Editing Frederic Forrest (section)

== Career ==
During the 1960s, Frederic Forrest appeared in TV shows like "[[Dark Shadows]]" and "[[Gunsmoke]]." 

In 1966, Forrest began acting on stage in an off-Broadway production of ''[[Viet Rock]]''. His film debut was in ''[[When the Legends Die]]'' (1972).<ref name="nyt">{{cite news |last1=Harmetz |first1=Aljean |title=A 'Rose' for Frederic Forrest: 'I Don't Expect Much' 'A Pinteresque World' A Devastating Review |url=https://www.proquest.com/docview/123902703 |access-date=January 1, 2021 |work=The New York Times |date=November 29, 1979 |page=C 17|id={{ProQuest|123902703}} }}</ref>

Forrest was known for his roles as Chef in ''[[Apocalypse Now]]'',<ref name="gilbey" /> the neo-Nazi [[surplus store]] owner in ''[[Falling Down]]'', and [[Dashiell Hammett]] in ''[[Hammett (film)|Hammett]]'' (1982)<ref name="gilbey" /> and ''[[Citizen Cohn]]'' (1992).<ref name="gilbey" /> He had a role as the [[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]] bandit [[Blue Duck (outlaw)|Blue Duck]] in the 1989 miniseries, ''[[Lonesome Dove (miniseries)|Lonesome Dove]]''. He was [[Academy Awards|Academy Award]]-nominated in the Supporting Actor category for his role in ''[[The Rose (film)|The Rose]]''.<ref>{{cite news |title=Oscar nominees announced for 52nd annual ceremony |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=861&dat=19800224&id=pSJIAAAAIBAJ&pg=5228,5999927 |newspaper=The Victoria Advocate |date=February 24, 1980 |access-date=July 27, 2015}}</ref>

Forrest also appeared in ''[[Valley Girl (1983 film)|Valley Girl]]'',<ref name="gilbey"/> ''[[The Two Jakes]]'',<ref name="gilbey"/> ''[[The Stone Boy (film)|The Stone Boy]]'', ''[[The Missouri Breaks]]'', ''[[The Deliberate Stranger]]'' (TV), ''Promise Him Anything'' (TV), and horror maestro [[Dario Argento]]'s first American film, ''[[Trauma (1993 film)|Trauma]]''.

On television, he played Captain Richard Jenko on the first season of the [[Fox Broadcasting Company|Fox Television]] series ''[[21 Jump Street]]'', in 1987. Forrest was subsequently replaced by actor [[Steven Williams]], who played Captain Adam Fuller for the remainder of the series. In 1990, he appeared as private investigator Lomax in the [[BBC]] miniseries ''[[Die Kinder]]''. He played Sgt. McSpadden in the [[U.S. Civil War]]-themed movie ''Andersonville'' and real-life U.S. Army General [[Earle Wheeler]] in 2002's ''[[Path to War]]'', the final film of director [[John Frankenheimer]].