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