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Robert J. Koster

  • Production Manager
  • Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
  • Producer
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Robert J. Koster is known for Child's Play 2 (1990), The Super Cops (1974) and Futureworld (1976). He has been married to Jiang Xi since 12 February 2016. He was previously married to Antje Prangenberg, Sarah Jane Futch and Lucy Fried.
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    Known for

    Brad Dourif in Child's Play 2 (1990)
    Child's Play 2
    6.0
    • Second Unit or Assistant Director
    • 1990
    The Super Cops (1974)
    The Super Cops
    6.6
    • Production Management
    • 1974
    Futureworld (1976)
    Futureworld
    5.7
    • Second Unit or Assistant Director(as Robert Koster)
    • 1976
    The Ultimate Warrior (1975)
    The Ultimate Warrior
    5.6
    • Second Unit or Assistant Director(as Robert Koster)
    • 1975

    Credits

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    Production Management

    • Nancy McKeon in A Cry for Help: The Tracey Thurman Story (1989)
      A Cry for Help: The Tracey Thurman Story
      7.8
      TV Movie
      • production manager
      • 1989
    • Billy Zane, Richard Crenna, and Dennis Farina in The Case of the Hillside Stranglers (1989)
      The Case of the Hillside Stranglers
      6.0
      TV Movie
      • unit production manager (as Bob Koster)
      • 1989
    • War and Remembrance (1988)
      War and Remembrance
      8.3
      TV Mini Series
      • production manager
      • 1988
    • Hardesty House
      TV Movie
      • production manager
      • 1986
    • Elizabeth Montgomery in Between the Darkness and the Dawn (1985)
      Between the Darkness and the Dawn
      6.6
      TV Movie
      • unit production manager
      • 1985
    • Richard Crenna and Joanne Woodward in Passions (1984)
      Passions
      6.8
      TV Movie
      • unit production manager
      • 1984
    • Trauma Center (1983)
      Trauma Center
      6.4
      TV Series
      • production manager
      • 1983
    • Robert Urich in Gavilan (1982)
      Gavilan
      6.2
      TV Series
      • production manager
      • 1982–1983
    • James Arness and Marshall Colt in McClain's Law (1981)
      McClain's Law
      7.5
      TV Series
      • unit production manager
      • 1981–1982
    • Robert J. Koster in Dark Night of the Scarecrow (1981)
      Dark Night of the Scarecrow
      6.7
      TV Movie
      • unit production manager
      • 1981
    • The Return of Frank Cannon (1980)
      The Return of Frank Cannon
      6.9
      TV Movie
      • unit production manager (as Robert Koster)
      • 1980
    • The Hustler of Muscle Beach (1980)
      The Hustler of Muscle Beach
      5.7
      TV Movie
      • production manager
      • 1980
    • Gideon's Trumpet (1980)
      Gideon's Trumpet
      7.1
      TV Movie
      • unit production manager
      • 1980
    • Douglas Barr, Philip Brown, Susan Buckner, Tim Rossovich, and Dolph Sweet in When the Whistle Blows (1980)
      When the Whistle Blows
      5.2
      TV Series
      • production manager
      • 1980
    • Jack Klugman in Quincy, M.E. (1976)
      Quincy, M.E.
      7.3
      TV Series
      • unit production manager (as Robert Koster)
      • 1979

    Second Unit or Assistant Director

    • Brad Dourif in Child's Play 2 (1990)
      Child's Play 2
      6.0
      • first assistant director
      • 1990
    • Richard Jaeckel, John David Bland, Ken Olandt, and Cec Verrell in Supercarrier (1988)
      Supercarrier
      5.1
      TV Series
      • first assistant director
      • 1988
    • The Man Who Broke 1,000 Chains (1987)
      The Man Who Broke 1,000 Chains
      7.1
      TV Movie
      • first assistant director
      • 1987
    • Nancy Allen, Brian Robbins, Robert Culp, Rick Dees, Stan Shaw, and Ken Wahl in The Gladiator (1986)
      The Gladiator
      5.2
      TV Movie
      • first assistant director (as Robert Koster)
      • 1986
    • Emilio Estevez and Craig Sheffer in That Was Then... This Is Now (1985)
      That Was Then... This Is Now
      6.1
      • first assistant director (as Robert Koster)
      • 1985
    • Code Name: Foxfire (1985)
      Code Name: Foxfire
      6.1
      TV Series
      • first assistant director
      • 1985
    • The Sky's No Limit (1984)
      The Sky's No Limit
      7.0
      TV Movie
      • first assistant director
      • 1984
    • Ricardo Montalban and Hervé Villechaize in Fantasy Island (1977)
      Fantasy Island
      6.6
      TV Series
      • assistant director
      • 1981
    • Tom Berenger in Flesh & Blood (1979)
      Flesh & Blood
      6.2
      TV Movie
      • first assistant director (as Robert Koster)
      • 1979
    • Space Force
      5.5
      TV Movie
      • first assistant director
      • 1978
    • Robert Forster, David Birney, and Richard E. Kalk in Police Story (1973)
      Police Story
      7.5
      TV Series
      • assistant director
      • 1976–1977
    • Futureworld (1976)
      Futureworld
      5.7
      • first assistant director (as Robert Koster)
      • 1976
    • The Ultimate Warrior (1975)
      The Ultimate Warrior
      5.6
      • first assistant director (as Robert Koster)
      • 1975
    • Maximilian Schell in The Man in the Glass Booth (1975)
      The Man in the Glass Booth
      7.0
      • first assistant director (as Robert T. Koster)
      • 1975
    • Judge Dee and the Monastery Murders (1974)
      Judge Dee and the Monastery Murders
      7.2
      TV Movie
      • first assistant director
      • 1974

    Producer

    • Unerwünschtes Kino (2005)
      Unerwünschtes Kino
      6.4
      • co-producer
      • 2005
    • Derek Rydall in Phantom of the Mall: Eric's Revenge (1989)
      Phantom of the Mall: Eric's Revenge
      5.4
      • associate producer
      • 1989
    • Richard Crenna and Joanne Woodward in Passions (1984)
      Passions
      6.8
      TV Movie
      • associate producer
      • 1984

    Personal details

    • Alternative names
      • Bob Koster
    • Spouses
        Jiang XiFebruary 12, 2016 - present
    • Children
      • Kevin Koster
    • Parents
        Kató Király
    • Other works
      Book (with Tom Weaver, Laura Wagner, Gary D. Rhodes, Gregory W. Mank, Frank Dello Stritto, Rich Scrivani): "Scripts from the Crypt: 'The Mummy's Hand.'" Orlando FL: BearManor Media
    • Publicity listings
      • 1 Article

    Did you know

    • Trivia
      Older half-brother of actor Nicolas Koster and Peter Koster.

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