Personal Info
John Hoeffer
Norman Foster
Directing
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 movi…
Known For
Filmography
Movies
The Other Side of the Wind
as Billy Boyle
They'll Love Me When I'm Dead
as Self (archive footage)
Woman in the Rain
as Assistant Director for HighShine
Double Solitaire
as Ernest Potter
Play It as It Lays
as Abortionist
The Disneyland Story
as Self
Mysterious Mr. Moto
as Hoodlum in Tavern
Sunday Night at the Trocadero
as Norman Foster
Fatal Lady
as Phillip Roberts
High Tension
as Eddie Mitchell
