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.
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.
External links
IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/nm0002079
Wikipedia: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1442301
Facebook: No data
Instagram: No data
X: No data
Filmography (Movies)
Miracle at St. Anna
Character:Capt. Harding in The Longest Day (archive footage) (uncredited)
Release Date:15/09/2008
S.W.A.T.
Character:S.W.A.T. Truck Driver
Release Date:08/08/2003
Killer: A Journal of Murder
Character:Warden Charles Casey
Release Date:06/09/1996
Storyville
Character:Judge Quentin Murdoch
Release Date:26/08/1992
Gunsmoke: Return to Dodge
Character:Will Mannon
Release Date:27/09/1987
Amazon Women on the Moon
Character:Captain Nelson (segment "Amazon Women on the Moon")
Release Date:18/09/1987
Spies Like Us
Character:General Sline
Release Date:06/12/1985
Sahara
Character:Gordon
Release Date:01/12/1983
Malibu
Character:Rich Bradley
Release Date:23/01/1983
Hotline
Character:Tom Hunter
Release Date:16/10/1982
Mommie Dearest
Character:Greg Savitt
Release Date:16/09/1981
Roughnecks
Character:Paul Marshall
Release Date:15/07/1980
North Dallas Forty
Character:Conrad Hunter
Release Date:03/08/1979
Captain America
Character:Lou Brackett
Release Date:19/01/1979
The Deerslayer
Character:Hawkeye
Release Date:18/12/1978
Maneaters Are Loose!
Character:David Birk
Release Date:03/05/1978
Last of the Mohicans
Character:Hawkeye
Release Date:23/11/1977
Wanted: The Sundance Woman
Character:Charlie Siringo
Release Date:01/10/1976
The Hatfields and the McCoys
Character:Randall McCoy
Release Date:15/01/1975
The Hanged Man
Character:James Devlin
Release Date:13/03/1974
A Chant of Silence
Character:State Police Officer
Release Date:09/05/1973
The Magic of Walt Disney World
Character:Narrator
Release Date:20/12/1972
The Man in a Looking Glass
Character:John Mannering 'The Baron'
Release Date:20/10/1972
The Baron: Mystery Island
Character:John Mannering 'The Baron'
Release Date:20/10/1972
The Late Liz
Character:Jim Hatch
Release Date:01/09/1971
The Wild Country
Character:Jim Tanner
Release Date:16/12/1970
Wild Geese Calling
Character:Narrator
Release Date:14/09/1969
Rascal
Character:Willard North
Release Date:11/06/1969
The Owl That Didn't Give a Hoot
Character:Jr. Narrator
Release Date:15/12/1968
The Yellow Canary
Character:Hubbard "Hub" Wiley
Release Date:15/05/1963
The Longest Day
Character:Capt. Harding
Release Date:25/09/1962
The Second Time Around
Character:Dan Jones
Release Date:22/12/1961
Flaming Star
Character:Clint Burton
Release Date:20/12/1960
Five Branded Women
Character:Paul Keller
Release Date:15/03/1960
Heller in Pink Tights
Character:Clint Mabry
Release Date:01/03/1960
It Happened to Jane
Character:Larry Hall
Release Date:24/05/1959
The Living Idol
Character:Terry Matthews
Release Date:02/05/1957
Clipper Ship
Character:Matt Bowers
Release Date:04/04/1957
Meet Me in Las Vegas
Character:Steve Forrest (uncredited)
Release Date:09/03/1956
Bedevilled
Character:Gregory Fitzgerald
Release Date:28/04/1955
Rogue Cop
Character:Eddie Kelvaney
Release Date:17/09/1954
Prisoner of War
Character:Cpl. Joseph Robert Stanton
Release Date:04/05/1954
Phantom of the Rue Morgue
Character:Prof. Paul Dupin
Release Date:27/03/1954
Great Lady Has an Interview
Character:Reporter (uncredited)
Release Date:14/02/1954
So Big
Character:Dirk De Jong
Release Date:31/10/1953
Take the High Ground!
Character:Lobo Nagalaski
Release Date:30/10/1953
The Band Wagon
Character:Passenger on Train (uncredited)
Release Date:07/08/1953
I Love Melvin
Character:Photographer on Crane (uncredited)
Release Date:20/03/1953
Last of the Comanches
Character:Lt. Floyd (uncredited)
Release Date:01/02/1953
The Clown
Character:Young Man
Release Date:16/01/1953
The Bad and the Beautiful
Character:Actor in Georgia's Screen Test (uncredited)
Release Date:25/12/1952
Geisha Girl
Character:Rocky Wilson (as William Andrews)
Release Date:02/05/1952
Sealed Cargo
Character:Holtz
Release Date:19/05/1951
Television Appearances
Dream On
Character:Eden Pilott
Hollywood Wives
Character:Ross Conti
Murder, She Wrote
Character:Rev. Willie John Fargo
Murder, She Wrote
Character:Sheriff Hank Masters
Murder, She Wrote
Character:Lt. Paul Stratton
Murder, She Wrote
Character:Captain Ned Larkin
Murder, She Wrote
Character:Max Teller
Finder of Lost Loves
Character:James Osborne
Hotel
Character:
The Manions of America
Character:James Kent
A Rumor of War
Character:Col. Atherton
Condominium
Character:Gus Garver
Dallas
Character:Ben Stivers
Dallas
Character:Wes Parmalee
Testimony of Two Men
Character:Martin Eaton
S.W.A.T.
Character:Lt. Dan "Hondo" Harrelson
Dinah!
Character:Self
Kodiak
Character:Samson Toey
The Six Million Dollar Man
Character:Quail
The Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts
Character:Self
The Streets of San Francisco
Character:
Ghost Story
Character:Andrew Alcott
The Rookies
Character:
The Sixth Sense
Character:
Nichols
Character:Sam Yeager
Columbo
Character:Big Fred
Cannon
Character:
Alias Smith and Jones
Character:
Night Gallery
Character:Grant Wilson (segment "Hatred Unto Death") (as Stephen Forrest)
Love, American Style
Character:Don Finletter
Medical Center
Character:
Medical Center
Character:Dr. Eric Canford
The Name of the Game
Character:A.J. Ward
The Name of the Game
Character:Walter Royce
The High Chaparral
Character:Johnny Rondo
Cimarron Strip
Character:
Ironside
Character:
The Baron
Character:John Mannering
Mission: Impossible
Character:
The F.B.I.
Character:Lee Barrington
Kraft Suspense Theatre
Character:David Buchanan
Kraft Suspense Theatre
Character:Mike Taggart
Burke's Law
Character:Jocko Creighton
The Fugitive
Character:Barry Craft
Arrest and Trial
Character:
The Virginian
Character:Roger Layton
The Virginian
Character:James Templeton
Bus Stop
Character:
Target: The Corruptors!
Character:
Kraft Mystery Theatre
Character:
Outlaws
Character:
The Twilight Zone
Character:Robert Gaines
The DuPont Show with June Allyson
Character:Major Anderson
Bonanza
Character:Dan Logan
Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse
Character:
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
Character:Mike Bagley
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Character:Steve Archer
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Character:Joe Rogers
Gunsmoke
Character:Mannon
Gunsmoke
Character:Morgan
Gunsmoke
Character:Cord Wrecken
Gunsmoke
Character:Scott Coltrane
Climax!
Character:Ben
Climax!
Character:Pete Mayer
Climax!
Character:Tom Gardener
Letter to Loretta
Character:Mark Carter
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
Character:Eddie Martin
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
Character:Sam Rayford
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
Character:Harpenning Brothers
Lux Video Theatre
Character:Matt Barker
Images
