Robert Forster (1941-2019)
RIP.
Posted on 10/11/2019 8:00:56 PM PDT by fieldmarshaldj
Robert Forster Dies: Academy Award Nominee Who Appeared In More Than 100 Films Was 78
By Bruce Haring October 11, 2019 7:27pm
Robert Forster, an Academy Award nominee for his work as Max Cherry in Quentin Tarantino’s Jackie Brown, died at his Los Angeles home today following a brief battle with brain cancer. His death was confirmed by his family and representatives.
Forster appeared in more than 100 films, including his latest, El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie, released today via Netflix.
Born in Rochester, New York, Forster, a member of Triple Nine Society, graduated from the University of Rochester and then moved to New York City, where he was quickly cast in the Broadway production Mrs. Dally Has a Lover, opposite Arlene Francis.
Forster’s performance caught the eye of director John Houston, who cast him in his first film, Reflections in a Golden Eye, with Elizabeth Taylor and Marlon Brando. He then worked with renowned director Haskell Wexler on Medium Cool, which became a classic due to its filming during the riots at the 1969 Democratic Convention in Chicago.
He continued to make films and television series. Among his favorites were the series Banyon and films Alligator and American Perfekt. Other notable projects include The Descendants, Firewall, Me, Myself and Irene, the return of Twin Peaks, and last year’s What They Had. Forster also recently played Tim Allen’s father in Last Man Standing, a part he loved because the series was a comedy, a new genre for him.
Forster completed three additional projects in 2019: El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie, Steven Spielberg’s Amazing Stories and Werewolf.
He is survived by his children: Bobby, Elizabeth, Kate and Maeghen; his grandchildren: Tess, Liam, Jack and Olivia; and long time partner, Denise Grayson.
Details of a memorial service have not yet been announced.
Robert Forster (1941-2019)
RIP.
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I was going to say “100 films and I never heard of him?”
Then I spotted this: “Forster also recently played Tim Allen’s father in Last Man Standing” and said “Aha! So THAT’S who he is.”
Crap - and I just got thru ‘El Camino’. Damn!!!
He was great in it too.
I really enjoyed him in Jackie Brown. When I hear the Delfonics, I think of that film. Probably my favorite Tarantino flick.
He also played a convincingly evil jihadi in Chuck Norris’ “Delta Force”. That would be politically incorrect on several levels now.
Me too.
I just rewatched “Jackie Brown” a couple weeks ago; Mr. Forster was excellent in it.
This sucks. RIP.
Me, too.
just watching him in El Camino the breaking bad movie.
Wow, I just finished watching El Camino, the Breaking Bad movie. RIP.
Never heard of him until Jackie Brown. I wouda gone with her(in the end) to Spain. Did they do it in the flick? Hard to swallow Samuel Jackson with the no brain Fonda girl-if that’s who she was.
[I was going to say “100 films and I never heard of him?”]
He looks Greek in that photo, but I don’t think he was.
Some folks make a career out of character acting.
They give up having their name at the top of the marque, in exchange for getting more work and more exposure.
If he worked with director John Huston (Angelica Huston’s father), he must have been impressive early on.
My fave of his was one of his earlier films, “Medium Cool,” filmed in real time as the 1968 Democratic convention was going on. Very much a product of its times (non-linear, improv, etc), but worth watching for a great performance by RF, and an interesting cameo by a young Peter Boyle as a firearms instructor.
This was the second Pam Grier leading man to pass away recently, the other being Sid Haig (who had a surprise guest appearance as the judge in “Jackie Brown”).
Saw him in JB and a dozen others if I could just remember title. That’s why when someone dies I post the filmography easy way to remember and actor.,
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