Norman Foster
Personal Info
Know For
Directing
Gender
Male
Birthday
1903-12-13 (73 years old)
Deathday
1976-07-07
Place of Birth
Richmond, Indiana, USA
Also known As
John Hoeffer
Norman Foster
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 includ...
Acting
1938
as Hoodlum in Tavern
1933
as Wayne Frake
1932
as Tom Shepherd
1932
as Alf
1935
as Detective Lt. Dave Britten
1933
as Jack
1931
as Hal Evans
1933
as Jim 'Jimmy' Jessop (Hannah's son)
1931
as Rodney Martin
1932
as Ken Hayes
1936
as Eddie Mitchell
1935
as Ralph Hartsook
1935
as Larry Barker
1935
as Don Phelan
1931
as Doggie
1934
as Fleming
1930
as Toby McLean
1933
as Jim
1935
as Bill Farnsworth
1932
as Johnny Powell
1932
as Wallace 'Wally' Dennis
1931
as Douglas Thayer
1932
as Wally Baker
1932
as John Warren
1932
as Stephan Brenner
1932
as Jim
1935
as Tony Sheridan
1936
as Eddie Barton
1936
as Phillip Roberts
1933
as Barnes Ritchie
1974
as Ernest Potter
1931
as Steve Merrick
1936
as Detective Bob Grice
1934
as Carlton Myatt
1935
as Donald Meadows
1931
as Jack
1929
as Ted Hanley
1934
as Bill Foster
2018
as Billy Boyle
2018
as Self (archive footage)
1972
as Abortionist
1935
as Andre Dion
1932
as Maurice Cohen
1976
as Assistant Director for HighShine
1936
as Ronald Franklin
1937
as Norman Foster
Production
1943
as Director
1946
as Director
1948
as Director
1939
as Director
1939
as Director
1955
as Director
1950
as Director
1950
as Screenplay
1938
as Screenplay
1938
as Director
1948
as Director
1940
as Director
1949
as Original Story
1938
as Director
1938
as Original Story
1939
as Director
1939
as Screenplay
1962
as Director
1956
as Director
1937
as Screenplay
1937
as Director
1937
as Writer
1937
as Director
1939
as Director
1993
as Director
1962
as Associate Producer
1962
as Teleplay
1948
as Writer
1948
as Director
1952
as Writer
1952
as Director
1965
as Director
1950
as Director
1954
as Director
1955
as Director
1940
as Director
1974
as Director
1953
as Director
1953
as Screenplay
1949
as Director
1955
as Director
1958
as Director
1936
as Director
1945
as Director
1943
as Director
1944
as Director
1941
as Director
1941
as Director
1974
as Director
1939
as Screenplay
1962
as Director
1937
as Director
1937
as Screenplay
1956
as Writer
1958
as Director
1958
as Screenplay
1966
as Director
1966
as Writer
1968
as Director
1965
as Screenplay
1955
as Director
1952
as Director
1952
as Writer
1938
as Director
1955
as Writer
1939
as Assistant Director
2005
as Director
1962
as Director
1945
as Screenplay
1990
as Director
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