after acclaimed supporting performances in two major hollywood films, one as private williams in john huston's "reflections in a golden eye" (1967), another as part-indian army scout nick tana in robert mulligan's "the stalking moon" (1968), forster starred in the critically acclaimed film "medium cool" (1969). after starring roles in the television series "banyon" (1972) and "nakia" (1974), he played mostly supporting roles in action and horror films including disney's "the black hole" (1979). forster had lead roles in cult b-movies in the 1980s like "alligator" (1980), "vigilante" (1983), "the delta force" (1986), and "the banker" (1989).