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