Known for his role in Apocalypse Now of Francis Ford Coppola, Frederic Forrest died Friday in Santa Monica, United States, according to variety. He was 86 years old. The information was posted on Twitter by the actress Bette Midler with whom he had shared the screen in The Rose by Mark Rydell.
“The great and beloved Frederic Forrest has passed away. Thank you to all his fans and friends for their support over the past few months. He was a remarkable actor and a brilliant human being, and I was lucky to have him in my life. He was at peace, ”she paid tribute.
In Francis Ford Coppola’s masterpiece, Frederic Forrest played Jay “Chief” Hicks, the injured former chief of New Orleans on the patrol boat. We know the line: “I didn’t come for that, I don’t fucking need that, all I wanted was to cook”.