‘A Wonderful Actor and Person’

Celebrity followers and associates of Robert Forster got here out in droves to pay tribute to the “Jackie Brown” and “Twin Peaks” actor, who died Friday from mind most cancers.

Filmmaker Quentin Tarantino, who directed Forster in his Academy Award-nominated function as bail bondsman Max Cherry in “Jackie Brown,” launched a press release, saying casting him in that movie “was one of the best choices I’ve ever made in my life.”

“Today the world is left with one less gentlemen,” Tarantino’s assertion reads. “One less square shooter. One less good man. One less wonderful father. One less marvelous actor. I remember all the breakfasts we had at silver spoons. All the stories. All the kind words. All the support. Casting Robert Forster in Jackie Brown was one of the best choices I’ve ever made in my life. I will miss you dearly my old friend. Bye bye Max. Bye bye Miles. Bye bye Bob.”

Forster, who died Friday in his Los Angeles house, made his first impression on Hollywood viewers in 1967 with John Huston’s “Reflections in a Golden Eye,” starring Marlon Brando and Elizabeth Taylor. In the years that adopted, Forster had roles in movies like “The Lady in Red,” “The Black Hole” and “Delta Force,” but it surely was Quentin Tarantino’s “Jackie Brown” that gave his profession a lift… and an Oscar nomination for Best Supporting Actor. Forster went on to star as Sheriff Frank Truman on “Twin Peaks” and may at the moment be seen in “El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie” on Netflix.

“El Camino” star Aaron Paul tweeted that he was heartbroken to listen to of Forster’s passing, calling him a “beautiful man” and “a true gentleman.”

I’m heartbroken to listen to the information of the passing of Robert Forster. My god. I had the privilege of realizing this stunning man and dealing alongside aspect of him. A real gentleman that liked to behave. I like you my buddy. Thank you for loving me. You are and all the time might be a legend. ??-? pic.twitter.com/CokPGjIDzU

– Aaron Paul (@aaronpaul_8) October 12, 2019

Forster’s “Breaking Bad” costar Bryan Cranston additionally weighed in, recalling the primary time they labored collectively 4 many years in the past.

I’m saddened at present by the information that Robert Forster has handed away. A stunning man and a consummate actor. I met him on the film Alligator (pic) 40 years in the past, after which once more on BB. I by no means forgot how sort and beneficiant he was to a younger child simply beginning out in Hollywood. RIP Bob. pic.twitter.com/HtunD0Fx6g

– Bryan Cranston (@BryanCranston) October 12, 2019

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So sorry to listen to of the passing of Robert Forster. A beautiful actor and individual. My condolences to his household. Rest In Peace my buddy. https://t.co/pWu7uff9LO

– Gary Sinise (@GarySinise) October 12, 2019

So unhappy to listen to of Robert Forster’s passing. Am of the appropriate age to have been obsessed by The Black Hole (I even had an motion determine of Capt. Holland) and Alligator. Then I used to be simply wowed by him in Jackie Brown. He’s additionally heartbreaking in current What They Had. An excellent actor. RIP. pic.twitter.com/v7DwuI8TCS

– edgarwright (@edgarwright) October 12, 2019

Robert Forster wasn’t solely top-of-the-line individuals I’ve ever identified within the trade, he was top-of-the-line individuals I’ve identified wherever… https://t.co/xp6QdzVXcP

– James Gunn (@JamesGunn) October 12, 2019

RIP Robert Forster!! A really class act/ Actor!!

– Samuel L. Jackson (@SamuelLJackson) October 12, 2019

I’ve by no means met anybody fairly like #RobertForster. He was uncommonly sort and beneficiant to me and my household; I believe there are scores of people that would inform you a similar factor. https://t.co/aeQsm3mIUR pic.twitter.com/DQXEuBHwvR

– Leonard Maltin (@leonardmaltin) October 12, 2019

Oh Lord, simply realized of the passing of…