​From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.   Robert Forster (born July 13, 1941) is an American actor, best known for his roles as John Cassellis in Haskell Wexler's Medium Cool, and as Max Cherry in Quentin Tarantino's Jackie Brown, the latter of which gaining him an Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actor. Description above from the Wikipedia article Robert Forster, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.