Actor
Frederic Forrest
Born 23 December 1936 · Waxahachie, Texas, USA — died 23 June 2023
Frederic Forrest (1936–2023) was an American actor from Texas, associated with the New Hollywood era. He is best remembered for his recurring work with Francis Ford Coppola, including The Conversation and Apocalypse Now. He earned an Oscar nomination for The Rose and played many character roles on film and television.
Key films
The Conversation (1974)
His first major Coppola collaboration, a key role in one of the defining paranoia thrillers of 1970s cinema.
Apocalypse Now (1979)
Played Chef in Coppola's Vietnam War epic, his most widely seen and celebrated screen work.
The Rose (1979)
Role as Huston Dyer brought him an Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actor.
One from the Heart (1982)
Led a Coppola musical romance, extending their frequent partnership.
Falling Down (1993)
Appeared in a prominent 1990s urban thriller, showing his enduring career as a character actor.
Key awards
- 1979: Academy Award nomination, Best Supporting Actor (The Rose)
- 1979: Golden Globe nomination, Best Supporting Actor (The Rose)
- 1973: Golden Globe nomination, Most Promising Newcomer (When the Legends Die)
On Cinespective
Full filmography · 77
- 1968The Filthy Five · as Johnny LongoActor
- 1969Futz · as SugfordActor
- 1972When the Legends Die · as Tom Black BullActor
- 1973The Don Is Dead · as Tony FargoActor
- 1974The Conversation · as MarkActor
- 1974The Dion Brothers · as Russell (Rut) DionActor
- 1974Larry · as Larry HermanActor
- 1975Permission to Kill · as Scott AllisonActor
- 1975Promise Him Anything · as Paul HunterActor
- 1976The Missouri Breaks · as CaryActor
- 1978It Lives Again · as Eugene ScottActor
- 1978Ruby and Oswald · as Lee Harvey OswaldActor
- 1979Apocalypse Now · as Jay 'Chef' HicksActor
- 1979The Rose · as Huston DyerActor
- 1979The Survival of Dana · as Mr. DavisActor
- 1982One from the Heart · as HankActor
- 1982Hammett · as HammettActor
- 1983Valley Girl · as Steve RichmanActor
- 1983Who Will Love My Children? · as Ivan FrayActor
- 1983Saigon: Year of the Cat · as Bob ChesneauActor
- 1984The Stone Boy · as Andy JansenActor
- 1984Best Kept Secrets · as Blaise DietzActor
- 1984The Parade · as Matt KirbyActor
- 1984Calamity Jane · as Wild Bill HickokActor
- 1985Return · as Brian StovingActor
- 1985Right to Kill? · as Richard Jahnke, Sr.Actor
- 1986The Deliberate Stranger · as Det. Bob KeppelActor
- 1986Where are the Children? · as Courtney ParrishActor
- 1986The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn · as Pap FinnActor
- 1987Stacking · as Buster McGuireActor
- 1988Tucker: The Man and His Dream · as EddieActor
- 1988Gotham · as Father GeorgeActor
- 1988Little Girl Lost · as Tim BradyActor
- 1988Beryl Markham: A Shadow on the Sun · as Raoul SchumacherActor
- 1989Music Box · as Jack BurkeActor
- 1989Cat Chaser · as Nolen TynerActor
- 1989Valentino Returns · as Sonny GibbsActor
- 1989Margaret Bourke-White · as Erskine CaldwellActor
- 1990The Two Jakes · as Chuck NewtyActor
- 1991Hearts of Darkness: A Filmmaker's Apocalypse · as SelfActor
- 1992Citizen Cohn · as Dashiell HammettActor
- 1992Twin Sisters · as DelvauxActor
- 1992Double Obsession · as Paul HarknessActor
- 1992The Habitation of Dragons · as Leonard TolliverActor
- 1993Falling Down · as Surplus Store OwnerActor
- 1993Trauma · as Dr. JuddActor
- 1993Rain Without Thunder · as Walker Point WardenActor
- 1993Precious Victims · as Sheriff FrankActor
- 1993Hidden Fears · as MikeActor
- 1994Lassie · as Sam GarlandActor
- 1994Chasers · as Duane, MechanicActor
- 1994Against the Wall · as WeisbadActor
- 1995One Night Stand · as Michael JoslynActor
- 1996Andersonville · as Sgt. McSpaddenActor
- 1996Double Jeopardy · as JackActor
- 1997The Brave · as Lou Sr.Actor
- 1997The End of Violence · as MacDermotActor
- 1997Crash Dive · as Admiral PendletonActor
- 1997Alone · as CarlActor
- 1998Point Blank · as Mac BradfordActor
- 1998Boogie Boy · as Edsel DundeeActor
- 1998The First 9½ Weeks · as David MillmanActor
- 1998Black Thunder · as The AdmiralActor
- 1998Whatever · as Mr. ChaminskiActor
- 1998One of Our Own · as Maj. Ron BridgesActor
- 1999Implicated · as Det. LuddyActor
- 1999Shadow Lake · as Lt. Roy HarmanActor
- 2000Militia · as William FainActor
- 2000Shadow Hours · as SeanActor
- 2000Spreading Ground · as Michael McGivernActor
- 2000A Piece of Eden · as Paulo TrediciActor
- 2002The House Next Door · as Vernon CrankActor
- 2003Path to War · as Earle G. WheelerActor
- 2003Valley Girl: 20 Totally Tubular Years Later · as SelfActor
- 2004The Dream Studio · as selfActor
- 2006All the King's Men · as Willie's FatherActor
- 2025Films to Die For · as (archive footage) (uncredited)Actor
Filmography data from TMDB. The profile text is a draft written for Cinespective.