Robert Forster passed away yesterday at the age of 78 from brain cancer. A longtime American actor since the 1960’s, he began his film career with a supporting role in Reflections in a Golden Eye (1967) before starring in the classic faux documentary Medium Cool (1969). He then acted in various supporting roles in Hollywood movies in the 70’s and starred in occasional B-movies like Alligator (1980) and The Delta Force (1986). He had a something of a career comeback when Quentin Tarantino cast him as Max Cherry in Jackie Brown (1997), for which he was nominated the Best Supporting Actor Oscar, and he went on to appear in Me, Myself and Irene (2000), Mulholland Drive (2001), The Descendants (2011) and Olympus Has Fallen (2013), among others. He also guest starred on television over the years, with notable roles on Heroes, Twin Peaks: The Return, and Breaking Bad, the latter for which he reprised his role in El Camino, his final project, which premiered just yesterday on Netflix.
Trailer for Jackie Brown:
