Robert Forster

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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Known For

The Simpsons

The Simpsons

1989 • as Lucky Jim (voice)

Breaking Bad

Breaking Bad

2008 • as Ed

Desperate Housewives

Desperate Housewives

2004 • as Nick Delfino

Better Call Saul

Better Call Saul

2015 • as Ed

Last Man Standing

Last Man Standing

2011 • as Bud Baxter

Murder, She Wrote

Murder, She Wrote

1984 • as Gilbert Gaston

Filmography

2025

I Know Catherine, The Log Lady
I Know Catherine, The Log Lady
as Sheriff Truman (archival footage)
Movie - Released: 4/9/2025

2022

American Badass: A Michael Madsen Retrospective
American Badass: A Michael Madsen Retrospective
as Self
Movie - Released: 8/15/2022

2021

Grave Intentions
Grave Intentions
as Don Whalen (segment "The Bridge Partner")
Movie - Released: 10/15/2021

2020

The Wolf of Snow Hollow
The Wolf of Snow Hollow
as Sheriff Hadley Marshall
Movie - Released: 10/23/2020
Amazing Stories
Amazing Stories
as Joe Harris
TV - Released: 3/6/2020

2019

The Road to El Camino: Behind the Scenes of El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie
The Road to El Camino: Behind the Scenes of El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie
as Self
Movie - Released: 10/28/2019
Phil
Phil
as Bing Fisk
Movie - Released: 7/5/2019
El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie
El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie
as Ed
Movie - Released: 10/11/2019
QT8: The First Eight
QT8: The First Eight
as Self
Movie - Released: 10/21/2019

2018

The Big Take
The Big Take
as Detective Aborn
Movie - Released: 9/4/2018
Small Town Crime
Small Town Crime
as Steve Yendel
Movie - Released: 1/19/2018
King Cohen
King Cohen
as Self
Movie - Released: 7/7/2018
What They Had
What They Had
as Burt
Movie - Released: 10/19/2018
Bigger
Bigger
as Joe Weider (2008)
Movie - Released: 10/13/2018
Damsel
Damsel
as Old Preacher
Movie - Released: 6/22/2018

2017

Small Crimes
Small Crimes
as Joe Denton Sr.
Movie - Released: 4/28/2017
The Case for Christ
The Case for Christ
as Walter Strobel
Movie - Released: 4/7/2017
Acts of Vengeance
Acts of Vengeance
as Chuck
Movie - Released: 10/27/2017
The Man with the Gray Elevated Hair
The Man with the Gray Elevated Hair
as Self
Movie - Released: 12/5/2017
Behind the Red Curtain
Behind the Red Curtain
as Self
Movie - Released: 12/5/2017
Bad Binoculars
Bad Binoculars
as Self
Movie - Released: 12/5/2017
A Very Lovely Dream: One Week in Twin Peaks
A Very Lovely Dream: One Week in Twin Peaks
as Self
Movie - Released: 12/5/2017

2016

London Has Fallen
London Has Fallen
as General Edward Clegg
Movie - Released: 3/2/2016
Too Late
Too Late
as Gordy Lyons
Movie - Released: 3/25/2016
The American Side
The American Side
as Sterling Whitmore
Movie - Released: 4/14/2016
The Confirmation
The Confirmation
as Otto
Movie - Released: 3/18/2016
Bus Driver
Bus Driver
as General Sorbin
Movie - Released: 10/4/2016
Divorce
Divorce
as Donald
TV - Released: 10/9/2016

2015

Movie
The Program
as Michael
Movie - Released: 8/16/2015
Home
Home
as Man
Movie - Released: 8/17/2015
Survivor
Survivor
as Bill Talbot
Movie - Released: 5/21/2015
Art of the Prank
Art of the Prank
Movie - Released: 7/29/2015
The Adventures of Biffle and Shooster
The Adventures of Biffle and Shooster
as 'James Burke' as Lt. Frank Murphy
Movie - Released: 8/16/2015
The Bridge Partner
The Bridge Partner
as Don Whalen
Movie - Released: 3/7/2015
Better Call Saul
Better Call Saul
as Ed
TV - Released: 2/8/2015

2014

That Guy Dick Miller
That Guy Dick Miller
as Self
Movie - Released: 3/7/2014
Automata
Automata
as Robert Bold
Movie - Released: 10/9/2014
Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films
Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films
as Self - Actor
Movie - Released: 10/6/2014

2013

No Half Measures: Creating the Final Season of Breaking Bad
No Half Measures: Creating the Final Season of Breaking Bad
as Self
Movie - Released: 11/26/2013
Olympus Has Fallen
Olympus Has Fallen
as General Edward Clegg
Movie - Released: 3/20/2013
Somewhere Slow
Somewhere Slow
as Chris McConville
Movie - Released: 3/2/2013
Coffee, Kill Boss
Coffee, Kill Boss
as Walt Ford
Movie - Released: 8/30/2013
La última película de Jess Franco
La última película de Jess Franco
as Self
Movie - Released: 10/11/2013
Quentin Tarantino: 20 Years of Filmmaking
Quentin Tarantino: 20 Years of Filmmaking
as Self
Movie - Released: 1/10/2013
Ironside
Ironside
as Michael Burke
TV - Released: 10/2/2013

2012

Hotel Noir
Hotel Noir
as Jim
Movie - Released: 10/9/2012
Grimm Fairy Tales Animated
Grimm Fairy Tales Animated
as Franlin/Death
Movie - Released: 10/15/2012
Alcatraz
Alcatraz
as Ray Archer
TV - Released: 1/16/2012
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
as Kurtzman (voice)
TV - Released: 9/28/2012

2011

The Descendants
The Descendants
as Scott Thorson
Movie - Released: 9/9/2011
American Grindhouse
American Grindhouse
as Himself - Narrator
Movie - Released: 2/4/2011
Girl Walks Into a Bar
Girl Walks Into a Bar
as Dodge
Movie - Released: 3/7/2011
Last Man Standing
Last Man Standing
as Bud Baxter
TV - Released: 10/11/2011

2010

Kalamity
Kalamity
as Tom Klepack
Movie - Released: 10/22/2010
The Trial
The Trial
as Ray
Movie - Released: 9/10/2010
The Bannen Way
The Bannen Way
as Mr. B
Movie - Released: 1/6/2010
The Bannen Way
The Bannen Way
as Mr. B
TV - Released: 1/6/2010
Transformers: Prime
Transformers: Prime
as General Bryce (voice)
TV - Released: 11/26/2010

2009

Ghosts of Girlfriends Past
Ghosts of Girlfriends Past
as Sergeant Volkom
Movie - Released: 5/1/2009
Thick as Thieves
Thick as Thieves
as Lt. Weber
Movie - Released: 1/9/2009
Middle Men
Middle Men
as Louie LA LA
Movie - Released: 5/17/2009

2008

Touching Home
Touching Home
as Jim "Perk" Perkins
Movie - Released: 4/29/2008
Expecting Love
Expecting Love
as George Patten
Movie - Released: 2/29/2008
Would Be Kings
Would Be Kings
Movie - Released: 8/27/2008
Jack and Jill vs. The World
Jack and Jill vs. The World
as Norman / Narrator (uncredited)
Movie - Released: 4/4/2008
Breaking Bad
Breaking Bad
as Ed
TV - Released: 1/20/2008
Childrens Hospital
Childrens Hospital
as Donald
TV - Released: 12/8/2008

2007

Dragon Wars: D-War
Dragon Wars: D-War
as Jack
Movie - Released: 8/1/2007
Rise: Blood Hunter
Rise: Blood Hunter
as Lloyd
Movie - Released: 4/28/2007
Cleaner
Cleaner
as Arlo Grange
Movie - Released: 9/11/2007
Movie
Grampa's Cabin
as Grampa
Movie - Released: 11/3/2007

2006

Lucky Number Slevin
Lucky Number Slevin
as Murphy
Movie - Released: 2/24/2006
Wild Seven
Wild Seven
as Wilson
Movie - Released: 1/1/2006
Firewall
Firewall
as Harry
Movie - Released: 2/8/2006
13 Graves
13 Graves
as Tom Ferris
Movie - Released: 11/18/2006
Heroes
Heroes
as Arthur Petrelli
TV - Released: 9/25/2006

2005

The Hunt For the BTK Killer
The Hunt For the BTK Killer
as Detective Jason Magida
Movie - Released: 10/9/2005
The Spaghetti West
The Spaghetti West
as Narrator
Movie - Released: 9/1/2005
Numb3rs
Numb3rs
as Agent Thomas Larson
TV - Released: 1/23/2005
Tilt
Tilt
as Jimmy 'Gentleman Jim' Towne
TV - Released: 2/17/2005

2004

Grand Theft Parsons
Grand Theft Parsons
as Stanley Parsons
Movie - Released: 6/18/2004
Desperate Housewives
Desperate Housewives
as Nick Delfino
TV - Released: 10/3/2004
Justice League Unlimited
Justice League Unlimited
as The President (voice)
TV - Released: 7/31/2004
Clubhouse
Clubhouse
as Burt Austin
TV - Released: 9/26/2004

2003

Confidence
Confidence
as Morgan Price
Movie - Released: 4/25/2003
Undefeated
Undefeated
as Scott Green
Movie - Released: 7/26/2003
Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle
Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle
as Roger Wixon
Movie - Released: 6/25/2003
Karen Sisco
Karen Sisco
as Marshall Sisco
TV - Released: 10/1/2003

2002

Like Mike
Like Mike
as Coach Wagner
Movie - Released: 7/3/2002
Strange Hearts
Strange Hearts
as Jack Waters
Movie - Released: 10/23/2002
Murder in Greenwich
Murder in Greenwich
as Steve Carroll
Movie - Released: 11/15/2002
Lone Hero
Lone Hero
as Gus
Movie - Released: 4/12/2002
Due East
Due East
as Jesse Rapple
Movie - Released: 4/11/2002
Jackie Brown: How It Went Down
Jackie Brown: How It Went Down
as Self
Movie - Released: 8/20/2002
Fastlane
Fastlane
as Ray-Ray
TV - Released: 9/18/2002
Street Time
Street Time
as Tony DeAngelo
TV - Released: 6/23/2002

2001

Human Nature
Human Nature
as Nathan's Father
Movie - Released: 9/12/2001
Mulholland Drive
Mulholland Drive
as Detective McKnight
Movie - Released: 6/6/2001
Finder's Fee
Finder's Fee
as Campbell
Movie - Released: 6/19/2001
Like Mother Like Son: The Strange Story of Sante and Kenny Kimes
Like Mother Like Son: The Strange Story of Sante and Kenny Kimes
as Ken "Pappa" Kimes
Movie - Released: 5/20/2001
The Joe Spinell Story
The Joe Spinell Story
as Self
Movie - Released: 8/21/2001

2000

Supernova
Supernova
as A.J. Marley
Movie - Released: 1/14/2000
Diamond Men
Diamond Men
as Eddie Miller
Movie - Released: 10/11/2000
Lakeboat
Lakeboat
as Joe
Movie - Released: 4/13/2000
The Magic of Marciano
The Magic of Marciano
as Henry
Movie - Released: 11/26/2000
Me, Myself & Irene
Me, Myself & Irene
as Colonel Partington
Movie - Released: 6/22/2000

1999

It's the Rage
It's the Rage
as Tyler
Movie - Released: 9/11/1999
Kiss Toledo Goodbye
Kiss Toledo Goodbye
as Sal Fortuna
Movie - Released: 11/22/1999
Mulholland Dr.
Mulholland Dr.
as Detective McKnight
Movie - Released: 1/1/1999
Family Tree
Family Tree
as Henry Musser
Movie - Released: 1/1/1999

1998

Rear Window
Rear Window
as Detective Charlie Moore
Movie - Released: 11/22/1998
Outside Ozona
Outside Ozona
as Odell Parks
Movie - Released: 12/18/1998
Mythos Hollywood - Das Geheimnis des Erfolgs
Mythos Hollywood - Das Geheimnis des Erfolgs
as Self
Movie - Released: 1/1/1998
Psycho
Psycho
as Dr. Simon
Movie - Released: 12/4/1998

1997

Jackie Brown
Jackie Brown
as Max Cherry
Movie - Released: 12/25/1997
American Perfekt
American Perfekt
as Jake Nyman
Movie - Released: 6/11/1997
Night Vision
Night Vision
as Teak Taylor
Movie - Released: 2/28/1997
Demolition University
Demolition University
as Gentry
Movie - Released: 10/27/1997

1996

Uncle Sam
Uncle Sam
as Congressman Alvin Cummings
Movie - Released: 11/13/1996
Original Gangstas
Original Gangstas
as Detective Slatten
Movie - Released: 5/10/1996
The Method
The Method
as Christian's father
Movie - Released: 1/5/1996
Hindsight
Hindsight
as Michael Donahue
Movie - Released: 1/1/1996

1995

Guns & Lipstick
Guns & Lipstick
as Captain Dimaggio
Movie - Released: 8/27/1995
Scanner Cop II
Scanner Cop II
as Captain Jack Bitters
Movie - Released: 1/25/1995

1994

Body Chemistry III: Point of Seduction
Body Chemistry III: Point of Seduction
as Bob Sibley
Movie - Released: 2/23/1994
One West Waikiki
One West Waikiki
TV - Released: 8/4/1994

1993

Movie
Sex, Love and Cold Hard Cash
as Sid (uncredited)
Movie - Released: 5/13/1993
South Beach
South Beach
as Det. Ted Coleman
Movie - Released: 8/4/1993
American Yakuza
American Yakuza
as Littman
Movie - Released: 12/22/1993
Cover Story
Cover Story
as Therapist
Movie - Released: 9/21/1993
Walker, Texas Ranger
Walker, Texas Ranger
as Ricky Ricketts
TV - Released: 4/21/1993
Walker, Texas Ranger
Walker, Texas Ranger
as Lane Tillman
TV - Released: 4/21/1993

1992

Maniac Cop 3: Badge of Silence
Maniac Cop 3: Badge of Silence
as Dr. Powell
Movie - Released: 12/10/1992
In the Shadow of a Killer
In the Shadow of a Killer
as Charles Galbis
Movie - Released: 4/27/1992

1991

29th Street
29th Street
as Sgt. Tartaglia
Movie - Released: 11/1/1991
Committed
Committed
as Dr. Desmond Moore
Movie - Released: 4/18/1991
In Between
In Between
as Vinnie
Movie - Released: 1/1/1991
Diplomatic Immunity
Diplomatic Immunity
as Stonebridge
Movie - Released: 4/19/1991
P.S. I Luv U
P.S. I Luv U
TV - Released: 9/15/1991

1990

Checkered Flag
Checkered Flag
as Jack Cotton
Movie - Released: 1/1/1990
Peacemaker
Peacemaker
as Yates
Movie - Released: 7/2/1990
Twin Peaks
Twin Peaks
as Frank Truman
TV - Released: 4/8/1990

1989

The Banker
The Banker
as Dan
Movie - Released: 12/20/1989
Satan's Princess
Satan's Princess
as Lou Cherney
Movie - Released: 12/1/1989
Esmeralda Bay
Esmeralda Bay
as Madero
Movie - Released: 5/18/1989
Crossbow: The Movie
Crossbow: The Movie
as Aymong
Movie - Released: 1/1/1989
The Simpsons
The Simpsons
as Lucky Jim (voice)
TV - Released: 12/17/1989
Jesse Hawkes
Jesse Hawkes
TV - Released: 4/22/1989

1988

John Huston: The Man, the Movies, the Maverick
John Huston: The Man, the Movies, the Maverick
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Movie - Released: 10/24/1988
Counterforce
Counterforce
as The Dictator
Movie - Released: 2/5/1988

1987

Once a Hero
Once a Hero
as Gumshoe
Movie - Released: 1/1/1987
Jake and the Fatman
Jake and the Fatman
as Ed Delaney
TV - Released: 9/26/1987
TV
Once a Hero
as Gumshoe
TV - Released: 9/19/1987

1986

The Delta Force
The Delta Force
as Abdul
Movie - Released: 2/14/1986
Hollywood Harry
Hollywood Harry
as Harold "Harry" Petry
Movie - Released: 10/3/1986

1985

Walking the Edge
Walking the Edge
as Jason Walk
Movie - Released: 1/11/1985

1984

Murder, She Wrote
Murder, She Wrote
as Gilbert Gaston
TV - Released: 9/30/1984
Murder, She Wrote
Murder, She Wrote
as Frank Roussel
TV - Released: 9/30/1984
Tales from the Darkside
Tales from the Darkside
as Garry Cooley
TV - Released: 9/30/1984

1982

Vigilante
Vigilante
as Eddie Marino
Movie - Released: 5/18/1982
Hotel
Hotel
as Steve Cameron
TV - Released: 8/21/1982

1981

The Kinky Coaches and the Pom Pom Pussycats
The Kinky Coaches and the Pom Pom Pussycats
as Coach Alan Arnoldi
Movie - Released: 8/28/1981
Goliath Awaits
Goliath Awaits
as Comdr. Jeff Selkirk
TV - Released: 11/11/1981

1980

Alligator
Alligator
as David
Movie - Released: 7/2/1980
Magnum, P.I.
Magnum, P.I.
TV - Released: 12/11/1980

1979

The Black Hole
The Black Hole
as Captain Dan Holland
Movie - Released: 12/18/1979
The Lady in Red
The Lady in Red
as Turk (uncredited)
Movie - Released: 7/1/1979
The Darker Side of Terror
The Darker Side of Terror
as Prof. Paul Corwin / The Clone
Movie - Released: 4/3/1979

1978

Avalanche
Avalanche
as Nick Thorne
Movie - Released: 9/29/1978
Standing Tall
Standing Tall
as Luke Shasta
Movie - Released: 1/21/1978

1977

Stunts
Stunts
as Glen Wilson
Movie - Released: 6/1/1977
The City
The City
as Lt. Matt Lewis
Movie - Released: 1/12/1977

1976

Movie
Royce
as Royce
Movie - Released: 5/21/1976
Gibbsville
Gibbsville
TV - Released: 11/11/1976

1975

TV
Medical Story
TV - Released: 9/4/1975

1974

Nakia
Nakia
as Deputy Nakia Parker
Movie - Released: 4/17/1974
The Death Squad
The Death Squad
as Eric Benoit
Movie - Released: 1/8/1974
TV
Nakia
TV - Released: 9/21/1974

1973

The Don Is Dead
The Don Is Dead
as Frank Regalbuto
Movie - Released: 11/14/1973
Police Story
Police Story
TV - Released: 3/20/1973

1972

Movie
Journey Through Rosebud
as Frank
Movie - Released: 3/2/1972
TV
Banyon
as Miles C. Banyon
TV - Released: 9/15/1972

1971

Banyon
Banyon
as Miles C. Banyon
Movie - Released: 3/15/1971

1970

Pieces of Dreams
Pieces of Dreams
as Gregory Lind
Movie - Released: 9/23/1970
Cover Me Babe
Cover Me Babe
as Tony Hill
Movie - Released: 10/1/1970

1969

Medium Cool
Medium Cool
as John
Movie - Released: 8/27/1969
Justine
Justine
as Narouz
Movie - Released: 8/6/1969

1968

The Stalking Moon
The Stalking Moon
as Nick Tana
Movie - Released: 12/25/1968

1967

Reflections in a Golden Eye
Reflections in a Golden Eye
as Pvt. L.G. Williams
Movie - Released: 10/13/1967
Judd for the Defense
Judd for the Defense
TV - Released: 9/8/1967

1961

Kraft Mystery Theatre
Kraft Mystery Theatre
TV - Released: 6/14/1961