Foster H. Phinney

Personal Info

Know For

Acting

Gender

Male

Birthday

1916-04-29 (69 years old)

Deathday

1985-10-01

Place of Birth

Columbus, Ohio, USA

Foster H. Phinney

Biography

Foster Phinney dedicated much of his life to the motion picture business. Fresh out of high school, his suave and sophisticated appearance made it possible for him to break into the film business. He started appearing in scenes that required dress extras while still collecting an occasional paycheck as a soldier. Phinney faces an unusual problem, his elegant appearance made him an unlikely candidate to appear in the trenches in Hollywood's war time films but it enabled him to appear in socialite scenes that usually required much older men. This led him to garnering work as a stand-in in films in the 1940s and 1950s. By the time the 1950s rol...

Acting

1955

The Crooked Web

as Bar Patron (uncredited)

1944

Experiment Perilous

as Party Guest (uncredited)

1958

Twilight for the Gods

as Nightclub Patron (uncredited)

1946

Deception

as Concertgoer (uncredited)

1947

Humoresque

as Party Guest (uncredited)

1956

High Society

as Party Guest (uncredited)

1953

Gentlemen Prefer Blondes

as Ship Passenger (uncredited)

1950

Louisa

as Party Guest (uncredited)

1955

Guys and Dolls

as Card Player at Barbershop (uncredited)

1950

All About Eve

as Sarah Siddons Awards Guest (uncredited)

1945

Two O'Clock Courage

as Club Patron (uncredited)

1947

Monsieur Verdoux

as Night Club Patron (uncredited)

1955

It's Always Fair Weather

as Nightclub Patron (uncredited)

1952

Affair in Trinidad

as Party Guest (uncredited)

1951

Let's Make It Legal

as Nightclub Patron (uncredited)

1952

The Merry Widow

as Reception Guest (uncredited)

1954

The Country Girl

as Theatre Patron (uncredited)

1954

Living It Up

as Wedding Guest (uncredited)

1946

Bedlam

as Lord Sandwich (uncredited)

1948

Wallflower

as Night Club Patron (uncredited)

Production

1977

Opening Night

as Production Manager

1973

Little Cigars

as Assistant Director

1972

The Woman I Love

as Assistant Director

1977

The Death of Richie

as First Assistant Director

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