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
Better Call Saul
2015
as Ed
Desperate Housewives
2004
as Nick Delfino
Twin Peaks
1990
as Frank Truman
Murder, She Wrote
1984
as Gilbert Gaston / Frank Roussel
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
2012
as Kurtzman (voice)
Heroes
2006
as Arthur Petrelli
Numb3rs
2005
as Agent Thomas Larson
Army Wives
2007
as General Grayson
Childrens Hospital
2008
as Donald
Tales from the Darkside
1984
as Garry Cooley
Magnum, P.I.
1980
as Tyler Peabody McKinney
Last Man Standing
2011
as Bud Baxter
Walker, Texas Ranger
1993
as Ricky Ricketts / Lane Tillman
Jake and the Fatman
1987
as Ed Delaney
Hotel
1982
as Steve Cameron
Justice League Unlimited
2004
as The President (voice)
Transformers: Prime
2010
as General Bryce (voice)
Police Story
1973
Crossbow
1987
as Aymong
The Soul Man
2012
as Father James Ignatius
Fastlane
2002
as Ray-Ray
Street Time
2002
as Tony DeAngelo
Judd, for the Defense
1967
Divorce
2016
as Donald
Amazing Stories
2020
as Joe Harris
Alcatraz
2012
as Ray Archer
Medical Story
1975
as David Corbin
One West Waikiki
1994
Kraft Mystery Theatre
1961
Ironside
2013
as Michael Burke
Gibbsville
1976
Banyon
1972
as Miles C. Banyon
Tilt
2005
as Jimmy 'Gentleman Jim' Towne
Clubhouse
2004
as Burt Austin
Goliath Awaits
1981
as Comdr. Jeff Selkirk
Karen Sisco
2003
as Marshall Sisco
P.S. I Luv U
1991
Nakia
1974
The Bannen Way
2010
as Mr. B
Jesse Hawkes
1989
Once a Hero
1987
as Gumshoe
Movies (147)
Olympus Has Fallen
2013
as General Edward Clegg
Mulholland Drive
2001
as Detective McKnight
El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie
2019
as Ed
London Has Fallen
2016
as General Edward Clegg
Me, Myself & Irene
2000
as Colonel Partington
Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle
2003
as Roger Wixon
Jackie Brown
1997
as Max Cherry
Automata
2014
as Robert Bold
The Descendants
2011
as Scott Thorson
Lucky Number Slevin
2006
as Murphy
Cleaner
2007
as Arlo Grange
Ghosts of Girlfriends Past
2009
as Sergeant Volkom
The Delta Force
1986
as Abdul
Survivor
2015
as Bill Talbot
Like Mike
2002
as Coach Wagner
Firewall
2006
as Harry
The Case for Christ
2017
as Walter Strobel
Psycho
1998
as Dr. Simon
The Black Hole
1979
as Captain Dan Holland
Acts of Vengeance
2017
as Chuck
Dragon Wars: D-War
2007
as Jack
Hotel Noir
2012
as Jim
Medium Cool
1969
as John
King Cohen: The Wild World of Filmmaker Larry Cohen
2018
as Self
The Wolf of Snow Hollow
2020
as Sheriff Hadley Marshall
Human Nature
2001
as Nathan's Father
Middle Men
2009
as Louie LA LA
Thick as Thieves
2009
as Lt. Weber
Rise: Blood Hunter
2007
as Lloyd
Supernova
2000
as A.J. Marley
Vigilante
1983
as Eddie Marino
Alligator
1980
as David
Damsel
2018
as Old Preacher
Girl Walks Into a Bar
2011
as Dodge
Confidence
2003
as Morgan Price
29th Street
1991
as Sgt. Tartaglia
Point of Seduction: Body Chemistry III
1994
as Bob Sibley
Maniac Cop 3: Badge of Silence
1992
as Dr. Powell
Grimm Fairy Tales Animated
2012
as Franlin/Death
Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films
2014
as Self - Actor
No Half Measures: Creating the Final Season of Breaking Bad
2013
as Self
Small Town Crime
2018
as Steve Yendel
Reflections in a Golden Eye
1967
as Pvt. L.G. Williams
Small Crimes
2017
as Joe Denton Sr.
QT8: The First Eight
2019
as Self
All the Rage
1999
as Tyler
The Don Is Dead
1973
as Frank Regalbuto
Kiss Toledo Goodbye
1999
as Sal Fortuna
Committed
1991
as Dr. Desmond Moore
The Lady in Red
1979
as Turk (uncredited)
Lakeboat
2000
as Joe
Grand Theft Parsons
2004
as Stanley Parsons
Rear Window
1998
as Detective Moore
The Banker
1989
as Dan
That Guy Dick Miller
2014
as Self
Scanner Cop II
1995
as Captain Jack Bitters
What They Had
2018
as Burt
Finder's Fee
2001
as Campbell
Bigger
2018
as Joe Weider (2008)
Diplomatic Immunity
1991
as Stonebridge
American Yakuza
1993
as Littman
Banyon
1971
as Miles C. Banyon
Jack and Jill vs. The World
2008
as Norman / Narrator (uncredited)
Too Late
2016
as Gordy Lyons
Original Gangstas
1996
as Detective Slatten
American Perfekt
1997
as Jake
The Trial
2010
as Ray
Satan's Princess
1989
as Lou Cherney
American Grindhouse
2011
as Himself - Narrator
Bad Binoculars
2017
as Self
Demolition University
1997
as Gentry
The Confirmation
2016
as Otto
The Road to El Camino: Behind the Scenes of El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie
2019
as Self
The Spaghetti West
2005
as Narrator
The Stalking Moon
1968
as Nick Tana
The Big Take
2018
as Detective Aborn
Journey Through Rosebud
1972
as Frank
The Death Squad
1974
as Eric Benoit
Would Be Kings
2008
Uncle Sam
1996
as Congressman Alvin Cummings
The Joe Spinell Story
2001
as Self
Jackie Brown: How It Went Down
2002
as Self
Expecting Love
2008
as George Patten
Walking the Edge
1985
as Jason Walk
Quentin Tarantino: 20 Years of Filmmaking
2013
as Self
The Darker Side of Terror
1979
as Prof. Paul Corwin / The Clone
The Bridge Partner
2015
as Don Whalen
Avalanche
1978
as Nick Thorne
Home
2015
as Man
Phil
2019
as Bing Fisk
Justine
1969
as Narouz
Stunts
1977
as Glen Wilson
Lone Hero
2002
as Gus
Peacemaker
1990
as Yates
In the Shadow of a Killer
1992
as Charles Galbis
Somewhere Slow
2013
as Chris McConville
Touching Home
2008
as Jim "Perk" Perkins
Crossbow: The Movie
1989
as Aymong
The American Side
2016
as Sterling Whitmore
John Huston: The Man, the Movies, the Maverick
1988
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Outside Ozona
1998
as Odell Parks
Coffee, Kill Boss
2013
as Walt Ford
Behind the Red Curtain
2017
as Self
Murder in Greenwich
2002
as Steve Carroll
South Beach
1993
as Det. Ted Coleman
Diamond Men
2000
as Eddie Miller
The Bannen Way
2010
as Mr. B
Strange Hearts
2002
as Jack Waters
Bus Driver
2016
as General Sorbin
The Hunt for the BTK Killer
2005
as Detective Jason Magida
Guns & Lipstick
1995
as Captain Dimaggio
The Magic of Marciano
2000
as Henry
Night Vision
1997
as Teak Taylor
Cover Me Babe
1970
as Tony Hill
La última película de Jess Franco
2013
as Self
Wild Seven
2006
as Wilson
Due East
2002
as Jesse Rapple
Kalamity
2010
as Tom Klepack
The Kinky Coaches and the Pom Pom Pussycats
1981
as Coach Alan Arnoldi
Counterforce
1988
as The Dictator
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
- Olympus Has Fallen (2013) — as General Edward Clegg
- Mulholland Drive (2001) — as Detective McKnight
- El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie (2019) — as Ed
- London Has Fallen (2016) — as General Edward Clegg
- Me, Myself & Irene (2000) — as Colonel Partington
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