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Bill Foster(1932-2011)

  • Director
  • Producer
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Bill Foster was born on 7 April 1932 in the USA. He was a director and producer, known for The Wacky World of Jonathan Winters (1972), Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In (1967) and The Jerry Lewis Show (1967). He died on 2 February 2011 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
BornApril 7, 1932
DiedFebruary 2, 2011(78)
BornApril 7, 1932
DiedFebruary 2, 2011(78)
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  • Nominated for 1 Primetime Emmy
    • 1 win & 1 nomination total

Known for

The Wacky World of Jonathan Winters (1972)
The Wacky World of Jonathan Winters
8.9
TV Series
  • Director
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In (1967)
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
8.0
TV Series
  • Director
The Jerry Lewis Show (1967)
The Jerry Lewis Show
6.3
TV Series
  • Director
Mickie Finn's
8.2
TV Series
  • Director

Credits

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Director

  • Mary-Kate Olsen, John Stamos, Andrea Barber, Candace Cameron Bure, Dave Coulier, Lori Loughlin, Bob Saget, Jodie Sweetin, Blake Tuomy-Wilhoit, Dylan Tuomy-Wilhoit, and Scott Weinger in Full House (1987)
    Full House
    6.8
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1989–1990
  • Sherman Hemsley in Amen (1986)
    Amen
    6.8
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1986–1989
  • Marblehead Manor (1987)
    Marblehead Manor
    8.1
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1987–1988
  • Down and Out in Beverly Hills (1987)
    Down and Out in Beverly Hills
    6.1
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1987
  • Dori Brenner, Brandon Call, Paul Eiding, Garette Ratliff Henson, Cork Hubbert, Caitlin O'Heaney, Judy Parfitt, Christopher Rich, and Paul Winfield in The Charmings (1987)
    The Charmings
    6.8
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1987
  • James Cromwell, Loni Anderson, Jack Elam, Dana Ivey, and Lee Weaver in Easy Street (1986)
    Easy Street
    6.9
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1987
  • Jack Klugman and John Stamos in You Again? (1986)
    You Again?
    6.3
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1986–1987
  • Al Capone: Chicago's Scarface
    TV Movie
    • Director
    • 1986
  • The Mystery of Al Capone's Vaults (1986)
    The Mystery of Al Capone's Vaults
    3.1
    TV Special
    • Director
    • 1986
  • The Redd Foxx Show (1986)
    The Redd Foxx Show
    6.7
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1986
  • Benson (1979)
    Benson
    7.1
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1982–1986
  • Handsome Harry's
    TV Movie
    • Director
    • 1985
  • Just Married!
    TV Special
    • Director
    • 1985
  • Betty White in Just Men! (1983)
    Just Men!
    6.8
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1983
  • The Bert Convy Special: There's a Meeting Here Tonight
    TV Special
    • Director
    • 1981

Producer

  • Benson (1979)
    Benson
    7.1
    TV Series
    • co-producer
    • 1985
  • The Wacky World of Jonathan Winters (1972)
    The Wacky World of Jonathan Winters
    8.9
    TV Series
    • producer
    • 1972–1973
  • The 23rd Annual Primetime Emmy Awards (1971)
    The 23rd Annual Primetime Emmy Awards
    7.4
    TV Special
    • producer
    • 1971
  • The Jerry Lewis Show (1967)
    The Jerry Lewis Show
    6.3
    TV Series
    • producer
    • 1968–1969
  • The Dean Martin Summer Show
    6.3
    TV Series
    • producer
    • 1967
  • Mickie Finn's
    8.2
    TV Series
    • producer
    • 1966

Personal details

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  • Born
    • April 7, 1932
    • USA
  • Died
    • February 2, 2011
    • Los Angeles, California, USA(cancer)
  • Other works
    In 1969, he directed an unsold comedy pilot for NBC called "The Swingles". The show was set in an apartment building with the residents would meet in the stairway, backyard, basement, etc. and trade one-liners a la "Laugh-In".

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