Steve Forrest

Steve Forrest

Known for: Acting
Biography: 1925-09-29
Deathday: 2013-05-18 (87 years old)

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Biography

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.

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Filmography

all 103

TV Shows 52

Movies 51

self 4

Narrator 1

Capt. Harding in The Longest Day (archive footage) (uncredited)
Miracle at St. Anna

Miracle at St. Anna (2008)

Movie
Greg Savitt
Mommie Dearest: Joan Lives On

Mommie Dearest: Joan Lives On (2006)

Movie
Warden Charles Casey
Killer: A Journal of Murder

Killer: A Journal of Murder (1996)

Movie
Actor
The Foxes

The Foxes (1993)

Movie
Judge Quentin Murdoch
Storyville

Storyville (1992)

Movie
Dream On

Dream On (1990)

TV
6
Will Mannon
Gunsmoke: Return to Dodge

Gunsmoke: Return to Dodge (1987)

Movie
Capt. Nelson
Amazon Women on the Moon

Amazon Women on the Moon (1987)

Movie
4
General Sline
Spies Like Us

Spies Like Us (1985)

Movie
6.03
Ross Conti
Hollywood Wives

Hollywood Wives (1985)

TV
Rev. Willie John Fargo / Sheriff Hank Masters / Captain Ned Larkin / Lt. Paul Stratton
Murder, She Wrote

Murder, She Wrote (1984)

TV
7
James Osborne
Finder of Lost Loves

Finder of Lost Loves (1984)

TV
Gordon
Sahara

Sahara (1983)

Movie
Rich Bradley
Malibu

Malibu (1983)

Movie
Tom Hunter
Hotline

Hotline (1982)

Movie
Hotel

Hotel (1982)

TV
6.35
James Kent
The Manions of America

The Manions of America (1981)

TV
Greg Savitt
Mommie Dearest

Mommie Dearest (1981)

Movie
1
Col. Atherton
A Rumor of War

A Rumor of War (1980)

TV
Paul Marshall
Roughnecks

Roughnecks (1980)

Movie
Gus Garver
Condominium

Condominium (1980)

TV
Conrad Hunter
North Dallas Forty

North Dallas Forty (1979)

Movie
8
Lou Brackett
Captain America

Captain America (1979)

Movie
4.2
Hawkeye
The Deerslayer

The Deerslayer (1978)

Movie
David Birk
Maneaters Are Loose!

Maneaters Are Loose! (1978)

Movie
Wes Parmalee / Ben Stivers
Dallas

Dallas (1978)

TV
4.2
Hawkeye
Last Of The Mohicans

Last Of The Mohicans (1977)

Movie
Martin Eaton
Testimony of Two Men

Testimony of Two Men (1977)

TV
Detective Charlie Siringo
Wanted: The Sundance Woman

Wanted: The Sundance Woman (1976)

Movie
Lieutenant Dan 'Hondo' Harrelson
S.W.A.T.

S.W.A.T. (1975)

TV
6
Randall McCoy
The Hatfields and the McCoys

The Hatfields and the McCoys (1975)

Movie
Self
Dinah!

Dinah! (1974)

TV
Samson Toey
Kodiak

Kodiak (1974)

TV
James Devlin
The Hanged Man

The Hanged Man (1974)

Movie
Quail
The Six Million Dollar Man

The Six Million Dollar Man (1974)

TV
6.86
Self
The Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts

The Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts (1973)

TV
State Police Officer
A Chant of Silence

A Chant of Silence (1973)

Movie
Narrator
The Magic of Walt Disney World

The Magic of Walt Disney World (1972)

Movie
John Mannering 'The Baron'
The Man in a Looking Glass

The Man in a Looking Glass (1972)

Movie
The Streets of San Francisco

The Streets of San Francisco (1972)

TV
6.86
Andrew Alcott
Ghost Story

Ghost Story (1972)

TV
The Rookies

The Rookies (1972)

TV
The Sixth Sense

The Sixth Sense (1972)

TV
Sam Yeager
Nichols

Nichols (1971)

TV
Big Fred
Columbo

Columbo (1971)

TV
5.78
Cannon

Cannon (1971)

TV
6
Jim Hatch
The Late Liz

The Late Liz (1971)

Movie
Alias Smith and Jones

Alias Smith and Jones (1971)

TV
Jim Tanner
The Wild Country

The Wild Country (1970)

Movie
6
Grant Wilson (segment 'Hatred Unto Death') (as Stephen Forrest)
Night Gallery

Night Gallery (1970)

TV
Don Finletter
Love, American Style

Love, American Style (1969)

TV
Medical Center

Medical Center (1969)

TV
6.17
Willard North
Rascal

Rascal (1969)

Movie
6
Colonel Walter Royce / Sheriff A.J. Ward
The Name of the Game

The Name of the Game (1968)

TV
Johnny Rondo
The High Chaparral

The High Chaparral (1967)

TV
6
Cimarron Strip

Cimarron Strip (1967)

TV
Ironside

Ironside (1967)

TV
6
John Mannering 'The Baron'
The Baron: The Island

The Baron: The Island (1967)

Movie
John Mannering 'The Baron'
The Baron

The Baron (1966)

TV
Mission: Impossible

Mission: Impossible (1966)

TV
6.33
Lee Barrington
The F.B.I.

The F.B.I. (1965)

TV
Mike Taggart / David Buchanan
Kraft Suspense Theatre

Kraft Suspense Theatre (1963)

TV
Jocko Creighton
Burke's Law

Burke's Law (1963)

TV
6
Barry Craft
The Fugitive

The Fugitive (1963)

TV
3.5
Arrest and Trial

Arrest and Trial (1963)

TV
Hub Wiley
The Yellow Canary

The Yellow Canary (1963)

Movie
Capt. Harding
The Longest Day

The Longest Day (1962)

Movie
1
Roger Layton / James Templeton
The Virginian

The Virginian (1962)

TV
Dan Jones
The Second Time Around

The Second Time Around (1961)

Movie
Bus Stop

Bus Stop (1961)

TV
Target: The Corruptors!

Target: The Corruptors! (1961)

TV
Kraft Mystery Theatre

Kraft Mystery Theatre (1961)

TV
Clint Burton
Flaming Star

Flaming Star (1960)

Movie
Outlaws

Outlaws (1960)

TV
Paul Keller
Five Branded Women

Five Branded Women (1960)

Movie
Clint Mabry
Heller in Pink Tights

Heller in Pink Tights (1960)

Movie
Robert Gaines
The Twilight Zone

The Twilight Zone (1959)

TV
8
Major Anderson
The DuPont Show with June Allyson

The DuPont Show with June Allyson (1959)

TV
Lawrence Clay 'Larry' Hall
It Happened to Jane

It Happened to Jane (1959)

Movie
6
Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse

Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse (1958)

TV
Terry Matthews
The Living Idol

The Living Idol (1957)

Movie
Mike Bagley
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre (1956)

TV
Steve Forrest (uncredited)
Meet Me in Las Vegas

Meet Me in Las Vegas (1956)

Movie
Joe Rogers / Steve Archer
Alfred Hitchcock Presents

Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1955)

TV
4.75
Mannon / Scott Coltrane / Morgan / Cord Wrecken
Gunsmoke

Gunsmoke (1955)

TV
6
Gregory Fitzgerald
Bedevilled

Bedevilled (1955)

Movie
Self
1955 Motion Picture Theatre Celebration

1955 Motion Picture Theatre Celebration (1955)

Movie
Ben / Pete Mayer / Tom Gardener
Climax!

Climax! (1954)

TV
Eddie Kelvaney
Rogue Cop

Rogue Cop (1954)

Movie
Cpl. Joseph Robert Stanton
Prisoner of War

Prisoner of War (1954)

Movie
Prof. Paul Dupin
Phantom of the Rue Morgue

Phantom of the Rue Morgue (1954)

Movie
Dirk De Jong
So Big

So Big (1953)

Movie
Lobo Nagalaski
Take the High Ground!

Take the High Ground! (1953)

Movie
Mark Carter
Letter to Loretta

Letter to Loretta (1953)

TV
Passenger on Train (uncredited)
The Band Wagon

The Band Wagon (1953)

Movie
4
Photographer on Crane (uncredited)
I Love Melvin

I Love Melvin (1953)

Movie
Lt. Floyd (uncredited)
Last of the Comanches

Last of the Comanches (1953)

Movie
Young Man
The Clown

The Clown (1953)

Movie
Actor in Georgia's Screen Test (uncredited)
The Bad and the Beautiful

The Bad and the Beautiful (1952)

Movie
7
Rocky Wilson
Geisha Girl

Geisha Girl (1952)

Movie
Harpenning Brothers / Sam Rayford / Eddie Martin
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars (1951)

TV
Holtz
Sealed Cargo

Sealed Cargo (1951)

Movie
Matt Barker
Lux Video Theatre

Lux Video Theatre (1950)

TV

Ratings

Average 5.96
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Information

Known For
Acting

Gender
Male

Birthday
1925-09-29

Deathday
2013-05-18 (87 years old)

Birth Place
Huntsville, United States of America

Siblings
Dana Andrews

Citizenships
United States of America

Also Known As
William Forrest Andrews, William Andrews, Stephen Forrest, Steven Forrest, 스티브 포레스트, Стив Форрест

Awards
Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Supporting Actor


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