Preston Foster
Acting • Born 1900-08-22 – Died 1970-07-14
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
Filmography
118 credits
Doctor X
Movie • 1932
Dr. Wells
Kansas City Confidential
Movie • 1952
Tim Foster
American Empire
Movie • 1942
Paxton Bryce
Sensation Hunters
Movie • 1933
Tom baylor
Strange Triangle
Movie • 1946
Sam Crane
Inside Job
Movie • 1946
Bart Madden
I Shot Jesse James
Movie • 1949
John Kelley
I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang
Movie • 1932
Pete
The Big Night
Movie • 1951
Andy La Main
Ramrod
Movie • 1947
Frank Ivey
I, the Jury
Movie • 1953
Capt. Pat Chambers
Guadalcanal Diary
Movie • 1943
Father Donnelly
Ladies They Talk About
Movie • 1933
David Slade
The Valley of Decision
Movie • 1945
Jim Brennan
Annie Oakley
Movie • 1935
Toby Walker
The Informer
Movie • 1935
Dan Gallagher
Tomahawk
Movie • 1951
Col. Carrington
The Hunted
Movie • 1948
Johnny Saxon
The Time Travelers
Movie • 1964
Dr. Erik von Steiner
Classification of Enlisted Men
Movie • 1942
Narrator
My Friend Flicka
Movie • 1943
Rob McLaughlin
The Last Mile
Movie • 1932
John 'Killer' Mears, Cell 4
Thunderhead: Son of Flicka
Movie • 1945
Rob McLaughlin
North West Mounted Police
Movie • 1940
Sergeant Jim Brett
Hoopla
Movie • 1933
Nifty Miller
The People's Enemy
Movie • 1935
Vince M. Falcone
Law and Order
Movie • 1953
Kurt Durling
Unfinished Business
Movie • 1941
Steve Duncan
Heat Lightning
Movie • 1934
George
A Gentleman After Dark
Movie • 1942
Tom Gaynor
Little Tokyo, U.S.A.
Movie • 1942
Michael Steele
Thunder Birds
Movie • 1942
Steve Britt
The Bogus Green
Movie • 1951
Brass McGannon
Lucy and Desi
Movie • 2022
Self (archive footage)
First Lady
Movie • 1937
Stephen Wayne
Advance to the Rear
Movie • 1964
Gen. Bateman (uncredited)
Night in New Orleans
Movie • 1942
Police Lt. Steve Abbott
Three Desperate Men
Movie • 1951
Tom Denton
Love Before Breakfast
Movie • 1936
Scott Miller
Roger Touhy, Gangster
Movie • 1944
Roger Touhy
Life Begins
Movie • 1932
Dr. Brett
The Man from Galveston
Movie • 1963
Judge Homer Black
Missing Evidence
Movie • 1939
Bill Collins
Double Danger
Movie • 1938
Robert Crane
Corruption
Movie • 1933
Tim Butler
You Can't Beat Love
Movie • 1937
James Ellsworth 'Jimmy' Hughes
The Big Cat
Movie • 1949
Tom Eggers
Sea Devils
Movie • 1937
Michael 'Mike' O'Shea
The Arizonian
Movie • 1935
Tex Randolph
Muss 'em Up
Movie • 1936
Tip O'Neil
The Outcasts of Poker Flat
Movie • 1937
John Oakhurst
Strangers All
Movie • 1935
Murray Carter
The Last Days of Pompeii
Movie • 1935
Marcus
The Plough and the Stars
Movie • 1936
Jack Clitheroe
The Big Gusher
Movie • 1951
Henry 'Hank' Mason
Army Girl
Movie • 1938
Capt. Dike Conger
Tangier
Movie • 1946
Col. Jose Artiego
We're Only Human
Movie • 1935
Det. Sgt. Pete 'Mac' McCaffrey
Moon Over Burma
Movie • 1940
Bill Gordon
Submarine Patrol
Movie • 1938
Lt. (j.g.) John C. Drake
Elmer, the Great
Movie • 1933
Walker
Just Around the Corner
Movie • 1933
Tim - Office Worker (uncredited)
Wharf Angel
Movie • 1934
Como Murphy
Twice Blessed
Movie • 1945
Jeff Turner
Follow the Leader
Movie • 1930
Two-Gun Terry
His Woman
Movie • 1931
Crewman
Two Seconds
Movie • 1932
Bud Clark
Chubasco
Movie • 1968
Nick
You Said a Mouthful
Movie • 1932
Ed Dover
The Lady in the Morgue
Movie • 1938
Det. Bill Crane
The Band Plays On
Movie • 1934
Howdy Hardy
Everybody's Doing It
Movie • 1938
Bruce Keene
Thunderhoof
Movie • 1948
Scotty Mason
We Who Are About to Die
Movie • 1937
Steven Mathews
Secret Agent of Japan
Movie • 1942
Roy Bonnell
The Harvey Girls
Movie • 1946
Judge Sam Purvis
Geronimo
Movie • 1939
Capt. Bill Starrett
Heads Up
Movie • 1930
Blake (uncredited)
The Tougher They Come
Movie • 1950
Joe MacKinley
News Is Made at Night
Movie • 1939
Steve Drum
Barbara Stanwyck: Straight Down the Line
Movie • 1997
Self (archive footage)
Montana Territory
Movie • 1952
Sheriff Henry Plummer
The Marshal's Daughter
Movie • 1953
Preston Foster - Poker-Game Player
20,000 Men a Year
Movie • 1939
Jim Howell
The Roundup
Movie • 1941
Greg Lane
The Man Who Dared
Movie • 1933
Jan Novak
Bermuda Mystery
Movie • 1944
Steve Carramond
Destination 60,000
Movie • 1957
Col. Ed Buckley
Chasing Danger
Movie • 1939
Steve Mitchell
Society Smugglers
Movie • 1939
Sully
The Westland Case
Movie • 1937
Bill Crane - Private Detective
The Last Warning
Movie • 1938
Bill Crane
The Devil's Mate
Movie • 1933
Insp. O'Brien
Nothing but the Truth
Movie • 1929
Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
Cafe Hostess
Movie • 1940
Dan Walters
Sleepers East
Movie • 1934
Jason Everett
King of the Wild Horses
Movie • 1947
Dave Taggert
A Night at the Biltmore Bowl
Movie • 1935
Preston Foster
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
Movie • 1975
Self (archive footage)
The Storm
Movie • 1938
Jack Stacey
The All-American
Movie • 1932
Steve Kelly
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in Hollywood
Movie • 1945
Self (uncredited)
Up the River
Movie • 1938
'Chipper' Morgan
It's Your America
Movie • 1946
Army Surgeon (uncredited)
You've Got To Be Smart
Movie • 1967
D. O. Griggs
The 42nd Street Special
Movie • 1933
Self (uncredited)
Dangerous Crossroads
Movie • 1933
Hinton
77 Sunset Strip
TV • 1958
General Electric Theater
TV • 1953
Going My Way
TV • 1962
Target: The Corruptors!
TV • 1961
Outlaws
TV • 1960
Waterfront
TV • 1954
Cap'n John Herrick
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
TV • 1951
Bob Hood
Gunslinger
TV • 1961
Captain Zachary Scott
O. Henry Playhouse
TV • 1957
John McCaskey
Harbor Command
TV • 1957
Letter to Loretta
TV • 1953