Robert Forster
- Known For
- Acting
- Born
- July 13, 1941 in Rochester, New York, USA
- Died
- October 11, 2019
- Active Years
- 1961–2022 (62 Years)
- Total Credits
- 197 credits in database
Acting Born Jul 13, 1941 Died Oct 11, 2019 Rochester, New York, USA 197 credits
Biography
Robert Forster was an American actor. Born on July 13, 1941, in Rochester, New York, USA, he is known for his work in the film industry. Forster's acting credits include numerous roles, with a total of 191 known credits. He is also known by the alias Robert Wall. Forster's acting career spanned many years, with his work appearing in a variety of films and potentially other media. He passed away on October 11, 2019, at the age of 78.
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Career overview
Robert Forster was an American actor known for his work in film. He began his acting career and gained recognition for his roles in various projects. One of his notable performances was in the 1969 film Medium Cool, where he played the character John Cassellis.
Forster continued to work in the film industry, taking on various roles throughout his career. He appeared in the 1997 film Jackie Brown, where he portrayed the character Max Cherry. This performance earned him an Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actor.
Throughout his career, Robert Forster accumulated a significant number of acting credits. He appeared in numerous films and projects, totaling 191 known credits. Forster was born on July 13, 1941, in Rochester, New York, USA. He passed away on October 11, 2019, at the age of 78.
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American Badass: A Michael Madsen Retrospective
Grave Intentions
Amazing StoriesThe Wolf of Snow Hollow
El Camino: A Breaking Bad MovieQT8: The First EightPhilThe Road to El Camino: Behind the Scenes of El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie
DamselKing Cohen: The Wild World of Filmmaker Larry CohenSmall Town CrimeWhat They HadBigger
The Case for ChristActs of VengeanceSmall CrimesBad BinocularsBehind the Red Curtain
DivorceLondon Has FallenToo LateBus DriverThe Confirmation
Better Call SaulBetter Call Saul · In Memory OfSurvivorThe Bridge PartnerHome
AutomataElectric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon FilmsThat Guy Dick Miller
Olympus Has FallenIronsideSomewhere SlowNo Half Measures: Creating the Final Season of Breaking BadQuentin Tarantino: 20 Years of Filmmaking
Teenage Mutant Ninja TurtlesAlcatrazThe Soul ManHotel NoirGrimm Fairy Tales Animated
Last Man StandingThe DescendantsGirl Walks Into a BarAmerican Grindhouse
Transformers: PrimeThe Bannen WayThe TrialKalamityThe Bannen Way
Ghosts of Girlfriends PastMiddle MenThick as Thieves
Breaking BadChildrens HospitalJack and Jill vs. The WorldTouching HomeWould Be Kings
Army WivesCleanerDragon Wars: D-WarRise: Blood HunterGrampa's Cabin
HeroesLucky Number SlevinFirewallWild Seven13 Graves
Numb3rsTiltThe Spaghetti WestThe Hunt for the BTK Killer
Desperate HousewivesJustice League UnlimitedClubhouseGrand Theft Parsons
Charlie's Angels: Full ThrottleKaren SiscoConfidenceUndefeated
Street TimeFastlaneLike MikeLone HeroMurder in Greenwich
Mulholland DriveHuman NatureFinder's FeeThe Joe Spinell StoryLike Mother Like Son: The Strange Story of Sante and Kenny Kimes
Me, Myself & IreneLakeboatSupernovaThe Magic of MarcianoDiamond Men
Kiss Toledo GoodbyeAll the RageFamily Tree
PsychoRear WindowOutside OzonaMythos Hollywood - Das Geheimnis des Erfolgs
Jackie BrownDemolition UniversityNight VisionAmerican Perfekt
Original GangstasUncle SamThe MethodHindsight
Scanner Cop IIGuns & Lipstick
One West WaikikiPoint of Seduction: Body Chemistry III
Walker, Texas RangerWalker, Texas RangerSouth BeachAmerican YakuzaSex, Love and Cold Hard Cash
Full Filmography
197 titles- American Badass: A Michael Madsen Retrospective (2022) as Self
- Grave Intentions (2021) as Don Whalen (segment "The Bridge Partner")
- Amazing Stories (2020) as Joe Harris
- The Wolf of Snow Hollow (2020) as Sheriff Hadley Marshall
- El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie (2019) as Ed
- QT8: The First Eight (2019) as Self
- Phil (2019) as Bing Fisk
- The Road to El Camino: Behind the Scenes of El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie (2019) as Self
- Damsel (2018) as Old Preacher
- King Cohen: The Wild World of Filmmaker Larry Cohen (2018) as Self
- Small Town Crime (2018) as Steve Yendel
- What They Had (2018) as Burt
- Bigger (2018) as Joe Weider (2008)
- The Big Take (2018) as Detective Aborn
- The Case for Christ (2017) as Walter Strobel
- Acts of Vengeance (2017) as Chuck
- Small Crimes (2017) as Joe Denton Sr.
- Bad Binoculars (2017) as Self
- Behind the Red Curtain (2017) as Self
- The Man with the Gray Elevated Hair (2017) as Self
- A Very Lovely Dream: One Week in Twin Peaks (2017) as Self
- Divorce (2016) as Donald
- London Has Fallen (2016) as General Edward Clegg
- Too Late (2016) as Gordy Lyons
- Bus Driver (2016) as General Sorbin
- The Confirmation (2016) as Otto
- The American Side (2016) as Sterling Whitmore
- Better Call Saul (2015) as Ed
- Better Call Saul (2015) In Memory Of
- Survivor (2015) as Bill Talbot
- The Bridge Partner (2015) as Don Whalen
- Home (2015) as Man
- Art of the Prank (2015)
- The Adventures of Biffle and Shooster (2015) as 'James Burke' as Lt. Frank Murphy
- The Program (2015) as Michael
- Automata (2014) as Robert Bold
- Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films (2014) as Self - Actor
- That Guy Dick Miller (2014) as Self
- Olympus Has Fallen (2013) as General Edward Clegg
- Ironside (2013) as Michael Burke
- Somewhere Slow (2013) as Chris McConville
- No Half Measures: Creating the Final Season of Breaking Bad (2013) as Self
- Quentin Tarantino: 20 Years of Filmmaking (2013) as Self
- Coffee, Kill Boss (2013) as Walt Ford
- La última película de Jess Franco (2013) as Self
- Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2012) as Kurtzman (voice)
- Alcatraz (2012) as Ray Archer
- The Soul Man (2012) as Father James Ignatius
- Hotel Noir (2012) as Jim
- Grimm Fairy Tales Animated (2012) as Franlin/Death
- Last Man Standing (2011) as Bud Baxter
- The Descendants (2011) as Scott Thorson
- Girl Walks Into a Bar (2011) as Dodge
- American Grindhouse (2011) as Himself - Narrator
- Transformers: Prime (2010) as General Bryce (voice)
- The Bannen Way (2010) as Mr. B
- The Trial (2010) as Ray
- Kalamity (2010) as Tom Klepack
- The Bannen Way (2010) as Mr. B
- Ghosts of Girlfriends Past (2009) as Sergeant Volkom
- Middle Men (2009) as Louie LA LA
- Thick as Thieves (2009) as Lt. Weber
- Breaking Bad (2008) as Ed
- Childrens Hospital (2008) as Donald
- Jack and Jill vs. The World (2008) as Norman / Narrator (uncredited)
- Touching Home (2008) as Jim "Perk" Perkins
- Would Be Kings (2008)
- Expecting Love (2008) as George Patten
- Army Wives (2007) as General Grayson
- Cleaner (2007) as Arlo Grange
- Dragon Wars: D-War (2007) as Jack
- Rise: Blood Hunter (2007) as Lloyd
- Grampa's Cabin (2007) as Grampa
- Heroes (2006) as Arthur Petrelli
- Lucky Number Slevin (2006) as Murphy
- Firewall (2006) as Harry
- Wild Seven (2006) as Wilson
- 13 Graves (2006) as Tom Ferris
- Numb3rs (2005) as Agent Thomas Larson
- Tilt (2005) as Jimmy 'Gentleman Jim' Towne
- The Spaghetti West (2005) as Narrator
- The Hunt for the BTK Killer (2005) as Detective Jason Magida
- Desperate Housewives (2004) as Nick Delfino
- Justice League Unlimited (2004) as The President (voice)
- Clubhouse (2004) as Burt Austin
- Grand Theft Parsons (2004) as Stanley Parsons
- Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle (2003) as Roger Wixon
- Karen Sisco (2003) as Marshall Sisco
- Confidence (2003) as Morgan Price
- Undefeated (2003) as Scott Green
- Street Time (2002) as Tony DeAngelo
- Fastlane (2002) as Ray-Ray
- Like Mike (2002) as Coach Wagner
- Lone Hero (2002) as Gus
- Murder in Greenwich (2002) as Steve Carroll
- Due East (2002) as Jesse Rapple
- Jackie Brown: How It Went Down (2002) as Self
- Strange Hearts (2002) as Jack Waters
- Mulholland Drive (2001) as Detective McKnight
- Human Nature (2001) as Nathan's Father
- Finder's Fee (2001) as Campbell
- The Joe Spinell Story (2001) as Self
- Like Mother Like Son: The Strange Story of Sante and Kenny Kimes (2001) as Ken "Pappa" Kimes
- Me, Myself & Irene (2000) as Colonel Partington
- Lakeboat (2000) as Joe
- Supernova (2000) as A.J. Marley
- The Magic of Marciano (2000) as Henry
- Diamond Men (2000) as Eddie Miller
- Diamond Men (2000) Executive Producer
- Kiss Toledo Goodbye (1999) as Sal Fortuna
- All the Rage (1999) as Tyler
- Family Tree (1999) as Henry Musser
- Psycho (1998) as Dr. Simon
- Rear Window (1998) as Detective Moore
- Outside Ozona (1998) as Odell Parks
- Mythos Hollywood - Das Geheimnis des Erfolgs (1998) as Self
- Jackie Brown (1997) as Max Cherry
- Demolition University (1997) as Gentry
- Night Vision (1997) as Teak Taylor
- American Perfekt (1997) as Jake
- Original Gangstas (1996) as Detective Slatten
- Uncle Sam (1996) as Congressman Alvin Cummings
- The Method (1996) as Christian's father
- Hindsight (1996) as Michael Donahue
- Scanner Cop II (1995) as Captain Jack Bitters
- Guns & Lipstick (1995) as Captain Dimaggio
- One West Waikiki (1994)
- Point of Seduction: Body Chemistry III (1994) as Bob Sibley
- Walker, Texas Ranger (1993) as Ricky Ricketts
- Walker, Texas Ranger (1993) as Lane Tillman
- South Beach (1993) as Det. Ted Coleman
- American Yakuza (1993) as Littman
- Sex, Love and Cold Hard Cash (1993) as Sid (uncredited)
- Cover Story (1993) as Therapist
- Maniac Cop 3: Badge of Silence (1992) as Dr. Powell
- In the Shadow of a Killer (1992) as Charles Galbis
- 29th Street (1991) as Sgt. Tartaglia
- Committed (1991) as Dr. Desmond Moore
- P.S. I Luv U (1991)
- Diplomatic Immunity (1991) as Stonebridge
- In Between (1991) as Vinnie
- Twin Peaks (1990) as Frank Truman
- Peacemaker (1990) as Yates
- Checkered Flag (1990) as Jack Cotton
- The Simpsons (1989) as Lucky Jim (voice)
- Crossbow: The Movie (1989) as Aymong
- Satan's Princess (1989) as Lou Cherney
- Esmeralda Bay (1989) as Madero
- The Banker (1989) as Dan
- Jesse Hawkes (1989)
- John Huston: The Man, the Movies, the Maverick (1988) as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
- Counterforce (1988) as The Dictator
- Jake and the Fatman (1987) as Ed Delaney
- Crossbow (1987) as Aymong
- Once a Hero (1987) as Gumshoe
- Once a Hero (1987) as Gumshoe
- The Delta Force (1986) as Abdul
- Hollywood Harry (1986) as Harold "Harry" Petry
- Hollywood Harry (1986) Producer
- Hollywood Harry (1986) Director
- Walking the Edge (1985) as Jason Walk
- Murder, She Wrote (1984) as Gilbert Gaston
- Murder, She Wrote (1984) as Frank Roussel
- Tales from the Darkside (1984) as Garry Cooley
- Vigilante (1983) as Eddie Marino
- Knight Rider (1982) Executive Producer
- Hotel (1982) as Steve Cameron
- Goliath Awaits (1981) as Comdr. Jeff Selkirk
- The Kinky Coaches and the Pom Pom Pussycats (1981) as Coach Alan Arnoldi
- Magnum, P.I. (1980) as Tyler Peabody McKinney
- Alligator (1980) as David
- The Black Hole (1979) as Captain Dan Holland
- The Darker Side of Terror (1979) as Prof. Paul Corwin / The Clone
- The Lady in Red (1979) as Turk (uncredited)
- Avalanche (1978) as Nick Thorne
- Standing Tall (1978) as Luke Shasta
- Stunts (1977) as Glen Wilson
- The City (1977) as Lt. Matt Lewis
- Gibbsville (1976)
- Royce (1976) as Royce
- Medical Story (1975) as David Corbin
- The Death Squad (1974) as Eric Benoit
- Nakia (1974)
- Nakia (1974) as Deputy Nakia Parker
- Police Story (1973)
- The Don Is Dead (1973) as Frank Regalbuto
- Banyon (1972) as Miles C. Banyon
- Journey Through Rosebud (1972) as Frank
- Banyon (1971) as Miles C. Banyon
- Cover Me Babe (1970) as Tony Hill
- Pieces of Dreams (1970) as Gregory Lind
- Medium Cool (1969) as John
- Justine (1969) as Narouz
- The Stalking Moon (1968) as Nick Tana
- Judd, for the Defense (1967)
- Reflections in a Golden Eye (1967) as Pvt. L.G. Williams
- Kraft Mystery Theatre (1961)
Frequently Asked Questions
What movies or TV shows is Robert Forster best known for?
Robert Forster is widely recognized for notable roles and projects including American Badass: A Michael Madsen Retrospective (2022), Amazing Stories (2020), The Wolf of Snow Hollow (2020), El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie (2019).
When and where was Robert Forster born?
Robert Forster was born on July 13, 1941 in Rochester, New York, USA. They passed away on October 11, 2019.
How many credits does Robert Forster have?
Robert Forster has accumulated over 197 film and television credits across a career spanning from 1961 to 2022.
What is Robert Forster's background in cinema and television?
Robert Forster was an American actor. Born on July 13, 1941, in Rochester, New York, USA, he is known for his work in the film industry. Forster's acting credits include numerous roles, with a total of 191 known credits. He is also known by the alias Robert Wall. Forster's acting career spanned many years, with his wor...
Robert Forster by the numbers
197credits
150films
47TV series
1961–2022active years
Age in their best-rated roles
- Breaking Bad (2008) as Ed — aged about 66
- Better Call Saul (2015) as Ed — aged about 73
- Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2012) as Kurtzman (voice) — aged about 70
- Justice League Unlimited (2004) as The President (voice) — aged about 62
- Twin Peaks (1990) as Frank Truman — aged about 48
- Transformers: Prime (2010) as General Bryce (voice) — aged about 68
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