Portrait of Robert Forster

Robert Forster

Acting

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.

Born: July 13, 1941

Place of Birth: Rochester, New York, USA

Filmography

2025
I Know Catherine, the Log Lady

as Sheriff Truman (archival footage)

2021
Grave Intentions

as Don Whalen (segment "The Bridge Partner")

2020
The Wolf of Snow Hollow

as Sheriff Hadley Marshall

2020
Amazing Stories

as Joe Harris

2019
Phil

as Bing Fisk

2018
2018
Bigger

as Joe Weider (2008)

2018
The Big Take

as Detective Aborn

2018
Damsel

as Old Preacher

2018
Small Town Crime

as Steve Yendel

2017
2017
2017
Small Crimes

as Joe Denton Sr.

2017
The Case for Christ

as Walter Strobel

2016
Divorce

as Donald

2016
Bus Driver

as General Sorbin

2016
The American Side

as Sterling Whitmore

2016
Too Late

as Gordy Lyons

2016
2016
London Has Fallen

as General Edward Clegg

2015
Home

as Man

2015
The Adventures of Biffle and Shooster

as 'James Burke' as Lt. Frank Murphy

2015
Survivor

as Bill Talbot

2015
The Bridge Partner

as Don Whalen

2014
Automata

as Robert Bold

2013
Ironside

as Michael Burke

2013
Coffee, Kill Boss

as Walt Ford

2013
Olympus Has Fallen

as General Edward Clegg

2013
Somewhere Slow

as Chris McConville

2012
2012
2012
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

as Kurtzman (voice)

2012
The Soul Man

as Father James Ignatius

2012
Alcatraz

as Ray Archer

2011
Last Man Standing

as Bud Baxter

2011
The Descendants

as Scott Thorson

2011
American Grindhouse

as Himself - Narrator

2010
Transformers: Prime

as General Bryce (voice)

2010
Kalamity

as Tom Klepack

2010
The Trial

as Ray

2010
2010
2009
Middle Men

as Louie LA LA

2009
Ghosts of Girlfriends Past

as Sergeant Volkom

2009
Thick as Thieves

as Lt. Weber

2008
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
2007
Cleaner

as Arlo Grange

2007
Army Wives

as General Grayson

2007
2006
13 Graves

as Tom Ferris

2006
Heroes

as Arthur Petrelli

2006
2006
Firewall

as Harry

2006
Wild Seven

as Wilson

2005
The Hunt For the BTK Killer

as Detective Jason Magida

2005
2005
Tilt

as Jimmy 'Gentleman Jim' Towne

2005
Numb3rs

as Agent Thomas Larson

2004
Desperate Housewives

as Nick Delfino

2004
Clubhouse

as Burt Austin

2004
Justice League Unlimited

as The President (voice)

2004
Grand Theft Parsons

as Stanley Parsons

2003
Karen Sisco

as Marshall Sisco

2003
Undefeated

as Scott Green

2003
Confidence

as Morgan Price

2002
Murder in Greenwich

as Steve Carroll

2002
Strange Hearts

as Jack Waters

2002
Fastlane

as Ray-Ray

2002
Like Mike

as Coach Wagner

2002
Street Time

as Tony DeAngelo

2002
Lone Hero

as Gus

2002
Due East

as Jesse Rapple

2001
Human Nature

as Nathan's Father

2001
Finder's Fee

as Campbell

2001
Mulholland Drive

as Detective McKnight

2000
Diamond Men

as Eddie Miller

2000
Me, Myself & Irene

as Colonel Partington

2000
Lakeboat

as Joe

2000
Supernova

as A.J. Marley

1999
Kiss Toledo Goodbye

as Sal Fortuna

1999
1999
Family Tree

as Henry Musser

1998
Outside Ozona

as Odell Parks

1998
Psycho

as Dr. Simon

1998
Rear Window

as Detective Moore

1997
Jackie Brown

as Max Cherry

1997
1997
Night Vision

as Teak Taylor

1996
Uncle Sam

as Congressman Alvin Cummings

1996
Original Gangstas

as Detective Slatten

1996
The Method

as Christian's father

1996
Hindsight

as Michael Donahue

1995
Guns & Lipstick

as Captain Dimaggio

1995
Scanner Cop II

as Captain Jack Bitters

1993
American Yakuza

as Littman

1993
Cover Story

as Therapist

1993
South Beach

as Det. Ted Coleman

1993
Walker, Texas Ranger

as Ricky Ricketts

1993
Walker, Texas Ranger

as Lane Tillman

1992
In the Shadow of a Killer

as Charles Galbis

1991
29th Street

as Sgt. Tartaglia

1991
Diplomatic Immunity

as Stonebridge

1991
Committed

as Dr. Desmond Moore

1991
In Between

as Vinnie

1990
Checkered Flag

as Jack Cotton

1990
Peacemaker

as Yates

1990
Twin Peaks

as Frank Truman

1989
1989
The Simpsons

as Lucky Jim (voice)

1989
Satan's Princess

as Lou Cherney

1989
Esmeralda Bay

as Madero

1989
1988
John Huston: The Man, the Movies, the Maverick

as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

1988
Counterforce

as The Dictator

1987
Jake and the Fatman

as Ed Delaney

1987
Once a Hero

as Gumshoe

1986
Hollywood Harry

as Harold "Harry" Petry

1986
1985
Walking the Edge

as Jason Walk

1984
Murder, She Wrote

as Gilbert Gaston

1984
Murder, She Wrote

as Frank Roussel

1984
1983
Vigilante

as Eddie Marino

1982
Hotel

as Steve Cameron

1981
Goliath Awaits

as Comdr. Jeff Selkirk

1980
Magnum, P.I.

as Tyler Peabody McKinney

1980
Alligator

as David

1979
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

1978
Avalanche

as Nick Thorne

1978
Standing Tall

as Luke Shasta

1977
Stunts

as Glen Wilson

1977
The City

as Lt. Matt Lewis

1974
Nakia

as Deputy Nakia Parker

1974
The Death Squad

as Eric Benoit

1973
The Don Is Dead

as Frank Regalbuto

1972
Banyon

as Miles C. Banyon

1971
Banyon

as Miles C. Banyon

1970
Cover Me Babe

as Tony Hill

1970
Pieces of Dreams

as Gregory Lind

1969
1969
Justine

as Narouz

1968
The Stalking Moon

as Nick Tana

1967
Reflections in a Golden Eye

as Pvt. L.G. Williams