Photo: Eduardo Montes-Bradley / CC BY-SA 4.0 (source: Wikimedia Commons)
My Take
Frederic Forrest is one of those New Hollywood actors I admire more the longer I look. He never became a marquee star, but his collaborations with Coppola, The Conversation, Apocalypse Now, One from the Heart, Tucker, place him at the heart of a defining era. From small-town Waxahachie, Texas, he built a career on texture rather than glamour, the kind of character work that tightens the air in every scene he enters. He passed in 2023, but the roles endure. Films are made memorable by craftsmen like him, and I think his contribution is still underappreciated by casual audiences.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Frederic Forrest
- Name (Japanese)
- フレデリック・フォレスト
- Reading
- ふれでりっく・ふぉれすと
- Born
- December 23, 1936 – June 23, 2023
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Capricorn / Rat
- Origin
- Waxahachie, Texas, United States
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- actor / television actor / film actor
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Private
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
Frequently asked questions
When was Frederic Forrest born?
December 23, 1936 – June 23, 2023.
Where is Frederic Forrest from?
Frederic Forrest is from Waxahachie, Texas, United States.
What does Frederic Forrest do?
Frederic Forrest works as actor, television actor, film actor.
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-17
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.