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. I ... n 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.
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| Organization | Category | Movie |
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S.W.A.T.
as Lt. Dan "Hondo" Harrelson
Episodes: 37
First Aired: Feb 24, 1975
The Baron
as John Mannering
Episodes: 30
First Aired: Sep 28, 1966
Dallas
as Wes Parmalee
Episodes: 12
First Aired: Apr 02, 1978
Dallas
as Ben Stivers
Episodes: 3
First Aired: Apr 02, 1978
Hollywood Wives
as Ross Conti
Episodes: 3
First Aired: Feb 17, 1985
The Manions of America
as James Kent
Episodes: 3
First Aired: Sep 30, 1981
Murder, She Wrote
as Rev. Willie John Fargo
Episodes: 2
First Aired: Sep 30, 1984
Night Gallery
as Grant Wilson (segment "Hatred Unto Death") (as Stephen Forrest)
Episodes: 2
First Aired: Dec 16, 1970
Condominium
as Gus Garver
Episodes: 2
First Aired: Apr 06, 1980
A Rumor of War
as Col. Atherton
Episodes: 2
First Aired: Sep 24, 1980
Burke's Law
as Jocko Creighton
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 20, 1963
Dream On
as Eden Pilott
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Jul 08, 1990
Kraft Suspense Theatre
as David Buchanan
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Oct 10, 1963
The F.B.I.
as Lee Barrington
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 19, 1965
Gunsmoke
as Mannon
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 10, 1955
The Twilight Zone
as Robert Gaines
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Oct 02, 1959
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
as Steve Archer
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Oct 02, 1955
The Fugitive
as Barry Craft
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 17, 1963
The High Chaparral
as Johnny Rondo
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 10, 1967
The Virginian
as Roger Layton
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 19, 1962
Lux Video Theatre
as Matt Barker
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Oct 02, 1950
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
as Eddie Martin
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Oct 05, 1951
Climax!
as Ben
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Oct 07, 1954
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
as Mike Bagley
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Oct 05, 1956
The DuPont Show with June Allyson
as Major Anderson
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 21, 1959
Letter to Loretta
as Mark Carter
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 20, 1953
Ghost Story
as Andrew Alcott
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 15, 1972
Murder, She Wrote
as Sheriff Hank Masters
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 30, 1984
Murder, She Wrote
as Lt. Paul Stratton
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 30, 1984
Murder, She Wrote
as Captain Ned Larkin
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 30, 1984
Nichols
as Sam Yeager
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 16, 1971
The Virginian
as James Templeton
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 19, 1962
Gunsmoke
as Morgan
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 10, 1955
Gunsmoke
as Cord Wrecken
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 10, 1955
Gunsmoke
as Scott Coltrane
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 10, 1955
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
as Sam Rayford
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Oct 05, 1951
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
as Harpenning Brothers
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Oct 05, 1951
The Six Million Dollar Man
as Quail
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Jan 18, 1974
Love, American Style
as Don Finletter
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 29, 1969
Kraft Suspense Theatre
as Mike Taggart
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Oct 10, 1963
The Name of the Game
as A.J. Ward
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 20, 1968
The Name of the Game
as Walter Royce
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 20, 1968
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
as Joe Rogers
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Oct 02, 1955
Kodiak
as Samson Toey
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 13, 1974
Climax!
as Pete Mayer
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Oct 07, 1954
Climax!
as Tom Gardener
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Oct 07, 1954
Finder of Lost Loves
as James Osborne
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 22, 1984
Medical Center
as Dr. Eric Canford
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 24, 1969
Murder, She Wrote
as Max Teller
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 30, 1984
Bonanza
as Dan Logan
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 12, 1959
Columbo
as Big Fred
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 15, 1971
The Rookies
Episodes: 2
First Aired: Sep 11, 1972
Ironside
Episodes: 2
First Aired: Mar 28, 1967
Cimarron Strip
Episodes: 2
First Aired: Sep 07, 1967
Dinah!
as Self
Episodes: 2
First Aired: Oct 21, 1974
The Streets of San Francisco
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 23, 1972
Alias Smith and Jones
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Jan 05, 1971
Hotel
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Aug 21, 1982
Medical Center
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 24, 1969
Arrest and Trial
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 15, 1963
Mission: Impossible
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Apr 05, 1968
Cannon
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 14, 1971
Target: The Corruptors!
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 29, 1961
Outlaws
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 26, 1960
Bus Stop
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Oct 01, 1961
Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Oct 06, 1958
The Sixth Sense
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Jan 15, 1972
Kraft Mystery Theatre
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Jun 14, 1961
The Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts
as Self
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 14, 1973
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