Frederic Fenimore Forrest Jr. (born December 23, 1936) is an American actor. 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. He went on to receive

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and

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nominations in the Best Supporting Actor category for his portrayal of Huston Dyer in musical drama ''

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'' (1979). Forrest portrayed Jay "Chef" Hicks in

Francis Ford Coppola Francis Ford Coppola (; ; born April 7, 1939) is an American film director, producer, and screenwriter. He is considered one of the major figures of the New Hollywood filmmaking movement of the 1960s and 1970s. Coppola is the recipient of five ...

's epic war film ''

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'' (1979), and collaborated with Coppola on four other films: ''

The Conversation ''The Conversation'' is a 1974 American mystery thriller film written, produced, and directed by Francis Ford Coppola and starring Gene Hackman, John Cazale, Allen Garfield, Cindy Williams, Frederic Forrest, Harrison Ford, Teri Garr, and R ...

'' (1974), ''

One from the Heart ''One from the Heart'' is a 1982 American musical romantic drama film co-written and directed by Francis Ford Coppola and starring Frederic Forrest, Teri Garr, Raul Julia, Nastassja Kinski, Lainie Kazan, and Harry Dean Stanton. The story is ...

'' (1982), '' Hammett'' (1982) and '' Tucker: The Man and His Dream'' (1988). Other credits include ''

The Missouri Breaks ''The Missouri Breaks'' is a 1976 American Western film starring Marlon Brando and Jack Nicholson. The film was directed by Arthur Penn, with supporting performances by Randy Quaid, Harry Dean Stanton, Frederic Forrest, John McLiam, and Ka ...

'' (1976), '' The Two Jakes'' (1990) and '' Falling Down'' (1993), along with the television series ''

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'', '' Lonesome Dove'' and ''

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''.

Life and career

Forrest was born in

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, the son of Virginia Allie (née McSpadden) and Frederic Fenimore Forrest, a furniture store owner whose greenhouses provided plants for sale in retail stores. In 1966, Forrest began acting on stage in an off-Broadway production of ''

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''. His film debut was in '' When the Legends Die'' (1973). Forrest is known for his roles as Chef in ''

'', the neo-Nazi surplus store owner in '' Falling Down'', and

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in '' Hammett'' (1982) and '' Citizen Cohn'' (1992). He had a role as the Native American bandit Blue Duck in the 1989 miniseries, '' Lonesome Dove''. He was

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-nominated in the Supporting Actor category for his role in ''

''. He was married to

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from 1980 to 1982. He also appeared in ''

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'', '' The Two Jakes'', '' The Stone Boy'', ''

'', '' The Deliberate Stranger'' (TV), ''Promise Him Anything'' (TV) and horror maestro

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's first American film, '' Trauma''. On television, he played Captain Richard Jenko on the first season of the

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series ''

'', in 1987. Forrest was subsequently replaced by actor

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, who played Captain Adam Fuller for the remainder of the series. In 1990, he appeared as private investigator Lomax in the BBC miniseries ''

''. He played Sgt. McSpadden in the Civil War-themed movie ''Andersonville'' and real-life U.S. Army General Earle Wheeler in 2002's ''

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'', the final film of director

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Filmography

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Forrest, Frederic 1936 births American male film actors American male television actors Living people People from Waxahachie, Texas Male actors from Texas