Denis Forest Biography

Canadian actor (1960–2002)

Denis Forest (September 5, 1960 – March 18, 2002) was a Canadian character actor.

He was known for portraying henchmen in Academy Award-nominated blockbusters The Mask and Cliffhanger. He was the lead villain in the second season of the War of the Worlds television series.

Forest died suddenly following a m*ive stroke in Los Angeles on March 18, 2002, after having dinner in a Franklin Avenue restaurant in Hollywood with a few friends.

Filmography

  • The Adventures of Bob & Doug McKenzie: Strange Brew (1983) - Policeman
  • Head Office (1985) - Rich
  • The Climb (1986) - Hermann Kollensperger
  • Friday the 13th: The Series (1987-1990, TV series) - 4 episodes
  • War of the Worlds (1989-1990, TV series) - 21 episodes
  • The Tadpole and the Whale (1988) - Marcel
  • Lonely Child: The Imaginary World of Claude Vivier (1988) - Claude Vivier - Age 26
  • Destiny to Order (1989) - Chicout
  • The Long Road Home (1989) - Michael Posen
  • Wedlock (1991) - Puce
  • Cliffhanger (1993) - Heldon
  • The Mask (1994) - Sweet Eddy
  • New Crime City (1994) - Wizard
  • Where Truth Lies (1996) - Jonas Kellar
  • Eraser (1996) - Technician
  • Dead Men Can't Dance (1997) - Dennis Larson
  • Le Femme Nikita (1998) - Rene Dian
  • Storm of the Century (1999) - Kirk Freeman
  • Hidden Agenda (1999) - Christoph
  • The X-Files (TV series) (Season 9 Ep. 10 - "Providence") (2002) - Zeke Josepho
  • Detonator (2003) - Steve Kerwin (final film role)

External links

  • Denis Forest at IMDb
  • A Tribute to Denis Forest

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