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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.
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Fonda was one of three or more women he had set up in the film.
Brando was a major in “Reflections...” I think it was closer to his personal reality as a bisexual. The role was already cast with Montgomery Clift before he died of a heart attack. It would’ve been curious to see how he’d have done, but I think being a very close friend of Clift’s (and she saved his life while they filmed “Raintree County”), Liz Taylor might not have acted as nearly as grotesque and humiliating of her husband’s character. It was better for her to have played opposite Brando.
I’ve never seen Rod Steiger’s “The Sergeant”, so I can’t offer an informed opinion on that.
Were famous? Last I checked, they are still household names.
“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.””
Me too.
I thought the photos looked like him.
I would like to make a suggestion, if you can find it, “Pieces of Dreams” came out in 1970 or 1971 I believe. He played the role of a Catholic priest who had lost his faith. I believe Lauren Hutton plays the love interest in the movie. His performance was very good, but the film never did reach acclaim.
Robert Forster was a member of the Triple Nine Society. The Triple Nine Society (TNS) is an international high IQ society for adults whose score on a standardised test demonstrates an IQ at or above the 99.9th percentile of the human population. The Society recognizes scores from over 20 different tests of adult intelligence. The Triple Nine Society is a non-profit, 501(c)(7) organization incorporated in Virginia, USA. The organization was founded in 1978. As of October 2018, TNS reports a member base of over 1,900 adults residing in 50 countries. The Society’s constitution encourages friendship, communication, and intellectual exploration. TNS members communicate online, at gatherings, and through Vidya, the Society’s bimonthly journal.
He was a very intelligent man.
In the late 60s he was in a tv series called “Banachek’’ were he played a 1930’s era private eye. Joan Blondell also stared in it. I think it was on ABC.
He was very good in “Last Man Standing”, owning “Bud’s Buds” marijuana shop.
Wow, that is amazing. It’s rather surprising he decided to be an actor. An intellect like that could have gone into lots of fields. It’s rare to see an intellect like that in an extrovert. Normally the smartest people become nerdy engineers and scientists.
I had not heard of “El Camino,” so I just looked it up. “Given that El Camino has been shrouded in secrecy up until the moment of its Netflix premiere (this morning, Oct. 11), it goes without saying that everything that follows is a spoiler.“
I stopped reading right there. I didn’t know it was released yesterday.
Ditto. I loved that movie too. He was one of those actors who I'd seen and liked in so many movies and TV shows and never knew his name. God bless his soul, RIP.
Yeah. I got it mixed up.
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I always love to watch Chuck Norris beat the crap out of that muslim.
thanks, i’ll check it out.
Agreed. Same with me when I hear the Delfonics. Although I haven't seen the latest Tarantino movie, I've always considered Jackie Brown to be the last good Tarantino flick and Forster was a large part of that. RIP Robert.
Ditto’s to that - I’ve always thought of “Jackie Brown” as peak Tarantino, and Forster as (or at least close to) the best part of JB. Can’t believe they didn’t mention JB in the obituary posted.
Seems like Tarantino went totally downhill into non-animated cartoons since “Jackie Brown”. I can listen to that flic in the background while I’m working on other stuff, the dialogue is so good; if I try that with “Kill Bill” or anything post-”Bill”, it just sounds silly.
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