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Steve Forrest
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Steve Forrest
Known For
Acting
Birthday
1925-09-29,Huntsville, Texas, USA
Gender
Male
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.

Filmography

7

Roughnecks
1980-07-15

5.692

Rogue Cop
1954-09-17

Maneaters Are Loose!

10

Maneaters Are Loose!
1978-05-03

6.2

Spies Like Us
1985-12-06

The Longest Day

7.598

The Longest Day
1962-09-25

7.174

The Band Wagon
1953-08-07

Heller in Pink Tights

5.8

Heller in Pink Tights
1960-03-01

Phantom of the Rue Morgue

6.3

Phantom of the Rue Morgue
1954-03-27

6.4

Mommie Dearest
1981-09-16

5.316

Storyville
1992-08-26

5.741

Sahara
1983-12-01

6.5

Flaming Star
1960-12-20

5.462

So Big
1953-10-31

6

Rascal
1969-06-11

Captain America

3.983

Captain America
1979-01-19

Gunsmoke: Return to Dodge

6.5

Gunsmoke: Return to Dodge
1987-09-27

4.538

The Hanged Man
1974-03-13

The Second Time Around

6.231

The Second Time Around
1961-12-22

6

Bedevilled
1955-04-28

The Living Idol

5.182

The Living Idol
1957-05-02

The Hatfields and the McCoys

9

The Hatfields and the McCoys
1975-01-15

The Wild Country

6.111

The Wild Country
1970-12-16

Prisoner of War

4.5

Prisoner of War
1954-05-04

6.2

I Love Melvin
1953-03-20

Five Branded Women

6.095

Five Branded Women
1960-03-15

6.5

Geisha Girl
1952-05-02

The Baron: The Man in a Looking Glass

8.5

The Baron: The Man in a Looking Glass
1972-10-20

The Baron: Mystery Island

7

The Baron: Mystery Island
1972-10-20

A Chant of Silence

0

A Chant of Silence
1973-05-09

The Bad and the Beautiful

7.3

The Bad and the Beautiful
1952-12-25

North Dallas Forty

6.676

North Dallas Forty
1979-08-03

The Magic of Walt Disney World

8.667

The Magic of Walt Disney World
1972-12-20

The Yellow Canary

10

The Yellow Canary
1963-05-15

Meet Me in Las Vegas

4.462

Meet Me in Las Vegas
1956-03-09

Last of the Comanches

6.364

Last of the Comanches
1953-02-01

It Happened to Jane

6.2

It Happened to Jane
1959-05-24

5.591

The Clown
1953-01-16

The Owl That Didn't Give a Hoot

0

The Owl That Didn't Give a Hoot
1968-12-15

Take the High Ground!

6.231

Take the High Ground!
1953-10-30

8

The Late Liz
1971-09-01

5.4

Hotline
1982-10-16

Wanted: The Sundance Woman

6.667

Wanted: The Sundance Woman
1976-10-01

3.75

Malibu
1983-01-23

Last of the Mohicans

6.5

Last of the Mohicans
1977-11-23

6

The Deerslayer
1978-12-18

6.543

Sealed Cargo
1951-05-19

Miracle at St. Anna

6.12

Miracle at St. Anna
2008-09-15

Killer: A Journal of Murder

5.794

Killer: A Journal of Murder
1996-09-06

Amazon Women on the Moon

5.905

Amazon Women on the Moon
1987-09-18

Great Lady Has an Interview

2

Great Lady Has an Interview
1954-02-14

6.159

S.W.A.T.
2003-08-08

Wild Geese Calling

0

Wild Geese Calling
1969-09-14

0

Clipper Ship
1957-04-04

Murder, She Wrote

7.534

Murder, She Wrote
1984-09-30

6.25

Burke's Law
1963-09-20

6.857

The Rookies
1972-09-11

6.967

Dream On
1990-07-08

Kraft Suspense Theatre

6.5

Kraft Suspense Theatre
1963-10-10

5.64

The F.B.I.
1965-09-19

The Streets of San Francisco

7.01

The Streets of San Francisco
1972-09-23

Alias Smith and Jones

7

Alias Smith and Jones
1971-01-05

6.8

Hotel
1982-08-21

6.357

Medical Center
1969-09-24

6.679

Gunsmoke
1955-09-10

Arrest and Trial

8.25

Arrest and Trial
1963-09-15

7.808

Night Gallery
1970-12-16

Mission: Impossible

7.554

Mission: Impossible
1966-09-17

6.658

Cannon
1971-09-14

5.667

The Baron
1966-09-28

The Twilight Zone

8.5

The Twilight Zone
1959-10-02

6.8

Dallas
1978-04-02

6.8

Dallas
1978-04-02

6.855

Ironside
1967-03-28

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

7.8

Alfred Hitchcock Presents
1955-10-02

Target: The Corruptors!

5.667

Target: The Corruptors!
1961-09-29

6.667

Outlaws
1960-09-26

10

Bus Stop
1961-10-01

Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse

6.333

Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse
1958-10-06

5.654

Cimarron Strip
1967-09-07

7.3

The Fugitive
1963-09-17

The High Chaparral

6.75

The High Chaparral
1967-09-10

7.1

S.W.A.T.
1975-02-24

6.514

The Virginian
1962-09-19

Lux Video Theatre

6.714

Lux Video Theatre
1950-10-02

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

7.2

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
1951-10-05

3.833

Climax!
1954-10-07

The Sixth Sense

6.111

The Sixth Sense
1972-01-15

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

6.2

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
1956-10-05

The DuPont Show with June Allyson

6.75

The DuPont Show with June Allyson
1959-09-21

Letter to Loretta

6.571

Letter to Loretta
1953-09-20

7.444

Ghost Story
1972-09-15

Kraft Mystery Theatre

7.25

Kraft Mystery Theatre
1961-06-14

Hollywood Wives

4.667

Hollywood Wives
1985-02-17

The Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts

5.4

The Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts
1973-09-14

The Manions of America

7.25

The Manions of America
1981-09-30

Murder, She Wrote

7.534

Murder, She Wrote
1984-09-30

Murder, She Wrote

7.534

Murder, She Wrote
1984-09-30

Murder, She Wrote

7.534

Murder, She Wrote
1984-09-30

6.333

Nichols
1971-09-16

6.514

The Virginian
1962-09-19

6.679

Gunsmoke
1955-09-10

6.679

Gunsmoke
1955-09-10

6.679

Gunsmoke
1955-09-10

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

7.2

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
1951-10-05

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

7.2

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
1951-10-05

The Six Million Dollar Man

7.272

The Six Million Dollar Man
1974-01-18

Love, American Style

6.105

Love, American Style
1969-09-29

7

Dinah!
1974-10-21

4.2

Condominium
1980-04-06

Kraft Suspense Theatre

6.5

Kraft Suspense Theatre
1963-10-10

The Name of the Game

7

The Name of the Game
1968-09-20

The Name of the Game

7

The Name of the Game
1968-09-20

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

7.8

Alfred Hitchcock Presents
1955-10-02

6.5

Kodiak
1974-09-13

3.833

Climax!
1954-10-07

3.833

Climax!
1954-10-07

8

A Rumor of War
1980-09-24

Finder of Lost Loves

6.75

Finder of Lost Loves
1984-09-22

6.357

Medical Center
1969-09-24

Murder, She Wrote

7.534

Murder, She Wrote
1984-09-30

7.521

Bonanza
1959-09-12

8.1

Columbo
1971-09-15

Testimony of Two Men

6

Testimony of Two Men
1977-05-09

7.1

L.A. Law
1986-09-15