Appeared with former NFL star/actor Fred Williamson in 4 films: Night Vision (1997), Original Gangstas (1996), South Beach (1993), and Vigilante (1983).
Attended University of Rochester in Rochester, NY. Majored in psychology.
Father of three daughters, with June Forster, Elizabeth (born 1967) Kate Forster (born 1969) and Maeghen (born 1972).
Forster made a test for a part in the film True Romance (1993), directed by Tony Scott, but Christopher Walken eventually got the role.
Has a son, Robert Junior (born 1965), with an ex-girlfriend named Marlene.
In the books-on-tape world, Forster provides the voice for Midnight Louie, a crime-fighting tomcat in Las Vegas. The author of the Midnight Louie book series is Carole Nelson Douglas.
Once worked as a door-to-door vacuum cleaner salesman.
Profiled in "Character Kings: Hollywood's Familiar Faces Discuss the Art & Business of Acting" by Scott Voisin. [2009]
The role of Jake Nyman in American Perfekt (1997) was written specifically for him by British director and close friend, Paul Chart. The film was officially selected for the 50th Anniversary Cannes Film Festival.
Was considered for the role of Martini in One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975).