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Robert Forster
Robert Wallace Forster Jr. (July 13, 1941 – October 11, 2019), professionally known as Robert Forster, had his on-screen debut as Private L.G. Williams in John Huston's Reflections in a Golden Eye(1967). He was born in Rochester, New York. His mother was Italian-American and his father was of English and Irish descent. Forster was determined to be an actor after performing in numerous college plays. Forster was active in the film industry for over five decades, from 1967 to 2019. He made significant contributions to the film industry, played a variety of both leading and supporting roles in over 100 films. Some of his notable films include The Black Hole (1979), The Delta Force (1986), Me, Myself & Irene (2000), The Descendants (2011), and What They Had (2018). His career was revitalized by his role in Quentin Tarantino's Jackie Brown (1997), for which he was nominated for Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor.
Forster also had prominent roles in television series. His first lead in TV series was in Nakia (1974), followed by performances in Karen Sisco (2003–04), Heroes (2007–08), the third season of Twin Peaks (2017). Robert Forster was also known for portraying Ed 'The Disappearer' Galbraith in the critically acclaimed series Breaking Bad, earning him the Saturn Award for Best Guest Starring Role on Television. Apart from his career as an actor, Forster was also a motivational speaker. After being diagnosed with a brain tumor in June 2019, he died in Los Angeles on October 11, 2019, at the age of 78.
Biography, Career & Filmography
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Given Name: Robert Wallace Forster Jr.
Born: Rochester, New York, U.S.
Citizenship: American
Birthday: July 13, 1941
Occupations: Actor, Motivational speaker
Years Active: 1967–2019
Children: 4
Spouses: June Provenzano, Zivia Forster
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Awards and Nominations Received by Robert Forster
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Movies Featuring Robert Forster
Diamond Men
The Wolf of Snow Hollow
What They Had
Small Town Crime
Jackie Brown
The Black Hole
Dragon Wars: D-War
Damsel
Alligator
All the Rage
Acts Of Vengeance
Olympus Has Fallen
Autómata
The Delta Force
Reflections in a Golden Eye
Phil
Medium Cool
Bigger
Girl Walks Into a Bar
Quentin Tarantino: 20 Years of Filmmaking
American Grindhouse
The Bannen Way
No Half Measures: Creating the Final Season of Breaking Bad
Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films
The Bridge Partner
Big Gold Dream: Scottish Post-Punk and Infiltrating the Mainstream
Art of the Prank
City of Sin
A Very Lovely Dream: One Week in Twin Peaks
Behind the Red Curtain
The Man with the Gray Elevated Hair
Bad Binoculars
Twin Peaks: The Return
Bus Driver
QT8: The First Eight
The Road to El Camino: Behind the Scenes of El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie
The Joe Spinell Story
Lone Hero
Jackie Brown: How It Went Down
The Go-Betweens: Right Here
Like Mother Like Son: The Strange Story of Sante and Kenny Kimes
Finder’s Fee
Due East
Undefeated
Strange Hearts
The Spaghetti West
13 Graves
Rise: Blood Hunter
Murder in Greenwich
The Hunt For the BTK Killer
Wild Seven
Committed
The Kinky Coaches and the Pom Pom Pussycats
Goliath Awaits
Vigilante
Peacemaker
In Between
Diplomatic Immunity
Hollywood Harry
Counterforce
Esmeralda Bay
Satan’s Princess
29th Street
Walking the Edge
John Huston: The Man, the Movies, the Maverick
Grave Intentions
Stunts
Guns & Lipstick
Scanner Cop II
South Beach
The Don Is Dead
The Darker Side of Terror
Cover Me Babe
American Yakuza
The Death Squad
Middle Men
Original Gangstas
Rear Window
The City
Kiss Toledo Goodbye
Mythos Hollywood - Das Geheimnis des Erfolgs
Body Chemistry III: Point of Seduction
Thick as Thieves
Maniac Cop 3: Badge of Silence
The Stalking Moon
Banyon
Uncle Sam
American Perfekt
Outside Ozona
Pieces of Dreams
American Badass: A Michael Madsen Retrospective
Demolition University
Mulholland Dr.
Justine
Expecting Love
Avalanche
Touching Home
Career Timeline
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2019
Phil
Bing Fisk
QT8: The First Eight
Self
The Road to El Camino: Behind the Scenes of El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie
Self
2017
Acts Of Vengeance
Chuck
A Very Lovely Dream: One Week in Twin Peaks
Self
Behind the Red Curtain
Self
The Man with the Gray Elevated Hair
Self
Bad Binoculars
Self
The Go-Betweens: Right Here
Himself
2015
The Bridge Partner
Don Whalen
Big Gold Dream: Scottish Post-Punk and Infiltrating the Mainstream
Himself/Narrator
Art of the Prank
2002
Lone Hero
Gus
Jackie Brown: How It Went Down
Self
Due East
Jesse Rapple
Strange Hearts
Jack Waters
Murder in Greenwich
Steve Carroll
2001
Diamond Men
The Joe Spinell Story
Self
Like Mother Like Son: The Strange Story of Sante and Kenny Kimes
Ken "Pappa" Kimes
Finder’s Fee
Campbell
1998
Rear Window
Detective Moore
Mythos Hollywood - Das Geheimnis des Erfolgs
Self
Outside Ozona
Odell Parks
1991
Committed
Dr. Desmond Moore
In Between
Vinnie
Diplomatic Immunity
Stonebridge
29th Street
Sgt. Tartaglia
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