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.
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Movies (107)
Lucy and Desi
2022 · Self (archive footage)
Barbara Stanwyck: Straight Down the Line
1997 · Self (archive footage)
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
1975 · Self (archive footage)
Chubasco
1968 · Nick
You've Got To Be Smart
1967 · D. O. Griggs
The Time Travelers
1964 · Dr. Erik von Steiner
Advance to the Rear
1964 · Gen. Bateman (uncredited)
The Man from Galveston
1963 · Judge Homer Black
Destination 60,000
1957 · Col. Ed Buckley
I, the Jury
1953 · Capt. Pat Chambers
The Marshal's Daughter
1953 · Preston Foster - Poker-Game Player
Law and Order
1953 · Kurt Durling
Kansas City Confidential
1952 · Tim Foster
Montana Territory
1952 · Sheriff Henry Plummer
The Big Night
1951 · Andy La Main
The Bogus Green
1951 · Brass McGannon
The Big Gusher
1951 · Henry 'Hank' Mason
Tomahawk
1951 · Col. Carrington
Three Desperate Men
1951 · Tom Denton
The Tougher They Come
1950 · Joe MacKinley
The Big Cat
1949 · Tom Eggers
I Shot Jesse James
1949 · John Kelley
Thunderhoof
1948 · Scotty Mason
The Hunted
1948 · Johnny Saxon
Ramrod
1947 · Frank Ivey
King of the Wild Horses
1947 · Dave Taggert
It's Your America
1946 · Army Surgeon (uncredited)
Inside Job
1946 · Bart Madden
Tangier
1946 · Col. Jose Artiego
Strange Triangle
1946 · Sam Crane
The Harvey Girls
1946 · Judge Sam Purvis
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in Hollywood
1945 · Self (uncredited)
Twice Blessed
1945 · Jeff Turner
The Valley of Decision
1945 · Jim Brennan
Thunderhead: Son of Flicka
1945 · Rob McLaughlin
Roger Touhy, Gangster
1944 · Roger Touhy
Bermuda Mystery
1944 · Steve Carramond
Guadalcanal Diary
1943 · Father Donnelly
My Friend Flicka
1943 · Rob McLaughlin
American Empire
1942 · Paxton Bryce
Thunder Birds
1942 · Steve Britt
Classification of Enlisted Men
1942 · Narrator
Little Tokyo, U.S.A.
1942 · Michael Steele
Night in New Orleans
1942 · Police Lt. Steve Abbott
A Gentleman After Dark
1942 · Tom Gaynor
Secret Agent of Japan
1942 · Roy Bonnell
Unfinished Business
1941 · Steve Duncan
The Roundup
1941 · Greg Lane
North West Mounted Police
1940 · Sergeant Jim Brett
Moon Over Burma
1940 · Bill Gordon
Cafe Hostess
1940 · Dan Walters
Missing Evidence
1939 · Bill Collins
Geronimo
1939 · Capt. Bill Starrett
20,000 Men a Year
1939 · Jim Howell
News Is Made at Night
1939 · Steve Drum
Chasing Danger
1939 · Steve Mitchell
Society Smugglers
1939 · Sully
Up the River
1938 · 'Chipper' Morgan
The Last Warning
1938 · Bill Crane
Submarine Patrol
1938 · Lt. (j.g.) John C. Drake
The Storm
1938 · Jack Stacey
Army Girl
1938 · Capt. Dike Conger
The Lady in the Morgue
1938 · Det. Bill Crane
Double Danger
1938 · Robert Crane
Everybody's Doing It
1938 · Bruce Keene
First Lady
1937 · Stephen Wayne
The Westland Case
1937 · Bill Crane - Private Detective
You Can't Beat Love
1937 · James Ellsworth 'Jimmy' Hughes
The Outcasts of Poker Flat
1937 · John Oakhurst
Sea Devils
1937 · Michael 'Mike' O'Shea
We Who Are About to Die
1937 · Steven Mathews
The Plough and the Stars
1936 · Jack Clitheroe
Love Before Breakfast
1936 · Scott Miller
Muss 'em Up
1936 · Tip O'Neil
We're Only Human
1935 · Det. Sgt. Pete 'Mac' McCaffrey
Annie Oakley
1935 · Toby Walker
The Last Days of Pompeii
1935 · Marcus
The Arizonian
1935 · Tex Randolph
A Night at the Biltmore Bowl
1935 · Preston Foster
The Informer
1935 · Dan Gallagher
The People's Enemy
1935 · Vince M. Falcone
Strangers All
1935 · Murray Carter
The Band Plays On
1934 · Howdy Hardy
Wharf Angel
1934 · Como Murphy
Heat Lightning
1934 · George
Sleepers East
1934 · Jason Everett
Hoopla
1933 · Nifty Miller
Sensation Hunters
1933 · Tom baylor
The Devil's Mate
1933 · Insp. O'Brien
The Man Who Dared
1933 · Jan Novak
Corruption
1933 · Tim Butler
Dangerous Crossroads
1933 · Hinton
Elmer, the Great
1933 · Walker
The 42nd Street Special
1933 · Self (uncredited)
Ladies They Talk About
1933 · David Slade
Just Around the Corner
1933 · Tim - Office Worker (uncredited)
You Said a Mouthful
1932 · Ed Dover
I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang
1932 · Pete
The All-American
1932 · Steve Kelly
Life Begins
1932 · Dr. Brett
The Last Mile
1932 · John 'Killer' Mears, Cell 4
Doctor X
1932 · Dr. Wells
Two Seconds
1932 · Bud Clark
His Woman
1931 · Crewman
Follow the Leader
1930 · Two-Gun Terry
Heads Up
1930 · Blake (uncredited)
Nothing but the Truth
1929 · Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
TV shows (11)
Going My Way
1962
Target: The Corruptors!
1961
Gunslinger
1961 · Captain Zachary Scott
Outlaws
1960
77 Sunset Strip
1958
Harbor Command
1957
O. Henry Playhouse
1957 · John McCaskey
Waterfront
1954 · Cap'n John Herrick
Letter to Loretta
1953
General Electric Theater
1953
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
1951 · Bob Hood