Robert Forster, actor nominated for Oscar for 'Jackie Brown,' dies at 78

Robert Forster, the actor who was nominated for an Oscar for his portrayal of bail bondsman Max Cherry in the Quentin Tarantino hit"Jackie Brown," has died, his agent confirmed. He was 78.news of Forster's death, and said he died in Los Angeles of brain cancer. Forster appeared in more than 100 films over the course of his career.

Forster also appeared in"El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie," which was recently released. He had appeared in the wildly popular Breaking Bad series.:"I'm saddened today by the news that Robert Forster has passed away. A lovely man and a consummate actor," and he recalled meeting Forster on the movie"Alligator" nearly four decades ago.

Forster also starred in the 1969 film"Medium Cool," in which he played TV cameraman John Casselli, and he was in the 2001 David Lynch film"Mulholland Drive" playing Detective McKnight.recalled going nearly two years without a job in a period of struggle before being cast in"Jackie Brown."

😢😇

May he Rest In Peace 😢

What a great actor.

I loved his acting 😔

RIP Robert...🙏

No!

Lolita

Here lies Max Cherry, he was crooked as a barrel of snakes RIP

One of my favorite.. Rip

RIP 🙏

Jesus, I literally just watched his great acting skills again in ElCaminoABreakingBadMovie, awesome actor, RIP sir.

WendyMichele48 Jesus, just saw him in El Camino last night. What a performance! What an actor! He will be missed. RIP.

Cinetext 💔

Played Tim Allen's Dad on 'Last Man Standing.'

IAmSophiaNelson Rest in peace Robert Forster. ☮️🌷

Loved his portrayal as Max. RIP

He was great in Jackie Brown, Sympathies to his loved ones.

Geez that's too bad I really loved him in Jackie Brown.

Oh damn. He was a fine actor. And his Max Cherry was perfect.

Oh this make me cry...love Robert Forster..not only immortalized in Jackie Brown but also Medium Cool. Cool dude

I literally just finished watching El Camino. RIP.

Sad. Bummer to hear

ofctimallen I loved the chemistry you had with him on LastManStanding

Damn Robert you left us too soon. So sad news. Peace to family RIP

Love that movie ... RIP 😇

Sad. Good actor

Damn fine actor with a memorable repertoire.

Bummer. One of my favorite actors. jackiebrown mediumcool

He had the greatest eyes and grin. He will be missed. RIP

RIP a Good Actor

Who’s going to fix my vacuum? RIP. elcamino

RIP

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