Robert Forster
American actor (1941–2019)
Robert Wallace Foster Jr., known professionally as Robert Forster, was an American actor. He made his screen debut as Private L.G. Williams in John Huston's Reflections in a Golden Eye (1967), followed by a starring role as news reporter John Cassellis in the landmark New Hollywood film Medium Cool (1969). For his portrayal of bail bondsman Max Cherry in Quentin Tarantino's Jackie Brown (1997), he was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor.
Filmography in the catalog
Credited on 11 films (1967–1980) — matched by name in the Creator or Credits field.
| Year ▲ | Title | Creator | Length | Format | Color | Sound |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | Reflections In A Golden Eye | warner brothers | 16mm | Color | sound | |
| 1969 | Cover Me, Babe | Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation | 89 min | Color | sound | |
| 1969 | JUSTINE. | Berman-Century Productions & Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corp. | 116 min | 35 mm | Color | sound |
| 1969 | Medium Cool. | Paramount Pictures Corp. & H & J Pictures Inc. | 111 min | 35mm | Color | sound |
| 1970 | Pieces Of Dreams | RFB Enterprises | 100 min | Color | sound | |
| 1972 | Journey Through Rosebud | GSF Productions | 93 min | Color | sound | |
| 1973 | The Don Is Dead | A Universal picture | 115 min | Color | sound | |
| 1978 | [Avalanche] | Corey Allen | 90 min | Color | ||
| 1978 | Avalanche | Corey Allen | ||||
| 1980 | Alligator | Lewis Teague | ||||
| 1980 | Alligator!! | goodway films | 87 min | 16mm | Color | sound |