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Robert Forster

Actor

Robert Forster

Born July 13, 1941 in Rochester, New York, USADied October 11, 2019127 films

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.

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Jackie Brown poster7.4Jackie Brown1997Lucky Number Slevin poster7.5Lucky Number Slevin2006El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie poster7.1El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie2019Olympus Has Fallen poster6.4Olympus Has Fallen2013Me, Myself & Irene poster6.6Me, Myself & Irene2000The Descendants poster6.8The Descendants2011London Has Fallen poster6.2London Has Fallen2016Ghosts of Girlfriends Past poster6.0Ghosts of Girlfriends Past2009

Filmography

127 films as actor
  1. 2021Grave IntentionsDon Whalen (segment "The Bridge Partner")
  2. 2020The Wolf of Snow HollowSheriff Hadley Marshall
  3. 2019El Camino: A Breaking Bad MovieEd
  4. 2019PhilBing Fisk
  5. 2018What They HadBurt
  6. 2018BiggerJoe Weider (2008)
  7. 2018The Big TakeDetective Aborn
  8. 2018DamselOld Preacher
  9. 2018Small Town CrimeSteve Yendel
  10. 2017Acts of VengeanceChuck
  11. 2017Small CrimesJoe Denton Sr.
  12. 2017The Case for ChristWalter Strobel
  13. 2016Bus DriverGeneral Sorbin
  14. 2016The American SideSterling Whitmore
  15. 2016Too LateGordy Lyons
  16. 2016The ConfirmationOtto
  17. 2016London Has FallenGeneral Edward Clegg
  18. 2015HomeMan
  19. 2015The ProgramMichael
  20. 2015The Adventures of Biffle and Shooster'James Burke' as Lt. Frank Murphy
  21. 2015SurvivorBill Talbot
  22. 2015The Bridge PartnerDon Whalen
  23. 2014AutomataRobert Bold
  24. 2013Coffee, Kill BossWalt Ford
  25. 2013Olympus Has FallenGeneral Edward Clegg
  26. 2013Somewhere SlowChris McConville
  27. 2012Grimm Fairy Tales AnimatedFranlin/Death
  28. 2012Hotel NoirJim
  29. 2011The DescendantsScott Thorson
  30. 2011Girl Walks Into a BarDodge
  31. 2010KalamityTom Klepack
  32. 2010The TrialRay
  33. 2010The Bannen WayMr. B
  34. 2009Middle MenLouie LA LA
  35. 2009Ghosts of Girlfriends PastSergeant Volkom
  36. 2009Thick as ThievesLt. Weber
  37. 2008Would Be Kings
  38. 2008Touching HomeJim "Perk" Perkins
  39. 2008Jack and Jill vs. The WorldNorman / Narrator (uncredited)
  40. 2008Expecting LoveGeorge Patten
  41. 2007Grampa's CabinGrampa
  42. 2007CleanerArlo Grange
  43. 2007Dragon Wars: D-WarJack
  44. 2007Rise: Blood HunterLloyd
  45. 200613 GravesTom Ferris
  46. 2006Lucky Number SlevinMurphy
  47. 2006FirewallHarry
  48. 2006Wild SevenWilson
  49. 2005The Hunt for the BTK KillerDetective Jason Magida
  50. 2004Grand Theft ParsonsStanley Parsons
  51. 2003UndefeatedScott Green
  52. 2003Charlie's Angels: Full ThrottleRoger Wixon
  53. 2003ConfidenceMorgan Price
  54. 2002Murder in GreenwichSteve Carroll
  55. 2002Strange HeartsJack Waters
  56. 2002Like MikeCoach Wagner
  57. 2002Lone HeroGus
  58. 2002Due EastJesse Rapple
  59. 2001Human NatureNathan's Father
  60. 2001Finder's FeeCampbell
  61. 2001Mulholland DriveDetective McKnight
  62. 2001Like Mother Like Son: The Strange Story of Sante and Kenny KimesKen "Pappa" Kimes
  63. 2000The Magic of MarcianoHenry
  64. 2000Diamond MenEddie Miller
  65. 2000It's the RageTyler
  66. 2000Me, Myself & IreneColonel Partington
  67. 2000LakeboatJoe
  68. 2000SupernovaA.J. Marley
  69. 1999Kiss Toledo GoodbyeSal Fortuna
  70. 1999Family TreeHenry Musser
  71. 1998Outside OzonaOdell Parks
  72. 1998PsychoDr. Simon
  73. 1998Rear WindowDetective Moore
  74. 1997Jackie BrownMax Cherry
  75. 1997Demolition UniversityGentry
  76. 1997American PerfektJake
  77. 1997Night VisionTeak Taylor
  78. 1996Uncle SamCongressman Alvin Cummings
  79. 1996Original GangstasDetective Slatten
  80. 1996The MethodChristian's father
  81. 1996HindsightMichael Donahue
  82. 1995Guns & LipstickCaptain Dimaggio
  83. 1995Scanner Cop IICaptain Jack Bitters
  84. 1994Point of Seduction: Body Chemistry IIIBob Sibley
  85. 1993American YakuzaLittman
  86. 1993Cover StoryTherapist
  87. 1993South BeachDet. Ted Coleman
  88. 1993Sex, Love and Cold Hard CashSid (uncredited)
  89. 1992Maniac Cop 3: Badge of SilenceDr. Powell
  90. 1992In the Shadow of a KillerCharles Galbis
  91. 199129th StreetSgt. Tartaglia
  92. 1991Diplomatic ImmunityStonebridge
  93. 1991CommittedDr. Desmond Moore
  94. 1991In BetweenVinnie
  95. 1990Checkered FlagJack Cotton
  96. 1990PeacemakerYates
  97. 1990The BankerDan
  98. 1989Satan's PrincessLou Cherney
  99. 1989Esmeralda BayMadero
  100. 1989Crossbow: The MovieAymong
  101. 1988CounterforceThe Dictator
  102. 1987Once a HeroGumshoe
  103. 1986Hollywood HarryHarold "Harry" Petry
  104. 1986The Delta ForceAbdul
  105. 1985Walking the EdgeJason Walk
  106. 1983VigilanteEddie Marino
  107. 1981The Kinky Coaches and the Pom Pom PussycatsCoach Alan Arnoldi
  108. 1980AlligatorDavid
  109. 1979The Black HoleCaptain Dan Holland
  110. 1979The Lady in RedTurk (uncredited)
  111. 1979The Darker Side of TerrorProf. Paul Corwin / The Clone
  112. 1978AvalancheNick Thorne
  113. 1978Standing TallLuke Shasta
  114. 1977StuntsGlen Wilson
  115. 1977The CityLt. Matt Lewis
  116. 1976RoyceRoyce
  117. 1974NakiaDeputy Nakia Parker
  118. 1974The Death SquadEric Benoit
  119. 1973The Don Is DeadFrank Regalbuto
  120. 1972Journey Through RosebudFrank