Jakes ★ 6.0 The Two Jakes 1990 Music Box ★ 7.2 Music Box 1989 Cat Chaser ★ 5.0 Cat Chaser 1989 Valentino Returns ★ 2.1 Valentino Returns 1989 Margaret Bourke-White Margaret Bourke-White 1989 Lonesome Dove ★ 7.9 Lonesome Dove 1989 Murphy Brown ★ 6.4 Murphy Brown 1988 Gotham ★ 5.5 Gotham 1988 Tucker: The Man and His Dream ★ 6.7 Tucker: The Man and His Dream 1988 Beryl Markham: A Shadow on the Sun ★ 6.0 Beryl Markham: A Shadow on the Sun 1988 Little Girl Lost ★ 8.0 Little Girl Lost 1988 21 Jump Street ★ 7.2 21 Jump Street 1987 Stacking ★ 10.0 Stacking 1987 Where are the Children? ★ 6.4 Where are the Children? 1986 The Deliberate Stranger ★ 6.4 The Deliberate Stranger 1986 The Deliberate Stranger The Deliberate Stranger 1986 The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn ★ 6.6 The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn 1986 Return ★ 6.1 Return 1985 Right to Kill? ★ 7.2 Right to Kill? 1985 Quo Vadis? ★ 5.9 Quo Vadis? 1985 The Stone Boy ★ 7.0 The Stone Boy 1984 Best Kept Secrets ★ 7.3 Best Kept Secrets 1984 Calamity Jane ★ 7.0 Calamity Jane 1984 The Parade ★ 4.5 The Parade 1984 Saigon: Year of the Cat ★ 5.3 Saigon: Year of the Cat 1983 Valley Girl ★ 6.0 Valley Girl 1983 Who Will Love My Children? ★ 6.5 Who Will Love My Children? 1983 Hammett ★ 6.3 Hammett 1982 One from the Heart ★ 6.0 One from the Heart 1982 The Rose ★ 6.7 The Rose 1979 The Survival of Dana ★ 9.0 The Survival of Dana 1979 Apocalypse Now ★ 8.3 Apocalypse Now 1979 Mrs. Columbo ★ 6.5 Mrs. Columbo 1979 $weepstake$ $weepstake$ 1979 It Lives Again ★ 5.5 It Lives Again 1978 Ruby and Oswald ★ 8.0 Ruby and Oswald 1978 The Missouri Breaks ★ 6.5 The Missouri Breaks 1976 Permission to Kill ★ 5.8 Permission to Kill 1975 Promise Him Anything ★ 10.0 Promise Him Anything 1975 The Dion Brothers ★ 5.5 The Dion Brothers 1974