Robert Forster Highlights

  • 2008: Cast as Arthur Petrelli in the third season of the NBC show "Heroes"
  • 2007: Co-starred in the Korean CGI dragon fantasy "Dragon Wars"
  • 2004: Cast in the low-budget comedy "Grand Theft Parsons"
  • 2004: Had a recurring role in the Showtime series, "Huff"
  • 2003: Cast as Marshall Sisco in the ABC drama "Karen Sisco"
  • 2002: Appeared in the TV-movie "Murder in Greenwich," about Martha Moxley's unsolved murder
  • 2001: Starred in and produced "Diamond Men"
  • 2001: Had co-starring role in "Lakeboat"
  • 2001: Starred as Detective Harry McKnight in David Lynch's "Mulholland Dr."
  • 2000: Appeared in the Farrelly brothers comedy "Me Myself & Irene"
  • 2000: Co-starred in "Supernova"
  • 1998: Acted in the Gus Van Sant color remake of "Psycho"
  • 1997: Portrayed Max Cherry in Quentin Tarantino's "Jackie Brown"; received Academy Award nomination as Best Supporting Actor
  • 1996: Did another turn in a Williamson-produced film as Detective Slatter in "Original Gangstas"
  • 1993: Acted with Williamson (also film's producer) in "South Beach"
  • 1991: Portrayed maniacal Middle Eastern dictator in syndicated TV-movie "Counterforce"
  • 1990: Played an extraterrestrial cop in "Peacemeaker"
  • 1987: Was a regular in the short-lived ABC series "Once a Hero"
  • 1986: Portrayed militant fanatic Abdul in "The Delta Force"
  • 1985: Starred (also produced and directed) in the detective spoof "Hollywood Harry"
  • 1982: First association with Fred Williamson, starring opposite him in "Vigilante"
  • 1980: Reteamed with Teague for "Alligator"; also scripted by Sayles
  • 1979: Made uncredited appearance in key supporting role in Lewis Teague's "The Lady in Red"; scripted by John Sayles
  • 1978: Portrayed a small-time half-breed cattle rancher in the NBC TV-movie "Standing Tall"
  • 1974: Starred in the title role of the ABC movie "Nakia" and its short-lived series spin-off
  • 1973: Played Stanley Kowalski in a Broadway revival of "A Streetcar Named Desire"
  • 1972: Reprised part as Miles C Banyon for short-lived NBC series "Banyon"
  • 1971: TV-movie debut in the title role of "Banyon" (NBC)
  • 1969: Starred in the critically acclaimed semi-documentary "Medium Cool"; his full-frontal nude love scene with Verna Bloom earned the film an X rating
  • 1968: Co-starred with Gregory Peck and Eva Marie Saint as Indian scout Nick Tana in "The Stalking Moon"
  • 1967: Made feature debut playing Private Williams in John Huston's "Reflections in a Golden Eye"
  • 1967: Played Stanley Kowalski in a stock production of "A Streetcar Named Desire" co-starring Julie Harris
  • 1965: Made Broadway debut as Frankie in "Mrs. Dally Has a Lover" opposite Arlene Francis