The Resume

(August 24, 1900-July 14, 1970)
Born in Ocean City, New Jersey
Portrayed Judge Sam Purvis in the Judy Garland musical, 'The Harvey Girls' (1946)
Portrayed Captain John Herrick in the television drama series 'The Waterfront' (1954 - 55)
Portrayed Zachary Wingate in the series 'Gunslinger' (1961-62)
Also appeared in the films 'I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang,' 'The People's Enemy,' 'Geronimo,' 'My Friend Flicka,' 'The Informer,' 'Annie Oakley,' 'The Last Days of Pompeii,' 'I Shot Jesse James,' and 'Kansas City Confidential'

Why he might be annoying:

He was divorced.
He was basically a B-movie matinee idol.
John Ford biographer Scott Eyman's opinion of him was as follows: 'Suffice it to say that when Preston Foster is the strongest lead actor in a movie, that movie is in trouble.'
He was typecast in antagonist roles - usually unsympathetic heavies or ruthless gangster parts.
When asked if he enjoyed playing villain roles, he answered: 'I don't, but my mother does. Every time I do a part like this, she writes, It was a nice picture, Preston, but do you have to play roles like that?’

Why he might not be annoying:

He began his career as an opera singer.
He served in the U.S. Coast Guard during World War II.
He holds the honorary rank of Commodore.
He was described as being relatively easy to work with by castmates and directors.
He enjoyed boating and deep-sea marlin fishing off of California's southern coast.
He was a versatile character actor, playing everything from a family-deserting criminal in 'Public Enemy' to a fatherly chaplain on the Pacific warfront in 'Guadalcanal Diary.'
When the San Diego Padres made their debut in the Major Leagues, in 1969, he penned their first official team song ('Let's Go Padres').

Credit: BoyWiththeGreenHair

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

• Barbara Stanwick's Leading Men
• BoyWiththeGreenHair’s Profiles [Series 12]
• Celebrities who Served in World War II [1939-45]
• Celebrity San Diego Padre Fans
• I Adopted a Child
• I Am Vaudeville [A-L]
• I Attended the Premiere of Disney’s ‘Snow White’ [1937]
• I Died in 1970 (Ranked: 69)
• I Have a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame[F-I]
• I Probably Banged Clara Bow
• John Ford Films
• Judy Garland's Leading Men
• Look at Me, I'm Reading
• Mustaches
• Profiles 45001-45250 (Ranked: 45164)
• Served in World War II
• Stars of MGM Musicals

Year In Review:

In 2023, Out of 2 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2022, Out of 1 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2021, Out of 11 Votes: 81.82% Annoying
In 2020, Out of 3 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
In 2019, Out of 13 Votes: 46.15% Annoying