Robert Forster

Robert Forster

Known for
Acting
Born
July 13, 1941
Died
October 11, 2019 (aged 78)
Birthplace
Rochester, New York, USA

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

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Filmography

2022
American Badass: A Michael Madsen Retrospective poster

American Badass: A Michael Madsen Retrospective

Movie · as Self

2021
Grave Intentions poster

Grave Intentions

Movie · as Don Whalen (segment "The Bridge Partner")

2020
The Wolf of Snow Hollow poster

The Wolf of Snow Hollow

Movie · as Sheriff Hadley Marshall

2020
Amazing Stories poster

Amazing Stories

TV · as Joe Harris · 1 ep

2019
The Road to El Camino: Behind the Scenes of El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie poster

The Road to El Camino: Behind the Scenes of El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie

Movie · as Self

2019
Phil poster

Phil

Movie · as Bing Fisk

2019
El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie poster

El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie

Movie · as Ed

2019
QT8: The First Eight poster

QT8: The First Eight

Movie · as Self

2018
The Big Take poster

The Big Take

Movie · as Detective Aborn

2018
Small Town Crime poster

Small Town Crime

Movie · as Steve Yendel

2018
King Cohen: The Wild World of Filmmaker Larry Cohen poster

King Cohen: The Wild World of Filmmaker Larry Cohen

Movie · as Self

2018
What They Had poster

What They Had

Movie · as Burt

2018
Bigger poster

Bigger

Movie · as Joe Weider (2008)

2018
Damsel poster

Damsel

Movie · as Old Preacher

2017
Small Crimes poster

Small Crimes

Movie · as Joe Denton Sr.

2017
The Case for Christ poster

The Case for Christ

Movie · as Walter Strobel

2017
Acts of Vengeance poster

Acts of Vengeance

Movie · as Chuck

2017
The Man with the Gray Elevated Hair poster

The Man with the Gray Elevated Hair

Movie · as Self

2017
Behind the Red Curtain poster

Behind the Red Curtain

Movie · as Self

2017
Bad Binoculars poster

Bad Binoculars

Movie · as Self

2017
A Very Lovely Dream: One Week in Twin Peaks poster

A Very Lovely Dream: One Week in Twin Peaks

Movie · as Self

2016
London Has Fallen poster

London Has Fallen

Movie · as General Edward Clegg

2016
Too Late poster

Too Late

Movie · as Gordy Lyons

2016
The American Side poster

The American Side

Movie · as Sterling Whitmore

2016
The Confirmation poster

The Confirmation

Movie · as Otto

2016
Bus Driver poster

Bus Driver

Movie · as General Sorbin

2016
Divorce poster

Divorce

TV · as Donald · 2 eps

2015
The Program

The Program

Movie · as Michael

2015
Home poster

Home

Movie · as Man

2015
Survivor poster

Survivor

Movie · as Bill Talbot

2015
Art of the Prank poster

Art of the Prank

Movie

2015
The Adventures of Biffle and Shooster poster

The Adventures of Biffle and Shooster

Movie · as 'James Burke' as Lt. Frank Murphy

2015
The Bridge Partner poster

The Bridge Partner

Movie · as Don Whalen

2015
Better Call Saul poster

Better Call Saul

TV · as Ed · 1 ep

2014
That Guy Dick Miller poster

That Guy Dick Miller

Movie · as Self

2014
Automata poster

Automata

Movie · as Robert Bold

2014
Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films poster

Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films

Movie · as Self - Actor

2013
No Half Measures: Creating the Final Season of Breaking Bad poster

No Half Measures: Creating the Final Season of Breaking Bad

Movie · as Self

2013
Olympus Has Fallen poster

Olympus Has Fallen

Movie · as General Edward Clegg

2013
Somewhere Slow poster

Somewhere Slow

Movie · as Chris McConville

2013
Coffee, Kill Boss poster

Coffee, Kill Boss

Movie · as Walt Ford

2013
La última película de Jess Franco poster

La última película de Jess Franco

Movie · as Self

2013
Quentin Tarantino: 20 Years of Filmmaking poster

Quentin Tarantino: 20 Years of Filmmaking

Movie · as Self

2013
Ironside poster

Ironside

TV · as Michael Burke · 1 ep

2012
Hotel Noir poster

Hotel Noir

Movie · as Jim

2012
Grimm Fairy Tales Animated poster

Grimm Fairy Tales Animated

Movie · as Franlin / Death

2012
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles poster

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

TV · as Kurtzman (voice) · 2 eps

2012
The Soul Man poster

The Soul Man

TV · as Father James Ignatius · 1 ep

2011
The Descendants poster

The Descendants

Movie · as Scott Thorson

2011
American Grindhouse poster

American Grindhouse

Movie · as Himself - Narrator

2011
Girl Walks Into a Bar poster

Girl Walks Into a Bar

Movie · as Dodge

2011
Last Man Standing poster

Last Man Standing

TV · as Bud Baxter · 10 eps

2011
NTSF:SD:SUV:: poster

NTSF:SD:SUV::

TV · as Booth Whitman · 1 ep

2010
Kalamity poster

Kalamity

Movie · as Tom Klepack

2010
The Trial poster

The Trial

Movie · as Ray

2010
The Bannen Way poster

The Bannen Way

Movie · as Mr. B

2010
The Bannen Way poster

The Bannen Way

TV · as Mr. B · 16 eps

2010
Transformers: Prime poster

Transformers: Prime

TV · as General Bryce (voice) · 1 ep

2009
Ghosts of Girlfriends Past poster

Ghosts of Girlfriends Past

Movie · as Sergeant Volkom

2009
Thick as Thieves poster

Thick as Thieves

Movie · as Lt. Weber

2009
Middle Men poster

Middle Men

Movie · as Louie LA LA

2008
Touching Home poster

Touching Home

Movie · as Jim "Perk" Perkins

2008
Expecting Love poster

Expecting Love

Movie · as George Patten

2008
Would Be Kings poster

Would Be Kings

Movie

2008
Jack and Jill vs. The World poster

Jack and Jill vs. The World

Movie · as Norman / Narrator (uncredited)

2008
Breaking Bad poster

Breaking Bad

TV · as Ed · 1 ep

2008
Childrens Hospital poster

Childrens Hospital

TV · as Donald · 1 ep

2007
Dragon Wars: D-War poster

Dragon Wars: D-War

Movie · as Jack

2007
Rise: Blood Hunter poster

Rise: Blood Hunter

Movie · as Lloyd

2007
Cleaner poster

Cleaner

Movie · as Arlo Grange

2007
Grampa's Cabin

Grampa's Cabin

Movie · as Grampa

2007
Army Wives poster

Army Wives

TV · as General Grayson · 1 ep

2006
Lucky Number Slevin poster

Lucky Number Slevin

Movie · as Murphy

2006
Wild Seven poster

Wild Seven

Movie · as Wilson

2006
Firewall poster

Firewall

Movie · as Harry

2006
13 Graves poster

13 Graves

Movie · as Tom Ferris

2006
Heroes poster

Heroes

TV · as Arthur Petrelli · 10 eps

2005
The Hunt for the BTK Killer poster

The Hunt for the BTK Killer

Movie · as Detective Jason Magida

2005
The Spaghetti West poster

The Spaghetti West

Movie · as Narrator

2005
Numb3rs poster

Numb3rs

TV · as Agent Thomas Larson · 1 ep

2005
Tilt poster

Tilt

TV · as Jimmy 'Gentleman Jim' Towne · 2 eps

2004
Grand Theft Parsons poster

Grand Theft Parsons

Movie · as Stanley Parsons

2004
Desperate Housewives poster

Desperate Housewives

TV · as Nick Delfino · 1 ep

2004
Justice League Unlimited poster

Justice League Unlimited

TV · as The President (voice) · 2 eps

2004
Clubhouse poster

Clubhouse

TV · as Burt Austin · 1 ep

2003
Confidence poster

Confidence

Movie · as Morgan Price

2003
Undefeated poster

Undefeated

Movie · as Scott Green

2003
Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle poster

Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle

Movie · as Roger Wixon

2003
Karen Sisco poster

Karen Sisco

TV · as Marshall Sisco · 10 eps

2002
Like Mike poster

Like Mike

Movie · as Coach Wagner

2002
Strange Hearts poster

Strange Hearts

Movie · as Jack Waters

2002
Murder in Greenwich poster

Murder in Greenwich

Movie · as Steve Carroll

2002
Lone Hero poster

Lone Hero

Movie · as Gus

2002
Due East poster

Due East

Movie · as Jesse Rapple

2002
Jackie Brown: How It Went Down poster

Jackie Brown: How It Went Down

Movie · as Self

2002
Fastlane poster

Fastlane

TV · as Ray-Ray · 2 eps

2002
Street Time poster

Street Time

TV · as Tony DeAngelo · 1 ep

2001
Human Nature poster

Human Nature

Movie · as Nathan's Father

2001
Mulholland Drive poster

Mulholland Drive

Movie · as Detective McKnight

2001
Finder's Fee poster

Finder's Fee

Movie · as Campbell

2001
Like Mother Like Son: The Strange Story of Sante and Kenny Kimes poster

Like Mother Like Son: The Strange Story of Sante and Kenny Kimes

Movie · as Ken "Pappa" Kimes

2001
The Joe Spinell Story poster

The Joe Spinell Story

Movie · as Self

2000
Supernova poster

Supernova

Movie · as A.J. Marley

2000
It's the Rage poster

It's the Rage

Movie · as Tyler

2000
Diamond Men poster

Diamond Men

Movie · as Eddie Miller

2000
Lakeboat poster

Lakeboat

Movie · as Joe

2000
The Magic of Marciano poster

The Magic of Marciano

Movie · as Henry

2000
Me, Myself & Irene poster

Me, Myself & Irene

Movie · as Colonel Partington

1999
Kiss Toledo Goodbye poster

Kiss Toledo Goodbye

Movie · as Sal Fortuna

1999
Family Tree poster

Family Tree

Movie · as Henry Musser

1998
Rear Window poster

Rear Window

Movie · as Detective Moore

1998
Outside Ozona poster

Outside Ozona

Movie · as Odell Parks

1998
Mythos Hollywood - Das Geheimnis des Erfolgs poster

Mythos Hollywood - Das Geheimnis des Erfolgs

Movie · as Self

1998
Psycho poster

Psycho

Movie · as Dr. Simon

1997
Jackie Brown poster

Jackie Brown

Movie · as Max Cherry

1997
American Perfekt poster

American Perfekt

Movie · as Jake

1997
Night Vision poster

Night Vision

Movie · as Teak Taylor

1997
Demolition University poster

Demolition University

Movie · as Gentry

1996
Uncle Sam poster

Uncle Sam

Movie · as Congressman Alvin Cummings

1996
Original Gangstas poster

Original Gangstas

Movie · as Detective Slatten

1996
The Method poster

The Method

Movie · as Christian's father

1996
Hindsight poster

Hindsight

Movie · as Michael Donahue

1995
Guns & Lipstick poster

Guns & Lipstick

Movie · as Captain Dimaggio

1995
Scanner Cop II poster

Scanner Cop II

Movie · as Captain Jack Bitters

1994
Point of Seduction: Body Chemistry III poster

Point of Seduction: Body Chemistry III

Movie · as Bob Sibley

1994
One West Waikiki poster

One West Waikiki

TV · 1 ep

1993
Sex, Love and Cold Hard Cash

Sex, Love and Cold Hard Cash

Movie · as Sid (uncredited)

1993
South Beach poster

South Beach

Movie · as Det. Ted Coleman

1993
American Yakuza poster

American Yakuza

Movie · as Littman

1993
Cover Story poster

Cover Story

Movie · as Therapist

1993
Walker, Texas Ranger poster

Walker, Texas Ranger

TV · as Ricky Ricketts, Lane Tillman · 1 ep

1992
Maniac Cop 3: Badge of Silence poster

Maniac Cop 3: Badge of Silence

Movie · as Dr. Powell

1992
In the Shadow of a Killer poster

In the Shadow of a Killer

Movie · as Charles Galbis

1991
29th Street poster

29th Street

Movie · as Sgt. Tartaglia

1991
Committed poster

Committed

Movie · as Dr. Desmond Moore

1991
In Between poster

In Between

Movie · as Vinnie

1991
Diplomatic Immunity poster

Diplomatic Immunity

Movie · as Stonebridge

1991
P.S. I Luv U poster

P.S. I Luv U

TV · 1 ep

1990
The Banker poster

The Banker

Movie · as Dan

1990
Checkered Flag poster

Checkered Flag

Movie · as Jack Cotton

1990
Peacemaker poster

Peacemaker

Movie · as Yates

1990
Twin Peaks poster

Twin Peaks

TV · as Frank Truman · 10 eps

1989
Satan's Princess poster

Satan's Princess

Movie · as Lou Cherney

1989
Esmeralda Bay poster

Esmeralda Bay

Movie · as Madero

1989
Crossbow: The Movie poster

Crossbow: The Movie

Movie · as Aymong

1989
The Simpsons poster

The Simpsons

TV · as Lucky Jim (voice) · 1 ep

1989
Jesse Hawkes poster

Jesse Hawkes

TV · 1 ep

1988
John Huston: The Man, the Movies, the Maverick poster

John Huston: The Man, the Movies, the Maverick

Movie · as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

1988
Counterforce poster

Counterforce

Movie · as The Dictator

1987
Once a Hero poster

Once a Hero

Movie · as Gumshoe

1987
Jake and the Fatman poster

Jake and the Fatman

TV · as Ed Delaney · 2 eps

1987
Once a Hero

Once a Hero

TV · as Gumshoe · 7 eps

1987
Crossbow poster

Crossbow

TV · as Aymong · 2 eps

1986
The Delta Force poster

The Delta Force

Movie · as Abdul

1986
Hollywood Harry poster

Hollywood Harry

Movie · as Harold "Harry" Petry

1985
Walking the Edge poster

Walking the Edge

Movie · as Jason Walk

1984
Murder, She Wrote poster

Murder, She Wrote

TV · as Gilbert Gaston, Frank Roussel · 1 ep

1984
Tales from the Darkside poster

Tales from the Darkside

TV · as Garry Cooley · 1 ep

1983
Vigilante poster

Vigilante

Movie · as Eddie Marino

1982
Hotel poster

Hotel

TV · as Steve Cameron · 1 ep

1981
The Kinky Coaches and the Pom Pom Pussycats poster

The Kinky Coaches and the Pom Pom Pussycats

Movie · as Coach Alan Arnoldi

1981
Goliath Awaits poster

Goliath Awaits

TV · as Comdr. Jeff Selkirk · 2 eps

1980
Alligator poster

Alligator

Movie · as David

1980
Magnum, P.I. poster

Magnum, P.I.

TV · as Tyler Peabody McKinney · 2 eps

1979
The Black Hole poster

The Black Hole

Movie · as Captain Dan Holland

1979
The Lady in Red poster

The Lady in Red

Movie · as Turk (uncredited)

1979
The Darker Side of Terror poster

The Darker Side of Terror

Movie · as Prof. Paul Corwin / The Clone

1978
Avalanche poster

Avalanche

Movie · as Nick Thorne

1978
Standing Tall poster

Standing Tall

Movie · as Luke Shasta

1977
Stunts poster

Stunts

Movie · as Glen Wilson

1977
The City poster

The City

Movie · as Lt. Matt Lewis

1976
Royce

Royce

Movie · as Royce

1976
Gibbsville poster

Gibbsville

TV · 1 ep

1975
Medical Story poster

Medical Story

TV · as David Corbin · 1 ep

1974
Nakia poster

Nakia

Movie · as Deputy Nakia Parker

1974
The Death Squad poster

The Death Squad

Movie · as Eric Benoit

1974
Nakia poster

Nakia

TV · 14 eps

1973
The Don Is Dead poster

The Don Is Dead

Movie · as Frank Regalbuto

1973
Police Story poster

Police Story

TV · 5 eps

1972
Journey Through Rosebud poster

Journey Through Rosebud

Movie · as Frank

1972
Banyon poster

Banyon

TV · as Miles C. Banyon · 15 eps

1971
Banyon poster

Banyon

Movie · as Miles C. Banyon

1970
Pieces of Dreams poster

Pieces of Dreams

Movie · as Gregory Lind

1970
Cover Me Babe poster

Cover Me Babe

Movie · as Tony Hill

1969
Medium Cool poster

Medium Cool

Movie · as John

1969
Justine poster

Justine

Movie · as Narouz

1968
The Stalking Moon poster

The Stalking Moon

Movie · as Nick Tana

1967
Reflections in a Golden Eye poster

Reflections in a Golden Eye

Movie · as Pvt. L.G. Williams

1967
Judd, for the Defense poster

Judd, for the Defense

TV · 1 ep

1961
Kraft Mystery Theatre poster

Kraft Mystery Theatre

TV · 1 ep