Donald Foster (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]

Donald Foster
Foster in Hazel, ca. 1961
Born
Henri Donald Foster

(1889-07-31)July 31, 1889
Oil City, Pennsylvania, U.S.
DiedDecember 23, 1969(1969-12-23) (aged 80)
Hollywood, California, U.S.
OccupationActor
Spouse(s)
Alis Bushey Gray (m. 1919)
Children2

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
Year Title Role Notes
1959Al CaponeCommodore StevensUncredited
1960Please Don't Eat the DaisiesJustin WithersUncredited
1961All in a Night's WorkDoctorUncredited
1966Lord Love a DuckMr. Beverly

References
  1. Wilson, Scott (2016). Resting Places: The Burial Sites of More Than 14,000 Famous Persons (3rd ed.). McFarland & Company. p. 253. ISBN 978-0786479924.
  2. "Donald Foster's First Stage Job Got Him Ducked in River". The Brooklyn Daily Eagle. New York, Brooklyn. December 7, 1941. p. 47. Retrieved April 20, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Donald Foster". Internet Broadway Database. The Broadway League. Archived from the original on 21 April 2018. Retrieved 21 April 2018.
  4. "Actor Donald Foster Dies". Honolulu Star-Bulletin. Hawaii, Honolulu. December 25, 1969. p. 5. Retrieved April 20, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
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