Preston Foster
Known for: Acting
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
Filmography
Series
77 Sunset Strip
1958
Series
Outlaws
1960
Series
Target: The Corruptors!
1961
Series
Going My Way
1962
Series
Waterfront
Cap'n John Herrick
1954
Series
Harbor Command
1957
Series
Gunslinger
Captain Zachary Scott
1961
Film
Lucy and Desi
Self (archive footage)
2022
Series
Letter to Loretta
1953
Film
The Harvey Girls
Judge Sam Purvis
1946
Film
I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang
Pete
1932
Series
General Electric Theater
1953
Film
The Informer
Dan Gallagher
1935
Film
Guadalcanal Diary
Father Donnelly
1943
Film
Kansas City Confidential
Tim Foster
1952
Film
Doctor X
Dr. Wells
1932
Film
North West Mounted Police
Sergeant Jim Brett
1940
Film
Tomahawk
Col. Carrington
1951
Film
Law and Order
Kurt Durling
1953
Film
Hoopla
Nifty Miller
1933
Film
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
Self (archive footage)
1975
Film
Annie Oakley
Toby Walker
1935
Series
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
Bob Hood
1951
O. Henry Playhouse
John McCaskey
1957
Film
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in Hollywood
Self (uncredited)
1945
Film
Ramrod
Frank Ivey
1947
Film
I Shot Jesse James
John Kelley
1949
Film
Two Seconds
Bud Clark
1932
Film
Ladies They Talk About
David Slade
1933
Film
The Valley of Decision
Jim Brennan
1945
Film
Bermuda Mystery
Steve Carramond
1944
Film
Barbara Stanwyck: Straight Down the Line
Self (archive footage)
1997
Film
The Time Travelers
Dr. Erik von Steiner
1964
Film
His Woman
Crewman
1931
Film
Thunder Birds
Steve Britt
1942
Film
The Man from Galveston
Judge Homer Black
1963
Film
Advance to the Rear
Gen. Bateman (uncredited)
1964
Film
My Friend Flicka
Rob McLaughlin
1943
Film
Roger Touhy, Gangster
Roger Touhy
1944
Film
I, the Jury
Capt. Pat Chambers
1953
Film
Dangerous Crossroads
Hinton
1933
Film
Love Before Breakfast
Scott Miller
1936
Film
Submarine Patrol
Lt. (j.g.) John C. Drake
1938
Film
Army Girl
Capt. Dike Conger
1938
Film
The Big Night
Andy La Main
1951
Film
The Arizonian
Tex Randolph
1935
Film
We're Only Human
Det. Sgt. Pete 'Mac' McCaffrey
1935
Film
The Plough and the Stars
Jack Clitheroe
1936
Film
The Last Days of Pompeii
Marcus
1935
Film
Geronimo
Capt. Bill Starrett
1939
Film
Everybody's Doing It
Bruce Keene
1938
Film
Sensation Hunters
Tom baylor
1933
Film
American Empire
Paxton Bryce
1942
Film
Missing Evidence
Bill Collins
1939
Film
Life Begins
Dr. Brett
1932
Film
Heat Lightning
George
1934
Film
The Devil's Mate
Insp. O'Brien
1933
Film
Night in New Orleans
Police Lt. Steve Abbott
1942
Film
Strangers All
Murray Carter
1935
Film
The Big Gusher
Henry 'Hank' Mason
1951
Film
The Tougher They Come
Joe MacKinley
1950
Film
Elmer, the Great
Walker
1933
Film
Three Desperate Men
Tom Denton
1951
Film
We Who Are About to Die
Steven Mathews
1937
Film
Corruption
Tim Butler
1933
Film
20,000 Men a Year
Jim Howell
1939
Film
The All-American
Steve Kelly
1932
Film
Twice Blessed
Jeff Turner
1945
Film
Follow the Leader
Two-Gun Terry
1930
Film
Muss 'em Up
Tip O'Neil
1936
Film
News Is Made at Night
Steve Drum
1939
Film
Tangier
Col. Jose Artiego
1946
Film
The People's Enemy
Vince M. Falcone
1935
Film
The Westland Case
Bill Crane - Private Detective
1937
Film
The Roundup
Greg Lane
1941
Film
The Big Cat
Tom Eggers
1949
Film
King of the Wild Horses
Dave Taggert
1947
Film
Up the River
'Chipper' Morgan
1938
Film
Society Smugglers
Sully
1939
Film
Inside Job
Bart Madden
1946
Film
A Gentleman After Dark
Tom Gaynor
1942
Film
The Last Warning
Bill Crane
1938
Film
The 42nd Street Special
Self (uncredited)
1933
Film
Classification of Enlisted Men
Narrator
1942
Film
The Storm
Jack Stacey
1938
Film
The Band Plays On
Howdy Hardy
1934
Film
The Hunted
Johnny Saxon
1948
Film
Thunderhead: Son of Flicka
Rob McLaughlin
1945
Film
First Lady
Stephen Wayne
1937
Film
Cafe Hostess
Dan Walters
1940
Film
Little Tokyo, U.S.A.
Michael Steele
1942
Film
Moon Over Burma
Bill Gordon
1940
Destination 60,000
Col. Ed Buckley
1957
Film
Heads Up
Blake (uncredited)
1930
Film
Wharf Angel
Como Murphy
1934
Film
Strange Triangle
Sam Crane
1946
Film
You Said a Mouthful
Ed Dover
1932
Film
You Can't Beat Love
James Ellsworth 'Jimmy' Hughes
1937
Film
Nothing but the Truth
Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
1929
Film
Sea Devils
Michael 'Mike' O'Shea
1937
Film
Unfinished Business
Steve Duncan
1941
Film
Chubasco
Nick
1968
Film
Sleepers East
Jason Everett
1934
Film
Double Danger
Robert Crane
1938
Film
It's Your America
Army Surgeon (uncredited)
1946
Film
The Last Mile
John 'Killer' Mears, Cell 4
1932
Film
Chasing Danger
Steve Mitchell
1939
Film
Just Around the Corner
Tim - Office Worker (uncredited)
1933
Film
Montana Territory
Sheriff Henry Plummer
1952
Film
You've Got To Be Smart
D. O. Griggs
1967
Film
Secret Agent of Japan
Roy Bonnell
1942
Film
The Lady in the Morgue
Det. Bill Crane
1938
Film
The Marshal's Daughter
Preston Foster - Poker-Game Player
1953
Film
A Night at the Biltmore Bowl
Preston Foster
1935
Film
The Outcasts of Poker Flat
John Oakhurst
1937
Film
The Man Who Dared
Jan Novak
1933
The Bogus Green
Brass McGannon
1951
Film
Thunderhoof
Scotty Mason
1948