Steve Forrest
Known for Acting · 107 credits
- Born
- 1925-09-29
- Died
- 2013-05-18
- Place of birth
- Huntsville, Texas, USA
- Also known as
- William Forrest Andrews · William Andrews · Stephen Forrest · Steven Forrest · 스티브 포레스트 · Стив Форрест
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.
Known For
TV Shows (54)
Columbo
1971
as Big Fred McCain
Bonanza
1959
as Dan Logan
Dallas
1978
as Wes Parmalee / Ben Stivers
Murder, She Wrote
1984
as Rev. Willie John Fargo / Sheriff Hank Masters / Lt. Paul Stratton / Captain Ned Larkin / Max Teller
The Fugitive
1963
as Barry Craft
Ironside
1967
Love, American Style
1969
as Don Finletter
Mission: Impossible
1966
L.A. Law
1986
as Leonard Bey
Climax!
1954
as Ben / Pete Mayer / Tom Gardener
The Twilight Zone
1959
as Robert Gaines
The Virginian
1962
as Roger Layton / James Templeton
The Six Million Dollar Man
1974
as Quail
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
1956
as Mike Bagley
Hotel
1982
Cannon
1971
The F.B.I.
1965
as Lee Barrington
Burke's Law
1963
as Jocko Creighton
Medical Center
1969
as Dr. Eric Canford
Night Gallery
1970
as Grant Wilson (segment "Hatred Unto Death") (as Stephen Forrest)
The High Chaparral
1967
as Johnny Rondo
The Name of the Game
1968
as A.J. Ward / Walter Royce
The Rookies
1972
Gunsmoke
1955
as Mannon / Morgan / Cord Wrecken / Scott Coltrane
The Streets of San Francisco
1972
Dinah!
1974
as Self
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
1955
as Steve Archer / Joe Rogers
Alias Smith and Jones
1971
Kraft Suspense Theatre
1963
as David Buchanan / Mike Taggart
Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse
1958
Dream On
1990
as Eden Pilott
Lux Video Theatre
1950
as Matt Barker
Arrest and Trial
1963
Outlaws
1960
Ghost Story
1972
as Andrew Alcott
Finder of Lost Loves
1984
as James Osborne
The DuPont Show with June Allyson
1959
as Major Anderson
The Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts
1973
as Self
Target: The Corruptors!
1961
Cimarron Strip
1967
Nichols
1971
as Sam Yeager
Bus Stop
1961
S.W.A.T.
1975
as Lt. Dan "Hondo" Harrelson
Letter to Loretta
1953
as Mark Carter
The Sixth Sense
1972
Kraft Mystery Theatre
1961
The Baron
1966
as John Mannering
Kodiak
1974
as Samson Toey
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
1951
as Eddie Martin / Sam Rayford / Harpenning Brothers
Hollywood Wives
1985
as Ross Conti
A Rumor of War
1980
as Col. Atherton
Condominium
1980
as Gus Garver
The Manions of America
1981
as James Kent
Testimony of Two Men
1977
as Martin Eaton
Movies (53)
The Longest Day
1962
as Capt. Harding
S.W.A.T.
2003
as S.W.A.T. Truck Driver
Sahara
1983
as Gordon
Mommie Dearest
1981
as Greg Savitt
Flaming Star
1960
as Clint Burton
Spies Like Us
1985
as General Sline
Miracle at St. Anna
2008
as Capt. Harding in The Longest Day (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Bad and the Beautiful
1952
as Actor in Georgia's Screen Test (uncredited)
Malibu
1983
as Rich Bradley
Amazon Women on the Moon
1987
as Captain Nelson (segment "Amazon Women on the Moon")
The Clown
1953
as Young Man
The Band Wagon
1953
as Passenger on Train (uncredited)
Captain America
1979
as Lou Brackett
It Happened to Jane
1959
as Larry Hall
Sealed Cargo
1951
as Holtz
Rascal
1969
as Willard North
Hotline
1982
as Tom Hunter
Maneaters Are Loose!
1978
as David Birk
The Hatfields and the McCoys
1975
as Randall McCoy
Meet Me in Las Vegas
1956
as Steve Forrest (uncredited)
Roughnecks
1980
as Paul Marshall
The Wild Country
1970
as Jim Tanner
Rogue Cop
1954
as Eddie Kelvaney
Last of the Comanches
1953
as Lt. Floyd (uncredited)
Heller in Pink Tights
1960
as Clint Mabry
The Hanged Man
1974
as James Devlin
Phantom of the Rue Morgue
1954
as Prof. Paul Dupin
The Deerslayer
1978
as Hawkeye
So Big
1953
as Dirk De Jong
North Dallas Forty
1979
as Conrad Hunter
Storyville
1992
as Judge Quentin Murdoch
The Second Time Around
1961
as Dan Jones
Gunsmoke: Return to Dodge
1987
as Will Mannon
Bedevilled
1955
as Gregory Fitzgerald
Killer: A Journal of Murder
1996
as Warden Charles Casey
Five Branded Women
1960
as Paul Keller
The Yellow Canary
1963
as Hubbard "Hub" Wiley
The Baron: Mystery Island
1972
as John Mannering 'The Baron'
Prisoner of War
1954
as Cpl. Joseph Robert Stanton
The Late Liz
1971
as Jim Hatch
I Love Melvin
1953
as Photographer on Crane (uncredited)
Wanted: The Sundance Woman
1976
as Charlie Siringo
The Owl That Didn't Give a Hoot
1968
as Jr. Narrator
Take the High Ground!
1953
as Lobo Nagalaski
Clipper Ship
1957
as Matt Bowers
Last of the Mohicans
1977
as Hawkeye
The Magic of Walt Disney World
1972
as Narrator
The Living Idol
1957
as Terry Matthews
The Baron: The Man in a Looking Glass
1972
as John Mannering 'The Baron'
A Chant of Silence
1973
as State Police Officer
Great Lady Has an Interview
1954
as Reporter (uncredited)
Geisha Girl
1952
as Rocky Wilson (as William Andrews)
Wild Geese Calling
1969
as Narrator
About Steve Forrest
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 (… With 107 credits spanning from 1950 to 2008, Steve Forrest has appeared in 53 films and 54 TV shows.
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- The Longest Day (1962) — as Capt. Harding
- S.W.A.T. (2003) — as S.W.A.T. Truck Driver
- Sahara (1983) — as Gordon
- Mommie Dearest (1981) — as Greg Savitt
- Flaming Star (1960) — as Clint Burton
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