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