Frederic Forrest, the resilient character actor best remembered for his performance as the high-strung Chef Hicks in Apocalypse Now and for his Academy Award-nominated turn as Huston Dyer, the AWOL ...

Frederic Forrest, a character actor who had a memorable role in 1979’s “Apocalypse Now” and earned an Oscar nomination for “The Rose” in the same year, died Friday in Santa Monica. He was 86.

Frederic Forrest, the actor who earned an Oscar nomination for his performance as Bette Midler’s limousine-driver-turned-lover in "The Rose," has died. He was 86. Midler confirmed Forrest's death ...

As he noted in a 2014 interview with Alan Mercer, it almost seemed as if acting chose him. “All we had was the picture show. There was no television, so we’d go see all the movies. We had three movie ...

Frederic Forrest, known for roles in "Apocalypse Now" and "The Rose," died on Friday. He was 86. "Freddie Forrest's passing is a big loss," Forrest's longtime friend and fellow actor, Barry Primus, ...

Actor Frederic Forrest, who was nominated for an Academy Award in “The Rose” and played the high-strung Jay “Chef” Hicks in “Apocalypse Now,” died Friday. He was 86. Forrest died at his home in Santa ...