Preston Foster
Gender: Male
Born: 24th August 1900
Died: 14th July 1970
Nationality: United States of America
TV programs: Gunslinger, Waterfront (1954), Waterfront
Movies: Kansas City Confidential, The Informer, The Big Night, I, the Jury, Ladies They Talk About, The Valley of Decision, Thunderhead, Son of Flicka, The Time Travelers, I Shot Jesse James, Submarine Patrol, Annie Oakley, The Plough and the Stars, Up the River, Sensation Hunters, Love Before Breakfast, Thunder Birds, Guadalcanal Diary, Northwest Mounted Police, The Last Days of Pompeii, First Lady, Inside Job, Wharf Angel, Little Tokyo, U.S.A., Heat Lightning, Hoop-La, I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang, Corruption, Secret Agent of Japan, American Empire, Tangier, My Friend Flicka, The Hunted, The Roundup, Army Girl, The Big Cat, You've Got to Be Smart, Two Seconds, The Band Plays On, Twice Blessed, The Arizonian, We're Only Human, Muss 'em Up, Sea Devils, We Who Are About to Die, You Can't Beat Love, The Outcasts of Poker Flat, Everybody's Doing It, Double Danger
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
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