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Preston Foster
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 a…
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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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2022
Lucy and Desi
Movie Self (archive footage)
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1997
Barbara Stanwyck: Straight Down the Line
Movie Self (archive footage)
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1975
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
Movie Self (archive footage)
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1968
Chubasco
Movie Nick
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1967
You've Got To Be Smart
Movie D. O. Griggs
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1964
The Time Travelers
Movie Dr. Erik von Steiner
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1964
Advance to the Rear
Movie Gen. Bateman (uncredited)
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1963
The Man from Galveston
Movie Judge Homer Black
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1962
Going My Way
TV show
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1961
Target: The Corruptors!
TV show
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1961
Gunslinger
TV show Captain Zachary Scott
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1960
Outlaws
TV show
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1958
77 Sunset Strip
TV show
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1957
Harbor Command
TV show
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1957
Destination 60,000
Movie Col. Ed Buckley
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1957
O. Henry Playhouse
TV show John McCaskey
More credits
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1954
Waterfront
TV show Cap'n John Herrick
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1953
Letter to Loretta
TV show
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1953
I, the Jury
Movie Capt. Pat Chambers
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1953
The Marshal's Daughter
Movie Preston Foster - Poker-Game Player
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1953
Law and Order
Movie Kurt Durling
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1953
General Electric Theater
TV show
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1952
Kansas City Confidential
Movie Tim Foster
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1952
Montana Territory
Movie Sheriff Henry Plummer
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1951
The Big Night
Movie Andy La Main
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1951
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
TV show Bob Hood
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1951
The Bogus Green
Movie Brass McGannon
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1951
The Big Gusher
Movie Henry 'Hank' Mason
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1951
Tomahawk
Movie Col. Carrington
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1951
Three Desperate Men
Movie Tom Denton
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1950
The Tougher They Come
Movie Joe MacKinley
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1949
The Big Cat
Movie Tom Eggers
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1949
I Shot Jesse James
Movie John Kelley
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1948
Thunderhoof
Movie Scotty Mason
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1948
The Hunted
Movie Johnny Saxon
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1947
Ramrod
Movie Frank Ivey
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1947
King of the Wild Horses
Movie Dave Taggert
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1946
It's Your America
Movie Army Surgeon (uncredited)
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1946
Inside Job
Movie Bart Madden
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1946
Tangier
Movie Col. Jose Artiego
