 He was one of the "Seven Little Foys" immortalized in the 1955 film of the same name.Of the seven, he had the longest performing career, and the only one in movies (though six Foys appeared in two short films directed by his elder brother Bryan Foy).He made his Broadway debut in Florenz Ziegfeld's 1929 extravaganza "Show Girl" alongside Ruby Keeler and Jimmy Durante.