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Steve Forrest
Actor
Born September 29, 1924Died May 18, 2013 (88 years)
A ruggedly handsome action man of the 1960's and 70's, Steve Forrest began his screen career as a small part contract player with MGM. A brother of star Dana Andrews, he was born William Forrest Andrews, the youngest of thirteen children. His father was a Baptist minister in Huntsville, Texas. In 1942, Steve enlisted in the U.S. Army, rose to the rank of sergeant and saw action at the Battle of the Bulge. Following his demobilisation, he visited his brother in Hollywood and came to the conclusion that acting wasn't a bad way to make a living (having already done some work as a movie extra). He went on to study in college at UCLA, eventually graduating in 1950 with a B.A. Honours Degree in theatre arts. He then served a brief apprenticeship as a carpenter, prop boy and set builder at San Diego's La Jolla Playhouse, where he was discovered by resident actor Gregory Peck and given a small part as a bellboy in the cast of the summer stock production of "Goddbye Again". A subsequent screen test led to a contract with MGM and resulting employment as second leads, brothers of the titular star, toughs and outlaws. His first proper recognition was being awarded 'New Star of the Year' by Golden Globe for his role in So Big (1953), a drama based on a Pulitzer prize-winning novel by Edna Ferber.
From the mid-1950's, the rangy, 6-foot-3 actor became much in-demand on TV, beginning with classic early anthology and western series, interspersed with occasional appearances on the big screen (notably, in The Longest Day (1962) and as Joan Crawford's lover/attorney Greg Savitt in Mommie Dearest (1981)). In addition to numerous guest roles, he was regularly featured in series like Gunsmoke (1955), Dallas (1978) (as Wes Parmalee, who believes himself to be lost Ewing patriarch Jock) and Murder, She Wrote (1984). Already from the mid-60's, he decided to pick his assignments more carefully. In order to shed his image as the perpetual bad guy, he had relocated his family to England to star as antique-dealer-cum-undercover intelligence agent John Mannering in BBC's The Baron (1966). He followed this by another starring role as the stoic, tough Lieutenant Dan 'Hondo' Harrelson in the short-lived ABC police drama series S.W.A.T. (1975), possibly his best-remembered role. Steve later lampooned his screen personae in the satirical Amazon Women on the Moon (1987).
In private life, Steve Forrest was known as a skilled golfer, lover of football and (according to 1970's newspaper articles) as a dedicated amateur beekeeper.
From the mid-1950's, the rangy, 6-foot-3 actor became much in-demand on TV, beginning with classic early anthology and western series, interspersed with occasional appearances on the big screen (notably, in The Longest Day (1962) and as Joan Crawford's lover/attorney Greg Savitt in Mommie Dearest (1981)). In addition to numerous guest roles, he was regularly featured in series like Gunsmoke (1955), Dallas (1978) (as Wes Parmalee, who believes himself to be lost Ewing patriarch Jock) and Murder, She Wrote (1984). Already from the mid-60's, he decided to pick his assignments more carefully. In order to shed his image as the perpetual bad guy, he had relocated his family to England to star as antique-dealer-cum-undercover intelligence agent John Mannering in BBC's The Baron (1966). He followed this by another starring role as the stoic, tough Lieutenant Dan 'Hondo' Harrelson in the short-lived ABC police drama series S.W.A.T. (1975), possibly his best-remembered role. Steve later lampooned his screen personae in the satirical Amazon Women on the Moon (1987).
In private life, Steve Forrest was known as a skilled golfer, lover of football and (according to 1970's newspaper articles) as a dedicated amateur beekeeper.
Known For
Filmography
| 2008 | Miracle at St. Anna · as Capt. Harding In The Longest Day (archive Footage) (uncredited) |
| 2003 | S.W.A.T. · as S.w.a.t. Truck Driver |
| 1997 | Team Knight Rider (TV Series) · as Shadow |
| 1996 | Promised Land (TV Series) · as Patrick Shea |
| 1995 | Killer: A Journal of Murder · as Warden Charles Casey |
| 1995 | The Client (TV Series) · as Buck Foltrigg |
| 1992 | Columbo: A Bird in the Hand · as Big Fred |
| 1992 | Storyville · as Judge Quentin Murdoch |
| 1990 | Dream On (TV Series) · as Eden Pilott |
| 1987 | Gunsmoke: Return to Dodge · as Will Mannon |
| 1987 | Amazon Women on the Moon · as Captain Nelson (segment "amazon Women On The Moon") |
| 1986 | L.A. Law (TV Series) · as Leonard Bey |
| 1985 | Spies Like Us · as General Sline |
| 1985 | Hollywood Wives (TV Series) · as Ross Conti |
| 1984 | Murder, She Wrote (TV Series) · as Rev. Willie John Fargo |
| 1984 | Finder of Lost Loves (TV Series) · as James Osborne |
| 1983 | Sahara · as Gordon |
| 1983 | Hotel (TV Series) |
| 1983 | Malibu · as Rich Bradley |
| 1982 | Hotline · as Tom Hunter |
| 1981 | The Manions of America (TV Series) · as James Kent |
| 1981 | Mommie Dearest · as Greg Savitt |
| 1980 | Condominium (TV Series) · as Gus Garver |
| 1980 | A Rumor of War (TV Series) · as Col. Atherton |
| 1979 | North Dallas Forty · as Conrad Hunter |
| 1979 | Captain America · as Lou Brackett |
| 1978 | The Deerslayer · as Hawkeye |
| 1978 | Maneaters Are Loose! · as David Birk |
| 1978 | Dallas (TV Series) · as Wes Parmalee |
| 1977 | Last of the Mohicans · as Hawkeye |
| 1977 | Testimony of Two Men (TV Series) · as Martin Eaton |
| 1977 | Fantasy Island (TV Series) · as Jordan Montgomery |
| 1976 | Wanted: The Sundance Woman · as Charlie Siringo |
| 1975 | S.W.A.T. (TV Series) · as Lt. Dan "hondo" Harrelson |
| 1975 | The Hatfields and the McCoys · as Randall Mccoy |
| 1974 | Kodiak (TV Series) · as Samson Toey |
| 1974 | The Hanged Man · as James Devlin |
| 1974 | The Six Million Dollar Man (TV Series) · as Quail |
| 1973 | Wide World of Mystery (TV Series) · as State Police Officer |
| 1972 | The Magic of Walt Disney World · as Narrator |
| 1972 | Hec Ramsey (TV Series) · as Wes Durham |
| 1972 | The Streets of San Francisco (TV Series) |
| 1972 | Ghost Story (TV Series) · as Andrew Alcott |
| 1972 | The Rookies (TV Series) |
| 1972 | The Sixth Sense (TV Series) |
| 1971 | McMillan and Wife (TV Series) · as Mark Erickson |
| 1971 | Nichols (TV Series) · as Sam Yeager |
| 1971 | Columbo (TV Series) · as Big Fred |
| 1971 | Cannon (TV Series) |
| 1971 | The Late Liz · as Jim Hatch |
| 1971 | Alias Smith and Jones (TV Series) |
| 1970 | The Wild Country · as Jim Tanner |
| 1970 | Storefront Lawyers/Men At Law (TV Series) · as Cole Deland |
| 1969 | Night Gallery (TV Series) · as Grant Wilson (segment "hatred Unto Death") (as Stephen Forrest) |
| 1969 | Love, American Style (TV Series) · as Don Finletter |
| 1969 | Rascal · as Willard North |
| 1969 | Medical Center (TV Series) · as Dr. Eric Canford |
| 1968 | The Name of the Game (TV Series) · as A.j. Ward |
| 1967 | Ironside (TV Series) |
| 1967 | The High Chaparral (TV Series) · as Johnny Rondo |
| 1967 | Cimarron Strip (TV Series) |
| 1966 | Mission: Impossible (TV Series) |
| 1966 | The Baron (TV Series) · as John Mannering |
| 1965 | The F.B.I. (TV Series) · as Lee Barrington |
| 1964 | 12 O'Clock High (TV Series) · as Maj. Peter Gray |
| 1963 | Kraft Suspense Theatre (TV Series) · as David Buchanan |
| 1963 | Burke's Law (TV Series) · as Jocko Creighton |
| 1963 | The Fugitive (TV Series) · as Barry Craft |
| 1963 | Arrest and Trial (TV Series) |
| 1963 | The Yellow Canary · as Hubbard "hub" Wiley |
| 1962 | The Longest Day · as Capt. Harding |
| 1962 | The Wide Country (TV Series) · as Royce Bennett |
| 1962 | The Virginian (TV Series) · as Roger Layton |
| 1961 | The Second Time Around · as Dan Jones |
| 1961 | Bus Stop (TV Series) |
| 1961 | Target: The Corruptors (TV Series) |
| 1961 | The Dick Powell Show (TV Series) · as Roger Canfield |
| 1961 | The Foxes · as Cast |
| 1961 | Kraft Mystery Theatre (TV Series) |
| 1960 | Flaming Star · as Clint Burton |
| 1960 | Insight (TV Series) · as David Hale |
| 1960 | Outlaws (TV Series) |
| 1960 | 5 Branded Women · as Paul Keller |
| 1960 | Heller in Pink Tights · as Clint Mabry |
| 1959 | The Twilight Zone (TV Series) · as Robert Gaines |
| 1959 | The June Allyson Show (TV Series) · as Major Anderson |
| 1959 | |
| 1959 | It Happened to Jane · as Larry Hall |
| 1959 | Rawhide (TV Series) · as Cable |
| 1958 | Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse (TV Series) |
| 1957 | Alcoa Theatre (TV Series) · as Minister Mark Fordham |
| 1957 | Goodyear Theatre (TV Series) · as Minister Mark Fordham |
| 1957 | The Living Idol · as Terry Matthews |
| 1956 | Zane Grey Theater (TV Series) · as Mike Bagley |
| 1956 | Playhouse 90 (TV Series) · as Matt Bowers |
| 1956 | Meet Me in Las Vegas · as Steve Forrest (uncredited) |
| 1955 | Alfred Hitchcock Presents (TV Series) · as Joe Rogers |
| 1955 | Gunsmoke (TV Series) · as Cord Wrecken |
| 1955 | Bedevilled · as Gregory Fitzgerald |
| 1955 | The Long Gray Line · as Sergeant |
| 1954 | Disneyland (TV Series) · as Jim Tanner |
| 1954 | Climax! (TV Series) · as Pete Mayer |
| 1954 | Rogue Cop · as Eddie Kelvaney |
| 1954 | Prisoner of War · as Cpl. Joseph Robert Stanton |
| 1954 | Phantom of the Rue Morgue · as Prof. Paul Dupin |
| 1953 | So Big · as Dirk De Jong |
| 1953 | Take the High Ground! · as Lobo Nagalaski |
| 1953 | The Loretta Young Show (TV Series) · as Mark Carter |
| 1953 | The Band Wagon · as Passenger On Train (uncredited) |
| 1953 | Dream Wife · as Louis |
| 1953 | I Love Melvin · as Photographer On Crane (uncredited) |
| 1953 | Battle Circus · as Sergeant |
| 1953 | The Clown · as Young Man |
| 1953 | Last of the Comanches · as Lt. Floyd (uncredited) |
| 1952 | The Bad and the Beautiful · as Actor In Georgia's Screen Test (uncredited) |
| 1952 | Geisha Girl · as Rocky Wilson |
| 1952 | Death Valley Days (TV Series) · as Jack Costello |
| 1951 | Schlitz Playhouse of Stars (TV Series) · as Eddie Martin |
| 1951 | Sealed Cargo · as Holtz |
| 1950 | The Lux Video Theatre (TV Series) · as Matt Barker |