Robert Wallace Forster, Jr. (born July 13, 1941), known professionally as
Robert Forster, is an American actor. He is best known for his roles as John Cassellis in
Haskell Wexler's
Medium Cool and Max Cherry in
Quentin Tarantino's
Jackie Brown, for which he was nominated for the
Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor. He has since appeared in films such as
Mulholland Drive,
The Descendants,
Olympus Has Fallen, and its upcoming sequel
London Has Fallen. He has also appeared in television series such as
Heroes,
Alcatraz,
Last Man Standing, and
Breaking Bad. He is a member of the
Triple Nine Society.