Robert Forster

Acting

Robert Forster

Born July 13, 1941Rochester, New York, USA191 credits

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

American Badass: A Michael Madsen Retrospective
5.5

American Badass: A Michael Madsen Retrospective

Movie

2022

Grave Intentions
4.7

Grave Intentions

Movie

2021

The Wolf of Snow Hollow
6.1

The Wolf of Snow Hollow

Movie

2020

Amazing Stories
7.3

Amazing Stories

TV

2020

The Road to El Camino: Behind the Scenes of El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie
7.0

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

Movie

2019

QT8: The First Eight
7.2

QT8: The First Eight

Movie

2019

Filmography

American Badass: A Michael Madsen Retrospective
2022American Badass: A Michael Madsen Retrospectiveas SelfMovie
Grave Intentions
2021Grave Intentionsas Don Whalen (segment "The Bridge Partner")Movie
The Wolf of Snow Hollow
2020The Wolf of Snow Hollowas Sheriff Hadley MarshallMovie
Amazing Stories
2020Amazing Storiesas Joe HarrisTV
The Road to El Camino: Behind the Scenes of El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie
2019The Road to El Camino: Behind the Scenes of El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movieas SelfMovie
QT8: The First Eight
2019QT8: The First Eightas SelfMovie
El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie
2019El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movieas EdMovie
Phil
2019Philas Bing FiskMovie
What They Had
2018What They Hadas BurtMovie
Bigger
2018Biggeras Joe Weider (2008)Movie
The Big Take
2018The Big Takeas Detective AbornMovie
King Cohen: The Wild World of Filmmaker Larry Cohen
2018King Cohen: The Wild World of Filmmaker Larry Cohenas SelfMovie
Damsel
2018Damselas Old PreacherMovie
Small Town Crime
2018Small Town Crimeas Steve YendelMovie
Bad Binoculars
2017Bad Binocularsas SelfMovie
Behind the Red Curtain
2017Behind the Red Curtainas SelfMovie
The Man with the Gray Elevated Hair
2017The Man with the Gray Elevated Hairas SelfMovie
A Very Lovely Dream: One Week in Twin Peaks
2017A Very Lovely Dream: One Week in Twin Peaksas SelfMovie
Acts of Vengeance
2017Acts of Vengeanceas ChuckMovie
Small Crimes
2017Small Crimesas Joe Denton Sr.Movie
The Case for Christ
2017The Case for Christas Walter StrobelMovie
Divorce
2016Divorceas DonaldTV
Bus Driver
2016Bus Driveras General SorbinMovie
The American Side
2016The American Sideas Sterling WhitmoreMovie
Too Late
2016Too Lateas Gordy LyonsMovie
The Confirmation
2016The Confirmationas OttoMovie
London Has Fallen
2016London Has Fallenas General Edward CleggMovie
Home
2015Homeas ManMovie
T
2015The Programas MichaelMovie
The Adventures of Biffle and Shooster
2015The Adventures of Biffle and Shoosteras 'James Burke' as Lt. Frank MurphyMovie
Art of the Prank
2015Art of the PrankMovie
Survivor
2015Survivoras Bill TalbotMovie
The Bridge Partner
2015The Bridge Partneras Don WhalenMovie
Better Call Saul
2015Better Call Saulas EdTV
Automata
2014Automataas Robert BoldMovie
Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films
2014Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Filmsas Self - ActorMovie
That Guy Dick Miller
2014That Guy Dick Milleras SelfMovie
No Half Measures: Creating the Final Season of Breaking Bad
2013No Half Measures: Creating the Final Season of Breaking Badas SelfMovie
La última película de Jess Franco
2013La última película de Jess Francoas SelfMovie
Ironside
2013Ironsideas Michael BurkeTV
Coffee, Kill Boss
2013Coffee, Kill Bossas Walt FordMovie
Olympus Has Fallen
2013Olympus Has Fallenas General Edward CleggMovie
Somewhere Slow
2013Somewhere Slowas Chris McConvilleMovie
Quentin Tarantino: 20 Years of Filmmaking
2013Quentin Tarantino: 20 Years of Filmmakingas SelfMovie
Grimm Fairy Tales Animated
2012Grimm Fairy Tales Animatedas Franlin/DeathMovie
Hotel Noir
2012Hotel Noiras JimMovie
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
2012Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtlesas Kurtzman (voice)TV
The Soul Man
2012The Soul Manas Father James IgnatiusTV
Alcatraz
2012Alcatrazas Ray ArcherTV
Last Man Standing
2011Last Man Standingas Bud BaxterTV
The Descendants
2011The Descendantsas Scott ThorsonMovie
Girl Walks Into a Bar
2011Girl Walks Into a Baras DodgeMovie
American Grindhouse
2011American Grindhouseas Himself - NarratorMovie
Transformers: Prime
2010Transformers: Primeas General Bryce (voice)TV
Kalamity
2010Kalamityas Tom KlepackMovie
The Trial
2010The Trialas RayMovie
The Bannen Way
2010The Bannen Wayas Mr. BMovie
The Bannen Way
2010The Bannen Wayas Mr. BTV
Middle Men
2009Middle Menas Louie LA LAMovie
Ghosts of Girlfriends Past
2009Ghosts of Girlfriends Pastas Sergeant VolkomMovie
Thick as Thieves
2009Thick as Thievesas Lt. WeberMovie
Childrens Hospital
2008Childrens Hospitalas DonaldTV
Would Be Kings
2008Would Be KingsMovie
Touching Home
2008Touching Homeas Jim "Perk" PerkinsMovie
Jack and Jill vs. The World
2008Jack and Jill vs. The Worldas Norman / Narrator (uncredited)Movie
Expecting Love
2008Expecting Loveas George PattenMovie
Breaking Bad
2008Breaking Badas EdTV
G
2007Grampa's Cabinas GrampaMovie
Cleaner
2007Cleaneras Arlo GrangeMovie
Dragon Wars: D-War
2007Dragon Wars: D-Waras JackMovie
Army Wives
2007Army Wivesas General GraysonTV
Rise: Blood Hunter
2007Rise: Blood Hunteras LloydMovie
13 Graves
200613 Gravesas Tom FerrisMovie
Heroes
2006Heroesas Arthur PetrelliTV
Lucky Number Slevin
2006Lucky Number Slevinas MurphyMovie
Firewall
2006Firewallas HarryMovie
Wild Seven
2006Wild Sevenas WilsonMovie
The Hunt For the BTK Killer
2005The Hunt For the BTK Killeras Detective Jason MagidaMovie
The Spaghetti West
2005The Spaghetti Westas NarratorMovie
Tilt
2005Tiltas Jimmy 'Gentleman Jim' TowneTV
Numb3rs
2005Numb3rsas Agent Thomas LarsonTV
Desperate Housewives
2004Desperate Housewivesas Nick DelfinoTV
Clubhouse
2004Clubhouseas Burt AustinTV
Justice League Unlimited
2004Justice League Unlimitedas The President (voice)TV
Grand Theft Parsons
2004Grand Theft Parsonsas Stanley ParsonsMovie
Karen Sisco
2003Karen Siscoas Marshall SiscoTV
Undefeated
2003Undefeatedas Scott GreenMovie
Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle
2003Charlie's Angels: Full Throttleas Roger WixonMovie
Confidence
2003Confidenceas Morgan PriceMovie
Murder in Greenwich
2002Murder in Greenwichas Steve CarrollMovie
Strange Hearts
2002Strange Heartsas Jack WatersMovie
Fastlane
2002Fastlaneas Ray-RayTV
Jackie Brown: How It Went Down
2002Jackie Brown: How It Went Downas SelfMovie
Like Mike
2002Like Mikeas Coach WagnerMovie
Street Time
2002Street Timeas Tony DeAngeloTV
Lone Hero
2002Lone Heroas GusMovie
Due East
2002Due Eastas Jesse RappleMovie
Human Nature
2001Human Natureas Nathan's FatherMovie
The Joe Spinell Story
2001The Joe Spinell Storyas SelfMovie
Finder's Fee
2001Finder's Feeas CampbellMovie
Mulholland Drive
2001Mulholland Driveas Detective McKnightMovie
Like Mother Like Son: The Strange Story of Sante and Kenny Kimes
2001Like Mother Like Son: The Strange Story of Sante and Kenny Kimesas Ken "Pappa" KimesMovie
The Magic of Marciano
2000The Magic of Marcianoas HenryMovie
Diamond Men
2000Diamond Menas Eddie MillerMovie
Me, Myself & Irene
2000Me, Myself & Ireneas Colonel PartingtonMovie
Lakeboat
2000Lakeboatas JoeMovie
Supernova
2000Supernovaas A.J. MarleyMovie
Kiss Toledo Goodbye
1999Kiss Toledo Goodbyeas Sal FortunaMovie
All the Rage
1999All the Rageas TylerMovie
Family Tree
1999Family Treeas Henry MusserMovie
Outside Ozona
1998Outside Ozonaas Odell ParksMovie
Psycho
1998Psychoas Dr. SimonMovie
Rear Window
1998Rear Windowas Detective MooreMovie
Mythos Hollywood - Das Geheimnis des Erfolgs
1998Mythos Hollywood - Das Geheimnis des Erfolgsas SelfMovie
Jackie Brown
1997Jackie Brownas Max CherryMovie
Demolition University
1997Demolition Universityas GentryMovie
American Perfekt
1997American Perfektas JakeMovie
Night Vision
1997Night Visionas Teak TaylorMovie
Uncle Sam
1996Uncle Samas Congressman Alvin CummingsMovie
Original Gangstas
1996Original Gangstasas Detective SlattenMovie
The Method
1996The Methodas Christian's fatherMovie
Hindsight
1996Hindsightas Michael DonahueMovie
Guns & Lipstick
1995Guns & Lipstickas Captain DimaggioMovie
Scanner Cop II
1995Scanner Cop IIas Captain Jack BittersMovie
One West Waikiki
1994One West WaikikiTV
Body Chemistry III: Point of Seduction
1994Body Chemistry III: Point of Seductionas Bob SibleyMovie
American Yakuza
1993American Yakuzaas LittmanMovie
Cover Story
1993Cover Storyas TherapistMovie
South Beach
1993South Beachas Det. Ted ColemanMovie
S
1993Sex, Love and Cold Hard Cashas Sid (uncredited)Movie
Walker, Texas Ranger
1993Walker, Texas Rangeras Ricky RickettsTV
Maniac Cop 3: Badge of Silence
1992Maniac Cop 3: Badge of Silenceas Dr. PowellMovie
In the Shadow of a Killer
1992In the Shadow of a Killeras Charles GalbisMovie
29th Street
199129th Streetas Sgt. TartagliaMovie
P.S. I Luv U
1991P.S. I Luv UTV
Diplomatic Immunity
1991Diplomatic Immunityas StonebridgeMovie
Committed
1991Committedas Dr. Desmond MooreMovie
In Between
1991In Betweenas VinnieMovie
Checkered Flag
1990Checkered Flagas Jack CottonMovie
Peacemaker
1990Peacemakeras YatesMovie
Twin Peaks
1990Twin Peaksas Frank TrumanTV
The Banker
1989The Bankeras DanMovie
The Simpsons
1989The Simpsonsas Lucky Jim (voice)TV
Satan's Princess
1989Satan's Princessas Lou CherneyMovie
Esmeralda Bay
1989Esmeralda Bayas MaderoMovie
Jesse Hawkes
1989Jesse HawkesTV
Crossbow: The Movie
1989Crossbow: The Movieas AymongMovie
John Huston: The Man, the Movies, the Maverick
1988John Huston: The Man, the Movies, the Maverickas Self (archive footage) (uncredited)Movie
Counterforce
1988Counterforceas The DictatorMovie
Jake and the Fatman
1987Jake and the Fatmanas Ed DelaneyTV
O
1987Once a Heroas GumshoeTV
Crossbow
1987Crossbowas AymongTV
Once a Hero
1987Once a Heroas GumshoeMovie
Hollywood Harry
1986Hollywood Harryas Harold "Harry" PetryMovie
The Delta Force
1986The Delta Forceas AbdulMovie
Walking the Edge
1985Walking the Edgeas Jason WalkMovie
Murder, She Wrote
1984Murder, She Wroteas Gilbert GastonTV
Tales from the Darkside
1984Tales from the Darksideas Garry CooleyTV
Vigilante
1983Vigilanteas Eddie MarinoMovie
Knight Rider
1982Knight RiderExecutive ProducerTV
Hotel
1982Hotelas Steve CameronTV
Goliath Awaits
1981Goliath Awaitsas Comdr. Jeff SelkirkTV
The Kinky Coaches and the Pom Pom Pussycats
1981The Kinky Coaches and the Pom Pom Pussycatsas Coach Alan ArnoldiMovie
Magnum, P.I.
1980Magnum, P.I.as Tyler Peabody McKinneyTV
Alligator
1980Alligatoras DavidMovie
The Black Hole
1979The Black Holeas Captain Dan HollandMovie
The Lady in Red
1979The Lady in Redas Turk (uncredited)Movie
The Darker Side of Terror
1979The Darker Side of Terroras Prof. Paul Corwin / The CloneMovie
Avalanche
1978Avalancheas Nick ThorneMovie
Standing Tall
1978Standing Tallas Luke ShastaMovie
Stunts
1977Stuntsas Glen WilsonMovie
The City
1977The Cityas Lt. Matt LewisMovie
Gibbsville
1976GibbsvilleTV
R
1976Royceas RoyceMovie
Medical Story
1975Medical StoryTV
Nakia
1974NakiaTV
Nakia
1974Nakiaas Deputy Nakia ParkerMovie
The Death Squad
1974The Death Squadas Eric BenoitMovie
The Don Is Dead
1973The Don Is Deadas Frank RegalbutoMovie
Police Story
1973Police StoryTV
Banyon
1972Banyonas Miles C. BanyonTV
J
1972Journey Through Rosebudas FrankMovie
Banyon
1971Banyonas Miles C. BanyonMovie
Cover Me Babe
1970Cover Me Babeas Tony HillMovie
Pieces of Dreams
1970Pieces of Dreamsas Gregory LindMovie
Medium Cool
1969Medium Coolas JohnMovie
Justine
1969Justineas NarouzMovie
The Stalking Moon
1968The Stalking Moonas Nick TanaMovie
Reflections in a Golden Eye
1967Reflections in a Golden Eyeas Pvt. L.G. WilliamsMovie
Judd for the Defense
1967Judd for the DefenseTV
Kraft Mystery Theatre
1961Kraft Mystery TheatreTV