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.
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Filmography
all 188
Movies 149
TV Shows 39
self 19
Voice 2
Narrator 2
Self
American Badass: A Michael Madsen Retrospective (2022)
Movie
Don Whalen (segment 'The Bridge Partner')
Grave Intentions (2021)
Movie
Sheriff Hadley
The Wolf of Snow Hollow (2020)
Movie
Joe Harris
Amazing Stories (2020)
TV
1
Self
The Road to El Camino: Behind the Scenes of El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie (2019)
Movie
Self
QT8: The First Eight (2019)
Movie
Ed
El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie (2019)
Movie
5.88
Bing Fisk
Phil (2019)
Movie
Bert
What They Had (2018)
Movie
Joe Weider (2008)
Bigger (2018)
Movie
Detective Aborn
The Big Take (2018)
Movie
4.4
Himself
King Cohen: The Wild World of Filmmaker Larry Cohen (2018)
Movie
Old Preacher
Damsel (2018)
Movie
Steve Yendel
Small Town Crime (2018)
Movie
4
Self
A Very Lovely Dream: One Week in Twin Peaks (2017)
Movie
Self
Bad Binoculars (2017)
Movie
Self
Behind the Red Curtain (2017)
Movie
Self
The Man with the Gray Elevated Hair (2017)
Movie
Chuck
Acts of Vengeance (2017)
Movie
5.81
Joe Denton Sr.
Small Crimes (2017)
Movie
5.5
Walter Strobel
The Case for Christ (2017)
Movie
6
General Sorbin
Bus Driver (2016)
Movie
Sterling Whitmore
The American Side (2016)
Movie
Gordy Lyons
Too Late (2016)
Movie
Otto
The Confirmation (2016)
Movie
General Edward Clegg
London Has Fallen (2016)
Movie
5.73
Man
Home (2015)
Movie
Michael
The Program (2015)
Movie
'James Burke' as Lt. Frank Murphy
The Adventures of Biffle and Shooster (2015)
Movie
Art of the Prank (2015)
Movie
Bill Talbot
Survivor (2015)
Movie
1
Don Whalen
The Bridge Partner (2015)
Movie
Ed
Better Call Saul (2015)
TV
7.57
Robert Bold
Automata (2014)
Movie
4.89
Self - Actor
Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films (2014)
Movie
Himself
That Guy Dick Miller (2014)
Movie
Self
No Half Measures: Creating the Final Season of Breaking Bad (2013)
Movie
7.33
Self
La última película de Jess Franco (2013)
Movie
Walt Ford
Coffee, Kill Boss (2013)
Movie
General Edward Clegg
Olympus Has Fallen (2013)
Movie
6.09
Chris McConville
Somewhere Slow (2013)
Movie
Self
Quentin Tarantino: 20 Years of Filmmaking (2012)
Movie
Franlin/Death
Grimm Fairy Tales Animated (2012)
Movie
Jim
Hotel Noir (2012)
Movie
Ray Archer
Alcatraz (2012)
TV
6
Bud Baxter
Last Man Standing (2011)
TV
7.17
Scott Thorson
The Descendants (2011)
Movie
5.5
Self
Hawaiian Style (2011)
Movie
Dodge
Girl Walks Into a Bar (2011)
Movie
Self - Narrator
American Grindhouse (2011)
Movie
General Bryce (voice)
Transformers: Prime (2010)
TV
7.57
Tom Klepack
Kalamity (2010)
Movie
Ray
The Trial (2010)
Movie
Mr. B
The Bannen Way (2010)
TV
Louie LA LA
Middle Men (2009)
Movie
6
Sergeant Volkom
Ghosts of Girlfriends Past (2009)
Movie
7.67
Lt. Weber
Thick as Thieves (2009)
Movie
Donald
Childrens Hospital (2008)
TV
6.1
Actor
Would Be Kings (2008)
Movie
Jim 'Perk' Perkins
Touching Home (2008)
Movie
Norman / Narrator (uncredited)
Jack and Jill vs. The World (2008)
Movie
George Patten
Expecting Love (2008)
Movie
Actor
Would Be Kings (2008)
TV
Ed
Breaking Bad (2008)
TV
6.61
Grampa
Grampa's Cabin (2007)
Movie
David Madison
Alligator Author (2007)
Movie
Arlo Grange
Cleaner (2007)
Movie
6
Jack
Dragon Wars: D-War (2007)
Movie
Lloyd
Rise: Blood Hunter (2007)
Movie
Tom Ferris
13 Graves (2006)
Movie
Arthur Petrelli
Heroes (2006)
TV
6
Murphy
Lucky Number Slevin (2006)
Movie
5.87
Harry
Firewall (2006)
Movie
3.5
Wilson
Wild Seven (2006)
Movie
Detective Jason Magida
The Hunt For the BTK Killer (2005)
Movie
Narrator
The Spaghetti West (2005)
Movie
Jimmy 'Gentleman Jim' Towne
Tilt (2005)
TV
Numb3rs (2005)
TV
5.13
Desperate Housewives (2004)
TV
8.75
Burt Austin
Clubhouse (2004)
TV
The President (voice)
Justice League Unlimited (2004)
TV
10
Jay Aldrich
The Grid (2004)
TV
6
Stanley Parsons
Grand Theft Parsons (2004)
Movie
Marshall Sisco
Karen Sisco (2003)
TV
Scott Green
Undefeated (2003)
Movie
Roger Wixon
Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle (2003)
Movie
6.72
Morgan Price
Confidence (2003)
Movie
Steve Carroll
Murder in Greenwich (2002)
Movie
Jack Waters
Strange Hearts (2002)
Movie
Ray-Ray
Fastlane (2002)
TV
Self
Jackie Brown: How It Went Down (2002)
Movie
Coach Wagner
Like Mike (2002)
Movie
6
Street Time (2002)
TV
Gus
Lone Hero (2002)
Movie
Jesse Rapple
Due East (2002)
Movie
Nathan's Father
Human Nature (2001)
Movie
Self
The Joe Spinell Story (2001)
Movie
Campbell
Finder's Fee (2001)
Movie
6
Detective McKnight
Mulholland Drive (2001)
Movie
5.74
Ken 'Pappa' Kimes
Like Mother Like Son: The Strange Story of Sante and Kenny Kimes (2001)
Movie
Henry
The Magic of Marciano (2000)
Movie
Eddie Miller
Diamond Men (2000)
Movie
Colonel Partington
Me, Myself & Irene (2000)
Movie
6.75
Joe Pitko
Lakeboat (2000)
Movie
A.J. Marley
Supernova (2000)
Movie
4
Sal Fortuna
Kiss Toledo Goodbye (1999)
Movie
Tyler
It's the Rage (1999)
Movie
Henry Musser
Family Tree (1999)
Movie
Detective McKnight
Mulholland Dr. (1999)
Movie
3.5
Odell Parks
Outside Ozona (1998)
Movie
Dr. Simon
Psycho (1998)
Movie
5.42
Detective Charlie Moore
Rear Window (1998)
Movie
Self
Mythos Hollywood - Das Geheimnis des Erfolgs (1998)
Movie
Max Cherry
Jackie Brown (1997)
Movie
5.79
Gentry
Demolition University (1997)
Movie
Jake
American Perfekt (1997)
Movie
Teak Taylor
Night Vision (1997)
Movie
Congressman Alvin Cummings
Uncle Sam (1996)
Movie
6
Detective Slatten
Original Gangstas (1996)
Movie
Christian's father
The Method (1996)
Movie
Michael Donahue
Hindsight (1996)
Movie
Captain Dimaggio
Guns & Lipstick (1995)
Movie
Captain Jack Bitters
Scanners: The Showdown (1995)
Movie
5.7
One West Waikiki (1994)
TV
Bob Sibley
Point of Seduction: Body Chemistry III (1994)
Movie
Littman
American Yakuza (1993)
Movie
Therapist
Cover Story (1993)
Movie
Det. Ted Coleman
South Beach (1993)
Movie
Sid (uncredited)
Sex, Love and Cold Hard Cash (1993)
Movie
Lane Tillman / Ricky Ricketts
Walker, Texas Ranger (1993)
TV
5.63
Dr. Powell
Maniac Cop 3: Badge of Silence (1993)
Movie
5.34
Charles Galbis
In the Shadow of a Killer (1992)
Movie
Sgt. Tartaglia
29th Street (1991)
Movie
P.S. I Luv U (1991)
TV
Stonebridge
Diplomatic Immunity (1991)
Movie
Dr. Desmond Moore
Committed (1991)
Movie
Vinnie
In Between (1991)
Movie
Yates
Peacemaker (1990)
Movie
Frank Truman
Twin Peaks (1990)
TV
5.48
Jack Cotton
Checkered Flag (1990)
Movie
Dan
The Banker (1989)
Movie
The Simpsons (1989)
TV
6.75
Lou Cherney
Satan's Princess (1989)
Movie
Madero
Esmeralda Bay (1989)
Movie
Jesse Hawkes (1989)
TV
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
John Huston: The Man, the Movies, the Maverick (1989)
Movie
Aymong
Crossbow: The Movie (1989)
Movie
The Dictator
Counterforce (1988)
Movie
Jake and the Fatman (1987)
TV
Gumshoe
Once a Hero (1987)
TV
Gumshoe
Once a Hero (1987)
Movie
Harold 'Harry' Petry
Hollywood Harry (1986)
Movie
Abdul
The Delta Force (1986)
Movie
5.69
Jason Walk
Walking the Edge (1985)
Movie
Garry Cooley
Tales from the Darkside (1984)
TV
5.38
Gilbert Gaston / Frank Roussel
Murder, She Wrote (1984)
TV
7
Hotel (1982)
TV
6.35
Eddie Marino
Vigilante (1982)
Movie
Cmdr. Jeff Selkirk
Goliath Awaits (1981)
TV
Coach Alan Arnoldi
The Kinky Coaches and the Pom Pom Pussycats (1981)
Movie
Magnum, P.I. (1980)
TV
5.61
David Madison
Alligator (1980)
Movie
5.33
Captain Dan Holland
The Black Hole (1979)
Movie
4.62
Turk (uncredited)
The Lady in Red (1979)
Movie
Paul Corwin / Clone
The Darker Side of Terror (1979)
Movie
Nick Thorne
Avalanche (1978)
Movie
Luke Shasta
Standing Tall (1978)
Movie
Glen Wilson
Stunts (1977)
Movie
Lieutenant Matt Lewis
The City (1977)
Movie
Royce
Royce (1976)
Movie
Medical Story (1975)
TV
Deputy Nakia Parker
Nakia (1974)
TV
Deputy Nakia Parker
Nakia (1974)
Movie
Eric Benoit
The Death Squad (1974)
Movie
Frank Regalbuto
The Don Is Dead (1973)
Movie
Police Story (1973)
TV
Miles C. Banyon
Banyon (1972)
TV
Frank
Journey Through Rosebud (1972)
Movie
Miles C. Banyon
Banyon (1971)
Movie
Tony Hall
Cover Me Babe (1970)
Movie
Gregory Lind
Pieces of Dreams (1970)
Movie
John Cassellis
Medium Cool (1969)
Movie
Narouz
Justine (1969)
Movie
Nick Tana
The Stalking Moon (1968)
Movie
Pvt. L.G. Williams
Reflections in a Golden Eye (1967)
Movie
Judd for the Defense (1967)
TV
Kraft Mystery Theatre (1961)
TV
Detective Charlie Moore
Rear Window
TV
Ratings
Average 5.74
Based on 7.47 Million movie and tv ratings over time
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2002
1991
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Known ForActing
GenderMale
Birthday1941-07-13
Deathday2019-10-11 (78 years old)
Birth NameRobert Wallace Forster Jr.
Birth PlaceRochester, New York, United States of America
CitizenshipsUnited States of America
Also Known AsРоберт Форстер, Robert Wallace Foster Jr.
AwardsKansas City Film Critics Circle Award for Best Supporting Actor, Saturn Award
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