Eddie Foy Jr.
Edwin Fitzgerald Jr., known professionally as Eddie Foy Jr., was an American stage, film and television actor. His career spanned six decades, beginning as part of the vaudeville act Eddie Foy and the Seven Little Foys. The other members of the group included his father Eddie Foy and his siblings.
Career
Foy made his Broadway debut in Florenz Ziegfeld's 1929 extravaganza Show Girl alongside Ruby Keeler and Jimmy Durante. He also appeared in At Home Abroad, The Cat and the Fiddle, The Red Mill, The Pajama Game, Donnybrook! and Rumple, for which he received a Tony Award nomination as Best Actor in a Musical.
Throughout the 1930s and 1940s, Foy appeared in many B movies. He closely resembled his father and portrayed him in four feature films: Frontier Marshal, Lillian Russell, Yankee Doodle Dandy and Wilson. He also portrayed his father in a 1964 telefilm about the family's early days in vaudeville. Among Foy's other film credits are those for The Farmer Takes a Wife, The Pajama Game, Bells Are Ringing and Gidget Goes Hawaiian.
Foy found steady work with the advent of television. In addition to starring in the first hour-long sitcom, Fair Exchange, he made numerous guest appearances on programs such as The Gisele MacKenzie Show, Alfred Hitchcock Presents, Glynis, My Living Doll, Burke's Law, ABC Stage 67, My Three Sons and Nanny and the Professor.
Personal life
Foy was married to Anna Marie McKenney from 1933 until her death in 1952. They had a son, Eddie Foy III,
Death
Foy died of pancreatic cancer in Los Angeles on July 15, 1983, at age 78.
Filmography
The Swell Head Queen of the Night Clubs – Eddie ParrLeathernecking – Chick EvansNearly Naked – EddieBroadway Thru a Keyhole – Joan's partnerMyrt and Marge – Eddie HanleyMoulin Rouge – Magician Wonder Bar – Chorus Boy / Angel Measuring Wings King of Burlesque – Dancer Star for a Night – Dancer College Holiday – Dancer Turn Off the Moon – DancerSecret Service of the Air – Gabby Watters Women in the Wind – Denny CorsonCode of the Secret Service – Gabby Frontier Marshal – Eddie FoyThe Cowboy Quarterback – Steve AdamsSmashing the Money Ring – Gabby Lillian Russell – Eddie Foy Sr.Murder in the Air – Gabby Watters A Fugitive from Justice – ZiggyScatterbrain – Eddie MacIntyreThe Texas Rangers Ride Again – MandolinThe Case of the Black Parrot – Tripod DanielsRookies on Parade – Cliff DuganCountry Fair – Johnny CampbellPuddin' Head – Harold L. Montgomery Jr.Four Jacks and a Jill – Happy McScudYokel Boy – Joe RuddyYankee Doodle Dandy – Eddie FoyPowder Town – Mr. Billy MeekerMoonlight Masquerade – Lord Percy TicklederryJoan of Ozark – Eddie McCabeDixie Dugan – Matt HoganDixie – Mr. FelhamAnd the Angels Sing – Fuzzy JohnsonWilson – Eddie FoyHoneychile – Eddie PriceThe Farmer Takes a Wife – Fortune FriendlyLucky Me – Duke McGeeThe Pajama Game – Vernon HinesAlfred Hitchcock Presents – "The Cat"Bells Are Ringing – J. Otto PrantzGidget Goes Hawaiian – Monty StewartGidget Goes to Rome – Beachgoer Wanting to Use Phone 30 Is a Dangerous Age, Cynthia – OscarWon Ton Ton, the Dog Who Saved Hollywood – Custard Pie Star