Preston Foster
Biography
Preston Foster (August 24, 1900 – July 14, 1970) was an American stage and film actor, and singer. Foster entered films in 1929 after appearing as a Broadway stage actor. He was appearing in Broadway plays as late as October 1931 when he acted in a play titled Two Seconds starring Edward J. Pawley. Some of his notable films include: Doctor X (1932), I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang (1932), Annie Oakley (1935), The Last Days of Pompeii (also 1935), The Informer (1935) (as the head of the organization), and My Friend Flicka (1943).
He starred on the television drama, Waterfront (1954–1955), playing the role of Captain John Herrick. Foster has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. He was sometimes credited in movies as Preston S. Foster. His first wife was stage actress Gertrude Warren (1926–1945; divorced). He had one daughter, Stephanie. He was married to his second wife, actress Sheila Darcy, from 1946 until his death.
During World War II while serving with the United States Coast Guard, he rose to the rank of Captain, Temporary Reserve. He eventually held the honorary rank of Commodore in the U.S. Coast Guard.
After the war and before his productive movie career, Foster became a singer of some note. In 1948 Foster created a trio with himself, Gene Leis and Foster’s wife, actress Sheila Darcy. Gene arranged the songs, and they played on radio and in clubs, appearing with Orrin Tucker, Peggy Ann Garner and Rita Hayworth.
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Personal info
Gender
Male
Birthday
1900-08-22
Place of birth
Pitman, New Jersey, USA
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Cast
Doctor X
1932
6.00
Kansas City Confidential
1952
7.06
American Empire
1942
3.80
Sensation Hunters
1933
2.00
Strange Triangle
1946
3.60
Inside Job
1946
5.60
I Shot Jesse James
1949
6.23
The Big Night
1951
6.90
Ramrod
1947
6.50
I, the Jury
1953
5.70
Guadalcanal Diary
1943
5.60
Ladies They Talk About
1933
6.10
The Valley of Decision
1945
7.30
Annie Oakley
1935
6.34
The Informer
1935
6.74
Tomahawk
1951
6.60
The Hunted
1948
5.20
The Time Travelers
1964
4.90
Classification of Enlisted Men
1942
0.00
My Friend Flicka
1943
6.00
The Last Mile
1932
5.46
Thunderhead: Son of Flicka
1945
6.70
North West Mounted Police
1940
6.32
Hoopla
1933
6.00
The People's Enemy
1935
6.00
Law and Order
1953
4.80
Unfinished Business
1941
5.30
Heat Lightning
1934
6.73
A Gentleman After Dark
1942
3.50
Little Tokyo, U.S.A.
1942
0.00
Thunder Birds
1942
5.43
The Bogus Green
1951
0.00
Lucy and Desi
2022
7.20
First Lady
1937
6.20
Advance to the Rear
1964
5.00
Night in New Orleans
1942
4.00
Three Desperate Men
1951
4.00
Love Before Breakfast
1936
5.80
Roger Touhy, Gangster
1944
6.00
Life Begins
1932
6.00
The Man from Galveston
1963
5.20
Missing Evidence
1939
5.00
Double Danger
1938
6.50
Corruption
1933
5.33
The Big Cat
1949
3.50
You Can't Beat Love
1937
6.00
Sea Devils
1937
5.70
Muss 'em Up
1936
5.50
The Arizonian
1935
0.00
The Outcasts of Poker Flat
1937
6.00
Strangers All
1935
5.50
The Last Days of Pompeii
1935
5.60
The Plough and the Stars
1936
5.75
The Big Gusher
1951
5.00
Army Girl
1938
6.00
Tangier
1946
6.20
We're Only Human
1935
6.50
Moon Over Burma
1940
5.00
Submarine Patrol
1938
6.60
Elmer, the Great
1933
4.90
Just Around the Corner
1933
6.00
Wharf Angel
1934
3.70
Twice Blessed
1945
6.00
Follow the Leader
1930
5.40
His Woman
1931
3.50
Two Seconds
1932
6.10
Chubasco
1968
3.50
You Said a Mouthful
1932
5.00
The Lady in the Morgue
1938
6.25
The Band Plays On
1934
8.50
Everybody's Doing It
1938
5.00
Thunderhoof
1948
0.00
We Who Are About to Die
1937
6.80
Secret Agent of Japan
1942
4.50
The Harvey Girls
1946
6.48
Geronimo
1939
5.00
Heads Up
1930
0.00
The Tougher They Come
1950
3.00
News Is Made at Night
1939
4.50
Montana Territory
1952
0.00
The Marshal's Daughter
1953
3.50
20,000 Men a Year
1939
5.50
The Roundup
1941
8.00
The Man Who Dared
1933
6.00
Bermuda Mystery
1944
6.00
Destination 60,000
1957
0.00
Chasing Danger
1939
6.00
Society Smugglers
1939
5.70
The Westland Case
1937
6.00
The Last Warning
1938
7.00
The Devil's Mate
1933
0.00
Nothing But the Truth
1929
4.60
Cafe Hostess
1940
5.50
Sleepers East
1934
0.00
King of the Wild Horses
1947
0.00
A Night at the Biltmore Bowl
1935
6.00
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
1975
5.70
The Storm
1938
0.00
The All-American
1932
5.00
Up the River
1938
0.00
It's Your America
1946
6.50
You've Got To Be Smart
1967
3.00
The 42nd Street Special
1933
5.30