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Allan Foenander(1929-2021)

  • Casting Director
  • Casting Department
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Allan Foenander was born on 17 July 1929 in Colombo, Ceylon. He was a casting director, known for The Lady Vanishes (1979), North Sea Hijack (1980) and Yellow Dog (1973). He died on 1 June 2021 in the UK.
BornJuly 17, 1929
DiedJune 1, 2021(91)
BornJuly 17, 1929
DiedJune 1, 2021(91)
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Known for

Elliott Gould, Angela Lansbury, Cybill Shepherd, Herbert Lom, Jean Anderson, Ian Carmichael, Gerald Harper, Arthur Lowe, and Jenny Runacre in The Lady Vanishes (1979)
The Lady Vanishes
6.0
  • Casting Director
  • 1979
James Mason, Roger Moore, and Anthony Perkins in North Sea Hijack (1980)
North Sea Hijack
6.3
  • Casting Director
  • 1980
Yellow Dog (1973)
Yellow Dog
7.5
  • Casting Director
  • 1973
Warlords of the Deep (1978)
Warlords of the Deep
5.5
  • Casting Director
  • 1978

Credits

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Casting Director

  • War Bride (2001)
    War Bride
    6.7
    • Casting Director
    • 2001
  • Joanna Lumley in Nancherrow (1999)
    Nancherrow
    5.9
    TV Mini Series
    • Casting Director
    • 1999
  • The Apocalypse Watch (1997)
    The Apocalypse Watch
    4.5
    TV Movie
    • Casting Director
    • 1997
  • The Old Curiosity Shop (1995)
    The Old Curiosity Shop
    7.1
    TV Movie
    • Casting Director
    • 1995
  • Vincent Schiavelli, George C. Scott, Kevin Conway, Nic Knight, Truan Munro, and Karen Salt in The Whipping Boy (1994)
    The Whipping Boy
    6.2
    TV Movie
    • Casting Director (uk)
    • 1994
  • Jason Robards and Noley Thornton in Heidi (1993)
    Heidi
    7.1
    TV Mini Series
    • Casting Director (uk)
    • 1993
  • Pauline Collins in Shirley Valentine (1989)
    Shirley Valentine
    7.2
    • Casting Director
    • 1989
  • Anthony Hopkins, Jean Simmons, and John Rhys-Davies in Great Expectations (1989)
    Great Expectations
    7.5
    TV Mini Series
    • Casting Director
    • 1989
  • Barbara Carrera, Scott Glenn, and Edward Fox in Wild Geese II (1985)
    Wild Geese II
    4.9
    • Casting Director
    • 1985
  • Enn Reitel in The Optimist (1983)
    The Optimist
    7.3
    TV Series
    • Casting Director
    • 1984–1985
  • Hart to Hart (1979)
    Hart to Hart
    6.7
    TV Series
    • Casting Director
    • 1983–1984
  • James Mason, Roger Moore, and Anthony Perkins in North Sea Hijack (1980)
    North Sea Hijack
    6.3
    • Casting Director
    • 1980
  • Suzanne Somers and Ian McShane in Yesterday's Hero (1979)
    Yesterday's Hero
    5.1
    • Casting Director (casting)
    • 1979
  • Arabian Adventure (1979)
    Arabian Adventure
    5.7
    • Casting Director (as Alan Foenander, casting)
    • 1979
  • Elliott Gould, Angela Lansbury, Cybill Shepherd, Herbert Lom, Jean Anderson, Ian Carmichael, Gerald Harper, Arthur Lowe, and Jenny Runacre in The Lady Vanishes (1979)
    The Lady Vanishes
    6.0
    • Casting Director
    • 1979

Casting Department

  • Sam Elliott, Melanie Griffith, Peter Coyote, Anjelica Huston, Jack Palance, and Reba McEntire in Buffalo Girls (1995)
    Buffalo Girls
    6.5
    TV Mini Series
    • casting: UK
    • 1995
  • Night of the Fox (1990)
    Night of the Fox
    6.1
    TV Movie
    • casting: UK unit
    • 1990
  • The Little Kidnappers (1990)
    The Little Kidnappers
    6.0
    TV Movie
    • casting: UK
    • 1990
  • A Friendship in Vienna (1988)
    A Friendship in Vienna
    6.6
    TV Movie
    • casting: London
    • 1988
  • Steve Guttenberg in Bad Medicine (1985)
    Bad Medicine
    4.7
    • casting: London
    • 1985
  • Lee Marvin in The Dirty Dozen: Next Mission (1985)
    The Dirty Dozen: Next Mission
    5.0
    TV Movie
    • casting: UK
    • 1985
  • Forbidden (1984)
    Forbidden
    6.5
    • casting director: London
    • 1984
  • Roger Moore, Jane Seymour, Gloria Hendry, and Geoffrey Holder in Live and Let Die (1973)
    Live and Let Die
    6.7
    • casting assistant (uncredited)
    • 1973

Personal details

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  • Alternative name
    • Alan Foenander
  • Born
    • July 17, 1929
    • Colombo, Ceylon
  • Died
    • June 1, 2021
    • UK

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    Allan Foenander was born on July 4, 1929 in Colombo, Ceylon (now Sri Lanka). He was a casting director, known for Yellow Dog (1973), The Lady Vanishes (1979) and Shirley Valentine (1989). He died in London on June 1, 2021 in London, England.

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