Six-foot-three and weighing in at a lean, mean 215, Michael Forest was
a rugged-looking addition to the
Roger Corman and
Gene Corman's list of leading men during
their 1950s heyday. Between Corman films, he was a stage actor who
worked in Shakespearean plays and other legitimate productions as
classy as his real name (Gerald Michael Charlebois). Born in Harvey,
North Dakota, he moved with his family at a very early age to Seattle,
attended the University of Washington for a year and then made his way
south to the sunnier campuses of San Jose State. Graduating with a B.A.
in English and drama, Forest came to Hollywood in 1955 and started
acting on TV and on stage at the Players Ring. In 1957, he began to
study with veteran actor/acting teacher
Jeff Corey, in whose classes Forest
first encountered
Roger Corman. Forest has
also worked extensively on TV and European films.
Unbelievable!!!!!(2020)as Michael Forest
When the Train Stops(2019)as Marshal Preston Booth
Sub Rosa(2016)as The Senator
Unbecoming(2016)as The Senator
The Disappearance of Nagato Yuki-chan(2015)as Arakawa
3%(2016)
Eureka Seven: Hi-Evolution 1(2017)
Redline(2009)
Eureka Seven: Good Night, Sleep Tight, Young Lovers(2009)
Paprika(2006)
Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex - Solid State Society(2006)
Serial Experiments Lain(1998)as Professor Hodgeson
Studio 57(1954)as Plater
Wolf's Rain(2003)as Shopkeeper
