Byron Foulger
Known for
Acting
Life
1898 – 1970 (aged 71)
Born in
Ogden, Utah, USA
Credits
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Biography
An American character actor who over a 50-year career performed in hundreds of stage, film, and television productions.
Known For
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
19 Oct 1939
The Twilight Zone
02 Oct 1959
The Lost Weekend
29 Nov 1945
Sullivan's Travels
30 Nov 1941
Bonanza
12 Sep 1959
You Can't Take It with You
01 Sep 1938
Scarlet Street
25 Dec 1945
The Addams Family
18 Sep 1964
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Filmography
2019
- The Twilight Zone: A 60th Anniversary Celebrationas Charlie (archive footage)
1970
- There Was a Crooked Man...as Member of Town Council
- The Cockeyed Cowboys of Calico Countyas Reverend Marshall
- The Sixth Columnas Will
1969
- Hook, Line and Sinkeras Funeral Director (uncredited)
1968
- The Mod Squadas Arthur Quinn2 episodes
- Adam-12as Driver1 episode
- Blackbeard's Ghostas Mr. Harrison
1967
- The Guns of Will Sonnettas Storekeeper1 episode
- The Gnome-Mobileas Hotel Desk Clerk (uncredited)
- The Spirit Is Willingas Drug Store Owner
- Captain Niceas Mr. Nash15 episodes
1966
- The Swingeras Court Clerk (uncredited)
- The Monkeesas Groot1 episode
- Felony Squad1 episode
- The Time Tunnelas Saloon Proprietor Williams1 episode
- Love on a Rooftop1 episode
1965
- Marriage on the Rocksas Mr. Bruno (uncredited)
- Get Smartas Bush1 episode
- Honey Westas Arthur Bird1 episode
- Laredo2 episodes
- Green Acresas Mr. Melvin1 episode
- My Mother the Car1 episode
1964
- Guns of Diabloas Bit Part
- The Addams Familyas Mr. Belmont1 episode
1963
- Who's Minding the Store?as Sale Department Manager (uncredited)
- Petticoat Junctionas Mr. Guerney4 episodes
- Burke's Lawas Beldon1 episode
- The Patty Duke Show1 episode
- The Fugitiveas Colby - Hotel Desk Clerk1 episode
- Son of Flubberas Proprietor (uncredited)
1962
- The Lucy Showas Mr. Trindle1 episode
- The Beverly Hillbilliesas Leroy Lester1 episode
- Ride the High Countryas Abner Samson (uncredited)
1961
- Pocketful of Miraclesas Lloyd (uncredited)
- Hazelas Mr. Zimmerman1 episode
- 87th Precinctas Frank1 episode
- Devil's Partneras Papers
1960
- Moochie of Pop Warner Footballas School Principal
- The Andy Griffith Showas Clerk1 episode
- Pete and Gladys1 episode
- Full Circleas Carter Talton182 episodes
- The Slowest Gun in the Westas The Clerk
- Twelve Hours to Killas Selby Gardner
- Ma Barker's Killer Broodas Dr. Guelffe
1959
- High School Big Shotas Mr. Mathews
- The Untouchablesas Julius Imbry1 episode
- Hawaiian Eye1 episode
- Dennis the Menace2 episodes
- The Twilight Zoneas Charlie1 episode
- Bonanzaas Justin Flannery1 episode
- Tightropeas Bell1 episode
- The Rebel Setas Train Conductor
- King of the Wild Stallionsas A.B. Orcutt
- One Step Beyondas Judge1 episode
- Rawhideas Farmer1 episode
1958
- 77 Sunset Strip1 episode
- Lawmanas Harry Dorn1 episode
- Wanted: Dead or Aliveas Reverend1 episode
- Terror in a Texas Townas The Minister
- The Long, Hot Summeras Harris (uncredited)
- Man from God's Countryas Will Potter (uncredited)
- Going Steadyas George Potter
1957
- Up In Smokeas Satan
- Gun Battle at Montereyas Carson
- Alcoa Theatreas Elkins1 episode
- Maverickas Hotel Clerk2 episodes
- Perry Masonas Airport Clerk1 episode
- Wagon Trainas George Duskin1 episode
- Have Gun, Will Travelas Undertaker1 episode
- Dinoas Gas Station Attendant (uncredited)
- The Buckskin Ladyas Latham
- Richard Diamond, Private Detectiveas Mr. Legett1 episode
- Sierra Strangeras Claim Clerk Kelso
- The River's Edgeas Floyd Barry (as Byron K. Foulger)
- The Iron Sheriffas Jed
- The Phantom Stagecoachas Mr. Fenshaw (uncredited)
- Curfew Breakersas School Principal
- The Young Strangeras Mr. Doyle (uncredited)
1956
- The Desperados Are in Townas Jim Day
- You Can't Run Away from Itas Billings, Andrews' Secretary
- Thunder Over Arizonaas Undertaker
- Telephone Time1 episode
1955
- At Gunpointas Larry, Bank Teller
- The Spoilersas Montrose
- Jungle Jim1 episode
- Gunsmokeas Ollie1 episode
- The Scarlet Coatas Man with Delivery for Mr. Moody (uncredited)
- Phantom Trailsas Henry Hooper
- The Millionaireas Bank Manager Morrow1 episode
1954
- Trouble on the Trailas (archive footage)
- Cattle Queen of Montanaas Land Office Clerk
- The Wonderful World of Disneyas Henry Peterson1 episode
- Climax!as Frank Steel1 episode
- December Bride1 episode
- Lassie2 episodes
- The Whistler1 episode
- Silver Lodeas Prescott (uncredited)
- The Rocket Manas Card Player Wearing Glasses (uncredited)
1953
- Paris Modelas Ernest Boggs
- The Flaming Urgeas A. Horace Pender
- Letter to Lorettaas Andy1 episode
- The Moonlighteras Mr. Gurley
- Bandits of the Westas Eric Strikler
- Cruisin' Down the Riveras Ben Fisher (uncredited)
- Gun Beltas The Hotel Clerk (uncredited)
- I Was a Burlesque Queenas Book Shop Owner
- Run for the Hillsas Mr. Simpson
- A Perilous Journeyas Martin, Desk Clerk
- Confidentially Connieas Prof. Rosenberg (uncredited)
- The Magnetic Monsteras Mr. Simon
1952
- The Star
- The Abbott and Costello Showas Dr. Bluzak1 episode
- Terry and the Pirates1 episode
- Omnibusas Horatio1 episode
- The Ford Television Theatreas Repair Man1 episode
- Four Star Playhouseas Clerk1 episode
- Hopalong Cassidy1 episode
- Adventures of Supermanas Jeff Reagan (uncredited)1 episode
- We're Not Married!as Marriage License Bureau Clerk (uncredited)
- Cripple Creekas Hawkins (uncredited)
- Ellis in Freedomlandas Watchman
- Apache Countryas Secretary Bartlett (uncredited)
- Skirts Ahoy!as Tearoom Manager (uncredited)
- The Sniperas Peter Eureka
- Hold That Lineas Mathematics Professor Grog (uncredited)
- My Six Convictsas Dr. Brint, Dentist
- Mutinyas Chairman Parson's Secretary (uncredited)
- Rose of Cimarronas Coroner
- The Steel Fistas Professor Kardin
1951
- Superman and the Mole Menas Jeff Reagan (uncredited)
- The Sea Hornetas Clerk
- FBI Girlas Morgue Clerk
- I Love Lucyas Leader of Band1 episode
- Schlitz Playhouse of Starsas Superintendent1 episode
- Disc Jockeyas Clerk (uncredited)
- The Red Skelton Showas Dean1 episode
- Boston Blackieas Charlie Carter1 episode
- Best of the Badmenas Judge (uncredited)
- Newlyweds Take a Chanceas Dr. Edwards
- Racket Squad1 episode
- Home Town Storyas Berny Miles
- The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickokas Binkleman1 episode
- Lightning Strikes Twiceas Hummel
- Footlight Varietiesas Dr. Twitchell
- Gasoline Alleyas Charles D. Haven
- Hollywood Honeymoon
1950
- Blades of the Musketeersas Du Verge, De Treville's Aide
- Experiment Alcatrazas Jim Carlton, Realtor
- Dark Cityas Motel Manager (uncredited)
- To Please a Ladyas Shoe Fitter (uncredited)
- Union Stationas Horace - Baggage Clerk (uncredited)
- Lux Video Theatreas Horace1 episode
- Pal, Canine Detective
- The Cisco Kidas Harley1 episode
- The Return of Jesse Jamesas Rufe Dakin
- The Gene Autry Showas Mr. Throckmorton1 episode
- Champagne for Caesaras Gerald
- Salt Lake Raidersas Lawyer John Sutton
- Riding Highas Maitre d' (uncredited)
- The Girl from San Lorenzoas Ross, station agent
- Key to the Cityas Custodian (uncredited)
1949
- The Inspector Generalas Burbis (uncredited)
- Samson and Delilahas (uncredited)
- Red Desertas Sparky Jackson
- Dancing in the Darkas Stephen
- Chinatown at Midnightas Greer Pharmacy Druggist
- They Live by Nightas Lambert
- The Dalton Gangas Amos Boling
- Satan's Cradleas Henry Lane,The Preacher
- Mighty Joe Youngas Jones (uncredited)
- Arson, Inc.as Thomas Peyson
- Streets of Laredoas Artist Who Draws Reming (uncredited)
- Tucsonas Elkins (uncredited)
- I Shot Jesse Jamesas Silver King Room Clerk
- He Walked by Nightas Freddie (uncredited)
1948
- Trouble Preferredas O'Rourke (uncredited)
- Let's Live a Littleas Hopkins
- The Kissing Banditas Grandee (uncredited)
- The Return of Octoberas Jonathan Grant
- The Three Musketeersas Bonacieux (uncredited)
- I Surrender Dearas George Rogers
- Out of the Stormas Al Weinstock
- A Southern Yankeeas Mr. Duncan (scenes deleted)
- Borrowed Troubleas Mike the Bartender (uncredited)
- Relentlessas Assayer (uncredited)
- The Bride Goes Wildas Max (uncredited)
- Arch of Triumphas Policeman at Accident (uncredited)
1947
- The Chinese Ringas Armstrong
- Linda, Be Goodas Bookshop Owner
- Unconqueredas Townsman (uncredited)
- Song of Loveas Bailiff (uncredited)
- Michigan Kidas Mr. Porter
- Second Chanceas Emery (uncredited)
- They Won't Believe Meas Henry Bascombe (uncredited)
- The Trouble with Womenas Little Thin Man (uncredited)
- The Long Nightas Man with Bike (uncredited)
- Too Many Winnersas Ben Edwards
- Fun on a Weekendas Man at Lunch Counter (uncredited)
- Hard Boiled Mahoneyas Prof. Quizard
- The Adventures of Don Coyoteas Henry Felton
- Love and Learnas The Bridegroom (uncredited)
- Easy Come, Easy Goas Sporting Goods Shop Owner
- Bells of San Fernandoas Francisco Garcia, Mission Blacksmith
- It's a Joke, Son!as Groceryman
1946
- San Quentinas Dixon (uncredited)
- Magnificent Dollas Politician (uncredited)
- Till the Clouds Roll Byas Frohman's Secretary (uncredited)
- The Show-Offas Mr. Jenkins (uncredited)
- Dick Tracy vs. Cueballas Simon Little, Sparkle's Diamond Cutter
- The Plainsman and the Ladyas Simmons
- Courage of Lassieas Dr. Coleman (uncredited)
- The Secret of the Whistleras Jorgensen (uncredited)
- The Mysterious Mr. Mas Wetherby
- Suspenseas Cab Driver at Lodge (uncredited)
- Two Sisters from Bostonas Recording Technician (uncredited)
- The French Keyas Peabody
- The Postman Always Rings Twiceas Picnic Manager (uncredited)
- The Hoodlum Saintas J. Cornwall Travers (uncredited)
- House of Horrorsas Mr. Samuels
- Deadline at Dawnas Night Attendant (uncredited)
- Just Before Dawnas Harris, Makeup Man (uncredited)
- Sentimental Journeyas Mr. Tweedy (uncredited)
- Blonde Alibias Wilson (Uncredited)
- Breakfast in Hollywoodas Mr. Henderson (uncredited)
- People Are Funnyas Mr. Button (uncredited)
1945
- Adventureas Littleton (uncredited)
- Scarlet Streetas Jones - Apartment Manager (uncredited)
- Follow That Womanas Orville (uncredited)
- The Lost Weekendas Shopkeeper (uncredited)
- Corneredas Hotel Night Clerk (uncredited)
- Snafuas Phil Ford
- Purity Squadas Dr. Laren aka Dr. Dibson
- Voice of the Whistleras Georgie (uncredited)
- Sensation Huntersas Mark Rogers
- Week-End at the Waldorfas Joe (uncredited)
- Arson Squadas Amos Baxter
- The Hidden Eyeas Burton Lorrison
- The Cheatersas Process Server (uncredited)
- Blonde from Brooklynas Harvey (uncredited)
- Wonder Manas Deli Customer (uncredited)
- Don Juan Quilliganas Dr. Spenser, DDS (uncredited)
- The Master Keyas Prof. Elwood Henderson
- It's in the Bag!as Mr. Teckler (uncredited)
- Circumstantial Evidenceas Bolger
- Brewster's Millionsas Attorney Lyons (uncredited)
- Adventures of Kitty O'Dayas Roberts
- Grissly's Millionsas Fred Palmor
- Let's Go Steadyas Waldemar Oates
1944
- Music for Millionsas Mr. Perkins (uncredited)
- And Now Tomorrowas Clerk (uncredited)
- Mystery of the Riverboatas Dr. Hartman [Ch. 1]
- Girl Rushas Oscar - Hotel Proprietor (uncredited)
- Mrs. Parkingtonas Norman Vance (uncredited)
- Music in Manhattanas Ticket Agent (uncredited)
- The Miracle of Morgan's Creekas Governor's Secretary (uncredited)
- Ever Since Venusas Henley, the Druggist (uncredited)
- Dark Mountainas Harvey Bates
- Barbary Coast Gentas H.E. Holcomb - Assayer (uncredited)
- Casanova Brownas Fletcher (uncredited)
- Marriage Is a Private Affairas Ned Bolton
- When Strangers Marryas Albert Foster (uncredited)
- Maisie Goes to Renoas Dr. Joe Carter (Uncredited)
- Swing in the Saddleas Sheriff Mort Tucker
- The Great Momentas Morton's Clinic Manager (uncredited)
- Summer Stormas Clerk in Newspaper Office (uncredited)
- Once Upon a Timeas Theatregoer (uncredited)
- Henry Aldrich's Little Secretas Bill Collector
- Take It Bigas Mr. Jones (uncredited)
- Roger Touhy, Gangsteras Court Clerk (uncredited)
- A Night of Adventureas Glove Expert (uncredited)
- Stars on Paradeas Mr. Barker (uncredited)
- 3 Men in Whiteas Technician (uncredited)
- Ladies of Washingtonas Desk Clerk (uncredited)
- Ministry of Fearas Mr. Newby (uncredited)
- Gambler's Choiceas Phony Robbery Victim (uncredited)
- An American Romanceas High School Principal (uncredited)
- The Whistleras Flophouse Desk Clerk (Uncredited)
- Lady in the Death Houseas Avery
- Beautiful But Brokeas Maxwell McKay
1943
- What a Womanas Buxton Hotel Clerk (uncredited)
- In Old Oklahomaas Wilkins
- Sweet Rosie O'Gradyas Rimplemayer (uncredited)
- The Kansanas Ed Tracy
- So Proudly We Hailas Larson (Uncredited)
- The Adventures of a Rookieas Mr. Linden (uncredited)
- Silver Spursas Justice of the Peace
- Hi Diddle Diddleas Watson
- First Comes Courageas Norwegian Shopkeeper (uncredited)
- Appointment in Berlinas Herr Van Leyden (uncredited)
- Henry Aldrich Swings Itas Store Proprietor (uncredited)
- Coney Islandas Church Organist
- The Black Ravenas Horace Weatherby
- Dr. Gillespie's Criminal Caseas Father (uncredited)
- Shantytownas Politician (uncredited)
- Hangmen Also Die!as Bartos
- The Falcon Strikes Backas Argyle, Hotel Desk Clark (uncredited)
- Quiet Please, Murderas Edmund Walpole
- Dixie Duganas Secretary
- Hoppy Serves a Writas Danvers
- The Human Comedyas Mr. Blenton (uncredited)
- Margin for Erroras Pharmacist
1942
- Stand by for Actionas Pharmacist's Mate 'Doc' Miller
- Keep 'Em Sailingas Pelly, Stregel's Henchman (uncredited)
- Wrecking Crewas Mission Worker
- The Forest Rangersas Collector (uncredited)
- The Man in the Trunkas Man at Auction (uncredited)
- Apache Trailas Clerk (uncredited)
- The Palm Beach Storyas Jewelry Salesman (uncredited)
- Sabotage Squadas Bomber
- The Magnificent Dopeas Fifth Man to Leave Class (uncredited)
- Miss Annie Rooneyas Randall
- Flying with Musicas Horace Willpott
- Pacific Rendezvousas Decoder
- A Desperate Chance for Ellery Queenas Freddy Froelich
- The Tuttles of Tahitias Assistant Bank Manager (uncredited)
- Fingers at the Windowas Bird Man (uncredited)
- Who Is Hope Schuyler?as George
- Reap the Wild Windas Bixby (uncredited)
- The Panther's Clawas Everett P. Digberry
- The Adventures of Martin Edenas Smithers
- Man From Headquartersas Hotel Manager Clark
- The Power of Godas Dr. Bradden
1941
- Bedtime Storyas First Hotel Clerk (uncredited)
- Remember the Dayas Mr. Blanton - Photographer
- Road to Happinessas Jackson
- Harvard Here I Comeas Professor Alvin
- Dude Cowboyas Frank Adams
- H.M. Pulham, Esq.as Curtis Cole (uncredited)
- Sullivan's Travelsas Johnny Valdelle
- The Night of January 16thas Jeweler (uncredited)
- Ellery Queen and the Murder Ringas Hospital Orderly (uncredited)
- Fancy Answersas Offbeat Otto, Musician
- Come Back, Miss Pippsas Attorney Arthur Prince (uncredited)
- You Belong to Meas Delaney (uncredited)
- The Stork Pays Offas Teacher (uncredited)
- Helping Handsas Head of Civilian Counsel
- Mystery Shipas Wasserman
- The Deadly Gameas Motel Manager
- I Was a Prisoner on Devil's Islandas Presidente Judge (uncredited)
- Sweetheart of the Campusas Dr. Bailey
- She Knew All the Answersas Man in the Elevator (uncredited)
- The Gay Vagabondas Vogel
- Under Ageas Downey
- Roar of the Pressas Eddie Tate
- Sis Hopkinsas Joe
- Man-Made Monsteras Alienist #2
- The Penaltyas Bank Manager (uncredited)
- Meet Boston Blackieas Blind Man (uncredited)
- Blonde Inspirationas Hutchins' Associate (uncredited)
- Ridin' on a Rainbowas Matt 'Pop' Evans
1940
- Arizonaas Pete Kitchen
- Behind the Newsas John - Alcoholic Father
- Heroes of the Saddleas Melloney
- Ellery Queen, Master Detectiveas Amos
- Dr. Kildare's Crisisas Orderly at Emergency Switchboard
- Sky Murderas Kuse
- I Want a Divorceas Secretary
- Good Bad Boysas Mr. Stephens (uncredited)
- Boom Townas Geologist
- Golden Glovesas Hemingway (uncredited)
- The Great McGintyas Governor's Secretary (uncredited)
- Untamedas Nels (uncredited)
- Three Faces Westas Joe Stebbins
- Opened by Mistakeas Roger Weatherby (uncredited)
- Edison, the Manas Edwin Hall
- The Man with Nine Livesas Dr. Bassett
- Curtain Callas Director of Medbury Theatre Group
- Flash Gordon Conquers the Universeas Professor Drok
- Abe Lincoln in Illinoisas Politician (uncredited)
- Parole Fixeras Florist (uncredited)
- The Saint's Double Troubleas Ephraim Byrd (uncredited)
1939
- The Secret of Dr. Kildareas Hospital Attendant (uncredited)
- Bad Little Angelas New Sentinel editor (uncredited)
- Beware Spooks!as Bank cashier (uncredited)
- Television Spyas William Sheldon
- Mr. Smith Goes to Washingtonas Hopper's Secretary (uncredited)
- Sabotageas (uncredited)
- A Woman is the Judgeas Ballistic Expert (uncredited)
- Hawaiian Nightsas Evans (uncredited)
- In Name Onlyas Owen the Clerk (uncredited)
- The Man They Could Not Hangas Lang
- Girl from Rioas William Wilson
- Mutiny on the Blackhawkas Coombs - a Sailor
- The Spellbinderas J.J. Henkins, Auditor (uncredited)
- Andy Hardy Gets Spring Feveras Mark Hansen (uncredited)
- Million Dollar Legsas Frederick Day, Dean Wixby's Secretary (uncredited)
- The Girl from Mexicoas Delivery Entrance Guard (uncredited)
- Exile Expressas Fake Conductor
- Some Like It Hotas Radio Announcer (uncredited)
- Union Pacificas Andrew Whipple (uncredited)
- Streets of New Yorkas 'Murderer' in Classroom (uncredited)
- Let Us Liveas Defense Attorney (uncredited)
- Mystery of the White Roomas The Coroner
- I'll Tell the Worldas Banker
1938
- Smashing the Spy Ringas Schuster aka Quirk (uncredited)
- I Am a Criminalas Ed Harper
- Say It in Frenchas Swedish Janitor
- Gangster's Boyas District Attorney's Secretary
- Tarnished Angelas Second Cripple
- The Spider's Webas Allen Roberts
- The Mad Miss Mantonas Assistant News Editor (uncredited)
- A Man to Rememberas Bank Teller (uncredited)
- You Can't Take It with Youas Kirby's Assistant (uncredited)
- I Am the Lawas Simpson (uncredited)
- Tenth Avenue Kidas Dr. Belknap
- Smashing the Racketsas Alverson - Chemist
- Delinquent Parentsas Herbert Ellis
- Crime Ringas George Myles
- Strange Gloryas Senator
- The Lady in the Morgueas Al Horn (uncredited)
- Test Pilotas Designer (uncredited)
- It's All in Your Mindas Wilbur Crane
- King of the Newsboysas Gazette Owner (uncredited)
- Born to Be Wildas Husband
1937
- True Confessionas Ballistic Expert (uncredited)
- The Duke Comes Backas Peters the butler
- The Luck of Roaring Campas Kentuck
- It Happened in Hollywoodas Chet
- The Prisoner of Zendaas Johann (uncredited)
- Soak the Pooras Grocer (uncredited)
- The Devil Is Drivingas Mr. Muller (uncredited)
- A Day at the Racesas Racetrack Spectator (uncredited)
- Make Way for Tomorrowas Mr. Dale (uncredited)
- History Is Made at Nightas Vail Employee Reading from Newspaper (uncredited)
- Dick Tracyas Korvitch [Chs. 1, 12]
- The Devil Diamondas Ole
- Larceny on the Airas Pete Andorka
1936
- The President's Mysteryas Supporting Role
1934
- The Little Ministeras Villager at Stabbing
1932
- Night Worldas Mr. Baby