Robert Forster was born on July 13, 1941, and his birth name is Robert Wallace Forster, Jr. He was born to white parents of American nationality. His birth place is Rochester, New York, United States. His mother name is Grace Dorothy and fathers Robert Wallace Foster, Sr. His family belongs to Italian American descent. He was born and brought up in New York. There is no updated information about Robert’s sibling.


For his education, Robert Forster attended the University of Rochester, and he earned his bachelor degree in arts in 1964. He was a very good student and got good grades through his education days. He could've continued study and would've chosen an academic career but he decided to do acting instead. Robert made his acting career debut from movie Reflections in a Golden Eye which was released in 1967. The very next year he got a role in the movie The Stalking Moon.

In 1973 he acted in the movie The Don Is Dead as Frank. His career started off very well and he soon became a well-known actor in the industry. He has also worked in movies Avalanche which released in 1978. Next year he appeared in the movie The Lady in Red. Vigilante was his next movie that came in 1983. He did a number of movies in tat part of hi career Medium Cool being the most famous of them all.

In 1997 he was featured in the role of Max Cherry in the American crime thriller movie Jackie Brown and for his role in the movie, he won Kansas City Film Critics Circle Award. For the same role, he was also nominated for Academy Award. Along with that, he was also selected for the Chicago Film Critics Association Award and Saturn Award.  Other movies that he has been a part of are Outside Ozona which release in 1998, Me, Myself & Irene in 2000.

In 2001 he did Human Nature which was a very good movie and did well at the box office as well. He has also done a plethora of TV shows in his career. The first TV show that he appeared din was Judd which aired in 1967. The very next year he did For the Defence. He has also been part of NYPD, Desperate Housewives, The Simpsons and many other TV shows.

Robert Forster is very talented and veteran actor, in the past he has been in relation with many beautiful girls. He has been involved in many relationships throughout his career. Time to time there were numerous rumors of his dating. In 1964 he started dating Marlene. They were together for a few years before breaking up and going separate ways. After his break up he dated June Forster for a couple of years. In 1977 Roberts met his future wife Zivia Foster. They married the same year but couldn't keep the relationship going and had to take divorce. He and his ex-wife Foster had a relationship for about three years. He has two children. His net worth is 10 million dollars.

Last Modified: Apr 6, 2020


Related Biographies