The American actor Robert Forster is dead. He died Friday in the circle of his family in Los Angeles as a result of a brain tumor.
Forster just died on the day his last movie "El Camino: A 'Breaking Bad' movie" premiered on Netflix. This appeared six years after Forster had a guest appearance in the TV series "Breaking Bad". There he played the role of Ed, the man who gives Walter White (Bryan Cranston) a new identity.
Bryan Cranston wrote on Twitter about his colleague's death: "I met him shooting the movie 'Alligator' 40 years ago and then 'Breaking Bad' again, never forgetting how nice and generous he was to me as a young actor was just starting in Hollywood, RIP Bob. "
I'm saddened today by the news that Robert Forster has passed away. A lovely man and a consummate actor. I met him on the movie Alligator 40 years ago, and then again on BB. I never forgot how to make a young kid just starting out in Hollywood. RIP Bob. pic.twitter.com/HtunD0Fx6g
- Bryan Cranston (@BryanCranston) October 12, 2019Forster became famous with the gangster movie "Jackie Brown" from the year 1997. For the role in the Tarantino production Forster even received an Oscar nomination for Best Supporting Actor. In addition, Forster was shown in the remake of "Psycho" by Gus Van Sant, in David Lynch's cult film "Mulholland Drive" (2001) and in "Three Angels for Charlie".
