Preston Foster
Acting
- Born:
- 1900-08-22
- Died:
- 1970-07-14
- Place of birth:
- Pitman, New Jersey, USA
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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Preston Foster, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia
Known For
Filmography
Lucy and Desi
Barbara Stanwyck: Straight Down the Line
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
Chubasco
You've Got To Be Smart
The Time Travelers
Advance to the Rear
The Man from Galveston
Going My Way
Target: The Corruptors!
Gunslinger
Outlaws
77 Sunset Strip
Harbor Command
Destination 60,000
O. Henry Playhouse
Waterfront
Letter to Loretta
I, the Jury
The Marshal's Daughter
Law and Order
General Electric Theater
Kansas City Confidential
Montana Territory
The Big Night
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
The Bogus Green
The Big Gusher
Tomahawk
Three Desperate Men
The Tougher They Come
The Big Cat
I Shot Jesse James
Thunderhoof
The Hunted
Ramrod
King of the Wild Horses
It's Your America
Inside Job
Tangier
Strange Triangle
The Harvey Girls
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in Hollywood
Twice Blessed
The Valley of Decision
Thunderhead: Son of Flicka
Roger Touhy, Gangster
Bermuda Mystery
Guadalcanal Diary
My Friend Flicka
American Empire
Thunder Birds
Classification of Enlisted Men
Little Tokyo, U.S.A.
Night in New Orleans
A Gentleman After Dark
Secret Agent of Japan
Unfinished Business
The Roundup
North West Mounted Police
Moon Over Burma
Cafe Hostess
Missing Evidence
Geronimo
20,000 Men a Year
News Is Made at Night
Chasing Danger
Society Smugglers
Up the River
The Last Warning
Submarine Patrol
The Storm
Army Girl
The Lady in the Morgue
Double Danger
Everybody's Doing It
First Lady
The Westland Case
You Can't Beat Love
The Outcasts of Poker Flat
Sea Devils
We Who Are About to Die
The Plough and the Stars
Love Before Breakfast
Muss 'em Up
We're Only Human
Annie Oakley
The Last Days of Pompeii
The Arizonian
A Night at the Biltmore Bowl
The Informer
The People's Enemy
Strangers All
The Band Plays On
Wharf Angel
Heat Lightning
Sleepers East
Hoopla
Sensation Hunters
The Devil's Mate
The Man Who Dared
Corruption
Dangerous Crossroads
Elmer, the Great
The 42nd Street Special
Ladies They Talk About
Just Around the Corner
You Said a Mouthful
I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang
The All-American
Life Begins
The Last Mile
Doctor X
Two Seconds
His Woman
Follow the Leader
Heads Up
Nothing but the Truth