Life

Forrest was born in Waxahachie, Texas

Waxahachie, Texas

Waxahachie is a city in Ellis County, Texas, United States, and a southern suburb of Dallas. The population was 21,426 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Ellis County....

, the son of Virginia Allie (née McSpadden) and Frederic Fenimore Forrest, a furniture store owner. He is known for his roles as Chef in Apocalypse Now

Apocalypse Now

Apocalypse Now is a 1979 American war film set during the Vietnam War, produced and directed by Francis Ford Coppola. The central character is US Army special operations officer Captain Benjamin L. Willard , of MACV-SOG, an assassin sent to kill the renegade and presumed insane Special Forces...

, When The Legends Die, It Lives Again, the neo-Nazi surplus store owner in Falling Down

Falling Down

Falling Down is a 1993 crime-drama film directed by Joel Schumacher. The film stars Michael Douglas in the lead role of William Foster , a divorcee and unemployed former defense engineer...

, Right to Kill?

Right to Kill?

The movie Right to Kill? is based on a true story of two teens Richard Jahnke and Deborah Jahnke, who were charged in Wyoming for the killing of their psychotically abusive father, Richard Jahnke, Sr. The made-for-TV movie was filmed at W.W. Samuell High School in Dallas, Texas in 1985 and aired...

 and for playing the writer Dashiell Hammett

Dashiell Hammett

Samuel Dashiell Hammett was an American author of hard-boiled detective novels and short stories, and political activist. Among the enduring characters he created are Sam Spade , Nick and Nora Charles , and the Continental Op .In addition to the significant influence his novels and stories had on...

 twice in film — in Hammett (1982) and in Citizen Cohn

Citizen Cohn

Citizen Cohn is a 1992 cable film covering the life of Joseph McCarthy's controversial chief counsel Roy Cohn. James Woods, who starred as Cohn, was nominated for both an Emmy and a Golden Globe for his performance...

 (1992 TV movie). He had a role as the renegade Mexican-Indian Blue Duck

Blue Duck (Lonesome Dove series)

Blue Duck is a fictional character, a biracial Indian appearing in two books in the Lonesome Dove series. He is the son of Buffalo Hump and a kidnapped Mexican woman. The fictionalized character of Blue Duck was partially based on the life and death of the Kiowa war chief Satanta...

 in the 1989 miniseries, Lonesome Dove

Lonesome Dove

Lonesome Dove is a 1985 Pulitzer Prize–winning western novel written by Larry McMurtry. It is the first published book of the Lonesome Dove series, but the third installment in the series chronologically...

. He was Academy Award-nominated in the Supporting Actor category for his role in The Rose

The Rose (film)

The Rose is a 1979 American musical drama film which tells the story of a self-destructive 1960s rock star who struggles to cope with the constant pressures of her career and the demands of her ruthless business manager...

. He was married to Marilu Henner

Marilu Henner

Mary Lucy Denise "Marilu" Henner is an American actress, producer and author. She is best known for her role as Elaine O'Connor Nardo on the sitcom Taxi from 1978 to 1983.-Early life:...

 from 1980 to 1982.

Career

Notable film roles include The Conversation

The Conversation

The Conversation is a 1974 American psychological thriller film written, produced and directed by Francis Ford Coppola and starring Gene Hackman...

, Valley Girl

Valley girl

Valley Girl is a stereotype leveled at a socio-economic and ethnic class of American women who can be described as colloquial English-speaking and materialistic...

 ,Promise Him Anything (TV), One from the Heart, The Stone Boy

The Stone Boy

The Stone Boy is a 1984 film directed by Christopher Cain, and is based on the 1957 short story, "The Stone Boy," by the American author Gina Berriault....

, The Missouri Breaks

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 Kathleen Lloyd...

, The Deliberate Stranger

The Deliberate Stranger

The Deliberate Stranger is a book and television film about serial killer Ted Bundy.-Book:Bundy: The Deliberate Stranger was written by a Seattle Times reporter named Richard W. Larsen and published in 1980...

 (TV), and horror maestro Dario Argento

Dario Argento

Dario Argento is an Italian film director, producer and screenwriter. He is best known for his work in the horror film genre, particularly in the subgenre known as giallo, and for his influence on modern horror and slasher movies....

's first American film Trauma

Trauma (1993 film)

Trauma is a 1993 film directed by Dario Argento who also co-wrote the screenplay. The film can be described as a giallo, that is a film with influences from the horror, mystery, and thriller genres.-Plot synopsis:...

.

On television, he played Captain Richard Jenko on the first season of the Fox Television series 21 Jump Street

21 Jump Street

21 Jump Street is an American police procedural crime drama television series that aired on the Fox Network from April 12, 1987, to April 27, 1991, with a total of 103 episodes. The series focused on a squad of youthful-looking undercover police officers investigating crimes in high schools,...

, in 1987. Forrest was subsequently replaced by actor Steven Williams

Steven Williams

Steven Williams is an American actor of films and television.Williams was born in Memphis, Tennessee and raised in Chicago. He is known for his role as Captain Adam Fuller on the Fox Network's hit TV series 21 Jump Street from 1987-91.He played Lt. Burnett on the CBS drama series The Equalizer in...

, who played Captain Adam Fuller for the remainder of the series.

Filmography

List of film credits

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1967	Dark Shadows Dark Shadows Dark Shadows is a gothic soap opera that originally aired weekdays on the ABC television network, from June 27, 1966 to April 2, 1971. The show was created by Dan Curtis. The story bible, which was written by Art Wallace, does not mention any supernatural elements...	Blue Whale customer	(uncredited)
1968	The Filthy Five	Johnny Longo
1969	Futz!	Sugford
1972	When the Legends Die When the Legends Die When The Legends Die is both a novel and a film.The novel was written in 1963 by Hal Borland, and has become young adult classic.The film was made in 1972, starring Richard Widmark and Frederic Forrest. It was directed by Stuart Millar from a screenplay written by Robert Dozier...	Tom Black Bull
1973	The Don is Dead The Don Is Dead -Plot:While the head of an organized crime family is in prison his underboss schemes to replace him by secretly provoking a savage war between two other crime families....	Tony Fargo
1974	The Conversation The Conversation The Conversation is a 1974 American psychological thriller film written, produced and directed by Francis Ford Coppola and starring Gene Hackman...	Mark
1974	Larry	Larry Herman
1974	The Gravy Train The Gravy Train The Gravy Train also known as The Dion Brothers is a 1974 film directed by Jack Starrett with a screenplay by Terrence Malick and Bill Kerby. It stars Stacy Keach and Frederic Forrest.-Cast:*Stacy Keach as Calvin*Frederic Forrest as Rut...	Rut
1975	Promise Him Anything	Paul Hunter
1975	Permission to Kill Permission to Kill Permission to Kill, also known as The Executioner, is a 1975 spy film thriller made by Sascha-Verleih and distributed by AVCO Embassy Pictures. It was directed by Cyril Frankel and produced by Paul Mills from a screenplay by Robin Estridge...	Scott Allison
1976	The Missouri Breaks 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 Kathleen Lloyd...	Cary
1978	Ruby and Oswald	Lee Harvey Oswald Lee Harvey Oswald Lee Harvey Oswald was, according to four government investigations,These were investigations by: the Federal Bureau of Investigation , the Warren Commission , the House Select Committee on Assassinations , and the Dallas Police Department. the sniper who assassinated John F...
1978	It Lives Again	Eugene Scott
1979	Mrs. Columbo	Martin	Episode: Word Games
1979	Apocalypse Now Apocalypse Now Apocalypse Now is a 1979 American war film set during the Vietnam War, produced and directed by Francis Ford Coppola. The central character is US Army special operations officer Captain Benjamin L. Willard , of MACV-SOG, an assassin sent to kill the renegade and presumed insane Special Forces...	Jay "Chef" Hicks
1979	Survival of Dana	Mr. Davis	(uncredited)
1979	The Rose The Rose (film) The Rose is a 1979 American musical drama film which tells the story of a self-destructive 1960s rock star who struggles to cope with the constant pressures of her career and the demands of her ruthless business manager...	Huston Dyer
1982	One From the Heart One from the Heart One from the Heart is a 1982 musical film directed by Francis Ford Coppola. The characters themselves do not actually sing but the powerful score dominates the movie. It is set entirely in Las Vegas, on the Las Vegas Strip and the desert surrounding the city...	Hank
1982	Hammett	Hammett
1983	Who Will Love My Children? Who Will Love My Children? Who Will Love My Children? is a 1983 made for television biographical film based on the life of Lucile Fray. Lucile Fray was diagnosed with cancer in 1952 and wanted to find suitable homes for her ten children, since she felt her husband could not properly care for them. Prior to her death, she...	Ivan Fray
1983	Valley Girl Valley Girl (film) Valley Girl is a 1983 romantic comedy film, starring Nicolas Cage, Deborah Foreman, Elizabeth Daily, Cameron Dye, and Joyce Heiser. The film was the directorial debut of Martha Coolidge, and was the first film in which Nicolas Coppola was billed as Nicolas Cage.The American release of Valley Girl...	Steve Richman
1983	Saigon: Year of the Cat Saigon: Year of the Cat Saigon: Year of the Cat is a television drama first broadcast in 1983 by Thames Television. It was directed by Stephen Frears; the screenplay was by David Hare.It stars Judi Dench, Frederic Forrest, E. G...	Bob Chesneau
1984	The Parade The Parade (film) Parada is a 2011 Serbian dramedy film, written and directed by Srđan Dragojević and released on 31 October, 2011. The film, which deals with gay rights issues in Serbia, features footage of the 2010 Belgrade gay pride parade....	Matt Kirby
1984	Calamity Jane	Wild Bill Hickock
1984	Best Kept Secrets	Blaise Dietz
1984	The Stone Boy The Stone Boy The Stone Boy is a 1984 film directed by Christopher Cain, and is based on the 1957 short story, "The Stone Boy," by the American author Gina Berriault....	Andy Jansen
1985	Adventures of Huckleberry Finn	Pap Finn
1985	"Quo Vadis?"	Petronius	(TV Mini-Series)
1985	Right to Kill? Right to Kill? The movie Right to Kill? is based on a true story of two teens Richard Jahnke and Deborah Jahnke, who were charged in Wyoming for the killing of their psychotically abusive father, Richard Jahnke, Sr. The made-for-TV movie was filmed at W.W. Samuell High School in Dallas, Texas in 1985 and aired...	Richard Jahnke, Sr.
1985	Return	Brian Stoving
1986	The Deliberate Stranger The Deliberate Stranger The Deliberate Stranger is a book and television film about serial killer Ted Bundy.-Book:Bundy: The Deliberate Stranger was written by a Seattle Times reporter named Richard W. Larsen and published in 1980...	Det. Bob Keppel
1986	Where are the Children? Where Are The Children? Where Are the Children? is a 1986 film based on the novel of the same name by Mary Higgins Clark.-Plot:On her birthday, San Francisco resident Nancy Harmon's two kids Peter and Lisa disappear, later to be found dead. The police wrongly accuse a devastated Nancy of being the killer...	Courtney Parrish
1987	Stacking	Buster McGuire
1987	21 Jump Street 21 Jump Street 21 Jump Street is an American police procedural crime drama television series that aired on the Fox Network from April 12, 1987, to April 27, 1991, with a total of 103 episodes. The series focused on a squad of youthful-looking undercover police officers investigating crimes in high schools,...	Captain Richard Jenko	5 episodes
1988	Little Girl Lost	Tim Brady
1988	Beryl Markham: A Shadow on the Sun	Raoul Schumacher
1988	Tucker: The Man and His Dream Tucker: The Man and His Dream Tucker: The Man and His Dream is a 1988 biographical film directed by Francis Ford Coppola and starring Jeff Bridges. The film recounts the story of Preston Tucker and his attempt to produce and market the 1948 Tucker Sedan, which was met with scandal between the "Big Three automobile...	Eddie
1988	Gotham Gotham (film) Gotham is a 1988 thriller film written and directed by Lloyd Fonvielle.- Plot :Down-and-out New York detective Eddie Mallard finds himself involved in the weirdest case of his career when a wealthy man asks for his help in stopping his ex-wife from harassing him...	Father George
1989	Lonesome Dove Lonesome Dove (film) Lonesome Dove is a western television miniseries based on Larry McMurtry's Pulitzer Prize-winning novel of the same name. Starring Robert Duvall and Tommy Lee Jones, Lonesome Dove was originally broadcast by CBS on February 5, 1989, drawing a huge viewing audience, earning numerous awards, and...	Blue Duck	(TV Mini-Series) (unknown episodes)
1989	Margaret Bourke-White	Erskine Caldwell
1989	Valentino Returns	Sonny Gibbs
1989	Cat Chaser Cat Chaser Cat Chaser is a 1989 film directed by Abel Ferrara and starring Peter Weller and Kelly McGillis, based on the novel of the same name by Elmore Leonard. It was adapted from the novel by Leonard and James Borelli....	Nolen Tyner
1989	Music Box Music Box (film) Music Box is a 1989 film that tells the story of a Hungarian-American immigrant who is accused of having been a war criminal. The plot revolves around his daughter, an attorney, who defends him, and her struggle to uncover the truth....	Jack Burke
1990	The Two Jakes The Two Jakes The Two Jakes is a 1990 American mystery film, and a sequel to the 1974 film Chinatown.Directed by and starring Jack Nicholson, it also features Harvey Keitel, Meg Tilly, Madeleine Stowe, Richard Farnsworth, Frederic Forrest, Pia Gronning, David Keith, Rubén Blades, Tracey Walter and Eli Wallach...	Chuck Newty
1990	Die Kinder Die Kinder Die Kinder is a 1990 BBC political thriller written by Paula Milne, a six-part series made for television, and starred Miranda Richardson in the lead role as Sidonie Reiger. It also featured Frederic Forrest, Hans Kremer and Derek Fowlds.The story follows Sidonie as she tried to rescue her...	Lomax	6 episodes
1992	Twin Sisters	Delvaux
1992	The Young Riders The Young Riders The Young Riders is an American Western television series created by Ed Spielman that presents a fictionalized account of a group of young Pony Express riders based at the Sweetwater Station in the Nebraska Territory during the years leading up to the American Civil War...		2 episodes
1992	Citizen Cohn Citizen Cohn Citizen Cohn is a 1992 cable film covering the life of Joseph McCarthy's controversial chief counsel Roy Cohn. James Woods, who starred as Cohn, was nominated for both an Emmy and a Golden Globe for his performance...	Dashiell Hammett
1992	The Habitation of Dragons	Leonard Tolliver
1992	Rain Without Thunder Rain Without Thunder Rain Without Thunder is a 1992 movie directed by Gary Bennet and starring Betty Buckley and Jeff Daniels. The film is set fifty years in the future from the time of production. Although the Planned Parenthood v...	Warden
1993	Hidden Fears	Mike
1993	Falling Down Falling Down Falling Down is a 1993 crime-drama film directed by Joel Schumacher. The film stars Michael Douglas in the lead role of William Foster , a divorcee and unemployed former defense engineer...	Nick, Nazi Surplus Store Owner
1993	Trauma	Dr. Judd
1993	Precious Victims	Sheriff Frank Yocom
1994	Double Obsession	Paul Harkness
1994	Against the Wall Against The Wall Against The Wall is a 1994 drama film starring Samuel L. Jackson and Kyle MacLachlan. It was shot in Nashville, Clarksville, and the Tennessee State Penitentiary. The film is loosely based on the true story of a prison riot at the Attica Correctional Facility. The tagline is "39 Men Died. The Story...	Weisbad
1994	Chasers Chasers Chasers is a 1994 comedy film directed by Dennis Hopper. It is about a pair of United States Navy SPs who must escort a beautiful prisoner , and the troubles they encounter.- Plot :...	Duane
1994	Lassie	Sam Garland
1995	One Night Stand	Michael Joslyn
1996	Double Jeopardy Double Jeopardy (film) Double Jeopardy is a 1999 thriller film directed by Bruce Beresford and starring Tommy Lee Jones and Ashley Judd. The film is about a woman who is framed for the murder of her husband.-Plot:...	Jack
1996	Andersonville Andersonville (film) Andersonville is a film directed by John Frankenheimer about a group of Union soldiers during the American Civil War who are captured by the Confederates and sent to an infamous Confederate prison camp....	Sgt. McSpadden
1997	Crash Dive	Adm. Pendleton
1997	The Brave The Brave The Brave is a film adapted from the Gregory McDonald novel of the same title directed by and starring Johnny Depp.This film was Depp's directorial debut. He co-wrote the screenplay with his brother, directed and acted in it. The film was first shown at the 1997 Cannes Film Festival where it...	Lou Sr.
1997	The End of Violence The End of Violence The End of Violence is a 1997 film by the German director Wim Wenders. The film's cast includes Bill Pullman, Gabriel Byrne, Traci Lind, Rosalind Chao, Andie MacDowell, and Loren Dean, among others. It also features a soundtrack marked with the signature sounds of Wenders regulars Jon Hassell, Ry...	Ranger MacDermot
1997	One of Our Own	Maj. Ron Bridges
1997	Alone	Carl
1998	Implicated	Det. Luddy
1998	Boogie Boy Boogie Boy Boogie Boy is a 1998 film featuring Traci Lords as Shonda. It was written and directed by Craig Hamann and produced by Braddon Mendelson. It also stars Mark Dacascos, Emily Lloyd, Jaimz Woolvett, Frederic Forrest, Joan Jett and Linnea Quigley ....	Edsel Dundee
1998	Murphy Brown Murphy Brown Murphy Brown is an American situation comedy which aired on CBS from November 14, 1988, to May 18, 1998, for a total of 247 episodes. The program starred Candice Bergen as the eponymous Murphy Brown, a famous investigative journalist and news anchor for FYI, a fictional CBS television...	Kenny	Episode: A Man and a Woman
1998	Point Blank Point Blank (1998 film) Point Blank is a direct-to-video film directed by Matt Earl Beesley and starring Mickey Rourke. The film was shot on location in Fort Worth, Texas.-Plot:...	Mac Bradford
1998	Whatever	Mr. Chaminski
1998	Black Thunder	The Admiral
1998	The First 9½ Weeks The First 9½ Weeks The First 9½ Weeks is a 1998 drama film written and directed by Alex Wright and starring Paul Mercurio, Clara Bellar and Malcolm McDowell. It is a prequel to the films 9½ Weeks and Another 9½ Weeks.-Plot:...	David Millman
1999	Shadow Lake	Roy Harman
1999	Sweetwater	Alex (present day)
2000	Shadow Hours Shadow Hours A 2000 film with Peter Weller as Stuart Chappell and Balthazar Getty as Michael Holloway.Michael Holloway is a recovering addict working as a gas station attendant to support his pregnant wife, Chloe Rebecca Gayheart. Michael is drawn into the seedy underworld of Los Angeles by Stuart Chappell, a...	Sean
2000	The Spreading Ground	Det. Michael McGivern
2000	Militia Militia (film) Militia is a 2000 direct-to-video action film directed by Jim Wynorski. It stars Dean Cain, Jennifer Beals and Frederic Forrest.-Plot:A raid, led by Ethan Carter is carried out by ATF agents against a militia group, the Brotherhood of Liberty. Their leader, William Fain, is captured and his family...	William Fain
2000	A Piece of Eden A Piece of Eden A Piece of Eden is a 2000 film directed by John D. Hancock.-Cast:*Marc Grapey as Bob Tredici*Rebecca Harrell as Happy Buchanan*Tyne Daly as Aunt Aurelia*Frederic Forrest as Paulo Tredici*Andreas Katsulas as Giuseppe Tredici...	Paulo Tredici
2002	The House Next Door The House Next Door The House Next Door may refer to:*Die Von Hochsatte , an early 20th Century theatre production written by Leo Stein.*The House Next Door, a series of rooms connected to the 2006 Big Brother House for the UK television series...	Vernon Crank
2002	Path to War Path to War Path to War is a 2002 American biographical television film, produced by HBO and directed by John Frankenheimer that deals directly with the Vietnam War as seen through the eyes of United States President Lyndon B...	Earle Wheeler Earle Wheeler Earle Gilmore "Bus" Wheeler, was a United States Army General who served as Chief of Staff of the United States Army and then as Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff , holding the latter position during the Vietnam War.-Biography:Earle Gilmore Wheeler was born on January 13, 1908 in Washington,...
2003	The Quality of Light	David
2006	All the King's Men All the King's Men (2006 film) All the King's Men is a 2006 film adaptation of the 1946 Pulitzer Prize-winning novel All the King's Men by Robert Penn Warren. It was directed by Steven Zaillian, who also produced and scripted....	Willie's Father

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