For the better part of three decades, film and television actor Robert Forster struggled to make a name for himself in a seemingly endless string of B-movies and short-lived television series. After making somewhat of a splash in John Huston’s “Reflections of a Golden Eye” (1967) and Haskell Wexler’s “Medium Cool” (1969), Forster’s career seemed assured. But he was soon lost in the shuffle after a couple of failed television series – “Banyon” (NBC, 1972-73) and “Nakia” (ABC, 1974) – that were tailor-made for his rugged sensibilities, but never caught on with audiences. Even a seemingly
