Ongoing Frederic Forrest: An American Cinematheque Retrospective Series | An ongoing series paying tribute to legendary actor Frederic Forrest
ABOUT THE SERIES: The American Cinematheque celebrates the life and career of our friend, Frederic Forrest, with a retrospective of some of his greatest work over the past 50 years. Following appearances on TV shows including “The Twilight Zone” and “Gunsmoke” throughout the 1960s, Frederic Forrest made an impressive breakthrough into feature film with 1972’s WHEN THE LEGENDS DIE, a coming-of-age Western that earned the actor an early Golden Globe nomination. A darling of the New Hollywood auteurs, Forrest is featured in classics such as THE CONVERSATION, THE DION BROTHERS (a.k.a., THE GRAVY TRAIN), THE MISSOURI BREAKS, and Francis Ford Coppola’s APOCALYPSE NOW as the high-strung Jay “Chef” Hicks. In 1979, following the success of Mark Rydell’s THE ROSE, he was nominated for the Best Supporting Actor Oscar for his portrayal of limousine driver Huston Dyer opposite Bette Midler. Both a captivating leading man and clever character actor, the 1980s and 90s saw Forrest star in films like Coppola’s ONE FROM THE HEART and Wim Wenders’ Zoetrope Studios-funded HAMMETT, as well as enliven supporting roles in Martha Coolidge’s VALLEY GIRL, early Abel Ferrara feature CAT CHASER, Jack Nicholson’s THE TWO JAKES, Joel Schumacher’s FALLING DOWN, and more. Having returned to television in later years, Frederic Forrest is remembered as one of the most versatile and seasoned actors in Hollywood and a life-long student of the venerable craft of storytelling.