# Denis Forest

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**Denis Forest** (September 5, 1960 – March 18, 2002) was a Canadian [character actor](/source/Character_actor).[1] He was known for portraying henchmen in [Academy Award](/source/Academy_Award)-nominated blockbusters *[The Mask](/source/The_Mask_(1994_film))* and *[Cliffhanger](/source/Cliffhanger_(1993_film))*. He was the lead villain in the second season of the *[War of the Worlds](/source/War_of_the_Worlds_(1988_TV_series))* television series.

## Early life and education

A graduate of the [Ryerson Theatre School](/source/Ryerson_Theatre_School), he was an early founding member of [Richard Rose](/source/Richard_Rose_(director)) and Thom Sokoloski's Autumn Angel Repertory theatre company.[2]

## Career

In 1986 Forest and Bruce Verine premiered *Projekt Putz*, a satirical send-up of avant-garde [performance art](/source/Performance_art), at the [Toronto Free Theatre](/source/Toronto_Free_Theatre).[3] He also had occasional film and television roles in this era, including the television miniseries *[Race for the Bomb](/source/Race_for_the_Bomb)*[4] and *[Champagne Charlie](/source/Champagne_Charlie_(miniseries))*.[5]

After the 1989 film *The Long Road Home*, he moved to [Los Angeles](/source/Los_Angeles) to pursue work in American film and television.

## Award nominations

Forrest received a [Dora Mavor Moore Award](/source/Dora_Mavor_Moore_Award) nomination for [Best Original Play, General Theatre](/source/Dora_Mavor_Moore_Award_for_Best_Original_Play_(General_Theatre)) at the [1984 Dora Mavor Moore Awards](/source/1984_Dora_Mavor_Moore_Awards) for the collective play *Mein*.[6]

## Death

Forest died suddenly following a massive [stroke](/source/Stroke) in Los Angeles on March 18, 2002, after having dinner in a Franklin Avenue restaurant in Hollywood with a few friends.[7]

## Filmography

### Film

- *[The Adventures of Bob & Doug McKenzie: Strange Brew](/source/Strange_Brew)* (1983) - Policeman
- *[Head Office](/source/Head_Office)* (1985) - Rich
- *The Climb* (1986) - Hermann Kollensperger
- *[Tadpole and the Whale](/source/Tadpole_and_the_Whale)* (1988) - Marcel
- *Lonely Child: The Imaginary World of Claude Vivier* (1988) - [Claude Vivier](/source/Claude_Vivier), age 26
- *Destiny to Order* (1989) - Chicout
- *The Long Road Home* (1989) - Michael Posen
- *[Wedlock](/source/Wedlock_(film))* (1991) - Puce
- *[Cliffhanger](/source/Cliffhanger_(1993_film))* (1993) - Heldon
- *[The Mask](/source/The_Mask_(1994_film))* (1994) - Sweet Eddy
- *New Crime City* (1994) - Wizard
- *Where Truth Lies* (1996) - Jonas Kellar
- *[Eraser](/source/Eraser_(film))* (1996) - Technician
- *Dead Men Can't Dance* (1997) - Dennis Larson
- *Hidden Agenda* (1999) - Christoph
- *Detonator* (2003) - Steve Kerwin (final film role)

### Television

Year Title Role Notes 1987 Race for the Bomb Klaus Fuchs TV miniseries 1987-1990 Friday the 13th: The Series (various) 4 episodes 1989 War of the Worlds Martin Cole 1 episode 1989-1990 War of the Worlds Malzor Season 2. 20 episodes 1989 Champagne Charlie Paul Lampin TV miniseries 1990 Counterstrike Carter Episode: "A Little Purity" 1990-1991 Dracula: The Series Nosferatu 1998 La Femme Nikita Rene Dian 1999 Storm of the Century Kirk Freeman 2002 The X-Files Zeke Josepho Episode: "Providence" (S9.E10)

## References

1. "New Faces". *[Toronto Star](/source/Toronto_Star)*, March 7, 1987.

1. Stephen Godfrey, "A promising debut for Autumn Angel". *[The Globe and Mail](/source/The_Globe_and_Mail)*, February 11, 1983.

1. Robert Everett-Green, "It seemed like a good idea: Projekt Putz is a real chuckle until the curtain goes up". *[The Globe and Mail](/source/The_Globe_and_Mail)*, August 21, 1986.

1. Jim Bawden, "Race For The Bomb joins race for ratings". *[Toronto Star](/source/Toronto_Star)*, January 20, 1987.

1. "TV series bubbles with talent". *[Toronto Star](/source/Toronto_Star)*, June 9, 1988.

1. Stephen Godfrey, "Jungle of Cities wins four Doras". *[The Globe and Mail](/source/The_Globe_and_Mail)*, October 23, 1984.

1. Lee Berthiaume, "Ottawa actor dies suddenly in L.A.". *[Ottawa Citizen](/source/Ottawa_Citizen)*, March 24, 2002.

## External links

- [Denis Forest](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0286111/) at IMDb

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