Norman Foster
Known for Directing · 50 credits
- Born
- 1903-12-13
- Died
- 1976-07-07
- Place of birth
- Richmond, Indiana, USA
- Also known as
- John Hoeffer
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Norman Foster (December 13, 1903 - July 7, 1976) was an American film director and actor.
Born John Hoeffer in Richmond, Indiana, Foster originally became a cub reporter on a local newspaper in Indiana before going to New York in the hopes of getting a better newspaper job but there were no vacancies. He tried a number of theatrical agencies before getting stage work and later appeared on Broadway in the George S. Kaufman / Ring Lardner play June Moon in 1929. He has also acted in London, England.
He started working in crowd scenes in films before moving to bigger parts. His film acting credits include Prosperity (1932), Pilgrimage (1933), Rafter Romance (1933) with Ginger Rogers and State Fair (1933). He has written several plays. He gave up acting in the late 1930s to pursue directing, although he occasionally appeared in movies and television programs.
Some of Foster's directorial efforts include The Sign of Zorro (1958), and the stylish films noir Kiss the Blood Off My Hands (1948), Woman on the Run (1950) and Journey into Fear (1943). Foster directed Rachel and the Stranger and the Davy Crockett segments of Disneyland that were edited into feature films Davy Crockett, King of the Wild Frontier and Davy Crockett and the River Pirates where he did not accept any interference from Walt Disney.
In 1967, he directed Brighty of the Grand Canyon, based on a children's novel by Marguerite Henry about a burro in the Grand Canyon National Park in Arizona. The film starred Joseph Cotten, Karl Swenson, Dick Foran, and Pat Conway.
Known For
TV Shows (1)
Movies (49)
Suicide Squad
1935
as Larry Barker
Professional Sweetheart
1933
as Jim
They'll Love Me When I'm Dead
2018
as Self (archive footage)
The Other Side of the Wind
2018
as Billy Boyle
Confessions of a Co-Ed
1931
as Hal Evans
Rafter Romance
1933
as Jack
Sunday Night at the Trocadero
1937
as Norman Foster
State Fair
1933
as Wayne Frake
Double Solitaire
1974
as Ernest Potter
Strictly Dynamite
1934
as Fleming
Play It as It Lays
1972
as Abortionist
Pilgrimage
1933
as Jim 'Jimmy' Jessop (Hannah's son)
Skyscraper Souls
1932
as Tom Shepherd
Reckless Living
1931
as Doggie
The Hoosier Schoolmaster
1935
as Ralph Hartsook
The Disneyland Story
1954
as Self
The Cohens and Kellys in Hollywood
1932
as Maurice Cohen
Men Call It Love
1931
as Jack
The Leavenworth Case
1936
as Detective Bob Grice
Everybody's Old Man
1936
as Ronald Franklin
Prosperity
1932
as John Warren
Alias the Doctor
1932
as Stephan Brenner
Orient Express
1934
as Carlton Myatt
Under Eighteen
1932
as Alf
Elinor Norton
1934
as Bill Foster
Woman in the Rain
1976
as Assistant Director for HighShine
The Bishop Misbehaves
1935
as Donald Meadows
High Tension
1936
as Eddie Mitchell
Ladies Crave Excitement
1935
as Don Phelan
I Cover Chinatown
1936
as Eddie Barton
Play Girl
1932
as Wallace 'Wally' Dennis
No Limit
1931
as Douglas Thayer
It Pays to Advertise
1931
as Rodney Martin
Fatal Lady
1936
as Phillip Roberts
The Fire-Trap
1935
as Bill Farnsworth
Behind the Green Lights
1935
as Detective Lt. Dave Britten
Week-End Marriage
1932
as Ken Hayes
Steady Company
1932
as Jim
Mysterious Mr. Moto
1938
as Hoodlum in Tavern
Strange Justice
1932
as Wally Baker
Behind the Evidence
1935
as Tony Sheridan
Gentlemen of the Press
1929
as Ted Hanley
Escape from Devil's Island
1935
as Andre Dion
Girl of the Rio
1932
as Johnny Powell
Young Man of Manhattan
1930
as Toby McLean
Up Pops the Devil
1931
as Steve Merrick
Walls of Gold
1933
as Barnes Ritchie
Love at First Sight
1929
Super Speed
1935
as Randy Rogers
About Norman Foster
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Norman Foster (December 13, 1903 - July 7, 1976) was an American film director and actor. Born John Hoeffer in Richmond, Indiana, Foster originally became a cub reporter on a local newspaper in Indiana before going to New York in the hopes of getting a better newspaper job but there were no vacancies. He tried a number of theatrical agencies before getting stage work and later appeared on Broadway in the George S. Kaufman / Ring Lardner play June Moon in 1929. He has also acted in London, England. He star… With 50 credits spanning from 1929 to 2018, Norman Foster has appeared in 49 films and 1 TV show.
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- Suicide Squad (1935) — as Larry Barker
- Professional Sweetheart (1933) — as Jim
- They'll Love Me When I'm Dead (2018) — as Self (archive footage)
- The Other Side of the Wind (2018) — as Billy Boyle
- Confessions of a Co-Ed (1931) — as Hal Evans
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