Acting · Pitman, New Jersey, USA · Born August 22, 1900
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
MovieLucy and Desi
2022
as Self (archive footage)
MovieBarbara Stanwyck: Straight Down the Line
1997
as Self (archive footage)
MovieBrother, Can You Spare a Dime?
1975
as Self (archive footage)
MovieChubasco
1968
as Nick
MovieYou've Got To Be Smart
1967
as D. O. Griggs
MovieThe Time Travelers
1964
as Dr. Erik von Steiner
MovieAdvance to the Rear
1964
as Gen. Bateman (uncredited)
MovieThe Man from Galveston
1963
as Judge Homer Black
TVGoing My Way
1962
TVTarget: The Corruptors!
1961
TVGunslinger
1961
as Captain Zachary Scott
TVOutlaws
1960
TV77 Sunset Strip
1958
TVHarbor Command
1957
Destination 60,000
1957
as Col. Ed Buckley
O. Henry Playhouse
1957
as John McCaskey
TVWaterfront
1954
as Cap'n John Herrick
TVLetter to Loretta
1953
MovieI, the Jury
1953
as Capt. Pat Chambers
MovieThe Marshal's Daughter
1953
as Preston Foster - Poker-Game Player
MovieLaw and Order
1953
as Kurt Durling
TVGeneral Electric Theater
1953
MovieKansas City Confidential
1952
as Tim Foster
MovieMontana Territory
1952
as Sheriff Henry Plummer
MovieThe Big Night
1951
as Andy La Main
TVSchlitz Playhouse of Stars
1951
as Bob Hood
The Bogus Green
1951
as Brass McGannon
MovieThe Big Gusher
1951
as Henry 'Hank' Mason
MovieTomahawk
1951
as Col. Carrington
MovieThree Desperate Men
1951
as Tom Denton
MovieThe Tougher They Come
1950
as Joe MacKinley
MovieThe Big Cat
1949
as Tom Eggers
MovieI Shot Jesse James
1949
as John Kelley
MovieThunderhoof
1948
as Scotty Mason
MovieThe Hunted
1948
as Johnny Saxon
MovieRamrod
1947
as Frank Ivey
MovieKing of the Wild Horses
1947
as Dave Taggert
MovieIt's Your America
1946
as Army Surgeon (uncredited)
MovieInside Job
1946
as Bart Madden
MovieTangier
1946
as Col. Jose Artiego
MovieStrange Triangle
1946
as Sam Crane
MovieThe Harvey Girls
1946
as Judge Sam Purvis
MovieBud Abbott and Lou Costello in Hollywood
1945
as Self (uncredited)
MovieTwice Blessed
1945
as Jeff Turner
MovieThe Valley of Decision
1945
as Jim Brennan
MovieThunderhead: Son of Flicka
1945
as Rob McLaughlin
MovieRoger Touhy, Gangster
1944
as Roger Touhy
MovieBermuda Mystery
1944
as Steve Carramond
MovieGuadalcanal Diary
1943
as Father Donnelly
MovieMy Friend Flicka
1943
as Rob McLaughlin
MovieAmerican Empire
1942
as Paxton Bryce
MovieThunder Birds
1942
as Steve Britt
MovieClassification of Enlisted Men
1942
as Narrator
MovieLittle Tokyo, U.S.A.
1942
as Michael Steele
MovieNight in New Orleans
1942
as Police Lt. Steve Abbott
MovieA Gentleman After Dark
1942
as Tom Gaynor
MovieSecret Agent of Japan
1942
as Roy Bonnell
MovieUnfinished Business
1941
as Steve Duncan
MovieThe Roundup
1941
as Greg Lane
MovieNorth West Mounted Police
1940
as Sergeant Jim Brett
MovieMoon Over Burma
1940
as Bill Gordon
MovieCafe Hostess
1940
as Dan Walters
MovieMissing Evidence
1939
as Bill Collins
MovieGeronimo
1939
as Capt. Bill Starrett
Movie20,000 Men a Year
1939
as Jim Howell
MovieNews Is Made at Night
1939
as Steve Drum
MovieChasing Danger
1939
as Steve Mitchell
MovieSociety Smugglers
1939
as Sully
MovieUp the River
1938
as 'Chipper' Morgan
MovieThe Last Warning
1938
as Bill Crane
MovieSubmarine Patrol
1938
as Lt. (j.g.) John C. Drake
MovieThe Storm
1938
as Jack Stacey
MovieArmy Girl
1938
as Capt. Dike Conger
MovieThe Lady in the Morgue
1938
as Det. Bill Crane
MovieDouble Danger
1938
as Robert Crane
MovieEverybody's Doing It
1938
as Bruce Keene
MovieFirst Lady
1937
as Stephen Wayne
MovieThe Westland Case
1937
as Bill Crane - Private Detective
MovieYou Can't Beat Love
1937
as James Ellsworth 'Jimmy' Hughes
MovieThe Outcasts of Poker Flat
1937
as John Oakhurst
MovieSea Devils
1937
as Michael 'Mike' O'Shea
MovieWe Who Are About to Die
1937
as Steven Mathews
MovieThe Plough and the Stars
1936
as Jack Clitheroe
MovieLove Before Breakfast
1936
as Scott Miller
MovieMuss 'em Up
1936
as Tip O'Neil
MovieWe're Only Human
1935
as Det. Sgt. Pete 'Mac' McCaffrey
MovieAnnie Oakley
1935
as Toby Walker
MovieThe Last Days of Pompeii
1935
as Marcus
MovieThe Arizonian
1935
as Tex Randolph
MovieA Night at the Biltmore Bowl
1935
as Preston Foster
MovieThe Informer
1935
as Dan Gallagher
MovieThe People's Enemy
1935
as Vince M. Falcone
MovieStrangers All
1935
as Murray Carter
MovieThe Band Plays On
1934
as Howdy Hardy
MovieWharf Angel
1934
as Como Murphy
MovieHeat Lightning
1934
as George
MovieSleepers East
1934
as Jason Everett
MovieHoopla
1933
as Nifty Miller
MovieSensation Hunters
1933
as Tom baylor
MovieThe Devil's Mate
1933
as Insp. O'Brien
MovieThe Man Who Dared
1933
as Jan Novak
MovieCorruption
1933
as Tim Butler
MovieDangerous Crossroads
1933
as Hinton
MovieElmer, the Great
1933
as Walker
MovieThe 42nd Street Special
1933
as Self (uncredited)
MovieLadies They Talk About
1933
as David Slade
MovieJust Around the Corner
1933
as Tim - Office Worker (uncredited)
MovieYou Said a Mouthful
1932
as Ed Dover
MovieI Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang
1932
as Pete
MovieThe All-American
1932
as Steve Kelly
MovieLife Begins
1932
as Dr. Brett
MovieThe Last Mile
1932
as John 'Killer' Mears, Cell 4
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1932
as Dr. Wells
MovieTwo Seconds
1932
as Bud Clark
MovieHis Woman
1931
as Crewman
MovieFollow the Leader
1930
as Two-Gun Terry
MovieHeads Up
1930
as Blake (uncredited)
MovieNothing but the Truth
1929
as Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
