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Hollywood Actor Robert Forster Dies of Brain Cancer

 Hollywood Actor Robert Forster Dies of Brain Cancer

By Tess Farrand, Associate Content Editor

Hollywood Actor Robert Forster died of brain cancer October 11, 2019, in Los Angeles.

Forster’s career spanned decades with notable titles like WALKER, TEXAS RANGER, THE DESCENDANTS and faith-based project THE CASE FOR CHRIST.

In THE CASE FOR CHRIST, Forster played Lee Strobel’s father. The real-life Strobel tweeted about his passing.

“Actor Robert Forster with Leslie and me at premiere of The Case for Christ movie in 2017. We lost him to brain cancer today at age 78. He made my deceased father come alive in our film. RIP #RobertForster” Strobel said.

WHEN CALLS THE HEART producer Brian Bird also reached out with his sympathies.

Author Don Winslow said of Forster’s character. “A good man. Very helpful to a friend of mine when he was starting out.”

Movieguide® co-founder Dr. Ted Baehr remembers Forster with high regard. Dr. Baehr notes, “When Forster came to the Movieguide ® Awards, he brought me a present and said that he was so very appreciative that we invited him.”

Fox News reports on his beginnings:

A native of Rochester, New York, Forster quite literally stumbled into acting when, in college intending to be a lawyer, he followed a fellow female student he was trying to talk to into an auditorium where “Bye Bye Birdie” auditions were being held. He would be cast in that show, that fellow student would become his wife with whom he had three daughters, and it would start him on a new trajectory as an actor.

A fortuitous role in the 1965 Broadway production “Mrs. Dally Has a Lover” put him on the radar of Darryl Zanuck, who signed him to a studio contract. He would soon make his film debut in the 1967 John Huston film “Reflections in a Golden Eye,” which starred Marlon Brando and Elizabeth Taylor.

Forster’s latest project was BREAKING BAD follow-up EL CAMINO.

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Now more than ever we’re bombarded by darkness in media, movies, and TV. Movieguide® has fought back for almost 40 years, working within Hollywood to propel uplifting and positive content. We’re proud to say we’ve collaborated with some of the top industry players to influence and redeem entertainment for Jesus. Still, the most influential person in Hollywood is you. The viewer.

What you listen to, watch, and read has power. Movieguide® wants to give you the resources to empower the good and the beautiful. But we can’t do it alone. We need your support.

You can make a difference with as little as $7. It takes only a moment. If you can, consider supporting our ministry with a monthly gift. Thank you.

Movieguide® is a 501c3 and all donations are tax deductible.