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Robert Forster

Acting 78 (deceased) years old Rochester, New York, USA ★ 1.9
Born: July 13, 1941
Died: October 11, 2019

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.

Filmography

Acting Credits (192)

American Badass: A Michael Madsen Retrospective
American Badass: A Michael Madsen Retrospective Self 2022
Grave Intentions
Grave Intentions Don Whalen (segment "The Bridge Partner") 2021
The Wolf of Snow Hollow
The Wolf of Snow Hollow Sheriff Hadley Marshall 2020
Amazing Stories
Amazing Stories Joe Harris 2020
The Road to El Camino: Behind the Scenes of El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie
The Road to El Camino: Behind the Scenes of El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie Self 2019
QT8: The First Eight
QT8: The First Eight Self 2019
El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie
El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie Ed 2019
Phil
Phil Bing Fisk 2019
What They Had
What They Had Burt 2018
Bigger
Bigger Joe Weider (2008) 2018
The Big Take
The Big Take Detective Aborn 2018
King Cohen: The Wild World of Filmmaker Larry Cohen
King Cohen: The Wild World of Filmmaker Larry Cohen Self 2018
Damsel
Damsel Old Preacher 2018
Small Town Crime
Small Town Crime Steve Yendel 2018
Bad Binoculars
Bad Binoculars Self 2017
Behind the Red Curtain
Behind the Red Curtain Self 2017
The Man with the Gray Elevated Hair
The Man with the Gray Elevated Hair Self 2017
A Very Lovely Dream: One Week in Twin Peaks
A Very Lovely Dream: One Week in Twin Peaks Self 2017
Acts of Vengeance
Acts of Vengeance Chuck 2017
Small Crimes
Small Crimes Joe Denton Sr. 2017
The Case for Christ
The Case for Christ Walter Strobel 2017
Divorce
Divorce Donald 2016
Bus Driver
Bus Driver General Sorbin 2016
The American Side
The American Side Sterling Whitmore 2016
Too Late
Too Late Gordy Lyons 2016
The Confirmation
The Confirmation Otto 2016
London Has Fallen
London Has Fallen General Edward Clegg 2016
Home
Home Man 2015
The Program
The Program Michael 2015
The Adventures of Biffle and Shooster
The Adventures of Biffle and Shooster 'James Burke' as Lt. Frank Murphy 2015
Art of the Prank
Art of the Prank 2015
Survivor
Survivor Bill Talbot 2015
The Bridge Partner
The Bridge Partner Don Whalen 2015
Better Call Saul
Better Call Saul Ed 2015
Automata
Automata Robert Bold 2014
Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films
Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films Self - Actor 2014
That Guy Dick Miller
That Guy Dick Miller Self 2014
No Half Measures: Creating the Final Season of Breaking Bad
No Half Measures: Creating the Final Season of Breaking Bad Self 2013
La última película de Jess Franco
La última película de Jess Franco Self 2013
Ironside
Ironside Michael Burke 2013
Coffee, Kill Boss
Coffee, Kill Boss Walt Ford 2013
Olympus Has Fallen
Olympus Has Fallen General Edward Clegg 2013
Somewhere Slow
Somewhere Slow Chris McConville 2013
Quentin Tarantino: 20 Years of Filmmaking
Quentin Tarantino: 20 Years of Filmmaking Self 2013
Grimm Fairy Tales Animated
Grimm Fairy Tales Animated Franlin/Death 2012
Hotel Noir
Hotel Noir Jim 2012
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Kurtzman (voice) 2012
The Soul Man
The Soul Man Father James Ignatius 2012
Alcatraz
Alcatraz Ray Archer 2012
Last Man Standing
Last Man Standing Bud Baxter 2011
The Descendants
The Descendants Scott Thorson 2011
Girl Walks Into a Bar
Girl Walks Into a Bar Dodge 2011
American Grindhouse
American Grindhouse Himself - Narrator 2011
Transformers: Prime
Transformers: Prime General Bryce (voice) 2010
Kalamity
Kalamity Tom Klepack 2010
The Trial
The Trial Ray 2010
The Bannen Way
The Bannen Way Mr. B 2010
The Bannen Way
The Bannen Way Mr. B 2010
Middle Men
Middle Men Louie LA LA 2009
Ghosts of Girlfriends Past
Ghosts of Girlfriends Past Sergeant Volkom 2009
Thick as Thieves
Thick as Thieves Lt. Weber 2009
Childrens Hospital
Childrens Hospital Donald 2008
Would Be Kings
Would Be Kings 2008
Touching Home
Touching Home Jim "Perk" Perkins 2008
Jack and Jill vs. The World
Jack and Jill vs. The World Norman / Narrator (uncredited) 2008
Expecting Love
Expecting Love George Patten 2008
Breaking Bad
Breaking Bad Ed 2008
Grampa's Cabin
Grampa's Cabin Grampa 2007
Cleaner
Cleaner Arlo Grange 2007
Dragon Wars: D-War
Dragon Wars: D-War Jack 2007
Army Wives
Army Wives General Grayson 2007
Rise: Blood Hunter
Rise: Blood Hunter Lloyd 2007
13 Graves
13 Graves Tom Ferris 2006
Heroes
Heroes Arthur Petrelli 2006
Lucky Number Slevin
Lucky Number Slevin Murphy 2006
Firewall
Firewall Harry 2006
Wild Seven
Wild Seven Wilson 2006
The Hunt For the BTK Killer
The Hunt For the BTK Killer Detective Jason Magida 2005
The Spaghetti West
The Spaghetti West Narrator 2005
Tilt
Tilt Jimmy 'Gentleman Jim' Towne 2005
Numb3rs
Numb3rs Agent Thomas Larson 2005
Desperate Housewives
Desperate Housewives Nick Delfino 2004
Clubhouse
Clubhouse Burt Austin 2004
Justice League Unlimited
Justice League Unlimited The President (voice) 2004
Grand Theft Parsons
Grand Theft Parsons Stanley Parsons 2004
Karen Sisco
Karen Sisco Marshall Sisco 2003
Undefeated
Undefeated Scott Green 2003
Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle
Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle Roger Wixon 2003
Confidence
Confidence Morgan Price 2003
Murder in Greenwich
Murder in Greenwich Steve Carroll 2002
Strange Hearts
Strange Hearts Jack Waters 2002
Fastlane
Fastlane Ray-Ray 2002
Jackie Brown: How It Went Down
Jackie Brown: How It Went Down Self 2002
Like Mike
Like Mike Coach Wagner 2002
Street Time
Street Time Tony DeAngelo 2002
Lone Hero
Lone Hero Gus 2002
Due East
Due East Jesse Rapple 2002
Human Nature
Human Nature Nathan's Father 2001
The Joe Spinell Story
The Joe Spinell Story Self 2001
Finder's Fee
Finder's Fee Campbell 2001
Mulholland Drive
Mulholland Drive Detective McKnight 2001
Like Mother Like Son: The Strange Story of Sante and Kenny Kimes
Like Mother Like Son: The Strange Story of Sante and Kenny Kimes Ken "Pappa" Kimes 2001
The Magic of Marciano
The Magic of Marciano Henry 2000
Diamond Men
Diamond Men Eddie Miller 2000
Me, Myself & Irene
Me, Myself & Irene Colonel Partington 2000
Lakeboat
Lakeboat Joe 2000
Supernova
Supernova A.J. Marley 2000
Kiss Toledo Goodbye
Kiss Toledo Goodbye Sal Fortuna 1999
It's the Rage
It's the Rage Tyler 1999
Family Tree
Family Tree Henry Musser 1999
Outside Ozona
Outside Ozona Odell Parks 1998
Psycho
Psycho Dr. Simon 1998
Rear Window
Rear Window Detective Moore 1998
Mythos Hollywood - Das Geheimnis des Erfolgs
Mythos Hollywood - Das Geheimnis des Erfolgs Self 1998
Jackie Brown
Jackie Brown Max Cherry 1997
Demolition University
Demolition University Gentry 1997
American Perfekt
American Perfekt Jake 1997
Night Vision
Night Vision Teak Taylor 1997
Uncle Sam
Uncle Sam Congressman Alvin Cummings 1996
Original Gangstas
Original Gangstas Detective Slatten 1996
The Method
The Method Christian's father 1996
Hindsight
Hindsight Michael Donahue 1996
Guns & Lipstick
Guns & Lipstick Captain Dimaggio 1995
Scanner Cop II
Scanner Cop II Captain Jack Bitters 1995
One West Waikiki
One West Waikiki 1994
Body Chemistry III: Point of Seduction
Body Chemistry III: Point of Seduction Bob Sibley 1994
American Yakuza
American Yakuza Littman 1993
Cover Story
Cover Story Therapist 1993
South Beach
South Beach Det. Ted Coleman 1993
Sex, Love and Cold Hard Cash
Sex, Love and Cold Hard Cash Sid (uncredited) 1993
Walker, Texas Ranger
Walker, Texas Ranger Ricky Ricketts 1993
Walker, Texas Ranger
Walker, Texas Ranger Lane Tillman 1993
Maniac Cop 3: Badge of Silence
Maniac Cop 3: Badge of Silence Dr. Powell 1992
In the Shadow of a Killer
In the Shadow of a Killer Charles Galbis 1992
29th Street
29th Street Sgt. Tartaglia 1991
P.S. I Luv U
P.S. I Luv U 1991
Diplomatic Immunity
Diplomatic Immunity Stonebridge 1991
Committed
Committed Dr. Desmond Moore 1991
In Between
In Between Vinnie 1991
Checkered Flag
Checkered Flag Jack Cotton 1990
Peacemaker
Peacemaker Yates 1990
Twin Peaks
Twin Peaks Frank Truman 1990
The Banker
The Banker Dan 1989
The Simpsons
The Simpsons Lucky Jim (voice) 1989
Satan's Princess
Satan's Princess Lou Cherney 1989
Esmeralda Bay
Esmeralda Bay Madero 1989
Jesse Hawkes
Jesse Hawkes 1989
Crossbow: The Movie
Crossbow: The Movie Aymong 1989
John Huston: The Man, the Movies, the Maverick
John Huston: The Man, the Movies, the Maverick Self (archive footage) (uncredited) 1988
Counterforce
Counterforce The Dictator 1988
Jake and the Fatman
Jake and the Fatman Ed Delaney 1987
Once a Hero
Once a Hero Gumshoe 1987
Crossbow
Crossbow Aymong 1987
Once a Hero
Once a Hero Gumshoe 1987
Hollywood Harry
Hollywood Harry Harold "Harry" Petry 1986
The Delta Force
The Delta Force Abdul 1986
Walking the Edge
Walking the Edge Jason Walk 1985
Murder, She Wrote
Murder, She Wrote Gilbert Gaston 1984
Murder, She Wrote
Murder, She Wrote Frank Roussel 1984
Tales from the Darkside
Tales from the Darkside Garry Cooley 1984
Vigilante
Vigilante Eddie Marino 1983
Hotel
Hotel Steve Cameron 1982
Goliath Awaits
Goliath Awaits Comdr. Jeff Selkirk 1981
The Kinky Coaches and the Pom Pom Pussycats
The Kinky Coaches and the Pom Pom Pussycats Coach Alan Arnoldi 1981
Magnum, P.I.
Magnum, P.I. Tyler Peabody McKinney 1980
Alligator
Alligator David 1980
The Black Hole
The Black Hole Captain Dan Holland 1979
The Lady in Red
The Lady in Red Turk (uncredited) 1979
The Darker Side of Terror
The Darker Side of Terror Prof. Paul Corwin / The Clone 1979
Avalanche
Avalanche Nick Thorne 1978
Standing Tall
Standing Tall Luke Shasta 1978
Stunts
Stunts Glen Wilson 1977
The City
The City Lt. Matt Lewis 1977
Gibbsville
Gibbsville 1976
Royce
Royce Royce 1976
Medical Story
Medical Story 1975
Nakia
Nakia 1974
Nakia
Nakia Deputy Nakia Parker 1974
The Death Squad
The Death Squad Eric Benoit 1974
The Don Is Dead
The Don Is Dead Frank Regalbuto 1973
Police Story
Police Story 1973
Banyon
Banyon Miles C. Banyon 1972
Journey Through Rosebud
Journey Through Rosebud Frank 1972
Banyon
Banyon Miles C. Banyon 1971
Cover Me Babe
Cover Me Babe Tony Hill 1970
Pieces of Dreams
Pieces of Dreams Gregory Lind 1970
Medium Cool
Medium Cool John 1969
Justine
Justine Narouz 1969
The Stalking Moon
The Stalking Moon Nick Tana 1968
Reflections in a Golden Eye
Reflections in a Golden Eye Pvt. L.G. Williams 1967
Judd for the Defense
Judd for the Defense 1967
Kraft Mystery Theatre
Kraft Mystery Theatre 1961

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