Cast & creator
Frederic Forrest
Best known for American Playhouse, American Playhouse, 21 Jump Street
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.
Also known as: Frederic Fenimore Forrest Jr.
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1968–2025 · acting roles
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Across film & television
Filmography (88)
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American Playhouse
Pap Finn
1982American Playhouse
Buster McGuire
1982
21 Jump Street
Richard Jenko
1987
Murphy Brown
1988
Apocalypse Now
Jay 'Chef' Hicks
1979
Falling Down
Surplus Store Owner
1993
Lonesome Dove
Blue Duck
1989
Mrs. Columbo
1979
All the King's Men
Willie's Father
2006
The Conversation
Mark
1974$weepstake$
1979
Tucker: The Man and His Dream
Eddie
1988
The Deliberate Stranger
Det. Bob Keppel
1986
One from the Heart
Hank
1982
The Missouri Breaks
Cary
1976
The End of Violence
MacDermot
1997
Quo Vadis?
Petronius
1985
The Two Jakes
Chuck Newty
1990
Lassie
Sam Garland
1994
Valley Girl
Steve Richman
1983
Against the Wall
Weisbad
1994
Chasers
Duane, Mechanic
1994
Hearts of Darkness: A Filmmaker's Apocalypse
Self
1991
Andersonville
Sgt. McSpadden
1996
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
Pap Finn
1986
Die Kinder
Lomax
1990
Path to War
Earle G. Wheeler
2003
Music Box
Jack Burke
1989
Point Blank
Mac Bradford
1998
The First 9½ Weeks
David Millman
1998
Andersonville
Sgt. McSpadden
1996
The Don Is Dead
Tony Fargo
1973
Hammett
Hammett
1982
The Deliberate Stranger
Det. Bob Keppel
1986
Boogie Boy
Edsel Dundee
1998
Double Jeopardy
Jack
1996
Gotham
Father George
1988
The Rose
Huston Dyer
1979
Where are the Children?
Courtney Parrish
1986
Militia
William Fain
2000
The Brave
Lou Sr.
1997
Crash Dive
Admiral Pendleton
1997
The House Next Door
Vernon Crank
2002
It Lives Again
Eugene Scott
1978
Beryl Markham: A Shadow on the Sun
Raoul Schumacher
1988
Films to Die For
(archive footage) (uncredited)
2025
Trauma
Dr. Judd
1993
Citizen Cohn
Dashiell Hammett
1992
When the Legends Die
Tom Black Bull
1972
Larry
Larry Herman
1974
The Survival of Dana
Mr. Davis
1979
Cat Chaser
Nolen Tyner
1989
One Night Stand
Michael Joslyn
1995
Best Kept Secrets
Blaise Dietz
1984
The Habitation of Dragons
Leonard Tolliver
1992
Shadow Hours
Sean
2000
One of Our Own
Maj. Ron Bridges
1998
The Stone Boy
Andy Jansen
1984
A Piece of Eden
Paulo Tredici
2000
Saigon: Year of the Cat
Bob Chesneau
1983
Who Will Love My Children?
Ivan Fray
1983
Black Thunder
The Admiral
1998
Shadow Lake
Lt. Roy Harman
1999
Rain Without Thunder
Walker Point Warden
1993
Twin Sisters
Delvaux
1992
Ruby and Oswald
Lee Harvey Oswald
1978Valley Girl: 20 Totally Tubular Years Later
Self
2003
Implicated
Det. Luddy
1999
The Filthy Five
Johnny Longo
1968
Permission to Kill
Scott Allison
1975
Alone
Carl
1997
The Parade
Matt Kirby
1984
Right to Kill?
Richard Jahnke, Sr.
1985
The Dream Studio
self
2004
The Dion Brothers
Russell (Rut) Dion
1974
Little Girl Lost
Tim Brady
1988
Spreading Ground
Michael McGivern
2000
Stacking
Buster McGuire
1987
Calamity Jane
Wild Bill Hickok
1984
Precious Victims
Sheriff Frank
1993
Whatever
Mr. Chaminski
1998
Hidden Fears
Mike
1993
Valentino Returns
Sonny Gibbs
1989
Margaret Bourke-White
Erskine Caldwell
1989
Double Obsession
Paul Harkness
1992
Promise Him Anything
Paul Hunter
1975
Return
Brian Stoving
1985
Futz
Sugford
1969