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person_profile-Preston Foster

Preston Foster Died at age: 69

Actor | Producer

Date of Birth:

Aug 22, 1900

Country of birth:

USA

Died:

Jul 14, 1970

Biography of

Preston Foster

    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 of

Preston Foster

Found 99 Movies in total

Lucy and Desi

Self (archive footage) ( Actor )

... 2022

Barbara Stanwyck: Straight Down The Line

Self (archive footage) ( Actor )

... 1997

Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?

Self (archive footage) ( Actor )

... 1975

Chubasco

Nick ( Actor )

... 1968

You've Got To Be Smart

D. O. Griggs ( Actor )

... 1967

The Time Travelers

Dr. Erik von Steiner ( Actor )

... 1964

Advance to the Rear

Gen. Bateman (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1964

The Man from Galveston

Judge Homer Black ( Actor )

... 1963

I, the Jury

Capt. Pat Chambers ( Actor )

... 1953

The Marshal's Daughter

Preston Foster - Poker-Game Player ( Actor )

... 1953

Law and Order

Kurt Durling ( Actor )

... 1953

Kansas City Confidential

Tim Foster ( Actor )

... 1952

Montana Territory

Sheriff Henry Plummer ( Actor )

... 1952

The Big Night

Andy La Main ( Actor )

... 1951

The Big Gusher

Hank Mason ( Actor )

... 1951

Tomahawk

Col. Carrington ( Actor )

... 1951

Three Desperate Men

Tom Denton ( Actor )

... 1951

The Tougher They Come

Joe MacKinley ( Actor )

... 1950

The Big Cat

Tom Eggers ( Actor )

... 1949

I Shot Jesse James

John Kelley ( Actor )

... 1949

Thunderhoof

Scotty Mason ( Actor )

... 1948

The Hunted

Johnny Saxon ( Actor )

... 1948

Ramrod

Frank Ivey ( Actor )

... 1947

King of the Wild Horses

Dave Taggert ( Actor )

... 1947

Inside Job

Bart Madden ( Actor )

... 1946

Tangier

Col. Jose Artiego ( Actor )

... 1946

Strange Triangle

Sam Crane ( Actor )

... 1946

The Harvey Girls

Judge Sam Purvis ( Actor )

... 1946

Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in Hollywood

Himself (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1945

Twice Blessed

Jeff Turner ( Actor )

... 1945

The Valley of Decision

Jim Brennan ( Actor )

... 1945

Thunderhead: Son of Flicka

Rob McLaughlin ( Actor )

... 1945

Roger Touhy, Gangster

Roger Touhy ( Actor )

... 1944

Bermuda Mystery

Steve Carramond ( Actor )

... 1944

Guadalcanal Diary

Father Donnelly ( Actor )

... 1943

My Friend Flicka

Rob McLaughlin ( Actor )

... 1943

American Empire

Paxton Bryce ( Actor )

... 1942

Thunder Birds

Steve Britt ( Actor )

... 1942

Little Tokyo, U.S.A.

Michael Steele ( Actor )

... 1942

Night in New Orleans

Police Lt. Steve Abbott ( Actor )

... 1942

A Gentleman After Dark

Tom Gaynor ( Actor )

... 1942

Secret Agent of Japan

Roy Bonnell ( Actor )

... 1942

Unfinished Business

Steve Duncan ( Actor )

... 1941

The Roundup

Greg Lane ( Actor )

... 1941

North West Mounted Police

Sergeant Jim Brett ( Actor )

... 1940

Moon Over Burma

Bill Gordon ( Actor )

... 1940

Cafe Hostess

Dan Walters ( Actor )

... 1940

Missing Evidence

Bill Collins ( Actor )

... 1939

Geronimo

Capt. Bill Starrett ( Actor )

... 1939

20,000 Men a Year

Jim Howell ( Actor )

... 1939

News Is Made at Night

Steve Drum ( Actor )

... 1939

Chasing Danger

Steve Mitchell ( Actor )

... 1939

Society Smugglers

Sully ( Actor )

... 1939

Up the River

'Chipper' Morgan ( Actor )

... 1938

The Last Warning

Bill Crane ( Actor )

... 1938

Submarine Patrol

Lt. (j.g.) John C. Drake ( Actor )

... 1938

The Storm

Jack Stacey ( Actor )

... 1938

Army Girl

Capt. Dike Conger ( Actor )

... 1938

The Lady in the Morgue

Det. Bill Crane ( Actor )

... 1938

Double Danger

Robert Crane ( Actor )

... 1938

Everybody's Doing It

Bruce Keene ( Actor )

... 1938

First Lady

Stephen Wayne ( Actor )

... 1937

The Westland Case

Bill Crane - Private Detective ( Actor )

... 1937

You Can't Beat Love

James Ellsworth 'Jimmy' Hughes ( Actor )

... 1937

The Outcasts of Poker Flat

John Oakhurst ( Actor )

... 1937

Sea Devils

Michael 'Mike' O'Shea ( Actor )

... 1937

We Who Are About to Die

Steven Mathews ( Actor )

... 1937

The Plough and the Stars

Jack Clitheroe ( Actor )

... 1936

Love Before Breakfast

Scott Miller ( Actor )

... 1936

Muss 'em Up

Tip O'Neil ( Actor )

... 1936

We're Only Human

Det. Sgt. Pete 'Mac' McCaffrey ( Actor )

... 1935

Annie Oakley

Toby Walker ( Actor )

... 1935

... 1935

The Arizonian

Tex Randolph ( Actor )

... 1935

The Informer

Dan Gallagher ( Actor )

... 1935

The People's Enemy

Vince M. Falcone ( Actor )

... 1935

Strangers All

Murray Carter ( Actor )

... 1935

The Band Plays On

Howdy Hardy ( Actor )

... 1934

Wharf Angel

Como Murphy ( Actor )

... 1934

Heat Lightning

George ( Actor )

... 1934

Sleepers East

Jason Everett ( Actor )

... 1934

Hoopla

Nifty Miller ( Actor )

... 1933

Sensation Hunters

Tom baylor ( Actor )

... 1933

The Devil's Mate

Insp. O'Brien ( Actor )

... 1933

The Man Who Dared

Jan Novak ( Actor )

... 1933

Corruption

Tim Butler ( Actor )

... 1933

Elmer, the Great

Walker ( Actor )

... 1933

Ladies They Talk About

David 'Dave' Slade ( Actor )

... 1933

You Said a Mouthful

Ed Dover ( Actor )

... 1932

... 1932

The All-American

Steve Kelly ( Actor )

... 1932

Life Begins

Dr. Brett ( Actor )

... 1932

The Last Mile

John 'Killer' Mears, Cell 4 ( Actor )

... 1932

Doctor X

Dr. Wells ( Actor )

... 1932

Two Seconds

Bud Clark ( Actor )

... 1932

His Woman

Crewman ( Actor )

... 1931

Follow the Leader

Two-Gun Terry ( Actor )

... 1930

Heads Up

Blake ( Actor )

... 1930

Nothing But the Truth

Nightclub Patron (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1929