Robert Forster
Personal Info
Known for
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1941-07-13
Day of Death
2019-10-11 (78 years old)
Place of Birth
Rochester, New York, USA
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
Acting
(2025)
I Know Catherine, The Log Lady
as Sheriff Truman (archival footage)
(2022)
(2021)
Grave Intentions
as Don Whalen (segment "The Bridge Partner")
(2020)
The Wolf of Snow Hollow
as Sheriff Hadley Marshall
(2019)
(2019)
QT8: The First Eight
as Self
(2019)
(2019)
Phil
as Bing Fisk
(2018)
Damsel
as Old Preacher
(2018)
Bigger
as Joe Weider (2008)
(2018)
Small Town Crime
as Steve Yendel
(2018)
What They Had
as Burt
(2018)
King Cohen
as Self
(2018)
The Big Take
as Detective Aborn
(2017)
The Case for Christ
as Walter Strobel
(2017)
Acts of Vengeance
as Chuck
(2017)
Small Crimes
as Joe Denton Sr.
(2017)
(2017)
(2017)
Bad Binoculars
as Self
(2017)
Behind the Red Curtain
as Self
(2016)
London Has Fallen
as General Edward Clegg
(2016)
The Confirmation
as Otto
(2016)
Too Late
as Gordy Lyons
(2016)
The American Side
as Sterling Whitmore
(2016)
Bus Driver
as General Sorbin
(2015)
Survivor
as Bill Talbot
(2015)
Home
as Man
(2015)
The Adventures of Biffle and Shooster
as 'James Burke' as Lt. Frank Murphy
(2015)
(2015)
The Program
as Michael
(2015)
The Bridge Partner
as Don Whalen
(2014)
Automata
as Robert Bold
(2014)
Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films
as Self - Actor
(2014)
That Guy Dick Miller
as Self
(2013)
Olympus Has Fallen
as General Edward Clegg
(2013)
(2013)
(2013)
Somewhere Slow
as Chris McConville
(2013)
(2013)
Coffee, Kill Boss
as Walt Ford
(2012)
Hotel Noir
as Jim
(2012)
Grimm Fairy Tales Animated
as Franlin/Death
(2011)
The Descendants
as Scott Thorson
(2011)
Girl Walks Into a Bar
as Dodge
(2011)
American Grindhouse
as Himself - Narrator
(2010)
The Trial
as Ray
(2010)
The Bannen Way
as Mr. B
(2010)
Kalamity
as Tom Klepack
(2009)
Ghosts of Girlfriends Past
as Sergeant Volkom
(2009)
Middle Men
as Louie LA LA
(2009)
Thick as Thieves
as Lt. Weber
(2008)
Jack and Jill vs. The World
as Norman / Narrator (uncredited)
(2008)
Touching Home
as Jim "Perk" Perkins
(2008)
(2008)
Expecting Love
as George Patten
(2007)
Cleaner
as Arlo Grange
(2007)
Dragon Wars: D-War
as Jack
(2007)
Rise: Blood Hunter
as Lloyd
(2007)
Grampa's Cabin
as Grampa
(2006)
Lucky Number Slevin
as Murphy
(2006)
Firewall
as Harry
(2006)
13 Graves
as Tom Ferris
(2006)
Wild Seven
as Wilson
(2005)
The Hunt For the BTK Killer
as Detective Jason Magida
(2005)
The Spaghetti West
as Narrator
(2004)
Grand Theft Parsons
as Stanley Parsons
(2003)
Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle
as Roger Wixon
(2003)
Confidence
as Morgan Price
(2003)
Undefeated
as Scott Green
(2002)
Like Mike
as Coach Wagner
(2002)
Due East
as Jesse Rapple
(2002)
Murder in Greenwich
as Steve Carroll
(2002)
Lone Hero
as Gus
(2002)
(2002)
Strange Hearts
as Jack Waters
(2001)
Mulholland Drive
as Detective McKnight
(2001)
Human Nature
as Nathan's Father
(2001)
Finder's Fee
as Campbell
(2001)
Like Mother Like Son: The Strange Story of Sante and Kenny Kimes
as Ken "Pappa" Kimes
(2001)
The Joe Spinell Story
as Self
(2000)
Me, Myself & Irene
as Colonel Partington
(2000)
Supernova
as A.J. Marley
(2000)
Lakeboat
as Joe
(2000)
Diamond Men
as Eddie Miller
(2000)
The Magic of Marciano
as Henry
(1999)
Mulholland Dr.
as Detective McKnight
(1999)
Kiss Toledo Goodbye
as Sal Fortuna
(1999)
It's the Rage
as Tyler
(1999)
Family Tree
as Henry Musser
(1998)
Psycho
as Dr. Simon
(1998)
Rear Window
as Detective Moore
(1998)
Outside Ozona
as Odell Parks
(1998)
(1997)
Jackie Brown
as Max Cherry
(1997)
Night Vision
as Teak Taylor
(1997)
American Perfekt
as Jake Nyman
(1997)
Demolition University
as Gentry
(1996)
Original Gangstas
as Detective Slatten
(1996)
Uncle Sam
as Congressman Alvin Cummings
(1996)
Hindsight
as Michael Donahue
(1996)
The Method
as Christian's father
(1995)
Scanner Cop II
as Captain Jack Bitters
(1995)
Guns & Lipstick
as Captain Dimaggio
(1994)
Body Chemistry III: Point of Seduction
as Bob Sibley
(1993)
South Beach
as Det. Ted Coleman
(1993)
American Yakuza
as Littman
(1993)
Sex, Love and Cold Hard Cash
as Sid (uncredited)
(1993)
Cover Story
as Therapist
(1992)
Maniac Cop 3: Badge of Silence
as Dr. Powell
(1992)
In the Shadow of a Killer
as Charles Galbis
(1991)
Diplomatic Immunity
as Stonebridge
(1991)
29th Street
as Sgt. Tartaglia
(1991)
Committed
as Dr. Desmond Moore
(1991)
In Between
as Vinnie
(1990)
Peacemaker
as Yates
(1990)
Checkered Flag
as Jack Cotton
(1989)
The Banker
as Dan
(1989)
Esmeralda Bay
as Madero
(1989)
Crossbow: The Movie
as Aymong
(1989)
Satan's Princess
as Lou Cherney
(1988)
John Huston: The Man, the Movies, the Maverick
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
(1988)
Counterforce
as The Dictator
(1987)
Once a Hero
as Gumshoe
(1986)
The Delta Force
as Abdul
(1986)
Hollywood Harry
as Harold "Harry" Petry
(1985)
Walking the Edge
as Jason Walk
(1982)
Vigilante
as Eddie Marino
(1981)
The Kinky Coaches and the Pom Pom Pussycats
as Coach Alan Arnoldi
(1980)
Alligator
as David
(1979)
The Black Hole
as Captain Dan Holland
(1979)
The Lady in Red
as Turk (uncredited)
(1979)
The Darker Side of Terror
as Prof. Paul Corwin / The Clone
(1978)
Avalanche
as Nick Thorne
(1978)
Standing Tall
as Luke Shasta
(1977)
Stunts
as Glen Wilson
(1977)
The City
as Lt. Matt Lewis
(1976)
Royce
as Royce
(1974)
The Death Squad
as Eric Benoit
(1974)
Nakia
as Deputy Nakia Parker
(1973)
The Don Is Dead
as Frank Regalbuto
(1972)
Journey Through Rosebud
as Frank
(1971)
Banyon
as Miles C. Banyon
(1970)
Cover Me Babe
as Tony Hill
(1970)
Pieces of Dreams
as Gregory Lind
(1969)
Medium Cool
as John
(1969)
Justine
as Narouz
(1968)
The Stalking Moon
as Nick Tana
(1967)
Reflections in a Golden Eye
as Pvt. L.G. Williams
Crew
(2000)
Diamond Men
Executive Producer
(1986)
Hollywood Harry
Producer, Director