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Robert Forster

Acting Born Jul 13, 1941 Rochester, New York, USA 24 credits

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.

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Full filmography

  • The Simpsons (1989) as Lucky Jim (voice)
  • Breaking Bad (2008) as Ed
  • Desperate Housewives (2004) as Nick Delfino
  • Better Call Saul (2015) as Ed
  • Murder, She Wrote (1984) as Gilbert Gaston
  • Murder, She Wrote (1984) as Frank Roussel
  • Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2012) as Kurtzman (voice)
  • Twin Peaks (1990) as Frank Truman
  • Heroes (2006) as Arthur Petrelli
  • Magnum, P.I. (1980) as Tyler Peabody McKinney
  • Walker, Texas Ranger (1993) as Ricky Ricketts
  • Walker, Texas Ranger (1993) as Lane Tillman
  • Numb3rs (2005) as Agent Thomas Larson
  • Jake and the Fatman (1987) as Ed Delaney
  • Tales from the Darkside (1984) as Garry Cooley
  • Childrens Hospital (2008) as Donald
  • Last Man Standing (2011) as Bud Baxter
  • Hotel (1982) as Steve Cameron
  • Army Wives (2007) as General Grayson
  • Transformers: Prime (2010) as General Bryce (voice)
  • Justice League Unlimited (2004) as The President (voice)
  • Mulholland Drive (2001) as Detective McKnight
  • Alcatraz (2012) as Ray Archer
  • Police Story (1973)