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
Mulholland Drive
(2001)
Detective McKnight
Olympus Has Fallen
(2013)
General Edward Clegg
Survivor
(2015)
Bill Talbot
Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle
(2003)
Roger Wixon
London Has Fallen
(2016)
General Edward Clegg
Me, Myself & Irene
(2000)
Colonel Partington
El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie
(2019)
Ed
Jackie Brown
(1997)
Max Cherry
Like Mike
(2002)
Coach Wagner
Thick as Thieves
(2009)
Lt. Weber
Automata
(2014)
Robert Bold
Lucky Number Slevin
(2006)
Murphy
The Delta Force
(1986)
Abdul
Firewall
(2006)
Harry
Psycho
(1998)
Dr. Simon
Supernova
(2000)
A.J. Marley
Full Filmography
Acting
Reflections in a Golden Eye
(1967)
Pvt. L.G. Williams
The Stalking Moon
(1968)
Nick Tana
Justine
(1969)
Narouz
Medium Cool
(1969)
John
Cover Me Babe
(1970)
Tony Hill
Pieces of Dreams
(1970)
Gregory Lind
Banyon
(1971)
Miles C. Banyon
Journey Through Rosebud
(1972)
Frank
The Don Is Dead
(1973)
Frank Regalbuto
The Death Squad
(1974)
Eric Benoit
Nakia
(1974)
Deputy Nakia Parker
Royce
(1976)
Royce
The City
(1977)
Lt. Matt Lewis
Stunts
(1977)
Glen Wilson
Avalanche
(1978)
Nick Thorne
Standing Tall
(1978)
Luke Shasta
The Lady in Red
(1979)
Turk (uncredited)
The Black Hole
(1979)
Captain Dan Holland
The Darker Side of Terror
(1979)
Prof. Paul Corwin / The Clone
Alligator
(1980)
David
The Kinky Coaches and the Pom Pom Pussycats
(1981)
Coach Alan Arnoldi
Vigilante
(1982)
Eddie Marino
Walking the Edge
(1985)
Jason Walk
Hollywood Harry
(1986)
Harold "Harry" Petry
The Delta Force
(1986)
Abdul
Once a Hero
(1987)
Gumshoe
Counterforce
(1988)
The Dictator
The Banker
(1989)
Dan
Esmeralda Bay
(1989)
Madero
Satan's Princess
(1989)
Lou Cherney
John Huston: The Man, the Movies, the Maverick
(1989)
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Crossbow: The Movie
(1989)
Aymong
Peacemaker
(1990)
Yates
Checkered Flag
(1990)
Jack Cotton
In Between
(1991)
Vinnie
Committed
(1991)
Dr. Desmond Moore
29th Street
(1991)
Sgt. Tartaglia
Diplomatic Immunity
(1991)
Stonebridge
In the Shadow of a Killer
(1992)
Charles Galbis
American Yakuza
(1993)
Littman
Sex, Love and Cold Hard Cash
(1993)
Sid (uncredited)
Maniac Cop 3: Badge of Silence
(1993)
Dr. Powell
Cover Story
(1993)
Therapist
South Beach
(1993)
Det. Ted Coleman
Point of Seduction: Body Chemistry III
(1994)
Bob Sibley
Guns & Lipstick
(1995)
Captain Dimaggio
Scanners: The Showdown
(1995)
Captain Jack Bitters
Uncle Sam
(1996)
Congressman Alvin Cummings
The Method
(1996)
Christian's father
Original Gangstas
(1996)
Detective Slatten
Hindsight
(1996)
Michael Donahue
American Perfekt
(1997)
Jake Nyman
Night Vision
(1997)
Teak Taylor
Jackie Brown
(1997)
Max Cherry
Demolition University
(1997)
Gentry
Psycho
(1998)
Dr. Simon
Rear Window
(1998)
Detective Charlie Moore
Mythos Hollywood - Das Geheimnis des Erfolgs
(1998)
Self
Outside Ozona
(1998)
Odell Parks
It's the Rage
(1999)
Tyler
Mulholland Dr.
(1999)
Detective McKnight
Family Tree
(1999)
Henry Musser
Kiss Toledo Goodbye
(1999)
Sal Fortuna
Diamond Men
(2000)
Eddie Miller
Lakeboat
(2000)
Joe
The Magic of Marciano
(2000)
Henry
Me, Myself & Irene
(2000)
Colonel Partington
Supernova
(2000)
A.J. Marley
The Joe Spinell Story
(2001)
Self
Finder's Fee
(2001)
Campbell
Mulholland Drive
(2001)
Detective McKnight
Human Nature
(2001)
Nathan's Father
Like Mother Like Son: The Strange Story of Sante and Kenny Kimes
(2001)
Ken "Pappa" Kimes
Lone Hero
(2002)
Gus
Jackie Brown: How It Went Down
(2002)
Self
Murder in Greenwich
(2002)
Steve Carroll
Strange Hearts
(2002)
Jack Waters
Due East
(2002)
Jesse Rapple
Like Mike
(2002)
Coach Wagner
Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle
(2003)
Roger Wixon
Confidence
(2003)
Morgan Price
Undefeated
(2003)
Scott Green
Grand Theft Parsons
(2004)
Stanley Parsons
The Hunt For the BTK Killer
(2005)
Detective Jason Magida
The Spaghetti West
(2005)
Narrator
Firewall
(2006)
Harry
Lucky Number Slevin
(2006)
Murphy
Wild Seven
(2006)
Wilson
13 Graves
(2006)
Tom Ferris
Cleaner
(2007)
Arlo Grange
Dragon Wars: D-War
(2007)
Jack
Rise: Blood Hunter
(2007)
Lloyd
Grampa's Cabin
(2007)
Grampa
Would Be Kings
(2008)
Expecting Love
(2008)
George Patten
Touching Home
(2008)
Jim "Perk" Perkins
Jack and Jill vs. The World
(2008)
Norman / Narrator (uncredited)
Thick as Thieves
(2009)
Lt. Weber
Ghosts of Girlfriends Past
(2009)
Sergeant Volkom
Middle Men
(2009)
Louie LA LA
Kalamity
(2010)
Tom Klepack
The Trial
(2010)
Ray
Girl Walks Into a Bar
(2011)
Dodge
American Grindhouse
(2011)
Himself - Narrator
The Descendants
(2011)
Scott Thorson
Hawaiian Style
(2011)
Self
Grimm Fairy Tales Animated
(2012)
Franlin/Death
Quentin Tarantino: 20 Years of Filmmaking
(2012)
Self
Hotel Noir
(2012)
Jim
No Half Measures: Creating the Final Season of Breaking Bad
(2013)
Self
La última película de Jess Franco
(2013)
Self
Somewhere Slow
(2013)
Chris McConville
Coffee, Kill Boss
(2013)
Walt Ford
Olympus Has Fallen
(2013)
General Edward Clegg
Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films
(2014)
Self - Actor
Automata
(2014)
Robert Bold
That Guy Dick Miller
(2014)
Himself
The Program
(2015)
Michael
Home
(2015)
Man
The Adventures of Biffle and Shooster
(2015)
'James Burke' as Lt. Frank Murphy
Art of the Prank
(2015)
Survivor
(2015)
Bill Talbot
The Bridge Partner
(2015)
Don Whalen
Bus Driver
(2016)
General Sorbin
The Confirmation
(2016)
Otto
Too Late
(2016)
Gordy Lyons
The American Side
(2016)
Sterling Whitmore
London Has Fallen
(2016)
General Edward Clegg
Acts of Vengeance
(2017)
Chuck
The Case for Christ
(2017)
Walter Strobel
A Very Lovely Dream: One Week in Twin Peaks
(2017)
Self
Bad Binoculars
(2017)
Self
Behind the Red Curtain
(2017)
Self
Small Crimes
(2017)
Joe Denton Sr.
The Man with the Gray Elevated Hair
(2017)
Self
King Cohen: The Wild World of Filmmaker Larry Cohen
(2018)
Self
Small Town Crime
(2018)
Steve Yendel
The Big Take
(2018)
Detective Aborn
What They Had
(2018)
Burt
Damsel
(2018)
Old Preacher
Bigger
(2018)
Joe Weider (2008)
QT8: The First Eight
(2019)
Self
El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie
(2019)
Ed
Phil
(2019)
Bing Fisk
The Road to El Camino: Behind the Scenes of El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie
(2019)
Self
The Wolf of Snow Hollow
(2020)
Sheriff Hadley Marshall
Grave Intentions
(2021)
Don Whalen (segment "The Bridge Partner")
American Badass: A Michael Madsen Retrospective
(2022)
Self
Directing
Production