Actor. He is best remembered for his portrayal of the headstrong Detective Scott Harper in "Cage of Evil" (1960). Born into a traditional working-class family, after beginning his career as a leading man in stock companies, he was discovered by screenwriter Irna Phillips while appearing in a stage production of "Beyond the Forest" in Los Angeles, California. Impressed by his dark good looks, slim physique, and distinctive voice, she took notice of his potential and arranged for him to begin a career in the film industry beginning with him appearing in a supporting role on an episode of "Guiding Light." From there, he would go on to flourish as a notable character actor appearing in over 85 features; often typecast as husbands, fathers, white-collared workers, cowboys, sheriffs, boyfriends, doctors, educators, salesmen, retail clerks, reporters, detectives, city slickers, policemen, eccentrics, curmudgeons, neighbors, landlords, soldiers, sailors, authority figures, chauffeurs, doormen, waiters, adventurers, politicians, lawyers, mythical creatures, clergymen, and patriarchs. He appeared in such feature films as "The Proud and the Profane" (1956), "Cattle Empire" (1958), "Diary of a High School Bride" (1959), "Ma Barker's Killer Brood" (1960), "Operation Bottleneck" (1961), "House of the Damned" (1963), "Private Lessons" (1981), "The Muppets Take Manhattan" (1984), "Ninja III: The Domination" (1984), and "The Money Pit" (1986). On television, he became an even more familiar face appearing in various guest spots on such syndicated sitcoms as "Matinee Theatre," "Telephone Time," "Cavalcade of America," "Wagon Train," "Death Valley Days," "Adventures of Superman," "Tombstone Territory," "The Silent Service," "Peter Gunn," "Perry Mason," "Highway Patrol," "Sea Hunt," "Colt .45," "Bat Masterson," "Alcoa Premiere," "Tales of Wells Fargo," "The Virginian," "The Twilight Zone," "The Outer Limits," "Kraft Suspense Theatre," "Combat!," "Captain Nice," "The Bill Cosby Show," "Bracken's World," "12 O'Clock High," "Ironside," "Adam-12," "The D.A.," "Bonanza," "Petrocelli," "The Oregon Trail," "American Playhouse," "The New Mike Hammer," "Dynasty," "Hotel," "Another World," and "Law & Order." During his career, he was a member of the Screen Actors Guild, was supportive of the Motion Picture and Television Fund, had been a regular parishioner of the Methodist church, was a member of the Hollywood Democratic Committee, had been a male model for the Forbes Agency, presided as a chairman for his local charters of the American Red Cross and Habitat for Humanity, had been a notable audiobook reader, was one of the founding members of the Canyon Theatre Guild, had been a theatrical instructor for the Pasadena Playhouse, and was the celebrity spokesman for Lowe's Home Improvement. Upon his 2004 retirement, Foster, who never married nor had any children, spent the final years of his life being a regular attendee at autograph conventions, as well as partaking in charitable and religious ventures, until his death.