Robert Forster (actor)

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Robert Wallace Forster Jr. (born July 13, 1941 in Rochester , New York - † October 11, 2019 in Los Angeles , California ) was an American film actor .

Life

Robert Forster was born in Rochester, New York, in 1941 to a circus animal trainer. He began studying at the University of Rochester and originally wanted to be a lawyer. While studying, he met his first wife June Provenzano.

After graduating from college, Forster appeared on Broadway in the 1964 play Mrs. Dally . He made his film debut in 1967 in John Huston's Reflection in the Golden Eye and then drew attention to himself in a number of movies, in particular through his role in Medium Cool (1969). In the 1970s Forster was cast in the eponymous leading roles in the television series Banyon and Nakia . In cinema productions he increasingly only took on supporting roles. Two leading roles in the commercially successful films The Black Hole (1979) and Alligator (1980) made Robert Forster known internationally, but limited his future role offers. As a result, he was primarily engaged for B-movie productions of similar genres and was largely forgotten by the broader film audience, especially from the late 1980s. Forster himself described his career as "dead" at this point.

Quentin Tarantino cast Forster in Jackie Brown (1997), which was based on the novel Rum Punch by Elmore Leonard . For the portrayal of the bail agent Max Cherry , he received an Oscar nomination for best supporting actor , which resulted in a career boost . He was also on for this role City Kansas Film Critics Circle as Best Supporting Actor award. In this film, he can be seen alongside Pam Grier , who had also earned a reputation as a B-movie actress.

Forster had resulted in two remakes of Hitchcock classics as: In 1998, he starred in a remake of Rear Window with the same title a detective in Gus Van Sant's Psycho - remake of the same year, the role of the psychiatrist . This was followed by roles in major Hollywood productions, for example in David Lynch's Mulholland Drive - Street of Darkness , as well as in mainstream works like 3 Angels for Charlie - Full Power and Olympus Has Fallen - The World in Danger . From 2007 to 2008 he was seen in a leading role in the television series Heroes . His guest role in an episode of Breaking Bad in 2013 earned him the 2014 Saturn Award . He took on the same role again in 2019 in El Camino: A "Breaking Bad" film .

From 1967 to 2019 Forster was involved in 185 film and television productions. He was a longtime member of the Triple Nine Society .

Forster was married to June Provenzano from 1966 to 1975. The relationship resulted in three daughters. His second marriage to Zivia Forster in 1978 also ended in divorce in 1980. Robert Forster died on October 11, 2019 with his family of a brain tumor . He left behind his longtime partner, four children and four grandchildren.

Filmography (selection)

Movies

Series

Web links

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Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c d e f Chris Koseluk: Robert Forster, Resurgent Oscar Nominee From 'Jackie Brown,' Dies at 78 . In: hollywoodreporter.com from October 11, 2019.
personal data
SURNAME Forster, Robert
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Forster, Robert Wallace junior (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American film actor
DATE OF BIRTH July 13, 1941
PLACE OF BIRTH Rochester , New York , United States
DATE OF DEATH October 11, 2019
Place of death Los Angeles , California