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6 unusual facts about Robert Forster


A Man Called Sloane

(Unlike nearly all the other stars of series produced by QM Productions, Conrad was billed above the title - Robert Forster was the only other person to receive such an honour as Banyon.)

Banyon

It concerned the life of private investigator Miles C. Banyon (Robert Forster), a tough-but-honest detective who would accept essentially any case for US$20/day.

Conway Savage

Throughout the 1980s and 1990s, he also guested on numerous albums and singles for various leading Australian musicians, including Kim Salmon, Dave Graney, Robert Forster, Spencer P. Jones, and David McComb.

Maximiliano Richeze

In his first season as a professional racer, he obtained the second position in the last stage of the 2006 Giro d'Italia, finishing some centimetres behind Robert Förster.

Robert Förster

His career highlights have been wins in the final (Museo del Ghisallo-Milan) stage 21 of the Giro d'Italia 2006, and stage 15 (Motilla del Palancar – Ford factory, Almussafes) of the 2006 Vuelta.

The Delfonics

Their songs have been used extensively in film soundtracks, including Quentin Tarantino's 1997 movie Jackie Brown, in which "La-La (Means I Love You)" and "Didn't I Blow Your Mind" underscore the pivotal relationship between the characters played by Pam Grier and Robert Forster.


25 or 6 to 4

This song has been covered by several artists, including Vince Neil (on Carved in Stone), Straitjacket, Local H, Robert Forster, Intruder, Bruce Foxton, The Moog Cookbook, Earth, Wind, and Fire, Pacifika and Umphrey's McGee.

Before Too Long

The album was co-produced by Kelly with Alan Thorne (Hoodoo Gurus, The Stems) who, according to music journalist Robert Forster (former The Go-Betweens singer-songwriter), helped the band create "a sound that will not only influence future roots-rock bands but, through its directness, sparkle and dedication to the song, will also come to be seen as particularly Australian. Ultimately, it means the records these people made together are timeless".

Coffee, Kill Boss

Coffee, Kill Boss is a 2013 film starring Eddie Jemison, Noureen DeWulf and Robert Forster, and co-starring Richard Riehle, Zibby Allen, Chris Wylde, Jack Wallace, Denise Grayson and W. Cameron Tucker.


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