- Frederic Forrest
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name = Frederic Forrest
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birthdate = Birth date and age|1936|12|23|mf=y
location =Waxahachie, Texas Frederic Fenimore Forrest, Jr. (born
December 23 ,1936 ) is anAcademy Award nominated American actor. Forrest was born inWaxahachie, Texas to Virginia Allie McSpadden and Frederic Fenimore Forrest.He is probably best known for his roles as Chef in "
Apocalypse Now ", "It Lives Again", "Falling Down ", "Right to Kill " (1985 TV movie) and for playing the writerDashiell Hammett twice in film—in "Hammett" (1982) and in "Citizen Cohn " (1992 TV movie). He had a role as the renegade half breed, Blue Duck in the 1989 miniseries, "Lonesome Dove ". He was Oscar-nominated in the Supporting Actor category for his role in "The Rose".His other notable film roles include "
The Conversation ", "Promise Him Anything" (TV), "One from the Heart", "The Stone Boy", and horror maestroDario Argento 's first American film "Trauma", along with the director's daughterAsia Argento .On television, he played Captain Richard Jenko on the first season of the
Fox Television series21 Jump Street , in 1987. Forrest was subsequently replaced by actorSteven Williams , who played Captain Adam Fuller for the remainder of the series.He was married to actress
Marilu Henner from 1980 to 1982.External links
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