J. Morris Foster (September 9, 1881 – April 24, 1966) was an American actor of the

silent era A silent film is a film without synchronized recorded sound (or more generally, no audible dialogue). Though silent films convey narrative and emotion visually, various plot elements (such as a setting or era) or key lines of dialogue may, wh ...

. He appeared in more than 70 films between 1914 and 1923. He was born in Foxbert, Pennsylvania and died in

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Selected filmography

* '' The Gray Ghost'' (1917) * ''

The Secret Man ''The Secret Man'' is a 1917 American silent Western film, directed by John Ford and featuring Harry Carey. Two of the five reels of the film survive at the Library of Congress film archive. Plot As described in a film magazine, Cheyenne Har ...

'' (1917) * '' High Speed'' (1917) * '' Beloved Jim'' (1917) * ''

All the World to Nothing ''All the World to Nothing'' is a 1918 American silent comedy-drama film directed by Henry King and starring William Russell, Winifred Westover, and J. Morris Foster. As noted in an advertisement, it was based on the novel of the same name b ...

'' (1918) * '' The Fighting Grin'' (1918) * '' Who Cares?'' (1919) * ''

Overland Red ''Overland Red'' is a 1920 American silent Western film directed by Lynn Reynolds Lynn Fairfield Reynolds (May 7, 1889 – February 25, 1927) was an American director and screenwriter. Reynolds directed more than 80 films between 1915 a ...

'' (1920) * ''

Sundown Slim ''Sundown Slim'' is a 1920 American silent Western film starring Harry Carey. Plot "Sundown Slim" Hicks (Harry Carey) leaves his life of hobo-poet and starts in as ranch cook at the Concho cattle ranch owned by Jack Corliss ( J. Morris Foste ...

'' (1920) * '' The Blue Fox'' (1921) * '' Nan of the North'' (1922) * '' The Silent Vow'' (1922) * '' The Gunfighter'' (1923) * '' Two Fisted Justice'' (1924)

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* * 1881 births 1966 deaths American male film actors American male silent film actors 20th-century American male actors Male actors from Pennsylvania {{US-film-actor-1880s-stub