Editing Frederic Forrest

{{short description|American actor (1936–2023)}}
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{{Infobox person
| name               = Frederic Forrest
| image              = Frederic Forrest 21 Jump Street (1987 Fox Press Photo) (cropped).jpg
| caption            = Forrest in 1987
| birth_name         = Frederic Fenimore Forrest Jr.
| birth_date         = {{birth date|1936|12|23}}
| birth_place        = [[Waxahachie, Texas]], U.S.
| death_date         = {{death date and age|2023|06|23|1936|12|23}}
| death_place        = [[Santa Monica, California]], U.S.
| occupation         = Actor
| years_active       = 1967–2006
| spouse             = {{ubl|
{{marriage|Nancy Whitaker|1960|1963|reason=divorced}}|
{{marriage|[[Marilu Henner]]|1980|1982|reason=divorced}}|
{{marriage|Nina Dean|1985|reason=divorced}}
}}
}}

'''Frederic Fenimore Forrest Jr.''' (December 23, 1936 – June 23, 2023) was an American actor. A figure of the [[New Hollywood]] movement,<ref>{{Cite web |title=Frederic Forrest: An American Cinematheque Retrospective |url=https://www.americancinematheque.com/series/frederic-forrest-an-american-cinematheque-retrospective/ |access-date=2024-03-06 |website=American Cinematheque |language=en-US}}</ref> Forrest was best known for his collaborations with director [[Francis Ford Coppola]], playing featured 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 for Best Supporting Actor|Academy Award]]<ref name="gilbey" /> and [[Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture|Golden Globe Award]] for Best Supporting Actor for his portrayal of Huston Dyer in the musical drama ''[[The Rose (film)|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 New Star of the Year – Actor|Golden Globe Award for Most Promising Newcomer]]. His other film credits include ''[[The Missouri Breaks]]'' (1976), [[Hammett (film)|''Hammett'']] (1982), ''[[Valley Girl (1983 film)|Valley Girl]]'' (1983), ''[[The Two Jakes]]'' (1990), ''[[Falling Down]]'' (1993), and ''[[All the King's Men (2006 film)|All the King's Men]]'' (2006), along with the television series ''[[21 Jump Street]]'', ''[[Lonesome Dove (miniseries)|Lonesome Dove]]'', and ''[[Die Kinder]]''.

==Personal life==
[[File:Frederic Forrest.jpg|thumb|200px|right|Forrest in 1979]]
Forrest was born on December 23, 1936, in [[Waxahachie, Texas]], the son of Virginia Allee ([[née]] McSpadden) and Frederic Fenimore Forrest, a furniture store owner<ref name="gilbey">{{cite web|last=Gilbey|first=Ryan|title=Frederic Forrest obituary|url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2023/jun/27/frederic-forrest-obituary|work=[[The Guardian]]|date=June 28, 2023|access-date=June 27, 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Forrest, Frederic 1936– |url=https://www.encyclopedia.com/education/news-wires-white-papers-and-books/forrest-frederic-1936 |website=encyclopedia.com |publisher=Cengage}}</ref> whose greenhouses provided plants for sale in retail stores.<ref name="nyt" /> He served in the [[United States Army]] and later attended [[Texas Christian University]], graduating in 1960 with a bachelor's degree in fine arts.<ref name="WaPo">{{cite news |last1=Smith |first1=Harrison |title=Frederic Forrest, character actor known for Coppola films, dies at 86 |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/obituaries/2023/06/26/frederic-forrest-dead/ |newspaper=[[The Washington Post]] |access-date=July 3, 2023}}</ref> In 1993, he was a recipient of TCU's Distinguished Alumni Award.<ref name="TCU alumni award">{{cite web |title=Distinguished Alumni Award |url=https://alumni.tcu.edu/new/distinguished/alumni/award |website=TCU.edu}}</ref> 

Forrest was married three times: to his college girlfriend Nancy Whitaker from 1960 to 1963, to actress [[Marilu Henner]] from 1980 to 1983, and lastly to model Nina Dean in 1985. He did not have any children.<ref name="WaPo"/><ref>{{cite news |last1=Haring |first1=Bruce |title=Frederic Forrest Dies: Oscar-Nominated Actor In 'Apocalypse Now' And 'The Rose' Was 86 |url=https://deadline.com/2023/06/frederic-forrest-dies-oscar-nominated-actor-in-apocalypse-now-and-the-rose-was-86-obituary-1235423844/ |website=[[Deadline Hollywood]] |date=June 24, 2023 |access-date=July 3, 2023}}</ref>

Forrest died at his home in [[Santa Monica, California]], on June 23, 2023, at the age of 86.<ref>[https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/frederic-forrest-dead-apocalypse-now-the-rose-1235523124/ Frederic Forrest, Standout Supporting Player in 'Apocalypse Now' and 'The Rose,' Dies at 86]</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://extratv.com/2023/06/23/bette-midler-mourns-the-rose-co-star-frederic-forrest/|title=Bette Midler Mourns 'The Rose' Co-Star Frederic Forrest: 'Lucky to Have Him'|publisher=ExtraTV|language=EN|date=June 24, 2023|access-date=June 24, 2023}}</ref>

== 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]].

==Filmography==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+ List of film credits
|-
! Year
! Title
! Role
! class="unsortable" | Notes
|-
| 1966
| ''Viet Rock''
|
|
|-
| 1967
| ''[[Dark Shadows]]''
| Blue Whale customer
| 1 episode, Uncredited
|-
| 1968
| ''The Filthy Five''
| Johnny Longo
| (credited as 'Matt Garth')
|-
| 1969
| ''Futz!''
| Sugford
|
|-
| 1972
| ''[[When the Legends Die]]''
| Tom Black Bull
| Nominated – [[Golden Globe Award for New Star of the Year – Actor]]
|-
| 1973
| ''[[The Don Is Dead]]''
| Tony Fargo
|
|-
| 1974
| ''[[The Conversation]]''
| Mark
|
|-
| 1974
| ''[[Larry (1974 film)|Larry]]''
| Larry Herman
| TV movie
|-
| 1974
| ''[[The Gravy Train]]''
| Rut
|
|-
| 1975
| ''Promise Him Anything''
| Paul Hunter
| TV movie
|-
| 1975
| ''[[Permission to Kill]]''
| Scott Allison
|
|-
| 1976
| ''[[The Missouri Breaks]]''
| Cary
|
|-
| 1978
| ''[[Ruby and Oswald]]''
| [[Lee Harvey Oswald]]
| TV movie
|-
| 1978
| ''[[It Lives Again]]''
| Eugene Scott
|
|-
| 1979
| ''[[Sweepstakes (TV series)|$weepstake$]]''
|
| 1 episode
|-
| 1979
| ''[[Mrs. Columbo]]''
| Martin
| Episode: "Word Games"
|-
| 1979
| ''[[Apocalypse Now]]''
| Jay "Chef" Hicks
| [[National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Supporting Actor]] (also for ''[[The Rose (film)|The Rose]]'')
|-
| 1979
| ''[[Survival of Dana]]''
| Mr. Davis
| TV Movie, Uncredited
|-
| 1979
| ''[[The Rose (film)|The Rose]]''
| Huston Dyer
| [[National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Supporting Actor]] (also for ''[[Apocalypse Now]]'')<br>Nominated – [[Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor]]<br>Nominated – [[Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture|Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor]]<br>Nominated – [[New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Supporting Actor]]
|-
| 1982
| ''[[One From the Heart]]''
| Hank
|
|-
| 1982
| ''[[Hammett (film)|Hammett]]''
| Hammett
|
|-
| 1983
| ''[[Who Will Love My Children?]]''
| Ivan Fray
| TV movie
|-
| 1983
| ''[[Valley Girl (1983 film)|Valley Girl]]''
| Steve Richman
|
|-
| 1983
| ''[[Saigon: Year of the Cat]]''
| Bob Chesneau
| TV movie
|-
| 1984
| ''The Parade''
| Matt Kirby
| TV movie
|-
| 1984
| ''Calamity Jane''
| [[Wild Bill Hickok]]
| TV movie
|-
| 1984
| ''Best Kept Secrets''
| Blaise Dietz
| TV movie
|-
| 1984
| ''[[The Stone Boy (film)|The Stone Boy]]''
| Andy Jansen
|
|-
| 1985
| ''[[Quo Vadis? (miniseries)|Quo Vadis?]]''
| Petronius
| TV Mini-Series, 6 episodes
|-
| 1985
| ''[[Return (1985 film)|Return]]''
| Brian Stoving
|
|-
| 1985
| ''[[Right to Kill?|Right To Kill?]]''
| Richard Jahnke, Sr.
| TV movie
|-
| 1986
| ''Adventures of Huckleberry Finn''
| Pap Finn
| 1 episode
|-
| 1986
| ''[[The Deliberate Stranger]]''
| Det. Bob Keppel
| TV Mini-Series
|-
| 1986
| ''[[Where Are the Children?|Where are the Children?]]''
| Courtney Parrish
|
|-
| 1987
| ''Stacking''
| Buster McGuire
|
|-
| 1987
| ''[[21 Jump Street]]''
| Captain Richard Jenko
| 6 episodes
|-
| 1988
| ''[[Little Girl Lost (film)|Little Girl Lost]]''
| Tim Brady
| TV movie
|-
| 1988
| ''[[Beryl Markham: A Shadow on the Sun]]''
| Raoul Schumacher
| TV movie
|-
| 1988
| ''[[Tucker: The Man and His Dream]]''
| Eddie
|
|-
| 1988
| ''[[Gotham (film)|Gotham]]''
| Father George
| TV movie
|-
| 1989
| ''[[Lonesome Dove (film)|Lonesome Dove]]''
| Blue Duck
| TV Mini-Series, 3 Episodes
|-
| 1989
| ''Margaret Bourke-White''
| Erskine Caldwell
| TV movie
|-
| 1989
| ''[[Valentino Returns]]''
| Sonny Gibbs
|
|-
| 1989
| ''[[Cat Chaser]]''
| Nolen Tyner
|
|-
| 1989
| ''[[Music Box (film)|Music Box]]''
| Jack Burke
|
|-
| 1990
| ''[[The Two Jakes]]''
| Chuck Newty
|
|-
| 1990
| ''[[Die Kinder]]''
| Lomax
| 6 episodes
|-
| 1992
| ''Twin Sisters''
| Delvaux
|
|-
| 1992
| ''[[The Young Riders]]''
| Tommy Urbach
| 2 episodes
|-
| 1992
| ''[[Citizen Cohn]]''
| [[Dashiell Hammett]]
| TV movie
|-
| 1992
| ''The Habitation of Dragons''
| Leonard Tolliver
|
|-
| 1992
| ''[[Rain Without Thunder]]''
| Warden
|
|-
| 1992
| ''Double Obsession''
| Paul Harkness
| Filmed in [[Boulder, Colorado|Boulder]]. Distributed by [[TriStar Pictures|Tri-Star]]. Directed by [[Eduardo Montes-Bradley]]
|-
| 1993
| ''[[Falling Down]]''
| Nick, Nazi Surplus Store Owner
|
|-
| 1993
| ''[[Trauma (1993 film)|Trauma]]''
| Dr. Judd
|
|-
| 1993
| ''[[Precious Victims]]''
| Sheriff Frank Yocom
|
|-
| 1993
| ''Hidden Fears''
| Mike
|
|-
| 1994
| ''[[Against the Wall (1994 film)|Against the Wall]]''
| Weisbad
| TV movie
|-
| 1994
| ''[[Chasers]]''
| Duane
|
|-
| 1994
| ''[[Lassie (1994 film)|Lassie]]''
| Sam Garland
|
|-
| 1995
| ''[[One Night Stand (1995 film)|One Night Stand]]''
| Michael Joslyn
|
|-
| 1996
| ''Double Jeopardy''
| Jack
| TV movie
|-
| 1996
| ''[[Andersonville (film)|Andersonville]]''
| Sgt. McSpadden
| TV Mini-Series
|-
| 1997
| ''Crash Dive''
| Adm. Pendleton
|
|-
| 1997
| ''Alone''
| Carl
| TV movie
|-
| 1997
| ''[[The Brave (film)|The Brave]]''
| Lou Sr.
|
|-
| 1997
| ''[[The End of Violence]]''
| Ranger MacDermot
|
|-
| 1997
| ''One of Our Own''
| Maj. Ron Bridges
|
|-
| 1998
| ''[[Boogie Boy]]''
| Edsel Dundee
|
|-
| 1998
| ''[[Murphy Brown]]''
| Kenny
| Episode: "A Man and a Woman"
|-
| 1998
| ''[[Point Blank (1998 film)|Point Blank]]''
| Mac Bradford
|
|-
| 1998
| ''[[Whatever (1998 film)|Whatever]]''
| Mr. Chaminski
|
|-
| 1998
| ''Black Thunder''
| Admiral Pendleton
|
|-
| 1998
| ''[[The First 9½ Weeks]]''
| David Millman
|
|-
| 1998
| ''Implicated''
| Det. Luddy
|
|-
| 1999
| ''Sweetwater''
| Alex (present day)
|
|-
| 1999
| ''Shadow Lake''
| Roy Harman
| TV movie
|-
| 2000
| ''[[Shadow Hours]]''
| Sean
|
|-
| 2000
| ''[[A Piece of Eden]]''
| Paulo Tredici
|
|-
| 2000
| ''[[The Spreading Ground]]''
| Det. Mike McGivern
|
|-
| 2000
| ''[[Militia]]''
| William Fain
|
|-
| 2002
| ''The House Next Door''
| Vernon Crank
|
|-
| 2002
| ''[[Path to War]]''
| [[Earle Wheeler]]
| TV movie
|-
| 2003
| ''The Quality of Light''
| David
|
|-
| 2006
| ''[[All the King's Men (2006 film)|All the King's Men]]''
| Donald Stark
| (final film role)
|}

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
* {{IMDb name|2078}}
* [https://www.aveleyman.com/ActorCredit.aspx?ActorID=5910 Frederic Forrest](Aveleyman)
{{National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Supporting Actor}}

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