
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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Preston Foster, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia
Filmografi
Annie Oakley1935 · Toby Walker
Guadalcanal Diary1943 · Father Donnelly
Thunder Birds1942 · Steve Britt
Doctor X1932 · Dr. Wells
Bermuda Mystery1944 · Steve Carramond
Hoopla1933 · Nifty Miller
Army Girl1938 · Capt. Dike Conger
Sensation Hunters1933 · Tom baylor
Dangerous Crossroads1933 · Hinton
His Woman1931 · Crewman
Law and Order1953 · Kurt Durling
Advance to the Rear1964 · Gen. Bateman (uncredited)
Lucy and Desi2022 · Self (archive footage)
I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang1932 · Pete
Barbara Stanwyck: Straight Down the Line1997 · Self (archive footage)
Roger Touhy, Gangster1944 · Roger Touhy
North West Mounted Police1940 · Sergeant Jim Brett
I, the Jury1953 · Capt. Pat Chambers
The Devil's Mate1933 · Insp. O'Brien
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in Hollywood1945 · Self (uncredited)
Ladies They Talk About1933 · David Slade
The Tougher They Come1950 · Joe MacKinley
The Valley of Decision1945 · Jim Brennan
Everybody's Doing It1938 · Bruce Keene
Selmer Jackson
Walter Tetley
Richard Haydn
Fay Wray
Anthony Quinn
Kane Richmond
Roy Roberts
Gene Tierney
Minor Watson
Richard Cromwell
Miles Mander
James Gleason