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

The Simpsons

Breaking Bad

Desperate Housewives

Better Call Saul

Murder, She Wrote

Murder, She Wrote

Twin Peaks

Heroes

All Movies (147)

• American Badass: A Michael Madsen Retrospective2022 · as Self
• Grave Intentions2021 · as Don Whalen (segment "The Bridge Partner")
• The Wolf of Snow Hollow2020 · as Sheriff Hadley Marshall
• The Road to El Camino: Behind the Scenes of El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie2019 · as Self
• QT8: The First Eight2019 · as Self
• El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie2019 · as Ed
• Phil2019 · as Bing Fisk
• What They Had2018 · as Burt
• Bigger2018 · as Joe Weider (2008)
• The Big Take2018 · as Detective Aborn
• King Cohen: The Wild World of Filmmaker Larry Cohen2018 · as Self
• Damsel2018 · as Old Preacher
• Small Town Crime2018 · as Steve Yendel
• The Man with the Gray Elevated Hair2017 · as Self
• Behind the Red Curtain2017 · as Self
• Bad Binoculars2017 · as Self
• A Very Lovely Dream: One Week in Twin Peaks2017 · as Self
• Acts of Vengeance2017 · as Chuck
• Small Crimes2017 · as Joe Denton Sr.
• The Case for Christ2017 · as Walter Strobel
• Bus Driver2016 · as General Sorbin
• The American Side2016 · as Sterling Whitmore
• Too Late2016 · as Gordy Lyons
• The Confirmation2016 · as Otto
• London Has Fallen2016 · as General Edward Clegg
• Home2015 · as Man
• The Program2015 · as Michael
• The Adventures of Biffle and Shooster2015 · as 'James Burke' as Lt. Frank Murphy
• Art of the Prank2015
• Survivor2015 · as Bill Talbot
• The Bridge Partner2015 · as Don Whalen
• Automata2014 · as Robert Bold
• Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films2014 · as Self - Actor
• That Guy Dick Miller2014 · as Self
• No Half Measures: Creating the Final Season of Breaking Bad2013 · as Self
• La última película de Jess Franco2013 · as Self
• Coffee, Kill Boss2013 · as Walt Ford
• Olympus Has Fallen2013 · as General Edward Clegg
• Somewhere Slow2013 · as Chris McConville
• Quentin Tarantino: 20 Years of Filmmaking2013 · as Self
• Grimm Fairy Tales Animated2012 · as Franlin/Death
• Hotel Noir2012 · as Jim
• The Descendants2011 · as Scott Thorson
• Girl Walks Into a Bar2011 · as Dodge
• American Grindhouse2011 · as Himself - Narrator
• Kalamity2010 · as Tom Klepack
• The Trial2010 · as Ray
• The Bannen Way2010 · as Mr. B
• Middle Men2009 · as Louie LA LA
• Ghosts of Girlfriends Past2009 · as Sergeant Volkom
• Thick as Thieves2009 · as Lt. Weber
• Would Be Kings2008
• Touching Home2008 · as Jim "Perk" Perkins
• Jack and Jill vs. The World2008 · as Norman / Narrator (uncredited)
• Expecting Love2008 · as George Patten
• Grampa's Cabin2007 · as Grampa
• Cleaner2007 · as Arlo Grange
• Dragon Wars: D-War2007 · as Jack
• Rise: Blood Hunter2007 · as Lloyd
• 13 Graves2006 · as Tom Ferris
• Lucky Number Slevin2006 · as Murphy
• Firewall2006 · as Harry
• Wild Seven2006 · as Wilson
• The Hunt for the BTK Killer2005 · as Detective Jason Magida
• The Spaghetti West2005 · as Narrator
• Grand Theft Parsons2004 · as Stanley Parsons
• Undefeated2003 · as Scott Green
• Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle2003 · as Roger Wixon
• Confidence2003 · as Morgan Price
• Murder in Greenwich2002 · as Steve Carroll
• Strange Hearts2002 · as Jack Waters
• Jackie Brown: How It Went Down2002 · as Self
• Like Mike2002 · as Coach Wagner
• Lone Hero2002 · as Gus
• Due East2002 · as Jesse Rapple
• Human Nature2001 · as Nathan's Father
• The Joe Spinell Story2001 · as Self
• Finder's Fee2001 · as Campbell
• Mulholland Drive2001 · as Detective McKnight
• Like Mother Like Son: The Strange Story of Sante and Kenny Kimes2001 · as Ken "Pappa" Kimes
• The Magic of Marciano2000 · as Henry
• Diamond Men2000 · as Eddie Miller
• Me, Myself & Irene2000 · as Colonel Partington
• Lakeboat2000 · as Joe
• Supernova2000 · as A.J. Marley
• Kiss Toledo Goodbye1999 · as Sal Fortuna
• All the Rage1999 · as Tyler
• Family Tree1999 · as Henry Musser
• Outside Ozona1998 · as Odell Parks
• Psycho1998 · as Dr. Simon
• Rear Window1998 · as Detective Moore
• Mythos Hollywood - Das Geheimnis des Erfolgs1998 · as Self
• Jackie Brown1997 · as Max Cherry
• Demolition University1997 · as Gentry
• American Perfekt1997 · as Jake
• Night Vision1997 · as Teak Taylor
• Uncle Sam1996 · as Congressman Alvin Cummings
• Original Gangstas1996 · as Detective Slatten
• The Method1996 · as Christian's father
• Hindsight1996 · as Michael Donahue
• Guns & Lipstick1995 · as Captain Dimaggio
• Scanner Cop II1995 · as Captain Jack Bitters
• Point of Seduction: Body Chemistry III1994 · as Bob Sibley
• American Yakuza1993 · as Littman
• Cover Story1993 · as Therapist
• South Beach1993 · as Det. Ted Coleman
• Sex, Love and Cold Hard Cash1993 · as Sid (uncredited)
• Maniac Cop 3: Badge of Silence1992 · as Dr. Powell
• In the Shadow of a Killer1992 · as Charles Galbis
• 29th Street1991 · as Sgt. Tartaglia
• Diplomatic Immunity1991 · as Stonebridge
• Committed1991 · as Dr. Desmond Moore
• In Between1991 · as Vinnie
• Checkered Flag1990 · as Jack Cotton
• Peacemaker1990 · as Yates
• The Banker1989 · as Dan
• Satan's Princess1989 · as Lou Cherney
• Esmeralda Bay1989 · as Madero
• Crossbow: The Movie1989 · as Aymong
• John Huston: The Man, the Movies, the Maverick1988 · as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
• Counterforce1988 · as The Dictator
• Once a Hero1987 · as Gumshoe
• Hollywood Harry1986 · as Harold "Harry" Petry
• The Delta Force1986 · as Abdul
• Walking the Edge1985 · as Jason Walk
• Vigilante1983 · as Eddie Marino
• The Kinky Coaches and the Pom Pom Pussycats1981 · as Coach Alan Arnoldi
• Alligator1980 · as David
• The Black Hole1979 · as Captain Dan Holland
• The Lady in Red1979 · as Turk (uncredited)
• The Darker Side of Terror1979 · as Prof. Paul Corwin / The Clone
• Avalanche1978 · as Nick Thorne
• Standing Tall1978 · as Luke Shasta
• Stunts1977 · as Glen Wilson
• The City1977 · as Lt. Matt Lewis
• Royce1976 · as Royce
• Nakia1974 · as Deputy Nakia Parker
• The Death Squad1974 · as Eric Benoit
• The Don Is Dead1973 · as Frank Regalbuto
• Journey Through Rosebud1972 · as Frank
• Banyon1971 · as Miles C. Banyon
• Cover Me Babe1970 · as Tony Hill
• Pieces of Dreams1970 · as Gregory Lind
• Medium Cool1969 · as John
• Justine1969 · as Narouz
• The Stalking Moon1968 · as Nick Tana
• Reflections in a Golden Eye1967 · as Pvt. L.G. Williams

All TV Shows (45)

• Amazing Stories2020 · as Joe Harris
• Divorce2016 · as Donald
• Better Call Saul2015 · as Ed
• Ironside2013 · as Michael Burke
• Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles2012 · as Kurtzman (voice)
• The Soul Man2012 · as Father James Ignatius
• Alcatraz2012 · as Ray Archer
• Last Man Standing2011 · as Bud Baxter
• Transformers: Prime2010 · as General Bryce (voice)
• The Bannen Way2010 · as Mr. B
• Childrens Hospital2008 · as Donald
• Breaking Bad2008 · as Ed
• Army Wives2007 · as General Grayson
• Heroes2006 · as Arthur Petrelli
• Tilt2005 · as Jimmy 'Gentleman Jim' Towne
• Numb3rs2005 · as Agent Thomas Larson
• Desperate Housewives2004 · as Nick Delfino
• Clubhouse2004 · as Burt Austin
• Justice League Unlimited2004 · as The President (voice)
• Karen Sisco2003 · as Marshall Sisco
• Fastlane2002 · as Ray-Ray
• Street Time2002 · as Tony DeAngelo
• One West Waikiki1994
• Walker, Texas Ranger1993 · as Ricky Ricketts
• Walker, Texas Ranger1993 · as Lane Tillman
• P.S. I Luv U1991
• Twin Peaks1990 · as Frank Truman
• The Simpsons1989 · as Lucky Jim (voice)
• Jesse Hawkes1989
• Jake and the Fatman1987 · as Ed Delaney
• Once a Hero1987 · as Gumshoe
• Crossbow1987 · as Aymong
• Murder, She Wrote1984 · as Gilbert Gaston
• Murder, She Wrote1984 · as Frank Roussel
• Tales from the Darkside1984 · as Garry Cooley
• Hotel1982 · as Steve Cameron
• Goliath Awaits1981 · as Comdr. Jeff Selkirk
• Magnum, P.I.1980 · as Tyler Peabody McKinney
• Gibbsville1976
• Medical Story1975 · as David Corbin
• Nakia1974
• Police Story1973
• Banyon1972 · as Miles C. Banyon
• Judd, for the Defense1967
• Kraft Mystery Theatre1961