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, an Oscar-nominated actor, has died. He was 86. Forrest's friend and fellow actor Barry Primus confirmed the news that the star died on Friday after a long illness to The Hollywood ...

According to The Hollywood Reporter, Frederic, who was nominated for an Oscar for his portrayal of Sgt. Huston Dyer in ‘The Rose’, had been ill for a long time, though his cause of death has ...

Forrest’s performance earned him a Globe nomination for most promising newcomer (male), and he followed with appearances in The Don Is Dead (1973); The Dion Brothers, aka The Gravy Train (1974 ...