Norman Foster

Norman Foster

Directing

Birthday

1903/12/13

Day of death

1976/07/07 (72 years old)

Gender

Male

Place of Birth

Richmond, Indiana, USA

Also know 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 ...Read more

Acting
Mysterious Mr. Moto
5.7

(1938) Mysterious Mr. Moto

as Hoodlum in Tavern

State Fair
6.3

(1933) State Fair

as Wayne Frake

Skyscraper Souls
5.6

(1932) Skyscraper Souls

as Tom Shepherd

Under Eighteen
6.6

(1932) Under Eighteen

as Alf

Behind the Green Lights
0.0

(1935) Behind the Green Lights

as Detective Lt. Dave Britten

Rafter Romance
6.5

(1933) Rafter Romance

as Jack

Confessions of a Co-Ed
5.8

(1931) Confessions of a Co-Ed

as Hal Evans

Pilgrimage
6.7

(1933) Pilgrimage

as Jim 'Jimmy' Jessop (Hannah's son)

It Pays to Advertise
4.7

(1931) It Pays to Advertise

as Rodney Martin

Week-End Marriage
6.0

(1932) Week-End Marriage

as Ken Hayes

High Tension
5.4

(1936) High Tension

as Eddie Mitchell

The Hoosier Schoolmaster
4.2

(1935) The Hoosier Schoolmaster

as Ralph Hartsook

Suicide Squad
7.9

(1935) Suicide Squad

as Larry Barker

Ladies Crave Excitement
4.5

(1935) Ladies Crave Excitement

as Don Phelan

3.0

(1931) Reckless Living

as Doggie

Strictly Dynamite
5.3

(1934) Strictly Dynamite

as Fleming

Young Man of Manhattan
5.5

(1930) Young Man of Manhattan

as Toby McLean

Professional Sweetheart
5.0

(1933) Professional Sweetheart

as Jim Davey

5.0

(1935) The Fire-Trap

as Bill Farnsworth

Girl of the Rio
5.1

(1932) Girl of the Rio

as Johnny Powell

Play Girl
5.2

(1932) Play Girl

as Wallace 'Wally' Dennis

No Limit
6.0

(1931) No Limit

as Douglas Thayer

Strange Justice
4.5

(1932) Strange Justice

as Wally Baker

Prosperity
4.7

(1932) Prosperity

as John Warren

Alias the Doctor
5.7

(1932) Alias the Doctor

as Stephan Brenner

Steady Company
0.0

(1932) Steady Company

as Jim

2.0

(1935) Behind the Evidence

as Tony Sheridan

I Cover Chinatown
0.0

(1936) I Cover Chinatown

as Eddie Barton

Fatal Lady
0.0

(1936) Fatal Lady

as Phillip Roberts

Walls of Gold
0.0

(1933) Walls of Gold

as Barnes Ritchie

Double Solitaire
0.0

(1974) Double Solitaire

as Ernest Potter

Up Pops the Devil
4.2

(1931) Up Pops the Devil

as Steve Merrick

The Leavenworth Case
5.0

(1936) The Leavenworth Case

as Detective Bob Grice

Orient Express
0.0

(1934) Orient Express

as Carlton Myatt

The Bishop Misbehaves
4.0

(1935) The Bishop Misbehaves

as Donald Meadows

Men Call It Love
4.5

(1931) Men Call It Love

as Jack

Gentlemen of the Press
5.0

(1929) Gentlemen of the Press

as Ted Hanley

Elinor Norton
6.0

(1934) Elinor Norton

as Bill Foster

The Other Side of the Wind
6.7

(2018) The Other Side of the Wind

as Billy Boyle

They'll Love Me When I'm Dead
7.1

(2018) They'll Love Me When I'm Dead

as Self (archive footage)

0.0

(1929) Love at First Sight

as ---

Play It as It Lays
6.2

(1972) Play It as It Lays

as Abortionist

The Disneyland Story
8.0

(1954) The Disneyland Story

as ---

Escape from Devil's Island
6.0

(1935) Escape from Devil's Island

as Andre Dion

The Cohens and Kellys in Hollywood
0.0

(1932) The Cohens and Kellys in Hollywood

as Maurice Cohen

0.0

(1976) Woman in the Rain

as Assistant Director for HighShine

Everybody's Old Man
0.0

(1936) Everybody's Old Man

as Ronald Franklin

Cannon
6.4

(1971) Cannon

as ---

Espionage
0.0

(1963) Espionage

as ---