Donald Foster (actor) explained

Donald Foster
Birth Name:Henri Donald Foster
Birth Date:31 July 1889
Death Place:Hollywood, California, U.S.
Occupation:Actor

Henri Donald Foster (July 31, 1889  - December 23, 1969) was an American actor who appeared in a number of television series during the 1950s and 1960s, including Perry Mason, The Addams Family, Bewitched and The Monkees. He played recurring character Herbert Johnson, the Baxters' dotty neighbor in the 1960s sitcom, Hazel. He also had bit parts in a few Hollywood films.[1]

Foster's first acting experience was on a showboat on the Mississippi River.[2] His Broadway debut came in The Country Cousin (1917). His final Broadway performance was in The Ponder Heart (1956).[3]

On December 23, 1969, Foster died at his home in Hollywood, California. He was 80 years old.[4]

Filmography

YearTitleRoleNotes
1959Al Capone Commodore Stevens Uncredited
1960Please Don't Eat the Daisies Justin Withers Uncredited
1961All in a Night's Work Doctor Uncredited
1966Lord Love a Duck Mr. Beverly

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
1967The Monkees Courtier S1:E21, "The Prince and the Paupers"
1967The Monkees Vice President S2:E2, "The Picture Frame"

Notes and References

  1. Book: Wilson, Scott . [{{Google books|FOHgDAAAQBAJ|page=253|plainurl=yes}} Resting Places: The Burial Sites of More Than 14,000 Famous Persons ]. 253 . 3rd . 2016 . 978-0786479924 . McFarland & Company.
  2. News: Donald Foster's First Stage Job Got Him Ducked in River. The Brooklyn Daily Eagle. December 7, 1941. New York, Brooklyn. 47. Newspapers.com. April 20, 2018.
  3. Web site: Donald Foster. Internet Broadway Database. The Broadway League. 21 April 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180421014154/https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-cast-staff/donald-foster-40987. 21 April 2018.
  4. News: Actor Donald Foster Dies. Honolulu Star-Bulletin. December 25, 1969. Hawaii, Honolulu. 5. Newspapers.com. April 20, 2018.