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Robert Foster(1938-2011)

  • Producer
  • Writer
  • Additional Crew
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Robert Foster was born on 13 August 1938 in Los Angeles, California, USA. He was a producer and writer, known for Knight Rider (1982), L.A. Confidential (1997) and Run for Your Life (1965). He died on 30 May 2011 in Sherman Oaks, California, USA.
BornAugust 13, 1938
DiedMay 30, 2011(72)
BornAugust 13, 1938
DiedMay 30, 2011(72)
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  • Awards
    • 1 nomination total

Known for

David Hasselhoff in Knight Rider (1982)
Knight Rider
7.0
TV Series
  • Producer
Kim Basinger, Russell Crowe, Kevin Spacey, Danny DeVito, and Guy Pearce in L.A. Confidential (1997)
L.A. Confidential
8.2
  • Detective
  • 1997
Ben Gazzara in Run for Your Life (1965)
Run for Your Life
7.6
TV Series
  • Producer
Kate McShane (1975)
Kate McShane
6.3
TV Series
  • Producer
  • 1975

Credits

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Producer

  • Don Johnson in Dead Bang (1989)
    Dead Bang
    6.1
    • co-executive producer
    • 1989
  • Charles Taylor in Code of Vengeance (1985)
    Code of Vengeance
    6.5
    TV Series
    • executive producer
    • 1985–1986
  • David Hasselhoff in Knight Rider (1982)
    Knight Rider
    7.0
    TV Series
    • showrunner
    • executive producer
    • 1983–1986
  • Code of Vengeance (1985)
    Code of Vengeance
    5.9
    TV Movie
    • executive producer
    • 1985
  • Maud Adams, Dennis Franz, Craig T. Nelson, Daniel Hugh Kelly, and Richard Lawson in Chicago Story (1982)
    Chicago Story
    7.2
    TV Series
    • supervising producer (as Bob Foster)
    • 1982
  • The New Maverick (1978)
    The New Maverick
    6.4
    TV Movie
    • producer
    • 1978
  • Louis Gossett Jr. and Bill Toliver in Delancey Street: The Crisis Within (1975)
    Delancey Street: The Crisis Within
    6.8
    TV Movie
    • associate producer
    • 1975
  • Kate McShane (1975)
    Kate McShane
    6.3
    TV Series
    • producer
    • 1975
  • How to Steal an Airplane (1971)
    How to Steal an Airplane
    7.1
    TV Movie
    • associate producer
    • 1971
  • Ben Gazzara in Run for Your Life (1965)
    Run for Your Life
    7.6
    TV Series
    • producer
    • 1968

Writer

  • Wesley Snipes and Lena Headey in The Contractor (2007)
    The Contractor
    5.4
    Video
    • screenplay
    • 2007
  • The Price She Paid (1992)
    The Price She Paid
    5.3
    TV Movie
    • teleplay
    • 1992
  • Don Johnson in Dead Bang (1989)
    Dead Bang
    6.1
    • screenplay
    • 1989
  • Ellen Barkin and Andy Garcia in Blood Money (1988)
    Blood Money
    4.9
    TV Movie
    • written by (as Willard Walpole)
    • 1988
  • Charles Taylor in Code of Vengeance (1985)
    Code of Vengeance
    6.5
    TV Series
    • created by
    • written by
    • 1985–1986
  • David Hasselhoff in Knight Rider (1982)
    Knight Rider
    7.0
    TV Series
    • written by
    • teleplay by
    • 1983–1985
  • Code of Vengeance (1985)
    Code of Vengeance
    5.9
    TV Movie
    • written by
    • 1985
  • I, Desire (1982)
    I, Desire
    5.8
    TV Movie
    • written by (as Bob Foster)
    • 1982
  • Maud Adams, Dennis Franz, Craig T. Nelson, Daniel Hugh Kelly, and Richard Lawson in Chicago Story (1982)
    Chicago Story
    7.2
    TV Series
    • written by (as Bob Foster)
    • 1982
  • Computercide (1981)
    Computercide
    5.1
    TV Movie
    • written by
    • 1981
  • Concrete Cowboys (1979)
    Concrete Cowboys
    5.0
    TV Series
    • Writer
    • 1981
  • Kate McShane (1975)
    Kate McShane
    6.3
    TV Series
    • Writer
    • 1975
  • Louis Gossett Jr. and Bill Toliver in Delancey Street: The Crisis Within (1975)
    Delancey Street: The Crisis Within
    6.8
    TV Movie
    • Writer
    • 1975
  • Jodie Foster and Christopher Connelly in Paper Moon (1974)
    Paper Moon
    7.0
    TV Series
    • written by
    • 1974
  • Telly Savalas in Kojak (1973)
    Kojak
    7.1
    TV Series
    • written by
    • 1974

Additional Crew

  • Jodie Foster and Christopher Connelly in Paper Moon (1974)
    Paper Moon
    7.0
    TV Series
    • story editor
    • 1974
  • Helen Hayes and Mildred Natwick in The Snoop Sisters (1972)
    The Snoop Sisters
    7.8
    TV Series
    • story consultant
    • 1973–1974
  • Peggy Lipton, Michael Cole, and Clarence Williams III in The Mod Squad (1968)
    The Mod Squad
    7.0
    TV Series
    • executive story editor
    • 1970–1971
  • Ben Gazzara in Run for Your Life (1965)
    Run for Your Life
    7.6
    TV Series
    • assistant to executive producer
    • 1966–1967

Personal details

  • Alternative names
    • Bob Foster
  • Born
    • August 13, 1938
    • Los Angeles, California, USA
  • Died
    • May 30, 2011
    • Sherman Oaks, California, USA(brain cancer)
  • Relatives
    • Gladys Royal Belzer(Grandparent)

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