Robert Forster
Born: 1941-07-13 in Rochester, New York, USA
Died: 2019-10-11
Known For: Acting
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
2022
2021
- Grave Intentions as Don Whalen (segment "The Bridge Partner")
2020
- Amazing Stories as Joe Harris
- The Wolf of Snow Hollow as Sheriff Hadley Marshall
2019
- El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie as Ed
- QT8: The First Eight as Self
- The Road to El Camino: Behind the Scenes of El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie as Self
- Phil as Bing Fisk
2018
- Damsel as Old Preacher
- Small Town Crime as Steve Yendel
- Bigger as Joe Weider (2008)
- What They Had as Burt
- The Big Take as Detective Aborn
- King Cohen: The Wild World of Filmmaker Larry Cohen as Self
2017
- Acts of Vengeance as Chuck
- The Case for Christ as Walter Strobel
- Small Crimes as Joe Denton Sr.
- The Man with the Gray Elevated Hair as Self
- A Very Lovely Dream: One Week in Twin Peaks as Self
- Behind the Red Curtain as Self
- Bad Binoculars as Self
2016
- London Has Fallen as General Edward Clegg
- Divorce as Donald
- The Confirmation as Otto
- Too Late as Gordy Lyons
- The American Side as Sterling Whitmore
- Bus Driver as General Sorbin
2015
- Better Call Saul as Ed
- Survivor as Bill Talbot
- Home as Man
- The Adventures of Biffle and Shooster as 'James Burke' as Lt. Frank Murphy
- The Program as Michael
- Art of the Prank
- The Bridge Partner as Don Whalen
2014
- Automata as Robert Bold
- Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films as Self - Actor
- That Guy Dick Miller as Self
2013
- Olympus Has Fallen as General Edward Clegg
- Ironside as Michael Burke
- No Half Measures: Creating the Final Season of Breaking Bad as Self
- Quentin Tarantino: 20 Years of Filmmaking as Self
- La última película de Jess Franco as Self
- Somewhere Slow as Chris McConville
- Coffee, Kill Boss as Walt Ford
2012
- Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles as Kurtzman (voice)
- Alcatraz as Ray Archer
- The Soul Man as Father James Ignatius
- Hotel Noir as Jim
- Grimm Fairy Tales Animated as Franlin/Death
2011
- Last Man Standing as Bud Baxter
- The Descendants as Scott Thorson
- Girl Walks Into a Bar as Dodge
- American Grindhouse as Himself - Narrator
2010
- Transformers: Prime as General Bryce (voice)
- The Bannen Way as Mr. B
- The Trial as Ray
- Kalamity as Tom Klepack
- The Bannen Way as Mr. B
2009
- Ghosts of Girlfriends Past as Sergeant Volkom
- Middle Men as Louie LA LA
- Thick as Thieves as Lt. Weber
2008
- Breaking Bad as Ed
- Childrens Hospital as Donald
- Would Be Kings
- Jack and Jill vs. The World as Norman / Narrator (uncredited)
- Touching Home as Jim "Perk" Perkins
- Expecting Love as George Patten
2007
- Army Wives as General Grayson
- Cleaner as Arlo Grange
- Dragon Wars: D-War as Jack
- Rise: Blood Hunter as Lloyd
- Grampa's Cabin as Grampa
2006
- Heroes as Arthur Petrelli
- Lucky Number Slevin as Murphy
- Firewall as Harry
- 13 Graves as Tom Ferris
- Wild Seven as Wilson
2005
- Numb3rs as Agent Thomas Larson
- Tilt as Jimmy 'Gentleman Jim' Towne
- The Hunt for the BTK Killer as Detective Jason Magida
- The Spaghetti West as Narrator
2004
- Desperate Housewives as Nick Delfino
- Justice League Unlimited as The President (voice)
- Clubhouse as Burt Austin
- Grand Theft Parsons as Stanley Parsons
2003
- Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle as Roger Wixon
- Karen Sisco as Marshall Sisco
- Confidence as Morgan Price
- Undefeated as Scott Green
2002
- Fastlane as Ray-Ray
- Street Time as Tony DeAngelo
- Like Mike as Coach Wagner
- Due East as Jesse Rapple
- Murder in Greenwich as Steve Carroll
- Jackie Brown: How It Went Down as Self
- Strange Hearts as Jack Waters
- Lone Hero as Gus
2001
- Mulholland Drive as Detective McKnight
- Human Nature as Nathan's Father
- Finder's Fee as Campbell
- The Joe Spinell Story as Self
- Like Mother Like Son: The Strange Story of Sante and Kenny Kimes as Ken "Pappa" Kimes
2000
- Me, Myself & Irene as Colonel Partington
- Supernova as A.J. Marley
- Lakeboat as Joe
- Diamond Men as Eddie Miller
- The Magic of Marciano as Henry
1999
- Kiss Toledo Goodbye as Sal Fortuna
- All the Rage as Tyler
- Family Tree as Henry Musser
1998
- Psycho as Dr. Simon
- Rear Window as Detective Moore
- Outside Ozona as Odell Parks
- Mythos Hollywood - Das Geheimnis des Erfolgs as Self
1997
- Jackie Brown as Max Cherry
- Night Vision as Teak Taylor
- American Perfekt as Jake
- Demolition University as Gentry
1996
- Uncle Sam as Congressman Alvin Cummings
- Original Gangstas as Detective Slatten
- Hindsight as Michael Donahue
- The Method as Christian's father
1995
- Scanner Cop II as Captain Jack Bitters
- Guns & Lipstick as Captain Dimaggio
1994
- One West Waikiki
- Point of Seduction: Body Chemistry III as Bob Sibley
1993
- Walker, Texas Ranger as Ricky Ricketts
- American Yakuza as Littman
- South Beach as Det. Ted Coleman
- Sex, Love and Cold Hard Cash as Sid (uncredited)
- Cover Story as Therapist
1992
- Maniac Cop 3: Badge of Silence as Dr. Powell
- In the Shadow of a Killer as Charles Galbis
1991
- P.S. I Luv U
- 29th Street as Sgt. Tartaglia
- Diplomatic Immunity as Stonebridge
- Committed as Dr. Desmond Moore
- In Between as Vinnie
1990
- Twin Peaks as Frank Truman
- Peacemaker as Yates
- Checkered Flag as Jack Cotton
1989
- The Simpsons as Lucky Jim (voice)
- Jesse Hawkes
- The Banker as Dan
- Satan's Princess as Lou Cherney
- Crossbow: The Movie as Aymong
- Esmeralda Bay as Madero
1988
- John Huston: The Man, the Movies, the Maverick as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
- Counterforce as The Dictator
1987
- Jake and the Fatman as Ed Delaney
- Crossbow as Aymong
- Once a Hero as Gumshoe
- Once a Hero as Gumshoe
1986
- The Delta Force as Abdul
- Hollywood Harry as Harold "Harry" Petry
1985
- Walking the Edge as Jason Walk
1984
- Murder, She Wrote as Gilbert Gaston
- Tales from the Darkside as Garry Cooley
1983
- Vigilante as Eddie Marino
1982
- Knight Rider ... (Executive Producer)
- Hotel as Steve Cameron
1981
- Goliath Awaits as Comdr. Jeff Selkirk
- The Kinky Coaches and the Pom Pom Pussycats as Coach Alan Arnoldi
1980
- Magnum, P.I. as Tyler Peabody McKinney
- Alligator as David
1979
- The Black Hole as Captain Dan Holland
- The Lady in Red as Turk (uncredited)
- The Darker Side of Terror as Prof. Paul Corwin / The Clone
1978
- Standing Tall as Luke Shasta
- Avalanche as Nick Thorne
1976
- Gibbsville
- Royce as Royce
1975
- Medical Story as David Corbin
1974
- Nakia
- Nakia as Deputy Nakia Parker
- The Death Squad as Eric Benoit
1973
- Police Story
- The Don Is Dead as Frank Regalbuto
1972
- Banyon as Miles C. Banyon
- Journey Through Rosebud as Frank
1971
- Banyon as Miles C. Banyon
1970
- Cover Me Babe as Tony Hill
- Pieces of Dreams as Gregory Lind
1969
- Justine as Narouz
- Medium Cool as John
1968
- The Stalking Moon as Nick Tana
1967
- Judd, for the Defense
- Reflections in a Golden Eye as Pvt. L.G. Williams