I live in Rochester and each time Forster returned to visit he got lots of local press. A great man - 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.
"Yeah, you can't trust Melanie, but you can always trust Melanie to be Melanie." (great line)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f68wH7Dc_lU
Not bad.
They did mention his role in “Jackie Brown.” That’s what got him the Oscar nomination.
“Crap - and I just got thru ‘El Camino’. Damn!!!”
Watched it last night.
Ancestry said I was 4% Greek from
my moms Sicilian/S Italian side you
could have knocked me over with a
feather
Alas..... I somehow missed them all
I’ll have to check out el camino however
The Greeks settled southern Italy. Makes sense; they just sailed west and there they were!
“ but “True Romance” was also a great Tarantino movie even though he didn’t direct it, it’s still one of my all time favorites.”
Mine too. Val Kilmer as Elvis. Classic.
L
James Woods is another example of a genius who chose entertainment as his field.
Breaking Sad here. :’^(
He was good in El Camino.
That was Banyon, Banacek had George Peppard in it.
Watched El Camino last night.
To all the BB fans - at least he’s in Belize now. :-)
Yeah, I got it, thanks.
I wasn't expecting to see his character again. And he turned out to be a major part of the movie. That was a nice surprise.
Followed abruptly by the sad surprise of his passing. Dang.
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