Person Details

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Aliases: Robert Wallace Foster Jr.

Gender: Male

Place of birth: Rochester, New York, USA

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Movie Involvements: 119

TV Involvements: 19


Most Famous Work

Biography

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.

Most Famous Work

Twin Peaks
Average
8

Twin Peaks

(1990) Frank Truman
Breaking Bad
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9

Breaking Bad

(2008) Ed
Better Call Saul
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9
Heroes
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7

Heroes

(2006) Arthur Petrelli
Murder, She Wrote
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8

Murder, She Wrote

(1984) Frank Roussel
Tales from the Darkside
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7

Tales from the Darkside

(1984) Garry Cooley
Walker, Texas Ranger
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7

Walker, Texas Ranger

(1993) Lane Tillman
Justice League Unlimited
Average
8

Justice League Unlimited

(2004) The President (voice)

Acting

Year Character Movie/Tv
2022 Self
2021 Don Whalen (segment "The Bridge Partner")
2020 Sheriff Hadley Marshall
Joe Harris
2019 Self
Self
Ed
Bing Fisk
2018 Burt
Joe Weider (2008)
Detective Aborn
Self
Old Preacher
Steve Yendel
2017 Self
Self
Self
Self
Chuck
Joe Denton Sr.
Walter Strobel
2016 General Sorbin
Sterling Whitmore
Gordy Lyons
Otto
General Edward Clegg
2015 Man
'James Burke' as Lt. Frank Murphy
Michael
N/A
Bill Talbot
Don Whalen
Ed
2014 Robert Bold
Self - Actor
Himself
2013 Self
Self
Michael Burke
Walt Ford
General Edward Clegg
Chris McConville
2012 Self
Franlin/Death
Jim
Kurtzman (voice)
Ray Archer
2011 Bud Baxter
Scott Thorson
Self
Dodge
Himself - Narrator
2010 General Bryce (voice)
Tom Klepack
Ray
Mr. B
2009 Louie LA LA
Sergeant Volkom
Lt. Weber
2008 Donald
N/A
Jim "Perk" Perkins
Norman / Narrator (uncredited)
George Patten
Ed
2007 Grampa
Arlo Grange
Jack
Lloyd
2006 Tom Ferris
Arthur Petrelli
Murphy
Harry
Wilson
2005 Detective Jason Magida
Narrator
Jimmy 'Gentleman Jim' Towne
N/A
2004 Nick Delfino
Burt Austin
The President (voice)
Stanley Parsons
2003 Marshall Sisco
Scott Green
Roger Wixon
Morgan Price
2002 Steve Carroll
Jack Waters
Ray-Ray
Self
Coach Wagner
N/A
Gus
Jesse Rapple
2001 Nathan's Father
Self
Campbell
Detective McKnight
Ken "Pappa" Kimes
2000 Henry
Eddie Miller
Colonel Partington
Joe
A.J. Marley
1999 Sal Fortuna
Tyler
Detective McKnight
Henry Musser
1998 Odell Parks
Dr. Simon
Detective Charlie Moore
Self
1997 Max Cherry
Gentry
Jake Nyman
Teak Taylor
1996 Congressman Alvin Cummings
Detective Slatten
Christian's father
Michael Donahue
1995 Captain Dimaggio
Captain Jack Bitters
1994 N/A
Bob Sibley
1993 Littman
Therapist
Det. Ted Coleman
Sid (uncredited)
Ricky Ricketts
Lane Tillman
Dr. Powell
1992 Charles Galbis
1991 Sgt. Tartaglia
N/A
Stonebridge
Dr. Desmond Moore
Vinnie
1990 Yates
Frank Truman
Jack Cotton
1989 Dan
N/A
Lou Cherney
Madero
N/A
Aymong
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
1988 The Dictator
1987 N/A
Gumshoe
Gumshoe
1986 Harold "Harry" Petry
Abdul
1985 Jason Walk
1984 Gilbert Gaston
Frank Roussel
Garry Cooley
1982 N/A
Eddie Marino
1981 Comdr. Jeff Selkirk
Coach Alan Arnoldi
1980 N/A
David
1979 Captain Dan Holland
Turk (uncredited)
Prof. Paul Corwin / The Clone
1978 Nick Thorne
Luke Shasta
1977 Glen Wilson
Lt. Matt Lewis
1976 Royce
1975 N/A
1974 N/A
Deputy Nakia Parker
Eric Benoit
1973 Frank Regalbuto
N/A
1972 Miles C. Banyon
Frank
1971 Miles C. Banyon
1970 Tony Hill
Gregory Lind
1969 John
Narouz
1968 Nick Tana
1967 Pvt. L.G. Williams
N/A
1961 N/A
Year Character Movie/Tv

Production

Year Role Movie/Tv
2000 Executive Producer
1986 Producer
Year Role Movie/Tv

Directing

Year Role Movie/Tv
1986 Director
Year Role Movie/Tv

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