Acting
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 (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
Miracle at St. Anna
Film · 2008
S.W.A.T.
Film · 2003
Killer: A Journal of Murder
Film · 1996
Storyville
Film · 1992
Dream On
Series · 1990
Gunsmoke: Return to Dodge
Film · 1987
Amazon Women on the Moon
Film · 1987
L.A. Law
Series · 1986
Spies Like Us
Film · 1985
Hollywood Wives
Series · 1985
Murder, She Wrote
Series · 1984
Murder, She Wrote
Series · 1984
Murder, She Wrote
Series · 1984
Murder, She Wrote
Series · 1984
Finder of Lost Loves
Series · 1984
Murder, She Wrote
Series · 1984
Sahara
Film · 1983
Malibu
Film · 1983
Hotline
Film · 1982
Hotel
Series · 1982
Mommie Dearest
Film · 1981
The Manions of America
Series · 1981
Roughnecks
Film · 1980
Condominium
Series · 1980
A Rumor of War
Series · 1980
Captain America
Film · 1979
North Dallas Forty
Film · 1979
Maneaters Are Loose!
Film · 1978
The Deerslayer
Film · 1978
Dallas
Series · 1978
Dallas
Series · 1978
Fantasy Island
Series · 1978
Last of the Mohicans
Film · 1977
Testimony of Two Men
Series · 1977
Wanted: The Sundance Woman
Film · 1976
The Hatfields and the McCoys
Film · 1975
S.W.A.T.
Series · 1975
The Hanged Man
Film · 1974
The Six Million Dollar Man
Series · 1974
Dinah!
Series · 1974
Kodiak
Series · 1974
A Chant of Silence
Film · 1973
The Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts
Series · 1973
The Baron: The Man in a Looking Glass
Film · 1972
The Baron: Mystery Island
Film · 1972
The Magic of Walt Disney World
Film · 1972
The Rookies
Series · 1972
The Streets of San Francisco
Series · 1972
The Sixth Sense
Series · 1972
Ghost Story
Series · 1972
The Late Liz
Film · 1971
Alias Smith and Jones
Series · 1971
Cannon
Series · 1971
Nichols
Series · 1971
Columbo
Series · 1971
McMillan & Wife
Series · 1971
The Wild Country
Film · 1970
Night Gallery
Series · 1970
Rascal
Film · 1969
Wild Geese Calling
Film · 1969
Medical Center
Series · 1969
Love, American Style
Series · 1969
Medical Center
Series · 1969
The Owl That Didn't Give a Hoot
Film · 1968
The Name of the Game
Series · 1968
The Name of the Game
Series · 1968
Ironside
Series · 1967
Cimarron Strip
Series · 1967
The High Chaparral
Series · 1967
Mission: Impossible
Series · 1966
The Baron
Series · 1966
The F.B.I.
Series · 1965
The Yellow Canary
Film · 1963
Burke's Law
Series · 1963
Kraft Suspense Theatre
Series · 1963
Arrest and Trial
Series · 1963
The Fugitive
Series · 1963
Kraft Suspense Theatre
Series · 1963
The Longest Day
Film · 1962
The Virginian
Series · 1962
The Virginian
Series · 1962
The Second Time Around
Film · 1961
Target: The Corruptors!
Series · 1961
Bus Stop
Series · 1961
Kraft Mystery Theatre
Series · 1961
Heller in Pink Tights
Film · 1960
Flaming Star
Film · 1960
Five Branded Women
Film · 1960
Outlaws
Series · 1960
It Happened to Jane
Film · 1959
The Twilight Zone
Series · 1959
The DuPont Show with June Allyson
Series · 1959
Bonanza
Series · 1959
Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse
Series · 1958
The Living Idol
Film · 1957
Clipper Ship
Film · 1957
Meet Me in Las Vegas
Film · 1956
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
Series · 1956
Bedevilled
Film · 1955
Gunsmoke
Series · 1955
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Series · 1955
Gunsmoke
Series · 1955
Gunsmoke
Series · 1955
Gunsmoke
Series · 1955
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Series · 1955
Rogue Cop
Film · 1954
Phantom of the Rue Morgue
Film · 1954
Prisoner of War
Film · 1954
Great Lady Has an Interview
Film · 1954
Climax!
Series · 1954
Climax!
Series · 1954
Climax!
Series · 1954
The Band Wagon
Film · 1953
So Big
Film · 1953
I Love Melvin
Film · 1953
Last of the Comanches
Film · 1953
The Clown
Film · 1953
Take the High Ground!
Film · 1953
Letter to Loretta
Series · 1953
Geisha Girl
Film · 1952
The Bad and the Beautiful
Film · 1952
Sealed Cargo
Film · 1951
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
Series · 1951
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
Series · 1951
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
Series · 1951
Lux Video Theatre
Series · 1950