Years active 1949–1996 Name Walter Forster | Role Actor | |
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Full Name Walter Gerhard Forster Born March 23, 1917 ( 1917-03-23 ) Campinas, Brazil Occupation Actor, writer, director Died September 3, 1996, Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil Spouse Branca Regina (m. 1942–1983) Movies Love Strange Love, A Arte de Amar Bem, Happily Ever After Children Suzana Forster, Walter Forster Jr. Parents Ida Forster, Jacob Forster Similar People Vida Alves, Walter Hugo Khouri, Rogerio Duprat, Fernando de Barros, Bruno Barreto | ||
Walter Gerhard Forster (March 23, 1917 – September 3, 1996), known by his stage name Walter Forster, was a Brazilian actor. He was born in Campinas to Jacob Forster, a son of German of Irish descendent, and Ida Forster, a Swiss woman. Starting his career as an announcer in Rádio Educadora de Campinas in 1935, Forster worked on several radio stations, including Bandeirantes, Difusora, Excelsior, and Nacional. In 1951, he created and acted in the first Brazilian telenovela, Sua Vida Me Pertence, in which he performed the first on-screen kiss ever aired on Brazilian television with co-star, Vida Alves.
He was married to Branca Regina from 1942 to 1983, when she died, with whom he had a daughter, Suzana, and a son, Walter Júnior. Forster died on São Paulo from heart attack.