Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Frederic Forrest, a character actor who had a memorable role in 1979’s “Apocalypse Now” and earned an Oscar nomination for “The ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. "The Rose" co-stars Frederic Forrest, left, Bette Midler and Alan Bates in 1979, when the movie opened in theaters. Forrest has ...

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 ...

"The Rose" co-stars Frederic Forrest, left, Bette Midler and Alan Bates in 1979, when the movie opened in theaters. Forrest has died at 86. (Ira Schwarz / Associated Press) Frederic Forrest, the actor ...

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, ...