Oscar-nominated actor Frederic Forrest dies

American actor Frederic Forrest, who was nominated for the oscar for his role in “The Rose” (1979) and was part of the cast of “Apocalypse Now”, he died at the age of 86, US media reported this Saturday.

The interpreter died on Friday at his residence in Santa Monica, California (USA), after “a long illness”, as confirmed by his friend and actor Barry Primus to the specialized media The Hollywood Reporter.

The actress Bette Midler, star of “The Rose”, also confirmed on social networks the news of the death of the actor, who was born in Texas on December 23, 1936.

Thank you to all your fans and friends for all your support these past few months. He was a remarkable actor and a brilliant human being, and I was lucky to have him in my life. He was at peace ”, wrote the actress on her Twitter account.

Forrest, who was also nominated for a Golden Globe for “The Rose”, was also known for playing Jay “Chef” Hicks in the cult film “Apocalypse Now”, by Francis Ford Coppola, a director with whom he worked on three other tapes.

“Freddie Forrest was a sweet and well-liked person, a wonderful actor and a good friend. The loss of him is heartbreaking for me, ”said the award-winning director, according to the Deadline medium.

After earning minors in theater arts and minors in television and radio studies at Texas Christian University, Forrest moved to New York to study with actor and teacher Sanford Meisner, and later became part of Lee Strasberg’s Actors Studio.

In 1966 he began working on the “Off-Broadway” stage to debut on the big screen in 1973 with “When the Legends Die”, from which he would obtain roles in feature films such as “The Conversation” (1974), also by Coppola. , and “The Missouri Breaks” (1976), by Arthur Penn.

Among the credits included in his extensive filmography are films such as “Tucker: The Man and His Dream” (1988), “It Lives Again” (1978), “Valley Girl” (1983), “The Stone Boy” (1984), “The Two Jakes” (1990), “Chasers” (1994), “Lassie” (1994), “Point Blank” (1998) and “The Quality of Light” (2003).

His last screen appearance was in 2006, in Steve Zaillian’s “remake” of “All the King’s Men”, starring Sean Penn, Jude Law and Kate Winslet.

Forrest also earned accolades for his work on the television series “Quo Vadis?” (1985), in which he got into the shoes of “Petronius”, as well as the small screen film “Larry”, from 1974.

His other television appearances include the miniseries “Lonesome Dove” and “Die Kinder”, as well as appearing in the first season of “21 Jump Street”, the series that launched the then-young actor to stardom. Johnny Depp.

WITH INFORMATION FROM EFE.