Preston Foster
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- August 22, 1900
- Died
- July 14, 1970 (aged 69)
- Birthplace
- Pitman, New Jersey, USA
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
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Filmography
Lucy and Desi
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Barbara Stanwyck: Straight Down the Line
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Chubasco
Movie · as Nick
You've Got To Be Smart
Movie · as D. O. Griggs
The Time Travelers
Movie · as Dr. Erik von Steiner
Advance to the Rear
Movie · as Gen. Bateman (uncredited)
The Man from Galveston
Movie · as Judge Homer Black
Going My Way
TV · 1 ep
Target: The Corruptors!
TV · 1 ep
Gunslinger
TV · as Captain Zachary Scott · 12 eps
Outlaws
TV · 1 ep
77 Sunset Strip
TV · 1 ep
Destination 60,000
Movie · as Col. Ed Buckley
O. Henry Playhouse
TV · as John McCaskey · 1 ep
Harbor Command
TV · 1 ep
Waterfront
TV · as Cap'n John Herrick · 81 eps
I, the Jury
Movie · as Capt. Pat Chambers
Law and Order
Movie · as Kurt Durling
The Marshal's Daughter
Movie · as Preston Foster - Poker-Game Player
General Electric Theater
TV · 1 ep
Letter to Loretta
TV · 1 ep
Kansas City Confidential
Movie · as Tim Foster
Montana Territory
Movie · as Sheriff Henry Plummer
The Big Night
Movie · as Andy La Main
Tomahawk
Movie · as Col. Carrington
The Bogus Green
Movie · as Brass McGannon
Three Desperate Men
Movie · as Tom Denton
The Big Gusher
Movie · as Henry 'Hank' Mason
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
TV · as Bob Hood · 1 ep
The Tougher They Come
Movie · as Joe MacKinley
I Shot Jesse James
Movie · as John Kelley
The Big Cat
Movie · as Tom Eggers
The Hunted
Movie · as Johnny Saxon
Thunderhoof
Movie · as Scotty Mason
Ramrod
Movie · as Frank Ivey
King of the Wild Horses
Movie · as Dave Taggert
Strange Triangle
Movie · as Sam Crane
Inside Job
Movie · as Bart Madden
Tangier
Movie · as Col. Jose Artiego
The Harvey Girls
Movie · as Judge Sam Purvis
It's Your America
Movie · as Army Surgeon (uncredited)
The Valley of Decision
Movie · as Jim Brennan
Thunderhead: Son of Flicka
Movie · as Rob McLaughlin
Twice Blessed
Movie · as Jeff Turner
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in Hollywood
Movie · as Self (uncredited)
Roger Touhy, Gangster
Movie · as Roger Touhy
Bermuda Mystery
Movie · as Steve Carramond
Guadalcanal Diary
Movie · as Father Donnelly
My Friend Flicka
Movie · as Rob McLaughlin
American Empire
Movie · as Paxton Bryce
Classification of Enlisted Men
Movie · as Narrator
A Gentleman After Dark
Movie · as Tom Gaynor
Little Tokyo, U.S.A.
Movie · as Michael Steele
Thunder Birds
Movie · as Steve Britt
Night in New Orleans
Movie · as Police Lt. Steve Abbott
Secret Agent of Japan
Movie · as Roy Bonnell
Unfinished Business
Movie · as Steve Duncan
The Roundup
Movie · as Greg Lane
North West Mounted Police
Movie · as Sergeant Jim Brett
Moon Over Burma
Movie · as Bill Gordon
Cafe Hostess
Movie · as Dan Walters
Missing Evidence
Movie · as Bill Collins
Geronimo
Movie · as Capt. Bill Starrett
News Is Made at Night
Movie · as Steve Drum
20,000 Men a Year
Movie · as Jim Howell
Chasing Danger
Movie · as Steve Mitchell
Society Smugglers
Movie · as Sully
Double Danger
Movie · as Robert Crane
Army Girl
Movie · as Capt. Dike Conger
Submarine Patrol
Movie · as Lt. (j.g.) John C. Drake
The Lady in the Morgue
Movie · as Det. Bill Crane
Everybody's Doing It
Movie · as Bruce Keene
The Last Warning
Movie · as Bill Crane
The Storm
Movie · as Jack Stacey
Up the River
Movie · as 'Chipper' Morgan
First Lady
Movie · as Stephen Wayne
You Can't Beat Love
Movie · as James Ellsworth 'Jimmy' Hughes
Sea Devils
Movie · as Michael 'Mike' O'Shea
The Outcasts of Poker Flat
Movie · as John Oakhurst
We Who Are About to Die
Movie · as Steven Mathews
The Westland Case
Movie · as Bill Crane - Private Detective
Love Before Breakfast
Movie · as Scott Miller
Muss 'em Up
Movie · as Tip O'Neil
The Plough and the Stars
Movie · as Jack Clitheroe
Annie Oakley
Movie · as Toby Walker
The Informer
Movie · as Dan Gallagher
The People's Enemy
Movie · as Vince M. Falcone
The Arizonian
Movie · as Tex Randolph
Strangers All
Movie · as Murray Carter
The Last Days of Pompeii
Movie · as Marcus
We're Only Human
Movie · as Det. Sgt. Pete 'Mac' McCaffrey
A Night at the Biltmore Bowl
Movie · as Preston Foster
Heat Lightning
Movie · as George
Wharf Angel
Movie · as Como Murphy
The Band Plays On
Movie · as Howdy Hardy
Sleepers East
Movie · as Jason Everett
Sensation Hunters
Movie · as Tom baylor
Ladies They Talk About
Movie · as David Slade
Hoopla
Movie · as Nifty Miller
Corruption
Movie · as Tim Butler
Elmer, the Great
Movie · as Walker
Just Around the Corner
Movie · as Tim - Office Worker (uncredited)
The Man Who Dared
Movie · as Jan Novak
The Devil's Mate
Movie · as Insp. O'Brien
The 42nd Street Special
Movie · as Self (uncredited)
Dangerous Crossroads
Movie · as Hinton
Doctor X
Movie · as Dr. Wells
I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang
Movie · as Pete
The Last Mile
Movie · as John 'Killer' Mears, Cell 4
Life Begins
Movie · as Dr. Brett
Two Seconds
Movie · as Bud Clark
You Said a Mouthful
Movie · as Ed Dover
The All-American
Movie · as Steve Kelly
His Woman
Movie · as Crewman
Follow the Leader
Movie · as Two-Gun Terry
Heads Up
Movie · as Blake (uncredited)
Nothing but the Truth
Movie · as Nightclub Patron (uncredited)