Frederic Forrest
Biography
Frederic Forrest was an American actor linked to New Hollywood who became known for his collaborations with Francis Ford Coppola, notably The Conversation (1974), Apocalypse Now (1979), and Tucker: The Man and His Dream (1988). After stage work in the 1966 off-Broadway production Viet Rock, he made his film debut in When the Legends Die (1972) and earned a Golden Globe nomination for Most Promising Newcomer. His role as Huston Dyer in The Rose (1979) brought him a National Society of Film Critics honor for Best Supporting Actor, shared with his performance as Chef in Apocalypse Now, plus an Academy Award nomination. He played the surplus store owner in Falling Down (1993), Dashiell Hammett in Hammett (1982) and Citizen Cohn (1992), and Blue Duck in Lonesome Dove. Other credits included The Missouri Breaks (1976), Valley Girl (1983), The Two Jakes (1990), and All the King's Men (2006). He died in 2023.
86years old at death
- Born Waxahachie
- Died Santa Monica
- Star sign: CapricornThe sign runs December 22 to January 19
- Frederic Fenimore Forrest Jr. (birth name)
Movie Career
- Films
- 33
- Career span
- 33 years1973 to 2006
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A role that slipped away
Forrest was replaced by Steven Williams on 21 Jump Street after playing Captain Richard Jenko in the first season, with Williams taking over as Captain Adam Fuller for the rest of the series.
First role
Forrest started acting on stage in 1966. That year, he appeared in an off-Broadway production of the play Viet Rock.
Behind the award
Forrest's portrayal of Huston Dyer in the 1979 musical drama The Rose earned him a National Society of Film Critics Best Supporting Actor honor, which he also shared for playing Jay "Chef" Hicks in Apocalypse Now.
Frederic Forrest movies on Netflix
Best known for
The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.
Most often with
Francis Ford Coppola directed four of these films, John Frankenheimer three and Wim Wenders two. Robert Duvall appears in five of them, more than any other actor. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
Robert Duvall's page
Dennis Hopper's page
Harry Dean Stanton's page
Marlon Brando's page
Laurence Fishburne's page
Martin Sheen's page
All films by Francis Ford Coppola
All films by John Frankenheimer
All films by Wim Wenders
Also three films together4 more actors
- Marshall BellThe Brave (1997), The End of Violence (1997) and Tucker: The Man and His Dream (1988)
- Allen GarfieldCitizen Cohn (1992), One from the Heart (1981) and The Conversation (1974)
- Albert HallHearts of Darkness: A Filmmaker's Apocalypse (1991), Music Box (1989) and Apocalypse Now (1979)
- James KeaneFalling Down (1993), Apocalypse Now (1979) and The Rose (1979)
When several people share the same number of films, the ones with the most films on Netflix are in the chart.
Box office
What Frederic Forrest's films earned in cinemas worldwide.
Combined worldwide box office
$317 million
16 of the 33 films have a worldwide figure.
Of the 33 films: 16 worldwide figure; 1 us gross only; 7 never in cinemas; 9 figure not found.
- 16Worldwide figure
- 1US gross only
- 7Never in cinemas
- 9Figure not found
Highest grossing
The eight biggest films earned 92% of the total. The bars are drawn to scale.
- 1$150M47.3% of the total
- 2$41M12.9% of the total
- 3$29M9.2% of the total
- 4$20M6.2% of the total
- 5$17M5.5% of the total
- 6$14M4.4% of the total
- 7$10M3.2% of the total
- 8$10.0M3.2% of the total
$26.1 millionfrom the other 8 films with a worldwide figure, 8% of the total
Online
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