Robert Forster
Known for Acting · 190 credits
- Born
- 1941-07-13
- Died
- 2019-10-11
- Place of birth
- Rochester, New York, USA
- Also known as
- Robert Wallace Foster Jr.
Biography
Robert Forster (born Robert Wallace Foster Jr.; July 13, 1941 – October 11, 2019) was an American actor, known for his roles as John Cassellis in Medium Cool (1969) and as Max Cherry in Jackie Brown (1997), the latter of which gained him an Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actor.
Known For
TV Shows (43)
The Simpsons
1989
as Lucky Jim (voice)
Breaking Bad
2008
as Ed
Desperate Housewives
2004
as Nick Delfino
Better Call Saul
2015
as Ed
Murder, She Wrote
1984
as Gilbert Gaston / Frank Roussel
Twin Peaks
1990
as Frank Truman
Magnum, P.I.
1980
as Tyler Peabody McKinney
Heroes
2006
as Arthur Petrelli
Numb3rs
2005
as Agent Thomas Larson
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
2012
as Kurtzman (voice)
Hotel
1982
as Steve Cameron
Last Man Standing
2011
as Bud Baxter
Army Wives
2007
as General Grayson
Jake and the Fatman
1987
as Ed Delaney
Tales from the Darkside
1984
as Garry Cooley
Childrens Hospital
2008
as Donald
Walker, Texas Ranger
1993
as Ricky Ricketts / Lane Tillman
Transformers: Prime
2010
as General Bryce (voice)
Justice League Unlimited
2004
as The President (voice)
Fastlane
2002
as Ray-Ray
Police Story
1973
Judd, for the Defense
1967
Divorce
2016
as Donald
Alcatraz
2012
as Ray Archer
Street Time
2002
as Tony DeAngelo
Crossbow
1987
as Aymong
Amazing Stories
2020
as Joe Harris
The Soul Man
2012
as Father James Ignatius
Medical Story
1975
as David Corbin
Banyon
1972
as Miles C. Banyon
One West Waikiki
1994
Ironside
2013
as Michael Burke
Tilt
2005
as Jimmy 'Gentleman Jim' Towne
P.S. I Luv U
1991
Clubhouse
2004
as Burt Austin
Karen Sisco
2003
as Marshall Sisco
Kraft Mystery Theatre
1961
Goliath Awaits
1981
as Comdr. Jeff Selkirk
The Bannen Way
2010
as Mr. B
Gibbsville
1976
Nakia
1974
Jesse Hawkes
1989
Once a Hero
1987
as Gumshoe
Movies (147)
El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie
2019
as Ed
Olympus Has Fallen
2013
as General Edward Clegg
Mulholland Drive
2001
as Detective McKnight
Jackie Brown
1997
as Max Cherry
Cleaner
2007
as Arlo Grange
Automata
2014
as Robert Bold
Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle
2003
as Roger Wixon
Survivor
2015
as Bill Talbot
London Has Fallen
2016
as General Edward Clegg
Me, Myself & Irene
2000
as Colonel Partington
Lucky Number Slevin
2006
as Murphy
The Delta Force
1986
as Abdul
Like Mike
2002
as Coach Wagner
The Descendants
2011
as Scott Thorson
Firewall
2006
as Harry
Thick as Thieves
2009
as Lt. Weber
Psycho
1998
as Dr. Simon
Dragon Wars: D-War
2007
as Jack
Ghosts of Girlfriends Past
2009
as Sergeant Volkom
Acts of Vengeance
2017
as Chuck
Alligator
1980
as David
The Wolf of Snow Hollow
2020
as Sheriff Hadley Marshall
Human Nature
2001
as Nathan's Father
Supernova
2000
as A.J. Marley
American Grindhouse
2011
as Himself - Narrator
Small Crimes
2017
as Joe Denton Sr.
No Half Measures: Creating the Final Season of Breaking Bad
2013
as Self
Middle Men
2009
as Louie LA LA
Confidence
2003
as Morgan Price
Rise: Blood Hunter
2007
as Lloyd
QT8: The First Eight
2019
as Self
Damsel
2018
as Old Preacher
Rear Window
1998
as Detective Moore
The Case for Christ
2017
as Walter Strobel
John Huston: The Man, the Movies, the Maverick
1988
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films
2014
as Self - Actor
The Trial
2010
as Ray
American Yakuza
1993
as Littman
Mythos Hollywood - Das Geheimnis des Erfolgs
1998
as Self
The Black Hole
1979
as Captain Dan Holland
The Road to El Camino: Behind the Scenes of El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie
2019
as Self
Too Late
2016
as Gordy Lyons
Medium Cool
1969
as John
The Stalking Moon
1968
as Nick Tana
Stunts
1977
as Glen Wilson
Reflections in a Golden Eye
1967
as Pvt. L.G. Williams
The Confirmation
2016
as Otto
Grand Theft Parsons
2004
as Stanley Parsons
Avalanche
1978
as Nick Thorne
Jackie Brown: How It Went Down
2002
as Self
Justine
1969
as Narouz
Vigilante
1983
as Eddie Marino
The Spaghetti West
2005
as Narrator
Quentin Tarantino: 20 Years of Filmmaking
2013
as Self
Original Gangstas
1996
as Detective Slatten
Point of Seduction: Body Chemistry III
1994
as Bob Sibley
29th Street
1991
as Sgt. Tartaglia
Finder's Fee
2001
as Campbell
Undefeated
2003
as Scott Green
Bigger
2018
as Joe Weider (2008)
The Hunt for the BTK Killer
2005
as Detective Jason Magida
American Badass: A Michael Madsen Retrospective
2022
as Self
Maniac Cop 3: Badge of Silence
1992
as Dr. Powell
Jack and Jill vs. The World
2008
as Norman / Narrator (uncredited)
Standing Tall
1978
as Luke Shasta
The Don Is Dead
1973
as Frank Regalbuto
Peacemaker
1990
as Yates
All the Rage
1999
as Tyler
King Cohen: The Wild World of Filmmaker Larry Cohen
2018
as Self
Uncle Sam
1996
as Congressman Alvin Cummings
Scanner Cop II
1995
as Captain Jack Bitters
Outside Ozona
1998
as Odell Parks
What They Had
2018
as Burt
Wild Seven
2006
as Wilson
The Lady in Red
1979
as Turk (uncredited)
The Man with the Gray Elevated Hair
2017
as Self
Lakeboat
2000
as Joe
Somewhere Slow
2013
as Chris McConville
Lone Hero
2002
as Gus
Girl Walks Into a Bar
2011
as Dodge
Kalamity
2010
as Tom Klepack
The Banker
1989
as Dan
Hindsight
1996
as Michael Donahue
Small Town Crime
2018
as Steve Yendel
Hotel Noir
2012
as Jim
Strange Hearts
2002
as Jack Waters
Expecting Love
2008
as George Patten
Committed
1991
as Dr. Desmond Moore
Guns & Lipstick
1995
as Captain Dimaggio
American Perfekt
1997
as Jake
Phil
2019
as Bing Fisk
A Very Lovely Dream: One Week in Twin Peaks
2017
as Self
The City
1977
as Lt. Matt Lewis
South Beach
1993
as Det. Ted Coleman
Banyon
1971
as Miles C. Banyon
Counterforce
1988
as The Dictator
Night Vision
1997
as Teak Taylor
Nakia
1974
as Deputy Nakia Parker
Family Tree
1999
as Henry Musser
Walking the Edge
1985
as Jason Walk
In the Shadow of a Killer
1992
as Charles Galbis
Cover Me Babe
1970
as Tony Hill
Touching Home
2008
as Jim "Perk" Perkins
The Kinky Coaches and the Pom Pom Pussycats
1981
as Coach Alan Arnoldi
13 Graves
2006
as Tom Ferris
The Bannen Way
2010
as Mr. B
The Darker Side of Terror
1979
as Prof. Paul Corwin / The Clone
Due East
2002
as Jesse Rapple
The Adventures of Biffle and Shooster
2015
as 'James Burke' as Lt. Frank Murphy
Checkered Flag
1990
as Jack Cotton
Would Be Kings
2008
Esmeralda Bay
1989
as Madero
The Death Squad
1974
as Eric Benoit
The American Side
2016
as Sterling Whitmore
Like Mother Like Son: The Strange Story of Sante and Kenny Kimes
2001
as Ken "Pappa" Kimes
Bus Driver
2016
as General Sorbin
Diplomatic Immunity
1991
as Stonebridge
The Big Take
2018
as Detective Aborn
Crossbow: The Movie
1989
as Aymong
Sex, Love and Cold Hard Cash
1993
as Sid (uncredited)
About Robert Forster
Robert Forster (born Robert Wallace Foster Jr.; July 13, 1941 – October 11, 2019) was an American actor, known for his roles as John Cassellis in Medium Cool (1969) and as Max Cherry in Jackie Brown (1997), the latter of which gained him an Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actor. With 190 credits spanning from 1961 to 2022, Robert Forster has appeared in 147 films and 43 TV shows.
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Most Popular Robert Forster Movies
- El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie (2019) — as Ed
- Olympus Has Fallen (2013) — as General Edward Clegg
- Mulholland Drive (2001) — as Detective McKnight
- Jackie Brown (1997) — as Max Cherry
- Cleaner (2007) — as Arlo Grange
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