Preston Foster
Personal Info
Known for
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1900-08-22
Day of Death
1970-07-14 (69 years old)
Place of Birth
Pitman, New Jersey, USA
Preston Foster
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.
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Known For
Acting
(2022)
Lucy and Desi
as Self (archive footage)
(1997)
Barbara Stanwyck: Straight Down The Line
as Self (archive footage)
(1975)
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
as Self (archive footage)
(1968)
Chubasco
as Nick
(1967)
You've Got To Be Smart
as D. O. Griggs
(1964)
The Time Travelers
as Dr. Erik von Steiner
(1964)
Advance to the Rear
as Gen. Bateman (uncredited)
(1963)
The Man from Galveston
as Judge Homer Black
(1957)
Destination 60,000
as Col. Ed Buckley
(1953)
Law and Order
as Kurt Durling
(1953)
I, the Jury
as Capt. Pat Chambers
(1953)
The Marshal's Daughter
as Preston Foster - Poker-Game Player
(1952)
Montana Territory
as Sheriff Henry Plummer
(1952)
Kansas City Confidential
as Tim Foster
(1951)
The Big Night
as Andy La Main
(1951)
Three Desperate Men
as Tom Denton
(1951)
Tomahawk
as Col. Carrington
(1951)
The Bogus Green
as Brass McGannon
(1951)
The Big Gusher
as Hank Mason
(1950)
The Tougher They Come
as Joe MacKinley
(1949)
I Shot Jesse James
as John Kelley
(1949)
The Big Cat
as Tom Eggers
(1948)
The Hunted
as Johnny Saxon
(1948)
Thunderhoof
as Scotty Mason
(1947)
Ramrod
as Frank Ivey
(1947)
King of the Wild Horses
as Dave Taggert
(1946)
Tangier
as Col. Jose Artiego
(1946)
The Harvey Girls
as Judge Sam Purvis
(1946)
Strange Triangle
as Sam Crane
(1946)
It's Your America
as Army Surgeon (uncredited)
(1946)
Inside Job
as Bart Madden
(1945)
Thunderhead: Son of Flicka
as Rob McLaughlin
(1945)
The Valley of Decision
as Jim Brennan
(1945)
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in Hollywood
as Self (uncredited)
(1945)
Twice Blessed
as Jeff Turner
(1944)
Roger Touhy, Gangster
as Roger Touhy
(1944)
Bermuda Mystery
as Steve Carramond
(1943)
Guadalcanal Diary
as Father Donnelly
(1943)
My Friend Flicka
as Rob McLaughlin
(1942)
American Empire
as Paxton Bryce
(1942)
Night in New Orleans
as Police Lt. Steve Abbott
(1942)
Secret Agent of Japan
as Roy Bonnell
(1942)
A Gentleman After Dark
as Tom Gaynor
(1942)
Little Tokyo, U.S.A.
as Michael Steele
(1942)
Thunder Birds
as Steve Britt
(1942)
Classification of Enlisted Men
as Narrator
(1941)
The Roundup
as Greg Lane
(1941)
Unfinished Business
as Steve Duncan
(1940)
Cafe Hostess
as Dan Walters
(1940)
Moon Over Burma
as Bill Gordon
(1940)
North West Mounted Police
as Sergeant Jim Brett
(1939)
Missing Evidence
as Bill Collins
(1939)
20,000 Men a Year
as Jim Howell
(1939)
Society Smugglers
as Sully
(1939)
Geronimo
as Capt. Bill Starrett
(1939)
News Is Made at Night
as Steve Drum
(1939)
Chasing Danger
as Steve Mitchell
(1938)
Up the River
as 'Chipper' Morgan
(1938)
The Lady in the Morgue
as Det. Bill Crane
(1938)
Submarine Patrol
as Lt. (j.g.) John C. Drake
(1938)
The Last Warning
as Bill Crane
(1938)
The Storm
as Jack Stacey
(1938)
Double Danger
as Robert Crane
(1938)
Everybody's Doing It
as Bruce Keene
(1938)
Army Girl
as Capt. Dike Conger
(1937)
We Who Are About to Die
as Steven Mathews
(1937)
First Lady
as Stephen Wayne
(1937)
Sea Devils
as Michael 'Mike' O'Shea
(1937)
The Westland Case
as Bill Crane - Private Detective
(1937)
The Outcasts of Poker Flat
as John Oakhurst
(1937)
You Can't Beat Love
as James Ellsworth 'Jimmy' Hughes
(1936)
Love Before Breakfast
as Scott Miller
(1936)
The Plough and the Stars
as Jack Clitheroe
(1936)
Muss 'em Up
as Tip O'Neil
(1935)
A Night at the Biltmore Bowl
as Preston Foster
(1935)
Annie Oakley
as Toby Walker
(1935)
We're Only Human
as Det. Sgt. Pete 'Mac' McCaffrey
(1935)
The Informer
as Dan Gallagher
(1935)
The Last Days of Pompeii
as Marcus
(1935)
The Arizonian
as Tex Randolph
(1935)
The People's Enemy
as Vince M. Falcone
(1935)
Strangers All
as Murray Carter
(1934)
Sleepers East
as Jason Everett
(1934)
The Band Plays On
as Howdy Hardy
(1934)
Heat Lightning
as George
(1934)
Wharf Angel
as Como Murphy
(1933)
Elmer, the Great
as Walker
(1933)
Corruption
as Tim Butler
(1933)
Hoopla
as Nifty Miller
(1933)
Ladies They Talk About
as David Slade
(1933)
The Man Who Dared
as Jan Novak
(1933)
Sensation Hunters
as Tom baylor
(1933)
The 42nd Street Special
as Self (uncredited)
(1933)
The Devil's Mate
as Insp. O'Brien
(1933)
Just Around the Corner
as Tim - Office Worker (uncredited)
(1932)
Life Begins
as Dr. Brett
(1932)
(1932)
Two Seconds
as Bud Clark
(1932)
Doctor X
as Dr. Wells
(1932)
The Last Mile
as John 'Killer' Mears, Cell 4
(1932)
You Said a Mouthful
as Ed Dover
(1932)
The All-American
as Steve Kelly
(1931)
His Woman
as Crewman
(1930)
Follow the Leader
as Two-Gun Terry
(1930)
Heads Up
as Blake (uncredited)
(1929)
Nothing But the Truth
as Nightclub Patron (uncredited)