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