Byron Foulger

Byron Foulger

actor

Byron Foulger was born on Aug 27, 1899 in USA. Byron Foulger's big-screen debut came with Night World directed by Hobart Henley in 1932, strarring Mr. Baby / Nightclub Patron (uncredited). Byron Foulger is known for Laredo directed by William Witney, Neville Brand stars as Reese Bennett and Peter Brown as Chad Cooper. The upcoming new movie Byron Foulger plays is There Was a Crooked Man... which will be released on Sep 19, 1970.

One of those wonderfully busy character actors whose face is familiar if not his name, mild-mannered actor Byron Foulger began performing with community theater, and stock and repertory companies after graduating from the University of Utah. He met his future wife, character actress Dorothy Adams, in one of these companies. The marriage lasted nearly five decades and ended only with his death.Making his Broadway debut in a 1920 production of "Medea" that featured Moroni Olsen as Jason (of the Argonauts), and went on to appear in several other Olsen Broadway productions and in close succession (including "The Trial of Joan of Arc," "Mr. Faust" and "Candida"). While touring the country with Olsen's stock company, he ended up at the Pasadena Playhouse where he both acted and directed. Thereafter he and wife Dorothy decided to settle in Los Angeles.Together the acting couple tried to stake a claim for themselves in 30s and 40s Hollywood films. Both succeeded, appearing in hundreds of film parts, both together and apart, albeit in small and often unbilled bits. A man of meek, nervous countenance, Foulger's short stature and squinty stare could be used for playing both humble and shady fellows. In the 1940s, the actor became a part of Preston Sturges' company of players, appearing in five of his classic films -- Gouverneur malgré lui (1940), Les voyages de Sullivan (1941), Madame et ses flirts (1942), Miracle au village (1944) and The Great Moment (1944).Although predominantly employed as an owlish storekeeper, mortician, professor, or bank teller, his better parts had darker intentions. He was exceptional as weaselly, mealy-mouthed, whining henchmen who inevitably showed their yellow streak by the film's end.The character actor eased into TV roles in the 1950s and '60s, displaying a comedy side in many folksy, rural sitcoms. His final regular TV role was as train conductor Wendell Gibbs in the final years of the Petticoat Junction (1963) series. The father of actress Rachel Ames, Foulger died of a heart ailment on April 4, 1970, coincidentally the same day the final new episode of Petticoat Junction (1963) was broadcast. .

  • Birthday

    Aug 27, 1899

  • Place of Birth

    Ogden, Utah, USA

Known For

Laredo
TV
Laredo

19657.6

Ride the High Country
Movie
Ride the High Country

19627.4

Pocketful of Miracles
Movie
Pocketful of Miracles

19627.1

The Long, Hot Summer
Movie
The Long, Hot Summer

19587.3

The Man Behind the Badge
TV
The Man Behind the Badge

19537.3

Cavalcade of America
TV
Cavalcade of America

19528.5

The Sniper
Movie
The Sniper

19527.1

Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok
TV
Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok

19517.7

Racket Squad
TV
Racket Squad

19517.7

The Bigelow Theatre
TV
The Bigelow Theatre

19507.8

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