Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

196

Gender

Male

Birthday

1941-07-13

Day of Death

2019-10-11 (78 years old)

Place of Birth

Rochester, New York, USA

Also Known As

Robert Wallace Foster Jr.

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

Acting

Jackie Brown

1997

Jackie Brown

as

Max Cherry

Lucky Number Slevin

2006

Lucky Number Slevin

as

Murphy

Human Nature

2001

Human Nature

as

Nathan's Father

Mulholland Drive

2001

Mulholland Drive

as

Detective McKnight

Wild Seven

2006

Wild Seven

as

Wilson

John Huston: The Man, the Movies, the Maverick

1988

John Huston: The Man, the Movies, the Maverick

as

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Dragon Wars: D-War

2007

Dragon Wars: D-War

as

Jack

Rise: Blood Hunter

2007

Rise: Blood Hunter

as

Lloyd

Reflections in a Golden Eye

1967

Reflections in a Golden Eye

as

Pvt. L.G. Williams

Supernova

2000

Supernova

as

A.J. Marley

Confidence

2003

Confidence

as

Morgan Price

Grave Intentions

2021

Grave Intentions

as

Don Whalen (segment "The Bridge Partner")

Finder's Fee

2001

Finder's Fee

as

Campbell

Like Mike

2002

Like Mike

as

Coach Wagner

Rear Window

1998

Rear Window

as

Detective Moore

Vigilante

1983

Vigilante

as

Eddie Marino

It's the Rage

1999

It's the Rage

as

Tyler

The Hunt For the BTK Killer

2005

The Hunt For the BTK Killer

as

Detective Jason Magida

Ghosts of Girlfriends Past

2009

Ghosts of Girlfriends Past

as

Sergeant Volkom

Firewall

2006

Firewall

as

Harry

The Black Hole

1979

The Black Hole

as

Captain Dan Holland

Cleaner

2007

Cleaner

as

Arlo Grange

The Program

2015

The Program

as

Michael

The Banker

1989

The Banker

as

Dan

Sex, Love and Cold Hard Cash

1993

Sex, Love and Cold Hard Cash

as

Sid (uncredited)

Diamond Men

2000

Diamond Men

as

Eddie Miller

Justine

1969

Justine

as

Narouz

Medium Cool

1969

Medium Cool

as

John

The Stalking Moon

1968

The Stalking Moon

as

Nick Tana

29th Street

1991

29th Street

as

Sgt. Tartaglia

Thick as Thieves

2009

Thick as Thieves

as

Lt. Weber

The Delta Force

1986

The Delta Force

as

Abdul

Strange Hearts

2002

Strange Hearts

as

Jack Waters

Grand Theft Parsons

2004

Grand Theft Parsons

as

Stanley Parsons

The Descendants

2011

The Descendants

as

Scott Thorson

Maniac Cop 3: Badge of Silence

1992

Maniac Cop 3: Badge of Silence

as

Dr. Powell

The Lady in Red

1979

The Lady in Red

as

Turk (uncredited)

American Grindhouse

2011

American Grindhouse

as

Himself - Narrator

Stunts

1977

Stunts

as

Glen Wilson

Touching Home

2008

Touching Home

as

Jim "Perk" Perkins

American Perfekt

1997

American Perfekt

as

Jake

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

2019

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

as

Self

Murder in Greenwich

2002

Murder in Greenwich

as

Steve Carroll

No Half Measures: Creating the Final Season of Breaking Bad

2013

No Half Measures: Creating the Final Season of Breaking Bad

as

Self

Pieces of Dreams

1970

Pieces of Dreams

as

Gregory Lind

The Don Is Dead

1973

The Don Is Dead

as

Frank Regalbuto

Girl Walks Into a Bar

2011

Girl Walks Into a Bar

as

Dodge

Lone Hero

2002

Lone Hero

as

Gus

Kalamity

2010

Kalamity

as

Tom Klepack

Undefeated

2003

Undefeated

as

Scott Green

The Kinky Coaches and the Pom Pom Pussycats

1981

The Kinky Coaches and the Pom Pom Pussycats

as

Coach Alan Arnoldi

Satan's Princess

1989

Satan's Princess

as

Lou Cherney

Walking the Edge

1985

Walking the Edge

as

Jason Walk

Outside Ozona

1998

Outside Ozona

as

Odell Parks

Olympus Has Fallen

2013

Olympus Has Fallen

as

General Edward Clegg

Kiss Toledo Goodbye

1999

Kiss Toledo Goodbye

as

Sal Fortuna

Hotel Noir

2012

Hotel Noir

as

Jim

Committed

1991

Committed

as

Dr. Desmond Moore

South Beach

1993

South Beach

as

Det. Ted Coleman

Guns & Lipstick

1995

Guns & Lipstick

as

Captain Dimaggio

Avalanche

1978

Avalanche

as

Nick Thorne

Somewhere Slow

2013

Somewhere Slow

as

Chris McConville

Lakeboat

2000

Lakeboat

as

Joe

Coffee, Kill Boss

2013

Coffee, Kill Boss

as

Walt Ford

The Darker Side of Terror

1979

The Darker Side of Terror

as

Prof. Paul Corwin / The Clone

Mythos Hollywood - Das Geheimnis des Erfolgs

1998

Mythos Hollywood - Das Geheimnis des Erfolgs

as

Self

The City

1977

The City

as

Lt. Matt Lewis

That Guy Dick Miller

2014

That Guy Dick Miller

as

Self

1990

Checkered Flag

as

Jack Cotton

Nakia

1974

Nakia

as

Deputy Nakia Parker

Night Vision

1997

Night Vision

as

Teak Taylor

La última película de Jess Franco

2013

La última película de Jess Franco

as

Self

The Magic of Marciano

2000

The Magic of Marciano

as

Henry

Due East

2002

Due East

as

Jesse Rapple

Counterforce

1988

Counterforce

as

The Dictator

In Between

1991

In Between

as

Vinnie

Middle Men

2009

Middle Men

as

Louie LA LA

Home

2015

Home

as

Man

Esmeralda Bay

1989

Esmeralda Bay

as

Madero

Me, Myself & Irene

2000

Me, Myself & Irene

as

Colonel Partington

Uncle Sam

1996

Uncle Sam

as

Congressman Alvin Cummings

American Badass: A Michael Madsen Retrospective

2022

American Badass: A Michael Madsen Retrospective

as

Self

Psycho

1998

Psycho

as

Dr. Simon

Automata

2014

Automata

as

Robert Bold

Original Gangstas

1996

Original Gangstas

as

Detective Slatten

Cover Me Babe

1970

Cover Me Babe

as

Tony Hill

Scanner Cop II

1995

Scanner Cop II

as

Captain Jack Bitters

Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films

2014

Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films

as

Self - Actor

London Has Fallen

2016

London Has Fallen

as

General Edward Clegg

The Trial

2010

The Trial

as

Ray

Standing Tall

1978

Standing Tall

as

Luke Shasta

13 Graves

2006

13 Graves

as

Tom Ferris

Survivor

2015

Survivor

as

Bill Talbot

Grampa's Cabin

2007

Grampa's Cabin

as

Grampa

Too Late

2016

Too Late

as

Gordy Lyons

The American Side

2016

The American Side

as

Sterling Whitmore

The Big Take

2018

The Big Take

as

Detective Aborn

Journey Through Rosebud

1972

Journey Through Rosebud

as

Frank

Art of the Prank

2015

Art of the Prank

as

Hollywood Harry

1986

Hollywood Harry

as

Harold "Harry" Petry

The Method

1996

The Method

as

Christian's father

The Confirmation

2016

The Confirmation

as

Otto

Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle

2003

Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle

as

Roger Wixon

Peacemaker

1990

Peacemaker

as

Yates

Small Crimes

2017

Small Crimes

as

Joe Denton Sr.

Crossbow: The Movie

1989

Crossbow: The Movie

as

Aymong

Small Town Crime

2018

Small Town Crime

as

Steve Yendel

The Adventures of Biffle and Shooster

2015

The Adventures of Biffle and Shooster

as

'James Burke' as Lt. Frank Murphy

Body Chemistry III: Point of Seduction

1994

Body Chemistry III: Point of Seduction

as

Bob Sibley

Bus Driver

2016

Bus Driver

as

General Sorbin

The Case for Christ

2017

The Case for Christ

as

Walter Strobel

Expecting Love

2008

Expecting Love

as

George Patten

Would Be Kings

2008

Would Be Kings

as

Acts of Vengeance

2017

Acts of Vengeance

as

Chuck

Hindsight

1996

Hindsight

as

Michael Donahue

Demolition University

1997

Demolition University

as

Gentry

King Cohen: The Wild World of Filmmaker Larry Cohen

2018

King Cohen: The Wild World of Filmmaker Larry Cohen

as

Self

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

2001

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

as

Ken "Pappa" Kimes

The Death Squad

1974

The Death Squad

as

Eric Benoit

What They Had

2018

What They Had

as

Burt

Diplomatic Immunity

1991

Diplomatic Immunity

as

Stonebridge

Quentin Tarantino: 20 Years of Filmmaking

2013

Quentin Tarantino: 20 Years of Filmmaking

as

Self

Once a Hero

1987

Once a Hero

as

Gumshoe

Bigger

2018

Bigger

as

Joe Weider (2008)

Damsel

2018

Damsel

as

Old Preacher

In the Shadow of a Killer

1992

In the Shadow of a Killer

as

Charles Galbis

Jackie Brown: How It Went Down

2002

Jackie Brown: How It Went Down

as

Self

Family Tree

1999

Family Tree

as

Henry Musser

American Yakuza

1993

American Yakuza

as

Littman

Royce

1976

Royce

as

Royce

Phil

2019

Phil

as

Bing Fisk

The Bridge Partner

2015

The Bridge Partner

as

Don Whalen

Grimm Fairy Tales Animated

2012

Grimm Fairy Tales Animated

as

Franlin/Death

The Spaghetti West

2005

The Spaghetti West

as

Narrator

El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie

2019

El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie

as

Ed

Jack and Jill vs. The World

2008

Jack and Jill vs. The World

as

Norman / Narrator (uncredited)

Banyon

1971

Banyon

as

Miles C. Banyon

Alligator

1980

Alligator

as

David

The Wolf of Snow Hollow

2020

The Wolf of Snow Hollow

as

Sheriff Hadley Marshall

Cover Story

1993

Cover Story

as

Therapist

The Joe Spinell Story

2001

The Joe Spinell Story

as

Self

QT8: The First Eight

2019

QT8: The First Eight

as

Self

Bad Binoculars

2017

Bad Binoculars

as

Self

Behind the Red Curtain

2017

Behind the Red Curtain

as

Self

The Man with the Gray Elevated Hair

2017

The Man with the Gray Elevated Hair

as

Self

A Very Lovely Dream: One Week in Twin Peaks

2017

A Very Lovely Dream: One Week in Twin Peaks

as

Self

The Bannen Way

2010

The Bannen Way

as

Mr. B

Murder, She Wrote

Murder, She Wrote

as

Gilbert Gaston

Magnum, P.I.

Magnum, P.I.

as

Tyler Peabody McKinney

The Simpsons

The Simpsons

as

Lucky Jim (voice)

Numb3rs

Numb3rs

as

Agent Thomas Larson

Karen Sisco

Karen Sisco

as

Marshall Sisco

Desperate Housewives

Desperate Housewives

as

Nick Delfino

Fastlane

Fastlane

as

Ray-Ray

Walker, Texas Ranger

Walker, Texas Ranger

as

Ricky Ricketts

Hotel

Hotel

as

Steve Cameron

Jake and the Fatman

Jake and the Fatman

as

Ed Delaney

Police Story

Police Story

as

Banyon

Banyon

as

Miles C. Banyon

P.S. I Luv U

P.S. I Luv U

as

Judd for the Defense

Judd for the Defense

as

Medical Story

Medical Story

as

Street Time

Street Time

as

Tony DeAngelo

Kraft Mystery Theatre

Kraft Mystery Theatre

as

Nakia

Nakia

as

Jesse Hawkes

Jesse Hawkes

as

Alcatraz

Alcatraz

as

Ray Archer

The Bannen Way

The Bannen Way

as

Mr. B

Last Man Standing

Last Man Standing

as

Bud Baxter

Breaking Bad

Breaking Bad

as

Ed

Justice League Unlimited

Justice League Unlimited

as

The President (voice)

Heroes

Heroes

as

Arthur Petrelli

Murder, She Wrote

Murder, She Wrote

as

Frank Roussel

Once a Hero

Once a Hero

as

Gumshoe

Clubhouse

Clubhouse

as

Burt Austin

Tales from the Darkside

Tales from the Darkside

as

Garry Cooley

One West Waikiki

One West Waikiki

as

Transformers: Prime

Transformers: Prime

as

General Bryce (voice)

Tilt

Tilt

as

Jimmy 'Gentleman Jim' Towne

Childrens Hospital

Childrens Hospital

as

Donald

Goliath Awaits

Goliath Awaits

as

Comdr. Jeff Selkirk

Twin Peaks

Twin Peaks

as

Frank Truman

Walker, Texas Ranger

Walker, Texas Ranger

as

Lane Tillman

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

as

Kurtzman (voice)

Ironside

Ironside

as

Michael Burke

Better Call Saul

Better Call Saul

as

Ed

Amazing Stories

Amazing Stories

as

Joe Harris

Divorce

Divorce

as

Donald

Gibbsville

Gibbsville

as

The Soul Man

The Soul Man

as

Father James Ignatius

Army Wives

Army Wives

as

General Grayson

Production

Hollywood Harry

1986

Hollywood Harry

as

Diamond Men

2000

Diamond Men

as

Knight Rider

Knight Rider

as

Crew

Better Call Saul

Better Call Saul

as

Directing

Hollywood Harry

1986

Hollywood Harry

as