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Preston Foster

Preston Foster

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

Personal information

Birthday

1900-08-22

Birth Place

Pitman, New Jersey, USA

Movies and TV shows :

20,000 Men a Year

20,000 Men a Year

1939

5.5

Movie
poster

77 Sunset Strip

1958

6.7

TV
A Gentleman After Dark

A Gentleman After Dark

1942

3.5

Movie
A Night at the Biltmore Bowl

A Night at the Biltmore Bowl

1935

6.0

Movie
Advance to the Rear

Advance to the Rear

1964

5.0

Movie
American Empire

American Empire

1942

3.8

Movie
Annie Oakley

Annie Oakley

1935

6.4

Movie
Army Girl

Army Girl

1938

6.0

Movie
Barbara Stanwyck: Straight Down The Line

Barbara Stanwyck: Straight Down The Line

1997

7.0

Movie
Bermuda Mystery

Bermuda Mystery

1944

6.0

Movie
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?

Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?

1975

5.7

Movie
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in Hollywood

Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in Hollywood

1945

5.7

Movie
Cafe Hostess

Cafe Hostess

1940

5.5

Movie
Chasing Danger

Chasing Danger

1939

6.0

Movie
Chubasco

Chubasco

1968

3.5

Movie
Classification of Enlisted Men

Classification of Enlisted Men

1942

0.0

Movie
Corruption

Corruption

1933

5.2

Movie
Destination 60,000

Destination 60,000

1957

0.0

Movie
Doctor X

Doctor X

1932

6.0

Movie
Double Danger

Double Danger

1938

6.5

Movie
Elmer, the Great

Elmer, the Great

1933

4.3

Movie
Everybody's Doing It

Everybody's Doing It

1938

5.0

Movie
First Lady

First Lady

1937

6.2

Movie
Follow the Leader

Follow the Leader

1930

5.4

Movie
poster

General Electric Theater

1953

6.0

TV
Geronimo

Geronimo

1939

5.0

Movie
poster

Going My Way

1962

5.7

TV
Guadalcanal Diary

Guadalcanal Diary

1943

5.6

Movie
poster

Gunslinger

1961

6.0

TV
poster

Harbor Command

1957

4.0

TV
Heads Up

Heads Up

1930

0.0

Movie
Heat Lightning

Heat Lightning

1934

6.8

Movie
His Woman

His Woman

1931

3.5

Movie
Hoopla

Hoopla

1933

6.0

Movie
I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang

I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang

1932

7.8

Movie
I Shot Jesse James

I Shot Jesse James

1949

6.3

Movie
I, the Jury

I, the Jury

1953

5.7

Movie
Inside Job

Inside Job

1946

5.6

Movie
It's Your America

It's Your America

1946

6.5

Movie
Just Around the Corner

Just Around the Corner

1933

6.0

Movie
Kansas City Confidential

Kansas City Confidential

1952

7.1

Movie
King of the Wild Horses

King of the Wild Horses

1947

0.0

Movie
Ladies They Talk About

Ladies They Talk About

1933

6.1

Movie
Law and Order

Law and Order

1953

4.8

Movie
poster

Letter to Loretta

1953

6.2

TV
Life Begins

Life Begins

1932

6.0

Movie
Little Tokyo, U.S.A.

Little Tokyo, U.S.A.

1942

0.0

Movie
Love Before Breakfast

Love Before Breakfast

1936

5.8

Movie
Lucy and Desi

Lucy and Desi

2022

7.1

Movie
Missing Evidence

Missing Evidence

1939

0.0

Movie
Montana Territory

Montana Territory

1952

0.0

Movie
Moon Over Burma

Moon Over Burma

1940

5.0

Movie
Muss 'em Up

Muss 'em Up

1936

5.5

Movie
My Friend Flicka

My Friend Flicka

1943

6.0

Movie
News Is Made at Night

News Is Made at Night

1939

4.5

Movie
Night in New Orleans

Night in New Orleans

1942

4.0

Movie
North West Mounted Police

North West Mounted Police

1940

6.3

Movie
Nothing But the Truth

Nothing But the Truth

1929

5.0

Movie
poster

O. Henry Playhouse

1957

6.0

TV
poster

Outlaws

1960

6.2

TV
Ramrod

Ramrod

1947

6.4

Movie
Roger Touhy, Gangster

Roger Touhy, Gangster

1944

6.0

Movie
poster

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

1951

7.0

TV
Sea Devils

Sea Devils

1937

5.7

Movie
Secret Agent of Japan

Secret Agent of Japan

1942

4.5

Movie
Sensation Hunters

Sensation Hunters

1933

2.0

Movie
Sleepers East

Sleepers East

1934

0.0

Movie
Society Smugglers

Society Smugglers

1939

5.7

Movie
Strange Triangle

Strange Triangle

1946

3.6

Movie
Strangers All

Strangers All

1935

5.5

Movie
Submarine Patrol

Submarine Patrol

1938

6.6

Movie
Tangier

Tangier

1946

6.2

Movie
poster

Target: The Corruptors!

1961

3.5

TV
The 42nd Street Special

The 42nd Street Special

1933

5.3

Movie
The All-American

The All-American

1932

5.0

Movie
The Arizonian

The Arizonian

1935

0.0

Movie
The Bands Plays On

The Bands Plays On

1934

8.5

Movie
The Big Cat

The Big Cat

1949

4.0

Movie
The Big Gusher

The Big Gusher

1951

5.0

Movie
The Big Night

The Big Night

1951

6.9

Movie
The Bogus Green

The Bogus Green

1951

0.0

Movie
The Devil's Mate

The Devil's Mate

1933

0.0

Movie
The Harvey Girls

The Harvey Girls

1946

6.4

Movie
The Hunted

The Hunted

1948

5.2

Movie
The Informer

The Informer

1935

6.7

Movie
The Lady in the Morgue

The Lady in the Morgue

1938

6.0

Movie
The Last Days of Pompeii

The Last Days of Pompeii

1935

5.6

Movie
The Last Mile

The Last Mile

1932

5.9

Movie
The Last Warning

The Last Warning

1938

7.0

Movie
The Man from Galveston

The Man from Galveston

1963

5.2

Movie
The Man Who Dared

The Man Who Dared

1933

6.0

Movie
The Marshal's Daughter

The Marshal's Daughter

1953

2.7

Movie
The Outcasts of Poker Flat

The Outcasts of Poker Flat

1937

6.0

Movie
The People's Enemy

The People's Enemy

1935

6.0

Movie
The Plough and the Stars

The Plough and the Stars

1936

5.6

Movie
The Roundup

The Roundup

1941

8.0

Movie
The Storm

The Storm

1938

0.0

Movie
The Time Travelers

The Time Travelers

1964

4.9

Movie
The Tougher They Come

The Tougher They Come

1950

3.0

Movie
The Valley of Decision

The Valley of Decision

1945

7.3

Movie
The Westland Case

The Westland Case

1937

6.0

Movie
Three Desperate Men

Three Desperate Men

1951

5.5

Movie
Thunder Birds

Thunder Birds

1942

5.4

Movie
Thunderhead: Son of Flicka

Thunderhead: Son of Flicka

1945

6.7

Movie
Thunderhoof

Thunderhoof

1948

0.0

Movie
Tomahawk

Tomahawk

1951

6.6

Movie
Twice Blessed

Twice Blessed

1945

6.0

Movie
Two Seconds

Two Seconds

1932

6.1

Movie
Unfinished Business

Unfinished Business

1941

5.3

Movie
Up the River

Up the River

1938

0.0

Movie
poster

Waterfront

1954

7.0

TV
We Who Are About to Die

We Who Are About to Die

1937

6.8

Movie
We're Only Human

We're Only Human

1935

6.5

Movie
Wharf Angel

Wharf Angel

1934

3.7

Movie
You Can't Beat Love

You Can't Beat Love

1937

6.0

Movie
You Said a Mouthful

You Said a Mouthful

1932

5.0

Movie
You've Got To Be Smart

You've Got To Be Smart

1967

3.0

Movie