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Steve Forrest(1925-2013)

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Steve Forrest at an event for S.W.A.T. (2003)
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A ruggedly handsome action man of the 1960s and '70s, Steve Forrest was born William Forrest Andrews in Huntsville, Texas, the youngest of thirteen children of Annis (Speed) and Charles Forrest Andrews, a Baptist minister. His brother was actor Dana Andrews. Forrest began his screen career as a small part contract player with MGM. 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 demobilization, 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.
BornSeptember 29, 1925
DiedMay 18, 2013(87)
BornSeptember 29, 1925
DiedMay 18, 2013(87)
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  • Awards
    • 2 wins

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Steve Forrest and Tom Hatten in Spies Like Us (1985)
Steve Forrest and Robin Mattson in Captain America (1979)
Steve Forrest in Captain America (1979)
Faye Dunaway and Steve Forrest in Mommie Dearest (1981)
Steve Forrest and Curtis Blanck in Murder, She Wrote (1984)
Steve Forrest and Curtis Blanck in Murder, She Wrote (1984)
Steve Forrest in Murder, She Wrote (1984)
Steve Forrest in Murder, She Wrote (1984)
Steve Forrest in Murder, She Wrote (1984)
Steve Forrest in Murder, She Wrote (1984)
Steve Forrest and Oscar Homolka in Prisoner of War (1954)
Steve Forrest in The Virginian (1962)

Known for:

Mommie Dearest (1981)
Mommie Dearest
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  • Greg Savitt
  • 1981
Richard Burton, Henry Fonda, Robert Mitchum, John Wayne, Sean Connery, Sal Mineo, Eddie Albert, Richard Beymer, Red Buttons, Jeffrey Hunter, Roddy McDowall, Rod Steiger, Robert Wagner, Paul Anka, Arletty, Mel Ferrer, Steve Forrest, Gert Fröbe, Fabian, Jean-Louis Barrault, Bourvil, Ray Danton, Irina Demick, Leo Genn, Henry Grace, John Gregson, Paul Hartmann, Werner Hinz, Curd Jürgens, Alexander Knox, Peter Lawford, Christian Marquand, Kenneth More, Edmond O'Brien, Ron Randell, Madeleine Renaud, Robert Ryan, Tommy Sands, Richard Todd, Tom Tryon, Peter van Eyck, and Stuart Whitman in The Longest Day (1962)
The Longest Day
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  • Capt. Harding
  • 1962
Spies Like Us (1985)
Spies Like Us
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  • General Sline
  • 1985
So Big (1953)
So Big
6.7
  • Dirk De Jong
  • 1953

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Actor

  • S.W.A.T. (2003)
    S.W.A.T.
    • SWAT Truck Driver
    • 2003
  • Duane Davis, Brixton Karnes, Christine Steel, Kathy Trageser, and Nick Wechsler in Team Knight Rider (1997)
    Team Knight Rider
    • Shadow
    • TV Series
    • 1997–1998
  • Gerald McRaney in Promised Land (1996)
    Promised Land
    • Patrick Shea
    • TV Series
    • 1996
  • Angela Lansbury in Murder, She Wrote (1984)
    Murder, She Wrote
    • Captain Ned Larkin
    • Max Teller
    • Lt. Paul Stratton ...
    • TV Series
    • 1986–1996
  • John Grisham and JoBeth Williams in The Client (1995)
    The Client
    • Buck Foltrigg
    • TV Series
    • 1996
  • Killer: A Journal of Murder (1995)
    Killer: A Journal of Murder
    • Warden Charles Casey
    • 1995
  • Peter Falk in Columbo (1971)
    Columbo
    • Big Fred
    • TV Series
    • 1992
  • Storyville (1992)
    Storyville
    • Judge Quentin Murdoch
    • 1992
  • L.A. Law (1986)
    L.A. Law
    • Leonard Bey
    • TV Series
    • 1991
  • Dream On (1990)
    Dream On
    • Eden Pilott
    • TV Series
    • 1990
  • Gunsmoke: Return to Dodge (1987)
    Gunsmoke: Return to Dodge
    • Will Mannon
    • TV Movie
    • 1987
  • Amazon Women on the Moon (1987)
    Amazon Women on the Moon
    • Capt. Steve Nelson (segment "Amazon Women on the Moon")
    • 1987
  • Victoria Principal, Barbara Bel Geddes, Patrick Duffy, Larry Hagman, Charlene Tilton, Jim Davis, Linda Gray, and Steve Kanaly in Dallas (1978)
    Dallas
    • Wes Parmalee
    • Ben Stivers
    • TV Series
    • 1986
  • Spies Like Us (1985)
    Spies Like Us
    • General Sline
    • 1985
  • Hollywood Wives (1985)
    Hollywood Wives
    • Ross Conti
    • TV Mini Series
    • 1985

Soundtrack

  • Steve Forrest in The Baron (1966)
    The Baron
    • performer: "Nobody Knows the Trouble I've Seen"
    • performer: "Streets Of Laredo" (uncredited)
    • TV Series
    • 1966

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  • Alternative names
    • William Andrews
  • Height
    • 6′ 3″ (1.91 m)
  • Born
    • September 29, 1925
    • Huntsville, Texas, USA
  • Died
    • May 18, 2013
    • Thousand Oaks, California, USA(undisclosed)
  • Spouse
    • Christine CarilasDecember 23, 1948 - May 18, 2013 (his death, 3 children)
  • Children
      Forrest Andrews
  • Parents
      Charles Forrest Andrews
  • Relatives
      Dana Andrews(Sibling)
  • Other works
    Starred in an unsold pilot for a proposed ABC dramatic series called "Will Banner", about a prizefighter-turned-sheriff.
  • Publicity listings
    • 1 Article

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    Sixteen years younger than his more famous brother, actor Dana Andrews.
  • Trademarks
      Deep, baritone-like voice

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