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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Preston Foster, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia
Known For
Dr. Wells
Doctor X
Tim Foster
Kansas City Confidential
Paxton Bryce
American Empire
Tom baylor
Sensation Hunters
Sam Crane
Strange Triangle
Bart Madden
Inside Job
John Kelley
I Shot Jesse James
Pete
I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang
Andy La Main
The Big Night
Frank Ivey
Ramrod
Capt. Pat Chambers
I, the Jury
Father Donnelly
Guadalcanal Diary
David Slade
Ladies They Talk About
Jim Brennan
The Valley of Decision
Toby Walker
Annie Oakley
Dan Gallagher
The Informer
Col. Carrington
Tomahawk
Johnny Saxon
The Hunted
Dr. Erik von Steiner
The Time Travelers
Narrator
Classification of Enlisted Men
Rob McLaughlin
My Friend Flicka
John 'Killer' Mears, Cell 4
The Last Mile
Rob McLaughlin
Thunderhead: Son of Flicka
Sergeant Jim Brett
North West Mounted Police
Nifty Miller
Hoopla
Vince M. Falcone
The People's Enemy
Kurt Durling
Law and Order
Steve Duncan
Unfinished Business
George
Heat Lightning
Tom Gaynor
A Gentleman After Dark
Michael Steele
Little Tokyo, U.S.A.
Steve Britt
Thunder Birds
Brass McGannon
The Bogus Green
Self (archive footage)
Lucy and Desi
Stephen Wayne
First Lady
Gen. Bateman (uncredited)
Advance to the Rear
Police Lt. Steve Abbott
Night in New Orleans
Tom Denton
Three Desperate Men
Scott Miller
Love Before Breakfast
Roger Touhy
Roger Touhy, Gangster
Dr. Brett
Life Begins
Judge Homer Black
The Man from Galveston
Bill Collins
Missing Evidence
Robert Crane
Double Danger
Tim Butler
Corruption
James Ellsworth 'Jimmy' Hughes
You Can't Beat Love
Tom Eggers
The Big Cat
Michael 'Mike' O'Shea
Sea Devils
Tex Randolph
The Arizonian
Tip O'Neil
Muss 'em Up
John Oakhurst
The Outcasts of Poker Flat
Murray Carter
Strangers All
Marcus
The Last Days of Pompeii
Jack Clitheroe
The Plough and the Stars
Hank Mason
The Big Gusher
Capt. Dike Conger
Army Girl
Col. Jose Artiego
Tangier
Det. Sgt. Pete 'Mac' McCaffrey
We're Only Human
Bill Gordon
Moon Over Burma
Lt. (j.g.) John C. Drake
Submarine Patrol
Walker
Elmer, the Great
Tim - Office Worker (uncredited)
Just Around the Corner
Como Murphy
Wharf Angel
Jeff Turner
Twice Blessed
Two-Gun Terry
Follow the Leader
Crewman
His Woman
Bud Clark
Two Seconds
Nick
Chubasco
Ed Dover
You Said a Mouthful
Det. Bill Crane
The Lady in the Morgue
Howdy Hardy
The Band Plays On
Bruce Keene
Everybody's Doing It
Scotty Mason
Thunderhoof
Steven Mathews
We Who Are About to Die
Roy Bonnell
Secret Agent of Japan
Judge Sam Purvis
The Harvey Girls
Capt. Bill Starrett
Geronimo
Blake (uncredited)
Heads Up
Joe MacKinley
The Tougher They Come
Steve Drum
News Is Made at Night
Self (archive footage)
Barbara Stanwyck: Straight Down The Line
Sheriff Henry Plummer
Montana Territory
Preston Foster - Poker-Game Player
The Marshal's Daughter
Jim Howell
20,000 Men a Year
Greg Lane
The Roundup
Jan Novak
The Man Who Dared
Steve Carramond
Bermuda Mystery
Col. Ed Buckley
Destination 60,000
Steve Mitchell
Chasing Danger
Sully
Society Smugglers
Bill Crane - Private Detective
The Westland Case
Bill Crane
The Last Warning
Insp. O'Brien
The Devil's Mate
Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
Nothing But the Truth
Dan Walters
Cafe Hostess
Jason Everett
Sleepers East
Dave Taggert
King of the Wild Horses
Preston Foster
A Night at the Biltmore Bowl
Self (archive footage)
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
Jack Stacey
The Storm
Steve Kelly
The All-American
Self (uncredited)
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in Hollywood
'Chipper' Morgan
Up the River
Army Surgeon (uncredited)
It's Your America
D. O. Griggs
You've Got To Be Smart
Self (uncredited)
The 42nd Street Special
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Known Credits
106
Gender
Male
Birthday
1900-08-22
Place of Birth
Pitman, New Jersey, USA
Also Known As
Preston S. Foster