Robert Forster

Career timeline

1. 1941 · Born

   Born in Rochester, New York, USA

2. 1961 · Screen debut

   Kraft Mystery Theatre (TV)

3. 1989 · Breakthrough

   The Simpsons (TV)

4. 2019 · Died

   October 11, 2019

5. 2020 · Latest release

   The Wolf of Snow Hollow (Movie)

Career in numbers

4 1960s

8 1970s

12 1980s

14 1990s

27 2000s

29 2010s

2 2020s

• Drama53
• Thriller29
• Crime28
• Comedy24
• Action19
• Mystery17

Highest-rated title Breaking Bad 2008 9.0 Most popular title The Simpsons 1989 8.0

Frequent collaborators

People who appear most often alongside Robert Forster in our catalogue.

Glen A. Larson

4 titles together

Morgan Freeman

4 titles together

Bryan Cranston

3 titles together

Aaron Paul

3 titles together

Gary Nelson

3 titles together

Radha Mitchell

3 titles together

Perry Lang

3 titles together

Dylan McDermott

3 titles together

Tim Hunter

3 titles together

Peter Gould

3 titles together

1. 2020 The Wolf of Snow Hollow as Sheriff Hadley Marshall 6.1 Movie
2. 2020 Amazing Stories as Joe Harris 7.3 TV
3. 2019 QT8: The First Eight as Self 7.2 Movie
4. 2019 El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie as Ed 7.1 Movie
5. 2019 Phil as Bing Fisk 4.8 Movie
6. 2018 Bigger as Joe Weider (2008) 7.0 Movie
7. 2018 Damsel as Old Preacher 5.3 Movie
8. 2018 Small Town Crime as Steve Yendel 6.4 Movie
9. 2017 Acts of Vengeance as Chuck 6.0 Movie
10. 2017 Small Crimes as Joe Denton Sr. 5.4 Movie
11. 2017 The Case for Christ as Walter Strobel 7.0 Movie
12. 2016 Divorce as Donald 6.5 TV
13. 2016 Bus Driver as General Sorbin Movie
14. 2016 The Confirmation as Otto 6.4 Movie
15. 2016 London Has Fallen as General Edward Clegg 6.2 Movie
16. 2015 Survivor as Bill Talbot 5.7 Movie
17. 2015 Better Call Saul as Ed 8.7 TV
18. 2014 Automata as Robert Bold 5.9 Movie
19. 2014 Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films as Self - Actor 7.2 Movie
20. 2013 No Half Measures: Creating the Final Season of Breaking Bad as Self 8.5 Movie
21. 2013 Ironside as Michael Burke 5.1 TV
22. 2013 Olympus Has Fallen as General Edward Clegg 6.4 Movie
23. 2012 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles as Kurtzman (voice) 8.3 TV
24. 2012 The Soul Man as Father James Ignatius TV
25. 2011 Last Man Standing as Bud Baxter 7.2 TV
26. 2011 The Descendants as Scott Thorson 6.8 Movie
27. 2011 NTSF:SD:SUV:: as Booth Whitman 6.8 TV
28. 2011 Girl Walks Into a Bar as Dodge 5.2 Movie
29. 2010 Transformers: Prime as General Bryce (voice) 8.1 TV
30. 2010 Kalamity as Tom Klepack Movie
31. 2010 The Bannen Way as Mr. B TV
32. 2009 Middle Men as Louie LA LA 6.5 Movie
33. 2009 Ghosts of Girlfriends Past as Sergeant Volkom 6.0 Movie
34. 2009 Thick as Thieves as Lt. Weber 6.0 Movie
35. 2008 Childrens Hospital as Donald 7.0 TV
36. 2008 Breaking Bad as Ed 9.0 TV
37. 2007 Cleaner as Arlo Grange 6.1 Movie
38. 2007 Dragon Wars: D-War as Jack 4.6 Movie
39. 2007 Army Wives as General Grayson 7.5 TV
40. 2007 Rise: Blood Hunter as Lloyd 5.4 Movie
41. 2006 Heroes as Arthur Petrelli 7.4 TV
42. 2006 Lucky Number Slevin as Murphy 7.5 Movie
43. 2006 Firewall as Harry 5.9 Movie
44. 2005 Tilt as Jimmy 'Gentleman Jim' Towne TV
45. 2005 Numb3rs as Agent Thomas Larson 7.0 TV
46. 2004 Desperate Housewives as Nick Delfino 7.9 TV
47. 2004 Clubhouse as Burt Austin TV
48. 2004 Justice League Unlimited as The President (voice) 8.3 TV
49. 2003 Karen Sisco as Marshall Sisco TV
50. 2003 Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle as Roger Wixon 5.5 Movie
51. 2003 Confidence as Morgan Price 6.3 Movie
52. 2002 Fastlane as Ray-Ray 6.5 TV
53. 2002 Like Mike as Coach Wagner 6.1 Movie
54. 2002 Street Time as Tony DeAngelo TV
55. 2001 Human Nature as Nathan's Father 6.0 Movie
56. 2001 Mulholland Drive as Detective McKnight 7.8 Movie
57. 2000 Me, Myself & Irene as Colonel Partington 6.6 Movie
58. 2000 Supernova as A.J. Marley 5.0 Movie
59. 1998 Psycho as Dr. Simon 5.1 Movie
60. 1998 Rear Window as Detective Moore 5.4 Movie
61. 1997 Jackie Brown as Max Cherry 7.4 Movie
62. 1996 Uncle Sam as Congressman Alvin Cummings 4.9 Movie
63. 1996 The Method as Christian's father Movie
64. 1996 Hindsight as Michael Donahue Movie
65. 1995 Scanner Cop II as Captain Jack Bitters 5.2 Movie
66. 1994 One West Waikiki TV
67. 1992 Maniac Cop 3: Badge of Silence as Dr. Powell 5.4 Movie
68. 1991 P.S. I Luv U TV
69. 1991 Committed as Dr. Desmond Moore Movie
70. 1990 Checkered Flag as Jack Cotton Movie
71. 1990 Peacemaker as Yates Movie
72. 1990 Twin Peaks as Frank Truman 8.3 TV
73. 1989 The Simpsons as Lucky Jim (voice) 8.0 TV
74. 1987 Jake and the Fatman as Ed Delaney 6.2 TV
75. 1987 Crossbow as Aymong TV
76. 1986 The Delta Force as Abdul 6.0 Movie
77. 1984 Murder, She Wrote as Gilbert Gaston 7.5 TV
78. 1984 Tales from the Darkside as Garry Cooley 7.2 TV
79. 1983 Vigilante as Eddie Marino 6.1 Movie
80. 1982 Hotel as Steve Cameron 6.7 TV
81. 1981 Goliath Awaits as Comdr. Jeff Selkirk TV
82. 1980 Magnum, P.I. as Tyler Peabody McKinney 7.3 TV
83. 1980 Alligator as David 6.1 Movie
84. 1979 The Black Hole as Captain Dan Holland 5.8 Movie
85. 1977 Stunts as Glen Wilson Movie
86. 1975 Medical Story as David Corbin TV
87. 1974 Nakia TV
88. 1974 Nakia as Deputy Nakia Parker Movie
89. 1973 Police Story 7.0 TV
90. 1972 Banyon as Miles C. Banyon TV
91. 1971 Banyon as Miles C. Banyon Movie
92. 1969 Medium Cool as John 6.6 Movie
93. 1967 Reflections in a Golden Eye as Pvt. L.G. Williams 6.5 Movie
94. 1967 Judd, for the Defense TV
95. 1961 Kraft Mystery Theatre TV

1. 1982 Knight Rider 7.5 TV

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