ACTOR

Frederic Forrest

1936 - 2023

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Frederic Fenimore Forrest Jr. (December 23, 1936 – June 23, 2023) was an American actor. A figure of the New Hollywood movement, Forrest was best known for his collaborations with director Francis Ford Coppola, playing prominent roles in The Conversation (1974), Apocalypse Now (1979), One from the Heart (1982), and Tucker: The Man and His Dream (1988). Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Frederic Forrest has received more than 1,961,542 page views. His biography is available in 27 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 24 in 2019). Frederic Forrest is the 2,103rd most popular actor (up from 2,189th in 2019), the 3,412th most popular biography from United States (up from 3,595th in 2019) and the 971st most popular American Actor.

Memorability Metrics

  • 2.0M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 53.82

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 27

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.14

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.79

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Page views of Frederic Forrests by language

Over the past year Frederic Forrest has had the most page views in the with 432,410 views, followed by German (71,081), and French (32,006). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Polish (389.08%), German (356.97%), and Dutch (332.69%)

Among ACTORS

Among actors, Frederic Forrest ranks 2,103 out of 13,578. Before him are Lena Nyman, Melissa Sue Anderson, Machine Gun Kelly, Nieves Navarro, Regina Duarte, and Oleg Yefremov. After him are Jean-Pierre Marielle, Damon Wayans, Red Buttons, Bruce Davison, John C. McGinley, and Greta Scacchi.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1936, Frederic Forrest ranks 199. Before him are Stefano Delle Chiaie, Valentín Paniagua, Polina Astakhova, Andrej Kvašňák, Philip Kaufman, and Hugh Hudson. After him are Adolfo Nicolás, Tony Musante, Trần Đức Lương, Šaban Bajramović, Carl, Duke of Württemberg, and Mary Tyler Moore. Among people deceased in 2023, Frederic Forrest ranks 233. Before him are Fernando Villavicencio, Sandra Day O'Connor, Jean-Jacques Honorat, Marinho Peres, Hugh Hudson, and Anton Tus. After him are Kenneth Anger, Álvaro Colom, Richard Belzer, Carmen Sevilla, Peter Bieri, and Giovanni Lodetti.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Frederic Forrest ranks 3,412 out of 20,380. Before him are Vernor Vinge (1944), Earnie Shavers (1944), Machine Gun Kelly (1990), Fred Quimby (1886), Hyman Minsky (1919), and Bobby Brown (1969). After him are James McDivitt (1929), Damon Wayans (1960), Amy Beach (1867), Henry Hazlitt (1894), Red Buttons (1919), and Bruce Davison (1946).

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Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, Frederic Forrest ranks 971. Before him are Chris Tucker (1971), Tom Hulce (1953), Marlee Matlin (1965), Jack Cassidy (1927), Melissa Sue Anderson (1962), and Machine Gun Kelly (1990). After him are Damon Wayans (1960), Red Buttons (1919), Bruce Davison (1946), John C. McGinley (1959), Philip Michael Thomas (1949), and Teri Garr (1944).

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Television and Movie Roles

The Conversation
Mark
Surveillance expert Harry Caul is hired by a mysterious client's brusque aide to tail a young couple. Tracking the pair through San Francisco's Union Square, Caul and his associate Stan manage to record a cryptic conversation between them. Tormented by memories of a previous case that ended badly, Caul becomes obsessed with the resulting tape, trying to determine if the couple is in danger.
Apr 7o 19747.528 / 10
Apocalypse Now
Jay 'Chef' Hicks
At the height of the Vietnam war, Captain Benjamin Willard is sent on a dangerous mission that, officially, "does not exist, nor will it ever exist." His goal is to locate - and eliminate - a mysterious Green Beret Colonel named Walter Kurtz, who has been leading his personal army on illegal guerrilla missions into enemy territory.
Aug 15o 19798.3 / 10
Falling Down
Surplus Store Owner
An ordinary man frustrated with the various flaws he sees in society begins to psychotically and violently lash out against them.
Feb 26o 19937.377 / 10