caption years_active birth_place birth_date birthname image article_title name occupation
buddy foster , circa 1970 1966-1980 los angeles , california , usa 12 july 1957 lucius fisher foster iv mayberry r.f.d. buddy foster 1970.jpg buddy foster
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buddy foster

lucius fisher `` buddy '' foster iv -lrb- born july 12 , 1957 -rrb- is an american former child actor .
beginning his professional acting career at the age of eight , foster is perhaps best known for his roles in various television series throughout the late 1960s and early 1970s .
he is the older brother of film and television actress jodie foster .
