Famous actor Frederic Forrest has died at the age of 86. RoseHe shared the Friday night news that he received an Academy Award nomination.
“The great and beloved Frederic Forrest has passed away. Thank you to all his fans and friends for all their support over the past few months. He was an outstanding actor and a wonderful person and I was lucky to have him in my life. He was at peace.”
Forrest has appeared in dozens of movies throughout his career. Apocalypse Now, Chat, Two Jakes, One of the Hearts, Missouri Breaks And To fall.
Born in Waxahachie, Texas in 1936, he moved to New York City as an adult, where he was trained by Lee Strasberg at the Actors Studio.
Forrest had a small role in Francis Ford Coppola’s film The Conversation in 1974, and a long working relationship began between the two.
Celebrity playing chef apocalypse now In 1979, he starred with Midler as Huston Dyer, the limo driver who began a whirlwind romance with rock singer Mary Rose Foster. Rose. He received an Oscar nomination for Best Supporting Actor.
Frederic Forrest and his wife Marilu Henner in New York, circa 1980.
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He also appeared in the first season. 21 Jump Street With Johnny Depp as Captain Richard Jenko.
Forrest was married to Nancy Ann Whittaker from 1960 to 1963 and later married actress Marilu Henner in 1980. They divorced in 1983.