
Preston Foster
Born: 1900-08-22
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

Submarine Patrol

The Hunted

Two Seconds

Ramrod

Life Begins

Guadalcanal Diary

Sea Devils

Doctor X

Corruption

Hoopla

Double Danger

Annie Oakley

The Storm

Tomahawk

Tangier

The Informer

Cafe Hostess

Sensation Hunters

Twice Blessed

Wharf Angel

Society Smugglers

His Woman

Bermuda Mystery

Montana Territory

Unfinished Business

Lucy and Desi

Army Girl

The Valley of Decision

First Lady

The Westland Case

Night in New Orleans

Geronimo

The Last Days of Pompeii

Thunderhoof

The Plough and the Stars

Thunder Birds

Law and Order

Roger Touhy, Gangster

The Big Cat

I, the Jury

Follow the Leader

The Harvey Girls

My Friend Flicka

Nothing But the Truth

The Time Travelers

You Said a Mouthful

The Tougher They Come

I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang

The 42nd Street Special

King of the Wild Horses

Kansas City Confidential

Up the River

Barbara Stanwyck: Straight Down The Line

A Night at the Biltmore Bowl

Ladies They Talk About

The Big Night

Advance to the Rear

Sleepers East

We're Only Human

The Big Gusher

Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?

Thunderhead: Son of Flicka

The Last Warning

North West Mounted Police

20,000 Men a Year

The Devil's Mate

Chasing Danger

News Is Made at Night

Three Desperate Men

Secret Agent of Japan

American Empire

The All-American

Elmer, the Great

Love Before Breakfast

Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in Hollywood

Inside Job

The Man from Galveston

Strange Triangle

Everybody's Doing It

You Can't Beat Love

I Shot Jesse James

Heat Lightning

Muss 'em Up

Classification of Enlisted Men

The Band Plays On

Strangers All

Chubasco

Missing Evidence

We Who Are About to Die

The Last Mile

The Lady in the Morgue

Little Tokyo, U.S.A.

It's Your America

A Gentleman After Dark

Heads Up

Just Around the Corner

The Outcasts of Poker Flat

The Marshal's Daughter

Moon Over Burma

The Roundup

You've Got To Be Smart

The Arizonian

The People's Enemy
