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Robert Wallace Forster Jr. was an American actor, known for his roles as John Cassellis in Haskell Wexler's Medium Cool (1969), Lebanese terrorist Abdul Rafai in The Delta Force (1986), and Max Cherry in Quentin Tarantino's Jackie Brown (1997), for which he was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor. Forster's varied filmography includes: Reflections in a Golden Eye (1967), The Black Hole (1979), Alligator (1980), Me, Myself & Irene (2000), Mulholland Drive (2001), The Descendants (2011), Olympus Has Fallen (2013), London Has Fallen (2016), and What They Had (2018). He also had prominent roles in television series such as Banyon (1971–1973), Heroes (2007–2008), and Twin Peaks (2017). He won the Saturn Award for Best Guest Starring Role on Television for his performance as Ed Galbraith in the Breaking Bad episode "Granite State" (2013), reprising his role in the series' sequel film El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie, which premiered the day of his death. Forster posthumously reprised his role as Galbraith in the fifth season of Breaking Bad prequel series Better Call Saul (2020).
Birth Name
Robert Wallace Foster Jr.
Born
Sunday, 13 July 1941
Died
Friday, 11 October 2019
Actor Filmography
Title | Character | Year |
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Grave Intentions | Don Whalen (segment "The Bridge Partner") | 2021 |
The Wolf of Snow Hollow | Sheriff Hadley / Sheriff Hadley Marshall | 2020 |
Amazing Stories | Joe Harris | 2020 |
The Road to El Camino: Behind the Scenes of El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie | Self - Ed | 2019 |
El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie | Ed | 2019 |
Phil | Bing Fisk | 2019 |
QT8: The First Eight | Self | 2019 |
What They Had | Burt | 2018 |
Bigger | Joe Weider (2008) / Joe 2008 | 2018 |
The Big Take | Detective Aborn | 2018 |
Actor Filmography
Title | Character | Year |
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Grave Intentions | Don Whalen (segment "The Bridge Partner") | 2021 |
The Wolf of Snow Hollow | Sheriff Hadley / Sheriff Hadley Marshall | 2020 |
Amazing Stories | Joe Harris | 2020 |
The Road to El Camino: Behind the Scenes of El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie | Self - Ed | 2019 |
El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie | Ed | 2019 |
Phil | Bing Fisk | 2019 |
QT8: The First Eight | Self | 2019 |
What They Had | Burt | 2018 |
Bigger | Joe Weider (2008) / Joe 2008 | 2018 |
The Big Take | Detective Aborn | 2018 |
King Cohen | Himself / Self | 2018 |
Damsel | Old Preacher | 2018 |
Small Town Crime | Steve Yendel | 2018 |
Acts of Vengeance | Chuck | 2017 |
I'm Dying Up Here | Guy Appuzzo | 2017 |
Small Crimes | Joe Denton Sr. | 2017 |
The Case for Christ | Walt Strobel / Walter Strobel | 2017 |
Divorce | Donald | 2016 |
Bus Driver | General Sorbin | 2016 |
The American Side | Sterling Whitmore / Whitmore | 2016 |
The Confirmation | Otto | 2016 |
Too Late | Gordy Lyons | 2016 |
London Has Fallen | General Edward Clegg | 2016 |
The Adventures of Biffle and Shooster | 'James Burke' as Lt. Frank Murphy | 2015 |
Art of the Prank | Self | 2015 |
Survivor | Bill Talbot | 2015 |
The Bridge Partner | Don Whalen | 2015 |
Better Call Saul | Ed | 2015 |
Backstrom | Sheriff Blue Backstrom | 2015 |
Automata | Robert Bold | 2014 |
Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films | Self - Actor | 2014 |
Intruders | Frank Shepherd | 2014 |
You'll Be Fine | Bill Buttles | 2014 |
That Guy Dick Miller | Himself / Self | 2014 |
Unsung Hollywood | Self | 2014 |
No Half Measures: Creating the Final Season of Breaking Bad | Self | 2013 |
Le dernier film de Jess Franco | Himself / Self | 2013 |
Ironside | Michael Burke | 2013 |
Celebrity Page | Self | 2013 |
Coffee, Kill Boss | Walt Ford | 2013 |
Olympus Has Fallen | General Edward Clegg | 2013 |
Somewhere Slow | Chris McConville | 2013 |
Quentin Tarantino: 20 Years of Filmmaking | Himself / Self | 2012 |
Hotel Noir | Jim Logan / Jim | 2012 |
Home & Family | Self | 2012 |
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles | Jack Kurtzman | 2012 |
The Soul Man | Father James Ignatius | 2012 |
The Eric Andre Show | Self | 2012 |
Alcatraz | Ray Archer | 2012 |
Last Man Standing | Bud Baxter | 2011 |
The Descendants | Scott Thorson | 2011 |
NTSF:SD:SUV | Booth Whitman | 2011 |
Girl Walks Into a Bar | Dodge | 2011 |
American Grindhouse | Self - Narrator / Himself - Narrator | 2011 |
Transformers Prime | General Bryce | 2010 |
Kalamity | Tom Klepack | 2010 |
The Trial | Ray | 2010 |
The Bannen Way | Mr. B | 2010 |
The Bannen Way | Mr. B | 2010 |
Red Carpet Report | Self | 2009 |
Middle Men | Louie LA LA | 2009 |
Ghosts of Girlfriends Past | Sergeant Volkom | 2009 |
The Code | Lt. Weber | 2009 |
Childrens Hospital | Donald | 2008 |
Touching Home | Jim 'Perk' Perkins / Jim "Perk" Perkins | 2008 |
Jack and Jill vs. the World | Norman / Narrator | 2008 |
Expecting Love | George Patten | 2008 |
Breaking Bad | Ed | 2008 |
Cleaner | Arlo Grange | 2007 |
Army Wives | General Grayson | 2007 |
Rise: Blood Hunter | Lloyd | 2007 |
Dragon Wars: D-War | Jack | 2007 |
13 Graves | Tom Ferris | 2006 |
Rachael Ray | Self | 2006 |
Heroes | Arthur Petrelli | 2006 |
Lucky Number Slevin | Murphy | 2006 |
Firewall | Harry Romano / Harry | 2006 |
Wild Seven | Wilson | 2006 |
The Hunt for the BTK Killer | Detective Jason Magida | 2005 |
The Spaghetti West | Narrator | 2005 |
Eye on Entertainment | Self | 2005 |
Numb3rs | Agent Thomas Larson | 2005 |
Tilt | Jimmy 'Gentleman Jim' Towne | 2005 |
Huff | Ben Huffstodt | 2004 |
Desperate Housewives | Nick Delfino | 2004 |
Clubhouse | Burt Austin | 2004 |
CSI: NY | Joe Vincent | 2004 |
Justice League Unlimited | The President | 2004 |
The Grid | Jay Aldrich | 2004 |
Grand Theft Parsons | Stanley Parsons | 2004 |
Karen Sisco | Marshall Sisco | 2003 |
Undefeated | Scott Green | 2003 |
Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle | Roger Wixon | 2003 |
Confidence | Morgan Price | 2003 |
Murder in Greenwich | Steve Carroll | 2002 |
Fastlane | Ray-Ray | 2002 |
Like Mike | Coach Wagner | 2002 |
Street Time | Tony DeAngelo | 2002 |
Roads to Riches | Jack Waters | 2002 |
Lone Hero | Gus | 2002 |
Due East | Jesse Rapple | 2002 |
Human Nature | Nathan's Father | 2001 |
Mulholland Drive | Detective McKnight | 2001 |
The John Kerwin Show | Self - Guest | 2001 |
The Joe Spinell Story | Self | 2001 |
Like Mother Like Son: The Strange Story of Sante and Kenny Kimes | Ken 'Pappa' Kimes / Ken "Pappa" Kimes | 2001 |
Finder's Fee | Campbell / Officer Campbell | 2001 |
The Magic of Marciano | Henry | 2000 |
Me, Myself & Irene | Colonel Partington | 2000 |
Me, Myself and Irene | Colonel Partington | 2000 |
Cowboys and Angels | Barbequeman at Wedding | 2000 |
Lakeboat | Joe Pitko / Joe | 2000 |
Supernova | A.J. Marley | 2000 |
Diamond Men | Eddie Miller | 2000 |
Kiss Toledo Goodbye | Sal Fortuna | 1999 |
All the Rage | Tyler | 1999 |
Family Tree | Henry Musser | 1999 |
Mulholland Dr. | Detective McKnight | 1999 |
Outside Ozona | Odell Parks | 1998 |
Psycho | Dr. Simon | 1998 |
Rear Window | Detective Charlie Moore | 1998 |
Godzilla: The Series | Jack Chapman / Police Officer | 1998 |
The 70th Annual Academy Awards | Self - Nominee | 1998 |
Jackie Brown | Max Cherry | 1997 |
Demolition University | Gentry | 1997 |
American Perfekt | Jake Nyman / Jake | 1997 |
Spawn | Major Forsberg | 1997 |
Night Vision | Teak Taylor | 1997 |
Uncle Sam | Congressman Alvin Cummings | 1996 |
Original Gangstas | Detective Slatten | 1996 |
Mundo VIP | Self | 1996 |
The Method | Christian's Father | 1996 |
Hindsight | Michael Donahue | 1996 |
Guns & Lipstick | Captain Dimaggio | 1995 |
Scanner Cop II | Captain Jack Bitters | 1995 |
One West Waikiki | Gerard Foster | 1994 |
Dennis Miller Live | Self | 1994 |
Point of Seduction: Body Chemistry III | Bob Sibley | 1994 |
American Yakuza | Littman | 1993 |
Cover Story | Therapist | 1993 |
South Beach | Det. Ted Coleman | 1993 |
Sex, Love and Cold Hard Cash | Sid | 1993 |
Walker, Texas Ranger | Lane Tillman / Ricky Ricketts | 1993 |
Maniac Cop 3: Badge of Silence | Dr. Powell | 1992 |
Silk Stalkings | Vince Riker | 1991 |
29th Street | Sgt. Tartaglia | 1991 |
P.S.I. Luv U | Dan Bracken | 1991 |
Diplomatic Immunity | Stonebridge | 1991 |
Committed | Dr. Desmond Moore | 1991 |
In Between | Vinnie | 1991 |
Peacemaker | Yates | 1990 |
Twin Peaks | Sheriff Frank Truman | 1990 |
Checkered Flag | Jack Cotton | 1990 |
The Simpsons | Lucky Jim | 1989 |
Satan's Princess | Lou Cherney | 1989 |
The Banker | Dan | 1989 |
Countdown to Esmeralda Bay | Madero | 1989 |
Crossbow: The Movie | Aymong | 1989 |
John Huston: The Man, the Movies, the Maverick | Self | 1989 |
Counterforce | The Dictator | 1988 |
Jake and the Fatman | Ed Delaney | 1987 |
Once a Hero | Gumshoe | 1987 |
Crossbow | Aymong | 1987 |
The Delta Force | Abdul | 1986 |
Hollywood Harry | Harold 'Harry' Petry / Harold "Harry" Petry | 1985 |
Walking the Edge | Jason Walk | 1985 |
Murder, She Wrote | Gilbert Gaston / Frank Roussel | 1984 |
Tales from the Darkside | Garry Cooley | 1983 |
Hotel | Steve Cameron | 1982 |
Vigilante | Eddie Marino | 1982 |
Goliath Awaits | Comdr. Jeff Selkirk | 1981 |
Heartbreak High | Coach Alan Arnoldi | 1981 |
Magnum, P.I. | Tyler Peabody McKinney | 1980 |
Alligator | David | 1980 |
The Black Hole | Captain Dan Holland | 1979 |
The Lady in Red | Turk | 1979 |
The Darker Side of Terror | Clone / Paul Corwin | 1979 |
Avalanche | Nick Thorne | 1978 |
Standing Tall | Luke Shasta | 1978 |
Stunts | Glen Wilson | 1977 |
The City | Lt. Matt Lewis / Lieutenant Matt Lewis | 1977 |
Medical Story | David Corbin | 1975 |
Nakia | Deputy Nakia Parker | 1974 |
The Death Squad | Eric Benoit | 1974 |
The Don Is Dead | Frank Regalbuto / Frank | 1973 |
Police Story | Bob Vandon / Det. Ed Brenner / Det. Sgt. Dave Tackleberry / Don Carpenter / Sgt. Frank Dolan | 1973 |
Journey Through Rosebud | Frank | 1972 |
Banyon | Miles C. Banyon | 1971 |
Cover Me Babe | Tony Hall / Tony Hill | 1970 |
Pieces of Dreams | Gregory Lind | 1970 |
Medium Cool | John Cassellis / John | 1969 |
Justine | Narouz | 1969 |
The David Frost Show | Self - Guest | 1969 |
The Stalking Moon | Nick Tana | 1968 |
Premiere | Doug Payson | 1968 |
Reflections in a Golden Eye | Pvt. L.G. Williams | 1967 |
Judd for the Defense | Ray Elliott | 1967 |
N.Y.P.D. | Tony Pond | 1967 |
Director Filmography
Title | Year |
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Hollywood Harry | 1985 |
Producer Filmography
Title | Year |
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Diamond Men | 2000 |
Hollywood Harry | 1985 |
Knight Rider | 1982 |
Year | Type | Category | Won |
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1998 | Oscar | Best Actor in a Supporting Role | Nominated |