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.

Career Overview

Robert Forster has 167 screen credits in a career dating back to 1967. Their work spans 11 cinematic universes — most prominently Has Fallen with 2 titles. Signature works include Mulholland Drive, London Has Fallen, Me, Myself & Irene. Explore the interactive character relationship maps on each title page to trace how their roles connect across franchises.

Personal Facts

Known For: Acting
Gender: male
Known Credits: 167
Birth Date: 1941-07-13 00:00:00
Birth Place: Rochester, New York, USA

Known For

Associated Universes

Universe traveler — spans 11 universes

Has Fallen (2 titles)
Charlie's Angels (1 titles)
Like Mike Collection (1 titles)
Psycho Series (1 titles)
Tarantino Universe (1 titles)
Demolition High / Uni Collection (1 titles)
Scanner Cop Series (1 titles)
Scanner Cop Collection (1 titles)

Frequent Collaborators

Kate Forster (2 collaborations)
Angela Bassett (2 collaborations)
Naomi Watts (1 collaborations)
Laura Harring (1 collaborations)
Justin Theroux (1 collaborations)
Ann Miller (1 collaborations)
Mark Pellegrino (1 collaborations)
Dan Hedaya (1 collaborations)
Angelo Badalamenti (1 collaborations)
Patrick Fischler (1 collaborations)

Credits

actors (163 credits)
- American Badass: A Michael Madsen Retrospective
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2022
- Grave Intentions
  Don Whalen (segment "The Bridge Partner")
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2021
- The Wolf of Snow Hollow
  Sheriff Hadley Marshall
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2020
- Amazing Stories
  
  - Dynoman and the Volt (2020) ... Joe Harris actor actors
  
  2020
- The Road to El Camino: Behind the Scenes of El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2019
- QT8: The First Eight
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2019
- El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie
  Ed
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2019
- Phil
  Bing Fisk
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2019
- What They Had
  Burt
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2018
- Bigger
  Joe Weider (2008)
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2018
- The Big Take
  Detective Aborn
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2018
- King Cohen: The Wild World of Filmmaker Larry Cohen
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2018
- Damsel
  Old Preacher
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2018
- Small Town Crime
  Steve Yendel
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2018
- The Man with the Gray Elevated Hair
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2017
- Bad Binoculars
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2017
- A Very Lovely Dream: One Week in Twin Peaks
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2017
- Behind the Red Curtain
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2017
- Acts of Vengeance
  Chuck
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2017
- Small Crimes
  Joe Denton Sr.
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2017
- The Case for Christ
  Walter Strobel
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2017
- Bus Driver
  General Sorbin
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2016
- The American Side
  Sterling Whitmore
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2016
- Too Late
  Gordy Lyons
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2016
- The Confirmation
  Otto
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2016
- London Has Fallen
  General Edward Clegg
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2016
- Home
  Man
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2015
- The Adventures of Biffle and Shooster
  'James Burke' as Lt. Frank Murphy
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2015
- The Program
  Michael
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2015
- Art of the Prank
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2015
- Survivor
  Bill Talbot
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2015
- The Bridge Partner
  Don Whalen
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2015
- Better Call Saul
  
  - Magic Man (2020) ... Ed actor actors
  
  2015
- Automata
  Robert Bold
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2014
- Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films
  Self - Actor
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2014
- That Guy Dick Miller
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2014
- No Half Measures: Creating the Final Season of Breaking Bad
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2013
- La última película de Jess Franco
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2013
- Coffee, Kill Boss
  Walt Ford
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2013
- Olympus Has Fallen
  General Edward Clegg
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2013
- Somewhere Slow
  Chris McConville
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2013
- Quentin Tarantino: 20 Years of Filmmaking
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2013
- Grimm Fairy Tales Animated
  Franlin/Death
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2012
- Hotel Noir
  Jim
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2012
- Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
  
  - Battle for New York (2) (2015) ... Kurtzman (voice) actor actors
  
  - Battle for New York (1) (2015) ... Kurtzman (voice) actor actors
  
  2012
- The Descendants
  Scott Thorson
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2011
- Girl Walks Into a Bar
  Dodge
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2011
- American Grindhouse
  Himself - Narrator
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2011
- Last Man Standing
  
  - Man vs. Myth (2018) ... Bud Baxter actor actors
  
  - Mandy's Party (2015) ... Bud Baxter actor actors
  
  - Mike Advises Mandy (2014) ... Bud Baxter actor actors
  
  - Here's the Kicker (2014) ... Bud Baxter actor actors
  
  - Parenting Bud (2014) ... Bud Baxter actor actors
  
  2011
- Kalamity
  Tom Klepack
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2010
- The Trial
  Ray
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2010
- The Bannen Way
  Mr. B
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2010
- Transformers: Prime
  
  - Grill (2012) ... General Bryce (voice) actor actors
  
  2010
- Middle Men
  Louie LA LA
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2009
- Ghosts of Girlfriends Past
  Sergeant Volkom
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2009
- Thick as Thieves
  Lt. Weber
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2009
- Would Be Kings
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2008
- Touching Home
  Jim "Perk" Perkins
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2008
- Jack and Jill vs. The World
  Norman / Narrator (uncredited)
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2008
- Expecting Love
  George Patten
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2008
- Childrens Hospital
  
  - The 27 Club (2015) ... Donald actor actors
  
  2008
- Grampa's Cabin
  Grampa
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2007
- Cleaner
  Arlo Grange
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2007
- Dragon Wars: D-War
  Jack
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2007
- Rise: Blood Hunter
  Lloyd
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2007
- Army Wives
  
  - Truth and Consequences (2007) ... General Grayson actor actors
  
  2007
- 13 Graves
  Tom Ferris
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2006
- Lucky Number Slevin
  Murphy
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2006
- Firewall
  Harry
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2006
- Wild Seven
  Wilson
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2006
- Heroes
  
  - Dual (2008) ... Arthur Petrelli actor actors
  
  - Our Father (2008) ... Arthur Petrelli actor actors
  
  - The Eclipse (2) (2008) ... Arthur Petrelli actor actors
  
  - The Eclipse (1) (2008) ... Arthur Petrelli actor actors
  
  - It's Coming (2008) ... Arthur Petrelli actor actors
  
  2006
- The Hunt for the BTK Killer
  Detective Jason Magida
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2005
- The Spaghetti West
  Narrator
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2005
- Numb3rs
  
  - Protest (2006) ... Agent Thomas Larson actor actors
  
  2005
- Grand Theft Parsons
  Stanley Parsons
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2004
- Desperate Housewives
  
  - Now I Know, Don’t Be Scared (2007) ... Nick Delfino actor actors
  
  2004
- Justice League Unlimited
  
  - Divided We Fall (2005) ... The President (voice) actor actors
  
  - Flashpoint (2005) ... The President (voice) actor actors
  
  2004
- Undefeated
  Scott Green
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2003
- Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle
  Roger Wixon
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2003
- Confidence
  Morgan Price
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2003
- Murder in Greenwich
  Steve Carroll
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2002
- Strange Hearts
  Jack Waters
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2002
- Jackie Brown: How It Went Down
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2002
- Like Mike
  Coach Wagner
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2002
- Lone Hero
  Gus
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2002
- Due East
  Jesse Rapple
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2002
- Human Nature
  Nathan's Father
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2001
- The Joe Spinell Story
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2001
- Finder's Fee
  Campbell
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2001
- Mulholland Drive
  Detective McKnight
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2001
- Like Mother Like Son: The Strange Story of Sante and Kenny Kimes
  Ken "Pappa" Kimes
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2001
- The Magic of Marciano
  Henry
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2000
- Me, Myself & Irene
  Colonel Partington
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2000
- Lakeboat
  Joe
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2000
- Supernova
  A.J. Marley
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2000
- Kiss Toledo Goodbye
  Sal Fortuna
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1999
- All the Rage
  Tyler
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1999
- Family Tree
  Henry Musser
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1999
- Outside Ozona
  Odell Parks
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1998
- Psycho
  Dr. Simon
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1998
- Rear Window
  Detective Moore
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1998
- Mythos Hollywood - Das Geheimnis des Erfolgs
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1998
- Jackie Brown
  Max Cherry
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1997
- Demolition University
  Gentry
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1997
- American Perfekt
  Jake
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1997
- Night Vision
  Teak Taylor
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1997
- Uncle Sam
  Congressman Alvin Cummings
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1996
- Original Gangstas
  Detective Slatten
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1996
- The Method
  Christian's father
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1996
- Hindsight
  Michael Donahue
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1996
- Guns & Lipstick
  Captain Dimaggio
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1995
- Scanner Cop II
  Captain Jack Bitters
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1995
- American Yakuza
  Littman
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1993
- Cover Story
  Therapist
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1993
- South Beach
  Det. Ted Coleman
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1993
- Sex, Love and Cold Hard Cash
  Sid (uncredited)
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1993
- Walker, Texas Ranger
  
  - Texas vs. Cahill (1997) ... Lane Tillman actor actors
  
  - The Big Bingo Bamboozle (1995) ... Ricky Ricketts actor actors
  
  1993
- Maniac Cop 3: Badge of Silence
  Dr. Powell
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1992
- In the Shadow of a Killer
  Charles Galbis
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1992
- 29th Street
  Sgt. Tartaglia
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1991
- Diplomatic Immunity
  Stonebridge
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1991
- Committed
  Dr. Desmond Moore
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1991
- In Between
  Vinnie
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1991
- Checkered Flag
  Jack Cotton
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1990
- Peacemaker
  Yates
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1990
- Twin Peaks
  
  - Part 17 (2017) ... Frank Truman actor actors
  
  - Part 15 (2017) ... Frank Truman actor actors
  
  - Part 14 (2017) ... Frank Truman actor actors
  
  - Part 12 (2017) ... Frank Truman actor actors
  
  - Part 11 (2017) ... Frank Truman actor actors
  
  1990
- The Banker
  Dan
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1989
- Satan's Princess
  Lou Cherney
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1989
- Esmeralda Bay
  Madero
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1989
- Crossbow: The Movie
  Aymong
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1989
- The Simpsons
  
  - Sex, Pies and Idiot Scrapes (2008) ... Lucky Jim (voice) actor actors
  
  1989
- John Huston: The Man, the Movies, the Maverick
  Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1988
- Counterforce
  The Dictator
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1988
- Once a Hero
  Gumshoe
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1987
- Hollywood Harry
  Harold "Harry" Petry
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1986
- The Delta Force
  Abdul
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1986
- Walking the Edge
  Jason Walk
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1985
- Murder, She Wrote
  
  - Big Easy Murder (1995) ... Frank Roussel actor actors
  
  - The Perfect Foil (1986) ... Gilbert Gaston actor actors
  
  1984
- Tales from the Darkside
  
  - The Milkman Cometh (1987) ... Garry Cooley actor actors
  
  1984
- Vigilante
  Eddie Marino
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1983
- Hotel
  
  - Unfinished Business (1987) ... Steve Cameron actor actors
  
  1982
- The Kinky Coaches and the Pom Pom Pussycats
  Coach Alan Arnoldi
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1981
- Alligator
  David
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1980
- Magnum, P.I.
  
  - All for One (2) (1985) ... Tyler Peabody McKinney actor actors
  
  - All for One (1) (1985) ... Tyler Peabody McKinney actor actors
  
  1980
- The Black Hole
  Captain Dan Holland
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1979
- The Lady in Red
  Turk (uncredited)
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1979
- The Darker Side of Terror
  Prof. Paul Corwin / The Clone
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1979
- Avalanche
  Nick Thorne
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1978
- Standing Tall
  Luke Shasta
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1978
- Stunts
  Glen Wilson
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1977
- The City
  Lt. Matt Lewis
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1977
- Royce
  Royce
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1976
- Nakia
  Deputy Nakia Parker
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1974
- The Don Is Dead
  Frank Regalbuto
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1973
- Police Story
  
  - Trigger Point (1977) ... actor actors
  
  - Ice Time (1977) ... actor actors
  
  - Trash Detail, Front and Center (1976) ... actor actors
  
  - Little Boy Lost (1975) ... actor actors
  
  - The Man in the Shadows (1975) ... actor actors
  
  1973
- Journey Through Rosebud
  Frank
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1972
- Banyon
  Miles C. Banyon
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1971
- Cover Me Babe
  Tony Hill
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1970
- Pieces of Dreams
  Gregory Lind
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1970
- Medium Cool
  John
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1969
- Justine
  Narouz
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1969
- The Stalking Moon
  Nick Tana
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1968
- Reflections in a Golden Eye
  Pvt. L.G. Williams
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1967
directing (1 credits)
- Hollywood Harry
  
  director
  
  directing
  
  1986
production (2 credits)
- Hollywood Harry
  
  producer
  
  production
  
  1986
- Knight Rider
  
  - Knight Sting (1985) ... executive producer production
  
  1982
crew (1 credits)
- Better Call Saul
  
  - Magic Man (2020) ... in memory of crew
  
  2015