Robert Forster, the veteran actor who was Oscar-nominated for his work in Jackie Brown, has been remembered at the 92nd Academy Awards in Hollywood.
Forster died aged 78 in October 2019 after a long career on the big and small screens and on the stage. He starred in Haskell Wexler’s documentary-style Chicago classic Medium Cool and the detective television series Banyon – an early high point that he would later say was the beginning of a “27-year slump”.
He worked consistently throughout the 1970s and 1980s in mostly forgettable B-movies – ultimately appearing in over 100 films, many out of necessity. But he had a late renaissance when Tarantino made good on his promise to cast him after rejecting the actor for Reservoir Dogs.
In Jackie Brown he played Max Cherry, a charmer who woos the title character, played by Pam Grier. It gave his career a considerable third act, which included roles in Mulholland Drive, The Descendants and Breaking Bad.
