Actor Robert Forster dies aged 78

Saturday, 12 October 2019 14:00

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Robert Forster has died of brain cancer in Los Angeles.

The actor has been shortlisted for an Oscar for his role in Quentin Tarantino's Jackie Brown.

Forster also featured in Breaking Bad, Mulholland Drive and Twin Peaks

He was 78.

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