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