ROBERT FORSTER BIOGRAPHY & FILMOGRAPHY:
Robert Forster was born on July 13th, 1941 in Rochester, New York, born to Robert Wallace and Grace Dorothy Forster. His father worked as an elephant trainer for the Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey Circus. In 1949 his parents marriage ended in divorce.
Forster first developed an interest in acting while in high school. In 1959 he earned his high school diploma from Madison High and then enrolled at Heidelberg College and later earned football scholarships to study at Alfred University and the University of Rochester while continuing performing in school productions.
In 1963 he graduated with a BA in Psychology and then found work at East Rochester theater appearing in such productions as, "West Side Story". Forster then relocated to New York City in search of more prominent stage work. He was cast in the play, "Mrs. Dally Has a Lover". After having a difficult time finding more work as an actor he chose to move back to Rochester and supported himself working construction and has a part time substitute teacher.
When he received work that an agent in Hollywood was interested in working with him on a five picture deal he moved to California and began to add such film credits to his resume as, "Reflections in a Golden Eye" (1967), "The Stalking Moon" (1968), "Medium Cool" (1969), "Justine" (1969) and "Avalanche" (1978).
He had now made quite a name for himself in the industry and he was an actor in high demand. More film roles succeeded such as, "The Black Hole" (1979), "Alligator" (1980), "Vigilante" (1983), "Walking the Edge" (1983) and "The Delta Force" (1986).
Along with his acting career he also worked part time as a motivational speaker as well as an acting coach throughout Hollywood. His career slowed down during the early 90's but he made a huge comeback when he was cast in the feature film, "Jackie Brown" (1997), a role for which he earned an Academy Award nomination.
He was back in the limelight and soon was getting offered more film roles. He continued to add to his resume such credits as, "All the Rage" (1999), "Psycho" (1998), "Supernova" (2000), "Confidence" (2003), "Firewall" (2006), "Rise" (2007), "Cleaner" (2007), "Thick as Thieves" (2009), "Middle Men" (2010), "The Descendents" (2011) and most recently he has appeared on the television series, "Alcatraz" "NCIS" and "Last Man Standing" (all 2012).
Robert Forster has married twice throughout his lifetime, first to June Forster in 1966 and they had three children before the marriage came to an end in 1975. He then married Zivia Forster from 1978 through 1980. He has not re-married since then but does have one other son, Robert Junior from a relationship with a past girlfriend.
Filmography
2012 NCIS
2012 Room and Board
2012 Somewhere Slow
2012 Last Man Standing
2012 Transformers Prime
2012 Alcatraz
2011 CSI: NY
2011 The Descendants
2011 Girl Walks Into a Bar
2011 Killer on the Loose
2010 Kalamity
2010 The Trial
2010 Red Princess Blues
2010 Red Princess Blues: Cast of Characters
2010 The Bannen Way
2009 Expecting Love
2009 Middle Men
2009 Ghosts of Girlfriends Past
2009 Thick as Thieves
2008 Heroes
2008 The Simpsons
2008 Touching Home
2008 Expecting Love
2008 Jack and Jill vs. the World
2008 Would Be Kings
2007 Desperate Housewives
2007 Grampa's Cabin
2007 Cleaner
2007 Rise: Blood Hunter
2007 Dragon Wars: D-War
2006 Wild Seven
2006 Numb3rs
2006 Lucky Number Slevin
2006 Firewall
2006 13 Graves
2005 The Hunt for the BTK Killer
2005 Justice League
2005 Tilt
2004-2005 Huff
2005 Bounty Hunters
2004 Clubhouse
2004 The Grid
2003-2004 Karen Sisco
2003 Grand Theft Parsons
2003 Street Time
2003 Undefeated
2003 Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle
2003 Where's Angelo?
2002-2003 Fastlane
2003 Confidence
2002 Murder in Greenwich
2002 Like Mike
2002 Strange Hearts
2002 Due East
2002 Lone Hero
2001 Finder's Fee
2001 Like Mother Like Son: The Strange Story of Sante and Kenny Kimes
2001 Human Nature
2001 Mulholland Dr.
2000 Diamond Men
2000 Me, Myself & Irene
2000 Cowboys and Angels
2000 Lakeboat
2000 The Magic of Marciano
2000 Supernova
2000 It's a Shame About Ray
1999 Kiss Toledo Goodbye
1999 All the Rage
1999 Spawn 3: Ultimate Battle
1999 Spawn
1999 Family Tree
1999 Demolition University
1999 Mulholland Dr.
1998 Outside Ozona
1998 Psycho
1998 Rear Window
1997 Jackie Brown
1995-1997 Walker, Texas Ranger
1997 American Perfekt
1997 Night Vision
1996 Original Gangstas
1996 Uncle Sam
1996 Hindsight
1996 The Method
1995 One West Waikiki
1986-1995 Murder, She Wrote
1995 Scanner Cop II
1995 Guns and Lipstick
1994 Point of Seduction: Body Chemistry III
1993 American Yakuza
1993 Silk Stalkings
1993 South Beach
1993 Sex, Love and Cold Hard Cash
1993 Maniac Cop 3: Badge of Silence
1993 Cover Story
1992 In the Shadow of a Killer
1991 P.S.I. Luv U
1991 29th Street
1991 Jake and the Fatman
1991 Committed
1991 Diplomatic Immunity
1991 In Between
1990 Satan's Princess
1990 Peacemaker
1990 Checkered Flag
1989 The Banker
1989 Esmeralda Bay
1989 Crossbow: The Movie
1989 Jesse Hawkes
1988 Counterforce
1987-1988 Crossbow
1987 Once a Hero
1987 Hotel
1987 Tales from the Darkside
1986 The Delta Force
1986 Hollywood Harry
1985 Magnum, P.I.
1983 Vigilante
1983 Walking the Edge
1981 Goliath Awaits
1981 Heartbreak High
1980 Alligator
1979 The Black Hole
1979 The Lady in Red
1979 The Darker Side of Terror
1978 Avalanche
1978 Standing Tall
1975-1977 Police Story
1977 Stunts
1977 The City
1976 Gibbsville
1975 Medical Story
1974 Nakia
1974 The Death Squad
1973 The Don Is Dead
1971-1973 Banyon
1972 Journey Through Rosebud
1970 Cover Me Babe
1970 Pieces of Dreams
1969 Medium Cool
1969 Justine
1968 The Stalking Moon
1968 Judd for the Defense
1968 Premiere
1967 N.Y.P.D.
1967 Reflections in a Golden Eye
