Filmography
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Known For
Apocalypse Now Jay 'Chef' Hicks (1979) -
The Conversation Mark (1974) -
Falling Down Surplus Store Owner (1993) -
Known For
Lonesome Dove Blue Duck (1989) -
Actor
All the King's Men Willie's Father (2006) -
The Quality of Light David (2003) -
Path to War General Earle G. Wheeler (2002) -
The House Next Door Vernon Crank (2002) -
Militia William Fain (2000) -
The Spreading Ground Det. Michael McGivern (2000) -
A Piece of Eden Paulo Tredici (2000) -
Shadow Hours Sean (2000) -
Shadow Lake Lt. Roy Harman (1999) -
Sweetwater Alex (present day) (1999) -
![Implicated]( "Implicated")
Implicated Det. Luddy (1999) -
![The First 9 1/2 Weeks]( "The First 9 1/2 Weeks")
The First 9 1/2 Weeks David Millman (1998) -
![Black Thunder]( "Black Thunder")
Black Thunder The Admiral (1998) -
![Whatever]( "Whatever")
Whatever Mr. Chaminski (1998) -
![Point Blank]( "Point Blank")
Point Blank Mac Bradford (1998) -
![Murphy Brown]( "Murphy Brown")
Murphy Brown Kenny (1998) -
![Boogie Boy]( "Boogie Boy")
Boogie Boy Edsel Dundee (1998) -
![One of Our Own]( "One of Our Own")
One of Our Own Maj. Ron Bridges (1997) -
![The End of Violence]( "The End of Violence")
The End of Violence Ranger MacDermot (1997) -
![The Brave]( "The Brave")
The Brave Lou Sr. (1997) -
![Alone]( "Alone")
Alone Carl (1997) -
![Crash Dive]( "Crash Dive")
Crash Dive Adm. Pendleton (1996) -
![Andersonville]( "Andersonville")
Andersonville Sgt. McSpadden (1996) -
![Double Jeopardy]( "Double Jeopardy")
Double Jeopardy Jack (1996) -
![One Night Stand]( "One Night Stand")
One Night Stand Michael Joslyn (1995) -
![Lassie]( "Lassie")
Lassie Sam Garland (1994) -
![Chasers]( "Chasers")
Chasers Duane, Mechanic (1994) -
![Against the Wall]( "Against the Wall")
Against the Wall Weisbad (1994) -
![Hidden Fears]( "Hidden Fears")
Hidden Fears Mike (1993) -
![Precious Victims]( "Precious Victims")
Precious Victims Sheriff Frank Yocom (1993) -
![Trauma]( "Trauma")
Trauma Dr. Judd (1993) -
![Falling Down]( "Falling Down")
Falling Down Surplus Store Owner (1993) -
![Double Obsession]( "Double Obsession")
Double Obsession Paul Harkness (1992) -
![Rain Without Thunder]( "Rain Without Thunder")
Rain Without Thunder Walker Point Warden (1992) -
![The Habitation of Dragons]( "The Habitation of Dragons")
The Habitation of Dragons Leonard Tolliver (1992) -
![Citizen Cohn]( "Citizen Cohn")
Citizen Cohn Dashiell Hammett (1992) -
![The Young Riders]( "The Young Riders")
The Young Riders Tommy Urbach (1992) -
![Twin Sisters]( "Twin Sisters")
Twin Sisters Delvaux (1992) -
![Die Kinder]( "Die Kinder")
Die Kinder Lomax (1990) -
![The Two Jakes]( "The Two Jakes")
The Two Jakes Newty (1990) -
![Music Box]( "Music Box")
Music Box Jack Burke (1989) -
![Cat Chaser]( "Cat Chaser")
Cat Chaser Nolen Tyner (1989) -
![Valentino Returns]( "Valentino Returns")
Valentino Returns Sonny Gibbs (1989) -
![Margaret Bourke-White]( "Margaret Bourke-White")
Margaret Bourke-White Erskine Caldwell (1989) -
![Lonesome Dove]( "Lonesome Dove")
Lonesome Dove Blue Duck (1989) -
![Gotham]( "Gotham")
Gotham Father George (1988) -
![Tucker: The Man and His Dream]( "Tucker: The Man and His Dream")
Tucker: The Man and His Dream Eddie (1988) -
![Beryl Markham: A Shadow on the Sun]( "Beryl Markham: A Shadow on the Sun")
Beryl Markham: A Shadow on the Sun Raoul Schumacher (1988) -
![Little Girl Lost]( "Little Girl Lost")
Little Girl Lost Tim Brady (1988) -
![21 Jump Street]( "21 Jump Street")
21 Jump Street Captain Richard Jenko (1987) -
![American Playhouse]( "American Playhouse")
American Playhouse Buster McGuire (1986-1987) -
![Where Are the Children?]( "Where Are the Children?")
Where Are the Children? Courtney Parrish (1986) -
![The Deliberate Stranger]( "The Deliberate Stranger")
The Deliberate Stranger Det. Bob Keppel (1986) -
![Right to Kill?]( "Right to Kill?")
Right to Kill? Richard Jahnke Sr. (1985) -
![Return]( "Return")
Return Brian Stoving (1985) -
![Quo Vadis?]( "Quo Vadis?")
Quo Vadis? Petronius (1985) -
![The Stone Boy]( "The Stone Boy")
The Stone Boy Andy Jansen (1984) -
![Best Kept Secrets]( "Best Kept Secrets")
Best Kept Secrets Blaise Dietz (1984) -
![Calamity Jane]( "Calamity Jane")
Calamity Jane Wild Bill Hickok (1984) -
![The Parade]( "The Parade")
The Parade Matt Kirby (1984) -
![Saigon -Year of the Cat-]( "Saigon -Year of the Cat-")
Saigon -Year of the Cat- Bob Chesneau (1983) -
![Valley Girl]( "Valley Girl")
Valley Girl Steve Richman (1983) -
![Who Will Love My Children?]( "Who Will Love My Children?")
Who Will Love My Children? Ivan Fray (1983) -
![Hammett]( "Hammett")
Hammett Hammett (1982) -
![One from the Heart]( "One from the Heart")
One from the Heart Hank (1981) -
![The Rose]( "The Rose")
The Rose Dyer (1979) -
![Survival of Dana]( "Survival of Dana")
Survival of Dana Mr. Davis (1979) -
![Apocalypse Now]( "Apocalypse Now")
Apocalypse Now Jay 'Chef' Hicks (1979) -
![Mrs. Columbo]( "Mrs. Columbo")
Mrs. Columbo Martin (1979) -
![$weepstake$]( "$weepstake$")
$weepstake$ (1979) -
![It Lives Again]( "It Lives Again")
It Lives Again Eugene Scott (1978) -
![Ruby and Oswald]( "Ruby and Oswald")
Ruby and Oswald Lee Harvey Oswald (1978) -
![The Missouri Breaks]( "The Missouri Breaks")
The Missouri Breaks Cary (1976) -
![The Executioner]( "The Executioner")
The Executioner Scott Allison (1975) -
Promise Him Anything Paul Hunter (1975)
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![The Gravy Train]( "The Gravy Train")
The Gravy Train Russell (Rut) Dion (1974) -
![Larry]( "Larry")
Larry Larry Herman (1974) -
![The Conversation]( "The Conversation")
The Conversation Mark (1974) -
![The Don Is Dead]( "The Don Is Dead")
The Don Is Dead Tony Fargo (1973) -
![When the Legends Die]( "When the Legends Die")
When the Legends Die Tom Black Bull (1972) -
![Futz]( "Futz")
Futz Sugford (1969) -
![The Filthy Five]( "The Filthy Five")
The Filthy Five Johnny Longo (1968) -
Actor
![Dark Shadows]( "Dark Shadows")
Dark Shadows Blue Whale customer (1967) -
Archive footage
![La tele de tu vida]( "La tele de tu vida")
La tele de tu vida (2007) -
The Dream Studio (2004)
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Hollywood Mavericks (1990)
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Archive footage
![21 Jump Street]( "21 Jump Street")
21 Jump Street (1990) -
![Apocalypse Pooh]( "Apocalypse Pooh")
Apocalypse Pooh (1987)
All Filmography
Did You Know
Trivia
In Apocalypse Now (1979), his character ("Chef") is yelling for the Playboy Playmates from the crowd, and one of them is played by Colleen Camp, who, in four years, would be his contented hippie wife in Valley Girl (1983).
Quotes
It's a continual problem when you don't have the lead. There's always the possibility you'll get cut; you have no control. If there's a scene with a character who isn't the lead and if it threatens the main story or detracts from it in any way, it ...
Trademark
Frequently cast in Francis Ford Coppola films.
Nickname
Daddy Freddy
Star Sign
Capricorn
Personal Details
Born
Frederic Fenimore Forrest Jr.
Waxahachie, Texas, USA
Height:
5' 10" (1.78 m)User Polls
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