Frederic Forrest, Oscar-nominated actor for ‘The Rose,’ dies at 86

Frederic Forrest, the actor who acquired an Oscar nomination for his general performance as Bette Midler‘s limousine driver-turned-lover in “The Rose,” has died. He was 86.

Midler verified Forrest’s demise Friday on Twitter, hailing her late co-star as a “remarkable actor” and “brilliant human becoming.” Actor Barry Primus, who also appeared in “The Rose,” informed the Hollywood Reporter that Forrest died Friday at his house in Santa Monica soon after a extensive disease.

“I was blessed to have him in my lifetime,” Midler tweeted. “He was at peace.”

At the 52nd Academy Awards, Forrest was a supporting actor nominee for playing Huston Dyer, an AWOL Army sergeant who falls in adore with a rock star (Midler) loosely dependent on Janis Joplin in 1979’s “The Rose.” Midler also gained a nomination that year for lead actress.

Forrest was born in Waxahachie, Texas, and researched acting in New York at Lee Strasberg‘s studio prior to building his big-display screen debut in 1972’s “When the Legends Die,” according to Turner Typical Films. He was identified for his do the job in “The Rose,” “Hammett,” “Valley Girl” and dozens more movies, notably in characteristics directed by Francis Ford Coppola like “The Dialogue,” “Apocalypse Now” and “One From the Heart.”

Also, Forrest appeared in a number of Tv videos and miniseries, like “Larry,” “Ruby and Oswald” “Who Will Adore My Children,” “The Deliberate Stranger,” “Lonesome Dove” and “Citizen Cohn.”

He is survived by his sister, according to the Hollywood Reporter.