Susan Foster was one of the only alumni from any of Tom’s previous films. Susan worked on ‘Born Losers’, playing a young ingenue that gets mixed up with a motorcycle gang, much to her mother’s horror. In ‘Billy Jack’ Susan plays Cindy, a much more street-wise beauty who puts fellows like Bernard Posner in their place, like she did in the famous ‘Up Yours’ scene.
Looking Susan up online, I see she went on to many jobs including The Partridge Family, Marcus Welby, M.D., Love American Style, and Columbo.
Susan Foster on the set of 'Billy Jack' teaching the extras the song the students sing in protest of the school being searched
Susan Foster posing for a publicity photo on the set of 'Billy Jack' outside Santa Fe, New Mexico
Susan Foster posing for a publicity photo on the set of 'Billy Jack' outside Santa Fe, New Mexico
i love susan foster! shes so beautiful and a very natural actor. i love the billy jack films they and all the casts have a special place in my heart.
Susan is still totally hot and is still a working actor, she is my mom!
Great to hear that’s she’s ( and you) are doing well. Billy Jack was an important movie when I was a teenager.
So your Mom is still working? That’s awesome! I had such a HUGE crush on her growing up…I was born in the 70′s, and caught up with “Billy Jack” later. Hope she’s doin’ well:)
Denise:
Did you say that Susan Foster is your mom? I find it interesting that you say your OWN mother is hot… Anyway, like most people, I’m a hugh fan of the Billy Jack movies – especially “Born Losers.” I loved your mom in it, as well as Janice Miller – who I think played Jodell (can’t recall last name). What I would like to know is your mother’s age? My guess is around 63 or 64, since I think she was about 19 or 20 back in 1967 when “Born Losers” was released. Am I close? I recall seeing her (along with Tom Laughlin and Dolores) on stage at some benefit recently (around 2009). Also, what happened to the other girls in “Born Losers?” Does your mom keep in touch with any of them? I would love to chat with your mom, because I have soooo many questions to ask her. However, I’m sure her time is valuable so if you can get back to me I would greatly appreciate it.
Sincerely,
Rich
cindy is prob my fave character next to carol. however as linda in born losers I want to shake her by her arms and say what are you stupid?
Susan Foster was in one episode of Colubmo. Foster was in the fifth season episode, “Last Salute to the Commodore”, and played the character Lisa. Tom Laughlin / Billy Jack, Peter Falk / Columbo — all on the same web site. It doesn’t get any better than this!
Michael
(I commented earlier on the Bert Freed photos that Freed was the orginal Columbo before Falk. Freed was the first actor to portray Columbo and it was on a live television production. It was a one hour episode of NBC’s THE CHEVY MYSTERY SHOW called “Enough Rope”. )