Known For
Acting
Born
Aug 22, 1900
Died
Jul 14, 1970
Place of Birth
Pitman, New Jersey, USA
Credits
118 titles
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
Filmography
Lucy and Desi
Self (archive footage)
Barbara Stanwyck: Straight Down the Line
Self (archive footage)
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
Self (archive footage)
Chubasco
Nick
You've Got To Be Smart
D. O. Griggs
The Time Travelers
Dr. Erik von Steiner
Advance to the Rear
Gen. Bateman (uncredited)
The Man from Galveston
Judge Homer Black
Going My Way
Target: The Corruptors!
Gunslinger
Captain Zachary Scott
Outlaws
77 Sunset Strip
Harbor Command
Destination 60,000
Col. Ed Buckley
O. Henry Playhouse
John McCaskey
Waterfront
Cap'n John Herrick
Letter to Loretta
I, the Jury
Capt. Pat Chambers
The Marshal's Daughter
Preston Foster - Poker-Game Player
Law and Order
Kurt Durling
General Electric Theater
Kansas City Confidential
Tim Foster
Montana Territory
Sheriff Henry Plummer
The Big Night
Andy La Main
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
Bob Hood
The Bogus Green
Brass McGannon
The Big Gusher
Henry 'Hank' Mason
Tomahawk
Col. Carrington
Three Desperate Men
Tom Denton
The Tougher They Come
Joe MacKinley
The Big Cat
Tom Eggers
I Shot Jesse James
John Kelley
Thunderhoof
Scotty Mason
The Hunted
Johnny Saxon
Ramrod
Frank Ivey
King of the Wild Horses
Dave Taggert
It's Your America
Army Surgeon (uncredited)
Inside Job
Bart Madden
Tangier
Col. Jose Artiego
Strange Triangle
Sam Crane
The Harvey Girls
Judge Sam Purvis
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in Hollywood
Self (uncredited)
Twice Blessed
Jeff Turner
The Valley of Decision
Jim Brennan
Thunderhead: Son of Flicka
Rob McLaughlin
Roger Touhy, Gangster
Roger Touhy
Bermuda Mystery
Steve Carramond
Guadalcanal Diary
Father Donnelly
My Friend Flicka
Rob McLaughlin