Robert Forster (July 13, 1941 – October 11, 2019) was a veteran American actor who portrayed Edward Clegg in Olympus Has Fallen and London Has Fallen.
Career[]
Forster has appeared in a number of films Reflections in a Golden Eye, The Stalking Moon, Medium Cool, The Black Hole, Alligator, Vigilante, The Delta Force, Jackie Brown (which he was nominated for Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor), the 1998 version Psycho, Supernova (with Angela Bassett), Me, Myself & Irene, Mulholland Dr., Firewall, The Descendants and Survivor (again with Bassett and with Dylan McDermott).
Forster also appeared in many shows such as "Police Story", "Magnum, P.I.", "Murder, She Wrote", "Walker, Texas Ranger", "Numb3rs", "Heroes", "CSI: NY" and "Breaking Bad".
Film[]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | Bonnie and Clyde | Himself | Cameo |
| 1967 | Reflections in a Golden Eye | Private L.G. Williams | |
| 1968 | The Stalking Moon | Nick Tana | |
| 1969 | Justine | Narouz | |
| 1969 | Medium Cool | John Cassellis | |
| 1970 | Cover Me Babe | Tony Hall | |
| 1970 | Pieces of Dreams | Gregory Lind | |
| 1972 | Journey Through Rosebud | Frank | |
| 1973 | The Don Is Dead | Frank Regalbuto | |
| 1977 | Stunts | Glen Wilson | |
| 1978 | Avalanche | Nick Thorne | |
| 1979 | The Lady in Red | Turk | Uncredited |
| 1979 | The Black Hole | Captain Dan Holland | |
| 1980 | Alligator | David Madison | |
| 1981 | Heartbreak High | Coach Alan Arnoldi | |
| 1983 | Vigilante | Eddie Marino | |
| 1985 | Walking The Edge | Jason Walk | |
| 1986 | Hollywood Harry | Harry Petry | Also producer and director |
| 1986 | The Delta Force | Abdul Rafai | |
| 1988 | Counterforce | The Dictator | |
| 1989 | The Banker | Dan Jefferson | |
| 1989 | Esmeralda Bay | Madero | |
| 1990 | Checkered Flag | Jack Cotton | |
| 1990 | Satan's Princess | Lou Cherney | |
| 1990 | Peacemaker | Yates | |
| 1991 | Diplomatic Immunity | Stonebridge | |
| 1991 | 29th Street | Srgt. Tartaglia | |
| 1991 | Committed | Dr. Desmond Moore | |
| 1991 | In Between | Vinnie | |
| 1993 | Maniac Cop III: Badge of Silence | Dr. Powell | Direct-to-video |
| 1993 | South Beach | Det. Ted Coleman | |
| 1993 | American Yakuza | Littman | |
| 1993 | Cover Story | Therapist | |
| 1994 | Point of Seduction: Body Chemistry III | Bob Sibley | Direct-to-video |
| 1995 | Scanners: The Showdown | Captain Jack Bitters | Direct-to-video |
| 1995 | Guns and Lipstick | Captain Dimaggio | |
| 1996 | The Method | Christian's Father | |
| 1996 | Original Gangstas | Detective Slatten | |
| 1996 | Uncle Sam | Congressman Alvin Cummings | Direct-to-video |
| 1997 | Demolition University | Gentry | Direct-to-video |
| 1997 | American Perfekt | Jake Nyman | |
| 1997 | Night Vision | Teak Taylor | |
| 1997 | Jackie Brown | Max Cherry | Nominated—Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor Nominated—Chicago Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Actor Nominated—Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actor |
| 1998 | Psycho | Dr. Fred Simon | |
| 1998 | Outside Ozona | Odell Parks | |
| 1999 | It's the Rage | Tyler | |
| 1999 | Family Tree | Henry Musser | |
| 1999 | Kiss Toledo Goodbye | Sal Fortuna | |
| 2000 | Supernova | A.J. Marley | |
| 2000 | The Magic of Marciano | Henry | |
| 2000 | Lakeboat | Joe Kitko | |
| 2000 | Me, Myself & Irene | Colonel Parington | |
| 2000 | Diamond Men | Eddie Miller | Also executive producer Hamptons International Film Festival: Special Recognition |
| 2000 | It's a Shame About Ray | Wally | Short film |
| 2001 | Mulholland Dr. | Detective Harry McKnight | |
| 2001 | Human Nature | Nathan's father | |
| 2001 | Finder's Fee | Officer Campbell | |
| 2002 | Like Mike | Coach Wagner | |
| 2002 | Lone Hero | Gus | |
| 2002 | Strange Hearts | Jack Waters | |
| 2003 | Confidence | Morgan Price | |
| 2003 | Where's Angelo? | Bob | Short film |
| 2003 | Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle | Roger Wixon | |
| 2003 | Grand Theft Parsons | Stanley Parsons | |
| 2005 | The Hunt for the BTK Killer | Detective Jason Magida | |
| 2006 | Firewall | Harry Romano | |
| 2006 | Lucky Number Slevin | Murphy | |
| 2006 | Wild Seven | Wilson | |
| 2007 | D-War | Jack Wilson | |
| 2007 | Rise: Blood Hunter | Lloyd | |
| 2007 | Cleaner | Arlo Grange | |
| 2007 | Grampa's Cabin | Grampa | Short film |
| 2008 | Expecting Love | George Patten | |
| 2008 | Touching Home | Jim "Perk" Perkins | |
| 2008 | Jack and Jill vs. the World | Norman / Narrator | Uncredited |
| 2009 | Thick as Thieves | Lt. Samuel Weber | |
| 2009 | Ghosts of Girlfriends Past | Srgt. Mervis Volkom | |
| 2009 | Middle Men | Louie LA LA | |
| 2010 | The Bannen Way | Mr. B | |
| 2010 | Red Princess Blues | The Storyteller | Short film |
| 2010 | The Trial | Ray | |
| 2010 | Kalamity | Tom Klepack | |
| 2011 | Girl Walks into a Bar | Dodge | |
| 2011 | The Descendants | Scott Thorson | Nominated—Broadcast Film Critics Association Award for Best Cast Nominated—Gotham Independent Film Award for Best Ensemble Cast Nominated—Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture |
| 2012 | Hotel Noir | Jim Logan | |
| 2013 | Olympus Has Fallen | General Edward Clegg | |
| 2013 | Coffee, Kill Boss | Walt Ford | |
| 2013 | Somewhere Slow | Chris McConville | |
| 2014 | Autómata | Robert Bold | |
| 2014 | Run Fast | Peter Cirone | Short film |
| 2015 | The Biffle Murder Case | James Burke | Short film |
| 2015 | The Bridge Partner | Don Whalen | Short film |
| 2015 | Too Late | Gordy Lyons | |
| 2015 | The Program | Michael | Short film |
| 2015 | Survivor | Bill Talbot | |
| 2015 | Home | Man | Short film |
| 2016 | London Has Fallen | General Edward Clegg | |
| 2016 | The American Side | Sterling Whitmore | |
| 2016 | The Confirmation | Otto | |
| 2016 | Bus Driver | General Sorbin | |
| 2017 | Small Town Crime | Steve Yendel | |
| 2017 | Small Crimes | Joe Denton Sr. | |
| 2017 | The Case for Christ | Walter Strobel | |
| 2017 | Acts of Vengeance | Chuck | |
| 2018 | What They Had | Norbert Everhardt | |
| 2018 | Damsel | Old Preacher | |
| 2018 | The Big Take | Detective Aborn | |
| 2018 | Bigger | Joe (2008) | |
| 2018 | Nasty | Bob | Short film |
| 2019 | Phil | Bing Fisk | |
| 2019 | El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie | Ed Galebraith | Released the same day as his death |
Behind the Scenes[]
Robert Forster portrayed General Edward Clegg in Olympus Has Fallen and London Has Fallen.
Appearances[]
Credits with other franchise filmmakers[]
- Dylan McDermott
- 4th Screen Actors Guild Awards (1998)
- The Grid (2004)
- "Hour One/Hour Two" (2004)
- "Hour Three" (2004)
- "Hour Four" (2004)
- "Hour Five/Hour Six" (2004)
- Olympus Has Fallen (2013)
- Autómata (2014)
- Survivor (2015)
- Radha Mitchell
- Cowboys and Angels (2000)
- The Code (2009)
- Olympus Has Fallen (2013)
- London Has Fallen (2016)
External Links[]
- Robert Forster at the Internet Movie Database
- Robert Forster at Wikipedia