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