Frederic Fenimore Forrest Jr. (born December 23, 1936) is an American actor. Forrest came to public attention for his performance in ''

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'' (1972), which earned him a nomination for the Golden Globe Award for Most Promising Newcomer. He went on to receive

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and

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nominations in the Best Supporting Actor category for his portrayal of Huston Dyer in musical drama '' The Rose'' (1979). Forrest portrayed Jay "Chef" Hicks in Francis Ford Coppola's epic war film ''

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'' (1979), and collaborated with Coppola on four other films: ''

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'' (1974), ''

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'' (1982), '' Hammett'' (1982) and '' Tucker: The Man and His Dream'' (1988). Other credits include ''

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'' (1976), ''

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'' (1990) and ''

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'' (1993), along with the television series '' 21 Jump Street'', ''

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'' and '' Die Kinder''.

Life and career

Forrest was born in

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, the son of Virginia Allie (née McSpadden) and Frederic Fenimore Forrest, a furniture store owner whose greenhouses provided plants for sale in retail stores. In 1966, Forrest began acting on stage in an off-Broadway production of ''

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''. His film debut was in ''

'' (1973). Forrest is known for his roles as Chef in ''

'', the neo-Nazi surplus store owner in ''

'', and

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in '' Hammett'' (1982) and '' Citizen Cohn'' (1992). He had a role as the Native American bandit

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in the 1989 miniseries, ''

''. He was

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-nominated in the Supporting Actor category for his role in '' The Rose''. He was married to

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from 1980 to 1982. He also appeared in ''

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'', ''

'', '' The Stone Boy'', ''

'', ''

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'' (TV), ''Promise Him Anything'' (TV) and horror maestro

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's first American film, ''

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''. On television, he played Captain Richard Jenko on the first season of the

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series '' 21 Jump Street'', in 1987. Forrest was subsequently replaced by actor

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, who played Captain Adam Fuller for the remainder of the series. In 1990, he appeared as private investigator Lomax in the

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Life and career

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