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Robert Forster
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Robert Forster

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1941 – 2019 · Rochester, New York, USA · Active 1961–2022

Robert Forster, born in 1941, was a versatile actor whose career spanned decades, with notable appearances in cult films. He starred as the determined detective in Alligator (1980), showcasing his ability to navigate the gritty underbelly of exploitation cinema. In The Lady in Red (1979), he played a pivotal role that highlighted his knack for blending drama with the erotic thriller genre. Forster's work in Vigilante (1982) further solidified his status in the realm of grindhouse films, making him a significant figure in the SassyFlix catalog.

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Stunts

Stunts

1977 ★ 5.5
as Glen Wilson

After a stunt man dies while he is involved in the making of a motion picture, his brother takes his place in order to find out what really happened.

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The Kinky Coaches and the Pom Pom Pussycats (1981) Movie Poster - SassyFlix
The Kinky Coaches and the Pom Pom Pussycats
1981
Justine (1969) Movie Poster - SassyFlix
Justine
1969 · ★4.0
American Grindhouse (2010) Movie Poster - SassyFlix
American Grindhouse
2010 · ★6.0
The Banker (1989) Movie Poster - SassyFlix
The Banker
1989 · ★4.0
The Delta Force (1986) Movie Poster - SassyFlix
The Delta Force
1986 · ★5.0
Alligator (1980) Movie Poster - SassyFlix
Alligator
1980 · ★5.0
Hollywood Harry (1986) Movie Poster - SassyFlix
Hollywood Harry
1986 · ★1.0
Vigilante (1982) Movie Poster - SassyFlix
Vigilante
1982 · ★7.0
Maniac Cop 3: Badge of Silence (1993) Movie Poster - SassyFlix
Maniac Cop 3: Badge of Silence
1993 · ★5.0
South Beach (1993) Movie Poster - SassyFlix
South Beach
1993 · ★5.0
The Lady in Red (1979) Movie Poster - SassyFlix
The Lady in Red
1979 · ★6.0
Career Highlights Top 6 by popularity · TMDB
Breaking Bad (2008)
Breaking Bad
2008
The Simpsons (1989)
The Simpsons
1989
Olympus Has Fallen (2013)
Olympus Has Fallen
2013
Mulholland Drive (2001)
Mulholland Drive
2001
Jackie Brown (1997)
Jackie Brown
1997
Better Call Saul (2015)
Better Call Saul
2015

Filmography

197 credits
2020s 4 credits
2022
American Badass: A Michael Madsen Retrospective as Self
Movie ★ 5.5
2021
Grave Intentions as Don Whalen (segment "The Bridge Partner")
Movie ★ 4.7
2020
The Wolf of Snow Hollow as Sheriff Hadley Marshall
Movie ★ 6.1
2020
Amazing Stories as Joe Harris
TV ★ 7.3
2010s 54 credits
2019
The Road to El Camino: Behind the Scenes of El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie as Self
Movie ★ 7.0
2019
Phil as Bing Fisk
Movie ★ 4.9
2019
El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie as Ed
Movie ★ 7.0
2019
QT8: The First Eight as Self
Movie ★ 7.2
2018
The Big Take as Detective Aborn
Movie ★ 4.9
2018
Small Town Crime as Steve Yendel
Movie ★ 6.4
2018
King Cohen: The Wild World of Filmmaker Larry Cohen as Self
Movie ★ 6.4
2018
What They Had as Burt
Movie ★ 6.5
2018
Bigger as Joe Weider (2008)
Movie ★ 6.9
2018
Damsel as Old Preacher
Movie ★ 5.3
2017
Small Crimes as Joe Denton Sr.
Movie ★ 5.4
2017
The Case for Christ as Walter Strobel
Movie ★ 6.9
2017
Acts of Vengeance as Chuck
Movie ★ 6.0
2017
The Man with the Gray Elevated Hair as Self
Movie ★ 7.1
2017
Behind the Red Curtain as Self
Movie ★ 6.2
2017
Bad Binoculars as Self
Movie ★ 8.0
2017
A Very Lovely Dream: One Week in Twin Peaks as Self
Movie ★ 7.0
2016
London Has Fallen as General Edward Clegg
Movie ★ 6.2
2016
Too Late as Gordy Lyons
Movie ★ 6.8
2016
The American Side as Sterling Whitmore
Movie ★ 4.7
2016
The Confirmation as Otto
Movie ★ 6.4
2016
Bus Driver as General Sorbin
Movie ★ 5.2
2016
Divorce as Donald
TV ★ 6.4
2015
The Program as Michael
Movie
2015
Home as Man
Movie ★ 8.2
2015
Survivor as Bill Talbot
Movie ★ 5.7
2015
Art of the Prank
Movie ★ 6.8
2015
The Adventures of Biffle and Shooster as 'James Burke' as Lt. Frank Murphy
Movie
2015
The Bridge Partner as Don Whalen
Movie ★ 6.8
2015
Better Call Saul as Ed
TV ★ 8.7
2014
That Guy Dick Miller as Self
Movie ★ 7.0
2014
Automata as Robert Bold
Movie ★ 5.9
2014
Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films as Self - Actor
Movie ★ 7.2
2013
No Half Measures: Creating the Final Season of Breaking Bad as Self
Movie ★ 8.4
2013
Olympus Has Fallen as General Edward Clegg
Movie ★ 6.4
2013
Somewhere Slow as Chris McConville
Movie ★ 4.0
2013
Coffee, Kill Boss as Walt Ford
Movie ★ 5.5
2013
La última película de Jess Franco as Self
Movie ★ 6.0
2013
Quentin Tarantino: 20 Years of Filmmaking as Self
Movie ★ 6.7
2013
Ironside as Michael Burke
TV ★ 5.1
2012
Hotel Noir as Jim
Movie ★ 5.7
2012
Grimm Fairy Tales Animated as Franlin/Death
Movie
2012
Alcatraz as Ray Archer
TV ★ 6.3
2012
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles as Kurtzman (voice)
TV ★ 8.3
2012
The Soul Man as Father James Ignatius
TV ★ 6.0
2011
The Descendants as Scott Thorson
Movie ★ 6.8
2011
American Grindhouse● as Himself - Narrator
Movie ★ 6.8
2011
Girl Walks Into a Bar as Dodge
Movie ★ 5.1
2011
Last Man Standing as Bud Baxter
TV ★ 7.3
2010
Kalamity as Tom Klepack
Movie ★ 4.1
2010
The Trial as Ray
Movie ★ 5.8
2010
The Bannen Way as Mr. B
Movie ★ 5.3
2010
The Bannen Way as Mr. B
TV ★ 4.2
2010
Transformers: Prime as General Bryce (voice)
TV ★ 8.1
2000s 49 credits
2009
Ghosts of Girlfriends Past as Sergeant Volkom
Movie ★ 6.0
2009
Thick as Thieves as Lt. Weber
Movie ★ 6.0
2009
Middle Men as Louie LA LA
Movie ★ 6.5
2008
Touching Home as Jim "Perk" Perkins
Movie ★ 6.5
2008
Expecting Love as George Patten
Movie ★ 5.2
2008
Would Be Kings
Movie ★ 3.6
2008
Jack and Jill vs. The World as Norman / Narrator (uncredited)
Movie ★ 5.3
2008
Breaking Bad as Ed
TV ★ 8.9
2008
Childrens Hospital as Donald
TV ★ 7.0
2007
Dragon Wars: D-War as Jack
Movie ★ 4.6
2007
Rise: Blood Hunter as Lloyd
Movie ★ 5.4
2007
Cleaner as Arlo Grange
Movie ★ 6.1
2007
Grampa's Cabin as Grampa
Movie
2007
Army Wives as General Grayson
TV ★ 7.5
2006
Lucky Number Slevin as Murphy
Movie ★ 7.5
2006
Wild Seven as Wilson
Movie ★ 4.3
2006
Firewall as Harry
Movie ★ 5.9
2006
13 Graves as Tom Ferris
Movie ★ 4.4
2006
Heroes as Arthur Petrelli
TV ★ 7.4
2005
The Hunt for the BTK Killer as Detective Jason Magida
Movie ★ 5.5
2005
The Spaghetti West as Narrator
Movie ★ 5.8
2005
Numb3rs as Agent Thomas Larson
TV ★ 7.0
2005
Tilt as Jimmy 'Gentleman Jim' Towne
TV ★ 7.3
2004
Grand Theft Parsons as Stanley Parsons
Movie ★ 6.0
2004
Desperate Housewives as Nick Delfino
TV ★ 7.9
2004
Justice League Unlimited as The President (voice)
TV ★ 8.3
2004
Clubhouse as Burt Austin
TV ★ 5.0
2003
Confidence as Morgan Price
Movie ★ 6.3
2003
Undefeated as Scott Green
Movie ★ 3.2
2003
Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle as Roger Wixon
Movie ★ 5.5
2003
Karen Sisco as Marshall Sisco
TV ★ 7.1
2002
Like Mike as Coach Wagner
Movie ★ 6.1
2002
Strange Hearts as Jack Waters
Movie ★ 4.2
2002
Murder in Greenwich as Steve Carroll
Movie ★ 4.8
2002
Lone Hero as Gus
Movie ★ 3.6
2002
Due East as Jesse Rapple
Movie ★ 6.4
2002
Jackie Brown: How It Went Down as Self
Movie ★ 7.7
2002
Fastlane as Ray-Ray
TV ★ 6.5
2002
Street Time as Tony DeAngelo
TV ★ 2.5
2001
Human Nature as Nathan's Father
Movie ★ 6.0
2001
Mulholland Drive as Detective McKnight
Movie ★ 7.8
2001
Finder's Fee as Campbell
Movie ★ 6.2
2001
Like Mother Like Son: The Strange Story of Sante and Kenny Kimes as Ken "Pappa" Kimes
Movie ★ 7.3
2001
The Joe Spinell Story as Self
Movie ★ 5.3
2000
Supernova as A.J. Marley
Movie ★ 4.9
2000
Diamond Men as Eddie Miller
Movie ★ 5.9
2000
Lakeboat as Joe
Movie ★ 4.7
2000
The Magic of Marciano as Henry
Movie ★ 7.0
2000
Me, Myself & Irene as Colonel Partington
Movie ★ 6.6
1990s 35 credits
1999
All the Rage as Tyler
Movie ★ 5.5
1999
Kiss Toledo Goodbye as Sal Fortuna
Movie ★ 3.8
1999
Family Tree as Henry Musser
Movie ★ 9.0
1998
Rear Window as Detective Moore
Movie ★ 5.4
1998
Outside Ozona as Odell Parks
Movie ★ 5.2
1998
Mythos Hollywood - Das Geheimnis des Erfolgs as Self
Movie ★ 3.0
1998
Psycho as Dr. Simon
Movie ★ 5.1
1997
Jackie Brown as Max Cherry
Movie ★ 7.4
1997
American Perfekt as Jake
Movie ★ 6.5
1997
Night Vision as Teak Taylor
Movie ★ 5.4
1997
Demolition University as Gentry
Movie ★ 3.2
1996
Uncle Sam as Congressman Alvin Cummings
Movie ★ 4.9
1996
Original Gangstas as Detective Slatten
Movie ★ 5.6
1996
The Method as Christian's father
Movie ★ 5.2
1996
Hindsight as Michael Donahue
Movie ★ 4.0
1995
Guns & Lipstick as Captain Dimaggio
Movie ★ 4.2
1995
Scanner Cop II as Captain Jack Bitters
Movie ★ 5.3
1994
Point of Seduction: Body Chemistry III as Bob Sibley
Movie ★ 4.1
1994
One West Waikiki
TV ★ 7.7
1993
Sex, Love and Cold Hard Cash as Sid (uncredited)
Movie ★ 7.5
1993
South Beach● as Det. Ted Coleman
Movie ★ 3.6
1993
American Yakuza as Littman
Movie ★ 5.7
1993
Cover Story as Therapist
Movie ★ 4.8
1993
Walker, Texas Ranger as Ricky Ricketts
TV ★ 7.0
1993
Walker, Texas Ranger as Lane Tillman
TV ★ 7.0
1992
Maniac Cop 3: Badge of Silence● as Dr. Powell
Movie ★ 5.2
1992
In the Shadow of a Killer as Charles Galbis
Movie ★ 4.5
1991
29th Street as Sgt. Tartaglia
Movie ★ 7.0
1991
Committed as Dr. Desmond Moore
Movie ★ 6.0
1991
In Between as Vinnie
Movie ★ 8.5
1991
Diplomatic Immunity as Stonebridge
Movie ★ 3.8
1991
P.S. I Luv U
TV ★ 6.4
1990
Checkered Flag as Jack Cotton
Movie ★ 3.3
1990
Peacemaker as Yates
Movie ★ 5.1
1990
Twin Peaks as Frank Truman
TV ★ 8.3
1980s 24 credits
1989
The Banker● as Dan
Movie ★ 4.4
1989
Satan's Princess as Lou Cherney
Movie ★ 3.1
1989
Esmeralda Bay as Madero
Movie ★ 5.2
1989
Crossbow: The Movie as Aymong
Movie ★ 6.3
1989
The Simpsons as Lucky Jim (voice)
TV ★ 8.0
1989
Jesse Hawkes
TV ★ 7.0
1988
John Huston: The Man, the Movies, the Maverick as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Movie ★ 6.0
1988
Counterforce as The Dictator
Movie ★ 5.6
1987
Once a Hero as Gumshoe
Movie
1987
Jake and the Fatman as Ed Delaney
TV ★ 6.2
1987
Once a Hero as Gumshoe
TV ★ 9.0
1987
Crossbow as Aymong
TV ★ 6.3
1986
The Delta Force● as Abdul
Movie ★ 6.0
1986
Hollywood Harry● as Harold "Harry" Petry
Movie ★ 3.6
1985
Walking the Edge as Jason Walk
Movie ★ 5.3
1984
Murder, She Wrote as Gilbert Gaston
TV ★ 7.5
1984
Murder, She Wrote as Frank Roussel
TV ★ 7.5
1984
Tales from the Darkside as Garry Cooley
TV ★ 7.2
1983
Vigilante● as Eddie Marino
Movie ★ 6.2
1982
Hotel as Steve Cameron
TV ★ 6.8
1981
The Kinky Coaches and the Pom Pom Pussycats● as Coach Alan Arnoldi
Movie ★ 9.0
1981
Goliath Awaits as Comdr. Jeff Selkirk
TV ★ 6.9
1980
Alligator● as David
Movie ★ 6.1
1980
Magnum, P.I. as Tyler Peabody McKinney
TV ★ 7.3
1970s 20 credits
1979
The Black Hole as Captain Dan Holland
Movie ★ 5.8
1979
The Lady in Red● as Turk (uncredited)
Movie ★ 5.7
1979
The Darker Side of Terror as Prof. Paul Corwin / The Clone
Movie ★ 7.0
1978
Avalanche as Nick Thorne
Movie ★ 3.6
1978
Standing Tall as Luke Shasta
Movie ★ 6.0
1977
Stunts● as Glen Wilson
Movie ★ 5.3
1977
The City as Lt. Matt Lewis
Movie ★ 6.1
1976
Royce as Royce
Movie
1976
Gibbsville
TV ★ 10.0
1975
Medical Story as David Corbin
TV ★ 5.0
1974
Nakia as Deputy Nakia Parker
Movie ★ 9.0
1974
The Death Squad as Eric Benoit
Movie ★ 6.9
1974
Nakia
TV ★ 6.0
1973
The Don Is Dead as Frank Regalbuto
Movie ★ 5.9
1973
Police Story
TV ★ 7.0
1972
Journey Through Rosebud as Frank
Movie ★ 10.0
1972
Banyon as Miles C. Banyon
TV ★ 8.0
1971
Banyon as Miles C. Banyon
Movie ★ 9.0
1970
Pieces of Dreams as Gregory Lind
Movie ★ 4.6
1970
Cover Me Babe as Tony Hill
Movie ★ 4.7
1960s 6 credits
1969
Medium Cool as John
Movie ★ 6.7
1969
Justine● as Narouz
Movie ★ 4.4
1968
The Stalking Moon as Nick Tana
Movie ★ 5.9
1967
Reflections in a Golden Eye as Pvt. L.G. Williams
Movie ★ 6.5
1967
Judd, for the Defense
TV ★ 7.7
1961
Kraft Mystery Theatre
TV ★ 7.3
Crew Credits
2010s 1 credit
2015
Better Call Saul In Memory Of
TV ★ 8.7
2000s 1 credit
2000
Diamond Men Executive Producer
Movie ★ 5.9
1980s 3 credits
1986
Hollywood Harry● Producer
Movie ★ 3.6
1986
Hollywood Harry● Director
Movie ★ 3.6
1982
Knight Rider Executive Producer
TV ★ 7.5