Robert Forster
Robert Forster
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
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Known Credits
195
Gender
Male
Birthday
1941-07-13 (83 years old)
Place of Birth
Rochester, New York, USA
Acting

2021

Grave Intentions as Don Whalen (segment "The Bridge Partner")

2020

Amazing Stories as Joe Harris

2020

The Wolf of Snow Hollow as Sheriff Hadley Marshall

2019

Phil as Bing Fisk

2018

Bigger as Joe Weider (2008)

2018

Damsel as Old Preacher

2018

Small Town Crime as Steve Yendel

2018

What They Had as Burt

2018

King Cohen as Self

2018

The Big Take as Detective Aborn

2017

The Case for Christ as Walter Strobel

2017

Acts of Vengeance as Chuck

2017

Small Crimes as Joe Denton Sr.

2017

Bad Binoculars as Self

2016

London Has Fallen as General Edward Clegg

2016

Divorce as Donald

2016

The American Side as Sterling Whitmore

2016

The Confirmation as Otto

2016

Too Late as Gordy Lyons

2016

Bus Driver as General Sorbin

2015

Better Call Saul as Ed

2015

Survivor as Bill Talbot

2015

The Adventures of Biffle and Shooster as 'James Burke' as Lt. Frank Murphy

2015

Home as Man

2015

The Bridge Partner as Don Whalen

2015

Art of the Prank as Not available

2015

The Program as Michael

2014

Automata as Robert Bold

2013

Olympus Has Fallen as General Edward Clegg

2013

Ironside as Michael Burke

2013

Somewhere Slow as Chris McConville

2013

Coffee, Kill Boss as Walt Ford

2012

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles as Kurtzman (voice)

2012

Alcatraz as Ray Archer

2012

Hotel Noir as Jim

2012

Grimm Fairy Tales Animated as Franlin/Death

2011

Last Man Standing as Bud Baxter

2011

The Descendants as Scott Thorson

2011

American Grindhouse as Himself - Narrator

2011

Girl Walks Into a Bar as Dodge

2010

Transformers: Prime as General Bryce (voice)

2010

The Bannen Way as Mr. B

2010

The Trial as Ray

2010

The Bannen Way as Mr. B

2010

Kalamity as Tom Klepack

2009

Thick as Thieves as Lt. Weber

2009

Middle Men as Louie LA LA

2009

Ghosts of Girlfriends Past as Sergeant Volkom

2008

Breaking Bad as Ed

2008

Childrens Hospital as Donald

2008

Jack and Jill vs. The World as Norman / Narrator (uncredited)

2008

Touching Home as Jim "Perk" Perkins

2008

Would Be Kings as Not available

2008

Expecting Love as George Patten

2007

Cleaner as Arlo Grange

2007

Dragon Wars: D-War as Jack

2007

Rise: Blood Hunter as Lloyd

2007

Grampa's Cabin as Grampa

2006

Heroes as Arthur Petrelli

2006

Lucky Number Slevin as Murphy

2006

Firewall as Harry

2006

Wild Seven as Wilson

2006

13 Graves as Tom Ferris

2005

Numb3rs as Agent Thomas Larson

2005

Tilt as Jimmy 'Gentleman Jim' Towne

2005

The Hunt For the BTK Killer as Detective Jason Magida

2005

The Spaghetti West as Narrator

2004

Desperate Housewives as Nick Delfino

2004

Justice League Unlimited as The President (voice)

2004

Clubhouse as Burt Austin

2004

Grand Theft Parsons as Stanley Parsons

2003

Confidence as Morgan Price

2003

Karen Sisco as Marshall Sisco

2003

Undefeated as Scott Green

2002

Fastlane as Ray-Ray

2002

Street Time as Tony DeAngelo

2002

Like Mike as Coach Wagner

2002

Murder in Greenwich as Steve Carroll

2002

Lone Hero as Gus

2002

Due East as Jesse Rapple

2002

Strange Hearts as Jack Waters

2001

Mulholland Drive as Detective McKnight

2001

Human Nature as Nathan's Father

2001

Finder's Fee as Campbell

2000

Me, Myself & Irene as Colonel Partington

2000

Supernova as A.J. Marley

2000

Diamond Men as Eddie Miller

2000

Lakeboat as Joe

2000

The Magic of Marciano as Henry

1999

Mulholland Dr. as Detective McKnight

1999

It's the Rage as Tyler

1999

Kiss Toledo Goodbye as Sal Fortuna

1999

Family Tree as Henry Musser

1998

Psycho as Dr. Simon

1998

Rear Window as Detective Charlie Moore

1998

Outside Ozona as Odell Parks

1997

Jackie Brown as Max Cherry

1997

Night Vision as Teak Taylor

1997

American Perfekt as Jake Nyman

1997

Demolition University as Gentry

1996

Uncle Sam as Congressman Alvin Cummings

1996

Original Gangstas as Detective Slatten

1996

The Method as Christian's father

1996

Hindsight as Michael Donahue

1995

Scanner Cop II as Captain Jack Bitters

1995

Guns & Lipstick as Captain Dimaggio

1994

One West Waikiki as Not available

1993

Walker, Texas Ranger as Ricky Ricketts

1993

Walker, Texas Ranger as Lane Tillman

1993

American Yakuza as Littman

1993

South Beach as Det. Ted Coleman

1993

Cover Story as Therapist

1993

Sex, Love and Cold Hard Cash as Sid (uncredited)

1992

In the Shadow of a Killer as Charles Galbis

1991

P.S. I Luv U as Not available

1991

29th Street as Sgt. Tartaglia

1991

Diplomatic Immunity as Stonebridge

1991

Committed as Dr. Desmond Moore

1991

In Between as Vinnie

1990

Twin Peaks as Frank Truman

1990

Peacemaker as Yates

1990

Checkered Flag as Jack Cotton

1989

The Simpsons as Lucky Jim (voice)

1989

Jesse Hawkes as Not available

1989

The Banker as Dan

1989

Satan's Princess as Lou Cherney

1989

Esmeralda Bay as Madero

1989

Crossbow: The Movie as Aymong

1988

John Huston: The Man, the Movies, the Maverick as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

1988

Counterforce as The Dictator

1987

Jake and the Fatman as Ed Delaney

1987

Once a Hero as Gumshoe

1987

Once a Hero as Gumshoe

1986

The Delta Force as Abdul

1986

Hollywood Harry as Harold "Harry" Petry

1985

Walking the Edge as Jason Walk

1984

Murder, She Wrote as Gilbert Gaston

1984

Murder, She Wrote as Frank Roussel

1984

Tales from the Darkside as Garry Cooley

1982

Hotel as Steve Cameron

1982

Vigilante as Eddie Marino

1981

Goliath Awaits as Comdr. Jeff Selkirk

1980

Magnum, P.I. as Not available

1980

Alligator as David

1979

The Black Hole as Captain Dan Holland

1979

The Lady in Red as Turk (uncredited)

1979

The Darker Side of Terror as Prof. Paul Corwin / The Clone

1978

Avalanche as Nick Thorne

1978

Standing Tall as Luke Shasta

1977

The City as Lt. Matt Lewis

1976

Royce as Royce

1974

The Death Squad as Eric Benoit

1974

Nakia as Deputy Nakia Parker

1973

The Don Is Dead as Frank Regalbuto

1971

Banyon as Miles C. Banyon

1970

Pieces of Dreams as Gregory Lind

1970

Cover Me Babe as Tony Hill

1969

Medium Cool as John

NaN

I Know Catherine, The Log Lady as Sheriff Truman (archival footage)

1977

Stunts as Glen Wilson

1976

Gibbsville as Not available

1975

Medical Story as Not available

1974

Nakia as Not available

1973

Police Story as Not available

1972

Banyon as Miles C. Banyon

1969

Justine as Narouz

1968

The Stalking Moon as Nick Tana

1967

Judd for the Defense as Not available

1967

Reflections in a Golden Eye as Pvt. L.G. Williams

1961

Kraft Mystery Theatre as Not available
Crew

2000

Diamond Men Executive Producer

1986

Hollywood Harry Producer

1986

Hollywood Harry Director

1982

Knight Rider Executive Producer