Forster was born in Los Angeles, the son of English-born actors Jennifer Raine and
Peter Forster and, through his mother, a great-great-great-grandson of
Charles Dickens. He is also the stepson of actor
Whit Bissell and stepgrandson of actor
Alan Napier, who portrayed Alfred the Butler in the
Batman television series (1966–1968). Forster joined
The Partridge Family in 1971, replacing
Jeremy Gelbwaks, and continued until the show ended in 1974. Chris Partridge was the drummer of the fictional family band. He also voiced Chris in the 1974 Saturday morning cartoon
Partridge Family 2200 A.D. As of 2002/2003, Forster was a racing car driver in northern California, and continued to act in community theater there. ==Filmography==