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Robert Forster

Robert Forster’s screen credits include Detective McKnight in Mulholland Drive and Max Cherry in Jackie Brown.

Born July 13, 1941† October 11, 2019 Rochester, New York, USA2 movies on MoviHero

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Mulholland Drive

2001 · 2h 27m · Drama · Mystery

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Jackie Brown

1997 · 2h 34m · Crime · Drama

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About Robert Forster

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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Robert Forster

Robert Forster’s screen credits include Detective McKnight in Mulholland Drive and Max Cherry in Jackie Brown.

Born July 13, 1941† October 11, 2019 Rochester, New York, USA2 movies on MoviHero

Explore movies

WHERE TO START

Where to start

A selection of released films from our catalog, with the credited role to help you choose.

Mulholland Drive

2001 · 2h 27m · Drama · Mystery

See the performance as Detective McKnight.

Open movie guide

Jackie Brown

1997 · 2h 34m · Crime · Drama

See the performance as Max Cherry.

Open movie guide

THE PERSON BEHIND THE ROLES

About Robert Forster

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Photos

Portraits of Robert Forster.

MOVIHERO CREDITS

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Explore 2 movie guides, credited roles and upcoming releases.

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2022
American Badass: A Michael Madsen Retrospective
Self
2021
Grave Intentions
Don Whalen (segment "The Bridge Partner")
2020
The Wolf of Snow Hollow
Sheriff Hadley Marshall
2019
The Road to El Camino: Behind the Scenes of El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie
Self
2019
QT8: The First Eight
Self
2019
El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie
Ed
2019
Phil
Bing Fisk
2018
What They Had
Burt
2018
Bigger
Joe Weider (2008)
2018
The Big Take
Detective Aborn
2018
King Cohen: The Wild World of Filmmaker Larry Cohen
Self
2018
Damsel
Old Preacher
2018
Small Town Crime
Steve Yendel
2017
A Very Lovely Dream: One Week in Twin Peaks
Self
2017
Bad Binoculars
Self
2017
Behind the Red Curtain
Self
2017
The Man with the Gray Elevated Hair
Self
2017
Acts of Vengeance
Chuck
2017
Small Crimes
Joe Denton Sr.
2017
The Case for Christ
Walter Strobel
2016
Bus Driver
General Sorbin
2016
The American Side
Sterling Whitmore
2016
Too Late
Gordy Lyons
2016
The Confirmation
Otto
2016
London Has Fallen
General Edward Clegg
2015
Home
Man
2015
The Adventures of Biffle and Shooster
'James Burke' as Lt. Frank Murphy
2015
The Program
Michael
2015
Art of the Prank
Actor
2015
Survivor
Bill Talbot
2015
The Bridge Partner
Don Whalen
2014
Automata
Robert Bold
2014
Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films
Self - Actor
2014
That Guy Dick Miller
Self
2013
No Half Measures: Creating the Final Season of Breaking Bad
Self
2013
La última película de Jess Franco
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
Self
2012
Grimm Fairy Tales Animated
Franlin / Death
2012
Hotel Noir
Jim
2011
The Descendants
Scott Thorson
2011
Girl Walks Into a Bar
Dodge
2011
American Grindhouse
Himself - Narrator
2010
Kalamity
Tom Klepack
2010
The Trial
Ray
2010
The Bannen Way
Mr. B
2009
Middle Men
Louie LA LA
2009
Ghosts of Girlfriends Past
Sergeant Volkom
2009
Thick as Thieves
Lt. Weber
2008
Would Be Kings
Actor
2008
Touching Home
Jim "Perk" Perkins
2008
Jack and Jill vs. The World
Norman / Narrator (uncredited)
2008
Expecting Love
George Patten
2007
Grampa's Cabin
Grampa
2007
Cleaner
Arlo Grange
2007
Dragon Wars: D-War
Jack
2007
Rise: Blood Hunter
Lloyd
2006
13 Graves
Tom Ferris
2006
Lucky Number Slevin
Murphy
2006
Firewall
Harry
2006
Wild Seven
Wilson
2005
The Hunt for the BTK Killer
Detective Jason Magida
2005
The Spaghetti West
Narrator
2004
Grand Theft Parsons
Stanley Parsons
2003
Undefeated
Scott Green
2003
Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle
Roger Wixon
2003
Confidence
Morgan Price
2002
Murder in Greenwich
Steve Carroll
2002
Strange Hearts
Jack Waters
2002
Jackie Brown: How It Went Down
Self
2002
Like Mike
Coach Wagner
2002
Lone Hero
Gus
2002
Due East
Jesse Rapple
2001
Human Nature
Nathan's Father
2001
The Joe Spinell Story
Self
2001
Finder's Fee
Campbell
2001
Like Mother Like Son: The Strange Story of Sante and Kenny Kimes
Ken "Pappa" Kimes
2000
The Magic of Marciano
Henry
2000
Diamond Men
Producer · Eddie Miller
2000
It's the Rage
Tyler
2000
Me, Myself & Irene
Colonel Partington
2000
Lakeboat
Joe
2000
Supernova
A.J. Marley
1999
Kiss Toledo Goodbye
Sal Fortuna
1999
Family Tree
Henry Musser
1998
Outside Ozona
Odell Parks
1998
Psycho
Dr. Simon
1998
Rear Window
Detective Moore
1998
Mythos Hollywood - Das Geheimnis des Erfolgs
Self
1997
Demolition University
Gentry
1997
American Perfekt
Jake
1997
Night Vision
Teak Taylor
1996
Uncle Sam
Congressman Alvin Cummings
1996
Original Gangstas
Detective Slatten
1996
The Method
Christian's father
1996
Hindsight
Michael Donahue