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Preston Foster

Preston Foster

Birthday: 1900-08-24 | Place of Birth: Pitman, New Jersey, USA

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

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Known For

Acting

Year
Title

Role

1953
I, the Jury

as    Capt. Pat Chambers

1953
Law and Order

as    Kurt Durling

1952
Kansas City Confidential

as    Tim Foster

1951
The Big Night

as    Andy La Main

1951
Tomahawk

as    Col. Carrington

1951
The Big Gusher

as    Hank Mason

1950
The Tougher They Come

as    Joe MacKinley

1949
I Shot Jesse James

as    John Kelley

1949
The Big Cat

as    Tom Eggers

1948
The Hunted

as    Johnny Saxon

1948
Thunderhoof

as    Scotty Mason

1947
Ramrod

as    Frank Ivey

1946
Tangier

as    Col. Jose Artiego

1946
The Harvey Girls

as    Judge Sam Purvis

1946
Strange Triangle

as    Sam Crane

1945
The Valley of Decision

as    Jim Brennan

1944
Roger Touhy, Gangster

as    Roger Touhy

1944
Bermuda Mystery

as    Steve Carramond

1943
Guadalcanal Diary

as    Father Donnelly

1943
My Friend Flicka

as    Rob McLaughlin

1942
Little Tokyo, U.S.A.

as    Michael Steele

1942
American Empire

as    Paxton Bryce

1942
Night in New Orleans

as    Police Lt. Steve Abbott

1942
Secret Agent of Japan

as    Roy Bonnell

1942
Thunder Birds

as    Steve Britt

1941
Unfinished Business

as    Steve Duncan

1940
Moon Over Burma

as    Bill Gordon

1940
North West Mounted Police

as    Sergeant Jim Brett

1939
Geronimo

as    Capt. Bill Starrett