Peter Forster (actor)
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Peter Edgar Forster was an American
film and television actor. He was born and brought up in San Francisco, California
, where he trained to become an actor before moving to Los Angeles
. He married Amelia Pepper in 1957; the couple's son, Brian Forster
, was born in 1960.
Forster's appearances in film include Dangerous Charter, The Three Stooges Go Around the World in a Daze
, and Escape from the Planet of the Apes
. He appeared on television in shows including The Untouchables, Hazel
, and The Partridge Family
, the latter also featuring his son.
Forster died of a heart attack in 1982.
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film and television actor. He was born and brought up in San Francisco, California
California
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, where he trained to become an actor before moving to Los Angeles
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. He married Amelia Pepper in 1957; the couple's son, Brian Forster
Brian Forster
Brian Forster was the second actor to play the role of Chris Partridge in the television series The Partridge Family.-Biography:...
, was born in 1960.
Forster's appearances in film include Dangerous Charter, The Three Stooges Go Around the World in a Daze
The Three Stooges Go Around the World in a Daze
The Three Stooges Go Around the World in a Daze is the fifth feature film made by the Three Stooges after their 1959 resurgence in popularity. By this time, the trio consisted of Moe Howard, Larry Fine, and Joe DeRita...
, and Escape from the Planet of the Apes
Escape from the Planet of the Apes
Escape from the Planet of the Apes, directed by Don Taylor, is a 1971 science fiction film starring Roddy McDowall, Kim Hunter, Bradford Dillman and Ricardo Montalbán. It is the third of five films in the original Planet of the Apes series produced by Arthur P. Jacobs, the second being Beneath the...
. He appeared on television in shows including The Untouchables, Hazel
Hazel (TV series)
Hazel is a Screen Gems television series about a fictional live-in maid named Hazel Burke and her employers, the Baxters. The five-season, 154-episode series aired in primetime from September 1961 until April 1966...
, and The Partridge Family
The Partridge Family
The Partridge Family is an American television sitcom about a widowed mother and her five children who embark on a music career. The series originally ran from September 25, 1970 until August 31, 1974, the last new episode airing on March 23, 1974, on the ABC network, as part of a Friday-night lineup...
, the latter also featuring his son.
Forster died of a heart attack in 1982.