Foster Williams was born on 28 July 1899 in Cincinnati, Ohio, USA. He was an actor, known for That's the Spirit (1937). He was married to Alice McDonald and Shirley Grey. He died on 19 May 1948.
Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War I. His son, Thomas Foster McCarthy II followed his father's path into the Corps, but was killed in action on Okinawa.