Person
Robert Forster
Acting · 1941–2019 · Rochester, New York, USA
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
The Simpsons
Lucky Jim (voice)
Breaking Bad
Ed
Desperate Housewives
Nick Delfino
Better Call Saul
Ed
Murder, She Wrote
Gilbert Gaston
Heroes
Arthur Petrelli
Twin Peaks
Frank Truman
Numb3rs
Agent Thomas Larson
Knight Rider
Executive Producer
Magnum, P.I.
Tyler Peabody McKinney
Filmography
- 2022American Badass: A Michael Madsen RetrospectiveSelf
- 2021Grave IntentionsDon Whalen (segment "The Bridge Partner")
- 2020The Wolf of Snow HollowSheriff Hadley Marshall
- 2020Amazing StoriesJoe Harris
- 2019The Road to El Camino: Behind the Scenes of El Camino: A Breaking Bad MovieSelf
- 2019QT8: The First EightSelf
- 2019El Camino: A Breaking Bad MovieEd
- 2019PhilBing Fisk
- 2018What They HadBurt
- 2018BiggerJoe Weider (2008)
- 2018The Big TakeDetective Aborn
- 2018King Cohen: The Wild World of Filmmaker Larry CohenSelf
- 2018DamselOld Preacher
- 2018Small Town CrimeSteve Yendel
- 2017Bad BinocularsSelf
- 2017Behind the Red CurtainSelf
- 2017A Very Lovely Dream: One Week in Twin PeaksSelf
- 2017The Man with the Gray Elevated HairSelf
- 2017Acts of VengeanceChuck
- 2017Small CrimesJoe Denton Sr.
- 2017The Case for ChristWalter Strobel
- 2016DivorceDonald
- 2016Bus DriverGeneral Sorbin
- 2016The American SideSterling Whitmore
- 2016Too LateGordy Lyons
- 2016The ConfirmationOtto
- 2016London Has FallenGeneral Edward Clegg
- 2015HomeMan
- 2015The ProgramMichael
- 2015The Adventures of Biffle and Shooster'James Burke' as Lt. Frank Murphy
- 2015Art of the Prank
- 2015SurvivorBill Talbot
- 2015The Bridge PartnerDon Whalen
- 2015Better Call SaulEd
- 2014AutomataRobert Bold
- 2014Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon FilmsSelf - Actor
- 2014That Guy Dick MillerSelf
- 2013No Half Measures: Creating the Final Season of Breaking BadSelf
- 2013La última película de Jess FrancoSelf
- 2013IronsideMichael Burke
- 2013Coffee, Kill BossWalt Ford
- 2013Olympus Has FallenGeneral Edward Clegg
- 2013Somewhere SlowChris McConville
- 2013Quentin Tarantino: 20 Years of FilmmakingSelf
- 2012Grimm Fairy Tales AnimatedFranlin/Death
- 2012Hotel NoirJim
- 2012Teenage Mutant Ninja TurtlesKurtzman (voice)
- 2012The Soul ManFather James Ignatius
- 2012AlcatrazRay Archer
- 2011Last Man StandingBud Baxter
- 2011The DescendantsScott Thorson
- 2011Girl Walks Into a BarDodge
- 2011American GrindhouseHimself - Narrator
- 2010Transformers: PrimeGeneral Bryce (voice)
- 2010KalamityTom Klepack
- 2010The TrialRay
- 2010The Bannen WayMr. B
- 2010The Bannen WayMr. B
- 2009Middle MenLouie LA LA
- 2009Ghosts of Girlfriends PastSergeant Volkom
- 2009Thick as ThievesLt. Weber
- 2008Childrens HospitalDonald
- 2008Would Be Kings
- 2008Touching HomeJim "Perk" Perkins
- 2008Jack and Jill vs. The WorldNorman / Narrator (uncredited)
- 2008Expecting LoveGeorge Patten
- 2008Breaking BadEd
- 2007Grampa's CabinGrampa
- 2007CleanerArlo Grange
- 2007Dragon Wars: D-WarJack
- 2007Army WivesGeneral Grayson
- 2007Rise: Blood HunterLloyd
- 200613 GravesTom Ferris
- 2006HeroesArthur Petrelli
- 2006Lucky Number SlevinMurphy
- 2006FirewallHarry
- 2006Wild SevenWilson
- 2005The Hunt for the BTK KillerDetective Jason Magida
- 2005The Spaghetti WestNarrator
- 2005TiltJimmy 'Gentleman Jim' Towne
- 2005Numb3rsAgent Thomas Larson
- 2004Desperate HousewivesNick Delfino
- 2004ClubhouseBurt Austin
- 2004Justice League UnlimitedThe President (voice)
- 2004Grand Theft ParsonsStanley Parsons
- 2003Karen SiscoMarshall Sisco
- 2003UndefeatedScott Green
- 2003Charlie's Angels: Full ThrottleRoger Wixon
- 2003ConfidenceMorgan Price
- 2002Murder in GreenwichSteve Carroll
- 2002Strange HeartsJack Waters
- 2002FastlaneRay-Ray
- 2002Jackie Brown: How It Went DownSelf
- 2002Like MikeCoach Wagner
- 2002Street TimeTony DeAngelo
- 2002Lone HeroGus
- 2002Due EastJesse Rapple
- 2001Human NatureNathan's Father
- 2001The Joe Spinell StorySelf
- 2001Finder's FeeCampbell
- 2001Mulholland DriveDetective McKnight
- 2001Like Mother Like Son: The Strange Story of Sante and Kenny KimesKen "Pappa" Kimes
- 2000The Magic of MarcianoHenry
- 2000Diamond MenEddie Miller
- 2000Me, Myself & IreneColonel Partington
- 2000LakeboatJoe
- 2000SupernovaA.J. Marley
- 1999Kiss Toledo GoodbyeSal Fortuna
- 1999All the RageTyler
- 1999Family TreeHenry Musser
- 1998Outside OzonaOdell Parks
- 1998PsychoDr. Simon
- 1998Rear WindowDetective Moore
- 1998Mythos Hollywood - Das Geheimnis des ErfolgsSelf
- 1997Jackie BrownMax Cherry
- 1997Demolition UniversityGentry
- 1997American PerfektJake
- 1997Night VisionTeak Taylor
- 1996Uncle SamCongressman Alvin Cummings
- 1996Original GangstasDetective Slatten
- 1996The MethodChristian's father
- 1996HindsightMichael Donahue
- 1995Guns & LipstickCaptain Dimaggio
- 1995Scanner Cop IICaptain Jack Bitters
- 1994One West Waikiki
- 1994Point of Seduction: Body Chemistry IIIBob Sibley
- 1993American YakuzaLittman
- 1993Cover StoryTherapist
- 1993South BeachDet. Ted Coleman
- 1993Sex, Love and Cold Hard CashSid (uncredited)
- 1993Walker, Texas RangerRicky Ricketts
- 1992Maniac Cop 3: Badge of SilenceDr. Powell
- 1992In the Shadow of a KillerCharles Galbis
- 199129th StreetSgt. Tartaglia
- 1991P.S. I Luv U
- 1991Diplomatic ImmunityStonebridge
- 1991CommittedDr. Desmond Moore
- 1991In BetweenVinnie
- 1990Checkered FlagJack Cotton
- 1990PeacemakerYates
- 1990Twin PeaksFrank Truman
- 1989The BankerDan
- 1989The SimpsonsLucky Jim (voice)
- 1989Satan's PrincessLou Cherney
- 1989Esmeralda BayMadero
- 1989Jesse Hawkes
- 1989Crossbow: The MovieAymong
- 1988John Huston: The Man, the Movies, the MaverickSelf (archive footage) (uncredited)
- 1988CounterforceThe Dictator
- 1987Jake and the FatmanEd Delaney
- 1987Once a HeroGumshoe
- 1987CrossbowAymong
- 1987Once a HeroGumshoe
- 1986Hollywood HarryHarold "Harry" Petry
- 1986The Delta ForceAbdul
- 1985Walking the EdgeJason Walk
- 1984Murder, She WroteGilbert Gaston
- 1984Tales from the DarksideGarry Cooley
- 1983VigilanteEddie Marino
- 1982Knight RiderExecutive Producer
- 1982HotelSteve Cameron
- 1981Goliath AwaitsComdr. Jeff Selkirk
- 1981The Kinky Coaches and the Pom Pom PussycatsCoach Alan Arnoldi
- 1980Magnum, P.I.Tyler Peabody McKinney
- 1980AlligatorDavid
- 1979The Black HoleCaptain Dan Holland
- 1979The Lady in RedTurk (uncredited)
- 1979The Darker Side of TerrorProf. Paul Corwin / The Clone
- 1978AvalancheNick Thorne
- 1978Standing TallLuke Shasta
- 1977StuntsGlen Wilson
- 1977The CityLt. Matt Lewis
- 1976Gibbsville
- 1976RoyceRoyce
- 1975Medical StoryDavid Corbin
- 1974Nakia
- 1974NakiaDeputy Nakia Parker
- 1974The Death SquadEric Benoit
- 1973The Don Is DeadFrank Regalbuto
- 1973Police Story
- 1972BanyonMiles C. Banyon
- 1972Journey Through RosebudFrank
- 1971BanyonMiles C. Banyon
- 1970Cover Me BabeTony Hill
- 1970Pieces of DreamsGregory Lind
- 1969Medium CoolJohn
- 1969JustineNarouz
- 1968The Stalking MoonNick Tana
- 1967Reflections in a Golden EyePvt. L.G. Williams
- 1967Judd, for the Defense
- 1961Kraft Mystery Theatre
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