Robert Forster

Robert Wallace Forster, Jr. (July 13, 1941 – October 11, 2019) was an American actor. He was best known for his role as Max Cherry in Quentin Tarantino's Jackie Brown (1997), which got him an Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actor. He is also known for his roles as John Cassellis in Haskell Wexler's Medium Cool (1969).

Robert Forster
Forster in April 2009
Born	Robert Wallace Forster, Jr. (1941-07-13)July 13, 1941 Rochester, New York, U.S.
Died	October 11, 2019(2019-10-11) (aged 78) Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Cause of death	Brain cancer
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1967–2019
Spouses	June Provenzano ​ ​ (m. 1966; div. 1975)​ Zivia Forster ​ ​ (m. 1978; div. 1980)​
Children	4

Life

Forster was born in Rochester, New York, the son of Grace Dorothy (née Montanarella) and Robert Wallace Forster, Sr., who worked as an elephant trainer for the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus and later as an executive for a baking supply company^[1][2] His mother was Italian American, while his father was of English and Irish descent.^[3] The couple divorced in 1949.

Forster died on October 11, 2019 at the age of 78 from brain cancer in Los Angeles.^[4]