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