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Beginning to build directing work.
Director
Robert Forster
Acting
Career Snapshot
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TMDB popularity
1.8
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Directed movies: 0Directed series: 0All crew credits: 4
TMDB ID: 5694
IMDb ID: nm0001233
Known for: Acting
Born: July 13, 1941
Died: October 11, 2019
Age: 78
Place of birth: Rochester, New York, USA
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1961 - 2022
Years active: 62
Average TMDB rating: 6.36
Wikidata: Q367155
Also known as
Robert Wallace Foster Jr.
Frequent jobs
Executive Producer (2)In Memory Of (1)Producer (1)
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.
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Movies
Top Rated Movies
Highest rated movies linked with Robert Forster.
8.4
No Half Measures: Creating the Final Season of Breaking Bad
as Self
2013 Movie
7.8
Mulholland Drive
as Detective McKnight
2001 Movie
7.5
Lucky Number Slevin
as Murphy
2006 Movie
7.4
Jackie Brown
as Max Cherry
1997 Movie
7.2
QT8: The First Eight
as Self
2019 Movie
7.2
Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films
as Self - Actor
2014 Movie
7.0
El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie
as Ed
2019 Movie
6.9
The Case for Christ
as Walter Strobel
2017 Movie
6.9
Bigger
as Joe Weider (2008)
2018 Movie
6.8
The Descendants
as Scott Thorson
2011 Movie
6.8
Too Late
as Gordy Lyons
2016 Movie
6.7
Medium Cool
as John
1969 Movie
Series
Top Rated Series
Highest rated series linked with Robert Forster.
8.9
Breaking Bad
as Ed • 1 eps
2008 Series
8.7
Better Call Saul
In Memory Of • 1 eps
2015 Series
8.3
Twin Peaks
as Frank Truman • 10 eps
1990 Series
8.3
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
as Kurtzman (voice) • 2 eps
2012 Series
8.3
Justice League Unlimited
as The President (voice) • 2 eps
2004 Series
8.1
Transformers: Prime
as General Bryce (voice) • 1 eps
2010 Series
8.0
The Simpsons
as Lucky Jim (voice) • 1 eps
1989 Series
7.9
Desperate Housewives
as Nick Delfino • 1 eps
2004 Series
7.5
Knight Rider
Executive Producer • 1 eps
1982 Series
7.5
Murder, She Wrote
as Gilbert Gaston • 1 eps
1984 Series
7.5
Heroes
as Arthur Petrelli • 10 eps
2006 Series
7.3
Amazing Stories
as Joe Harris • 1 eps
2020 Series
Movies
Most Popular Movies
Most viewed movie titles linked with Robert Forster.
5.9
Automata
as Robert Bold
2014 Movie
7.8
Mulholland Drive
as Detective McKnight
2001 Movie
7.0
El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie
as Ed
2019 Movie
6.4
Olympus Has Fallen
as General Edward Clegg
2013 Movie
5.1
Psycho
as Dr. Simon
1998 Movie
6.2
London Has Fallen
as General Edward Clegg
2016 Movie
7.4
Jackie Brown
as Max Cherry
1997 Movie
6.6
Me, Myself & Irene
as Colonel Partington
2000 Movie
5.5
Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle
as Roger Wixon
2003 Movie
6.1
Cleaner
as Arlo Grange
2007 Movie
Series
Most Popular Series
Most viewed series linked with Robert Forster.
8.0
The Simpsons
as Lucky Jim (voice) • 1 eps
1989 Series
8.9
Breaking Bad
as Ed • 1 eps
2008 Series
8.7
Better Call Saul
In Memory Of • 1 eps
2015 Series
7.9
Desperate Housewives
as Nick Delfino • 1 eps
2004 Series
8.3
Twin Peaks
as Frank Truman • 10 eps
1990 Series
7.5
Murder, She Wrote
as Gilbert Gaston • 1 eps
1984 Series
7.5
Heroes
as Arthur Petrelli • 10 eps
2006 Series
7.3
Magnum, P.I.
as Tyler Peabody McKinney • 2 eps
1980 Series
7.5
Knight Rider
Executive Producer • 1 eps
1982 Series
8.3
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
as Kurtzman (voice) • 2 eps
2012 Series
7.3
Last Man Standing
as Bud Baxter • 10 eps
2011 Series
6.9
Walker, Texas Ranger
as Ricky Ricketts • 1 eps
1993 Series
Movies
Other Crew Work in Movies
Additional movie credits for Robert Forster.
Series
Other Crew Work in Series
Additional series credits for Robert Forster.
Movies
Acting Appearances in Movies
Movie cast credits for Robert Forster.
5.5
American Badass: A Michael Madsen Retrospective
as Self
2022 Movie
4.4
Grave Intentions
as Don Whalen (segment "The Bridge Partner")
2021 Movie
6.1
The Wolf of Snow Hollow
as Sheriff Hadley Marshall
2020 Movie
6.9
The Road to El Camino: Behind the Scenes of El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie
as Self
2019 Movie
7.2
QT8: The First Eight
as Self
2019 Movie
7.0
El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie
as Ed
2019 Movie
4.9
Phil
as Bing Fisk
2019 Movie
6.5
What They Had
as Burt
2018 Movie
6.9
Bigger
as Joe Weider (2008)
2018 Movie
4.9
The Big Take
as Detective Aborn
2018 Movie
6.4
King Cohen: The Wild World of Filmmaker Larry Cohen
as Self
2018 Movie
5.3
Damsel
as Old Preacher
2018 Movie
Series
Acting Appearances in Series
Series cast credits for Robert Forster.
7.3
Amazing Stories
as Joe Harris • 1 eps
2020 Series
6.4
Divorce
as Donald • 2 eps
2016 Series
8.7
Better Call Saul
as Ed • 1 eps
2015 Series
5.1
Ironside
as Michael Burke • 1 eps
2013 Series
8.3
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
as Kurtzman (voice) • 2 eps
2012 Series
6.0
The Soul Man
as Father James Ignatius • 1 eps
2012 Series
6.3
Alcatraz
as Ray Archer • 13 eps
2012 Series
7.3
Last Man Standing
as Bud Baxter • 10 eps
2011 Series
8.1
Transformers: Prime
as General Bryce (voice) • 1 eps
2010 Series
4.2
The Bannen Way
as Mr. B • 16 eps
2010 Series
7.1
Childrens Hospital
as Donald • 1 eps
2008 Series
8.9
Breaking Bad
as Ed • 1 eps
2008 Series