Robert Forster (actor)
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
- 1967: Reflections in a Golden Eye (Reflections in a Golden Eye)
- 1968: The Stalking Moon
- 1969: Medium Cool
- 1969: Alexandria - Greenhouse of Sin (Justine)
- 1970: The Priest's Lover (Pieces of Dreams)
- 1970: Cover Me Babe
- 1972: Journey Through Rosebud
- 1973: The Don is dead (The Don Is Dead)
- 1977: For Money To Hell (Stunts)
- 1978: Avalanche - Director: Corey Allen
- 1979: The Black Hole (The Black Hole)
- 1980: The Horror Alligator (Alligator)
- 1981: Goliath - sensation after 40 years (Goliath Awaits)
- 1983: Streetfighters (Vigilante)
- 1985: Delta Force
- 1986: Hollywood Harry - Director: Himself
- 1988: Committed
- 1988: Escuadrón
- 1989: La bahía esmeralda
- 1989: The Banker
- 1991: American Steel (Diplomatic Immunity)
- 1991: Road to Happiness (29th Street) - Director: George Gallo
- 1992: In the Shadow of a Killer
- 1993: American Yakuza
- 1996: Demolition University
- 1997: American Perfect
- 1997: Jackie Brown
- 1998: Psycho
- 1998: Rear Window (Rear Window)
- 1998: Outside Ozona
- 1999: All the Rage
- 1999: Family Tree
- 2000: Supernova
- 2000: Me, Both & Them (Me, Myself & Irene)
- 2001: Mulholland Drive - Street of Darkness (Mulholland Drive)
- 2001: Human Nature - The Crown of Creation (Human Nature)
- 2002: Like Mike - Director: John Schultz
- 2002: Murder in Greenwich (Murder in Greenwich)
- 2003: Confidence
- 2003: Charlie's Angels - Full Power
- 2003: Grand Theft Parsons
- 2005: Hunt for the BTK Killer (The Hunt for the BTK Killer)
- 2006: Firewall
- 2006: Lucky Number Slevin
- 2007: Dragon Wars
- 2007: Rise: Blood Hunter
- 2007: Cleaner
- 2008: Jack & Jill vs. the rest of the world (Jack and Jill vs. the World)
- 2009: The Womanizer - The Night of Ex-Girlfriends (Ghosts of Girlfriends Past)
- 2009: Middle Men
- 2009: The Code (Thick as Thieves)
- 2011: The Descendants - Family and Other Affairs (The Descendants)
- 2013: Olympus Has Fallen - The world in danger (Olympus Has Fallen)
- 2014: Automata (Autómata)
- 2015: Survivor
- 2015: Too Late
- 2016: London Has Fallen
- 2017: Small Town Crime
- 2017: The Case for Christ
- 2018: Smoking Gun - Not every woman wants to be saved (Damsel)
- 2019: El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie (El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie)
Series
- 1971–1973: Los Angeles 1937 ( Banyon , 16 episodes)
- 1974: Nakia, the Indian sheriff ( Nakia , 14 episodes)
- 1985: Magnum (2 episodes)
- 2004-2005: Huff - Ready for the Couch ( Huff , 4 episodes)
- 2006: Numbers - The Logic of Crime ( NUMB3RS , episode 2x16)
- 2007: Desperate Housewives (episode 4x06)
- 2008: Heroes (9 episodes)
- 2012: Alcatraz (4 episodes)
- 2012-2018: Last Man Standing (10 episodes)
- 2013: Breaking Bad (episode 5x15)
- 2017: Twin Peaks (TV series, 10 episodes)
- 2020: Better Call Saul (episode 5x01)
- 2020: Incredible Stories ( Amazing Stories , Episode 1x03)
Web links
- Robert Forster in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Robert Forster in the Internet Broadway Database (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ 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 | |
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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 |