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Known For
Acting
Birthday
August 22, 1900
Died
July 14, 1970
Place of Birth
Pitman, New Jersey, USA
Also Known As
- Preston S. Foster
- Престон С. Фостер
- Престон Фостер
Preston Foster
0.3 Popularity
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
7.2
Self (archive footage)
Lucy and Desi
2022
7.0
Self (archive footage)
Barbara Stanwyck: Straight Down The Line
1997
5.7
Self (archive footage)
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
1975
3.5
Nick
Chubasco
1968
3.0
D. O. Griggs
You've Got To Be Smart
1967
4.9
Dr. Erik von Steiner
The Time Travelers
1964
5.0
Gen. Bateman (uncredited)
Advance to the Rear
1964
5.2
Judge Homer Black
The Man from Galveston
1963
5.7
Going My Way
1962
3.5
Target: The Corruptors!
1961
Credits
Lucy and Desi
as Self (archive footage)
2022
7.2
Barbara Stanwyck: Straight Down The Line
as Self (archive footage)
1997
7.0
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
as Self (archive footage)
1975
5.7
Chubasco
as Nick
1968
3.5
You've Got To Be Smart
as D. O. Griggs
1967
3.0
The Time Travelers
as Dr. Erik von Steiner
1964
4.9
Advance to the Rear
as Gen. Bateman (uncredited)
1964
5.0
The Man from Galveston
as Judge Homer Black
1963
5.2
Going My Way
1962
5.7
Target: The Corruptors!
1961
3.5
Gunslinger
as Captain Zachary Scott
1961
6.0
Outlaws
1960
6.2
77 Sunset Strip
1958
6.7
Harbor Command
1957
4.0
🎬
Destination 60,000
as Col. Ed Buckley
1957
0.0
🎬
O. Henry Playhouse
as John McCaskey
1957
6.0
Waterfront
as Cap'n John Herrick
1954
7.0
Letter to Loretta
1953
6.5
I, the Jury
as Capt. Pat Chambers
1953
5.7
The Marshal's Daughter
as Preston Foster - Poker-Game Player
1953
3.5
Law and Order
as Kurt Durling
1953
4.9
General Electric Theater
1953
6.3
Kansas City Confidential
as Tim Foster
1952
7.1
Montana Territory
as Sheriff Henry Plummer
1952
0.0
The Big Night
as Andy La Main
1951
6.9
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
as Bob Hood
1951
7.3
🎬
The Bogus Green
as Brass McGannon
1951
0.0
The Big Gusher
as Hank Mason
1951
5.0
Tomahawk
as Col. Carrington
1951
6.6
Three Desperate Men
as Tom Denton
1951
4.0
The Tougher They Come
as Joe MacKinley
1950
3.0
The Big Cat
as Tom Eggers
1949
3.5
I Shot Jesse James
as John Kelley
1949
6.2
Thunderhoof
as Scotty Mason
1948
0.0
The Hunted
as Johnny Saxon
1948
5.2
Ramrod
as Frank Ivey
1947
6.5
King of the Wild Horses
as Dave Taggert
1947
0.0
It's Your America
as Army Surgeon (uncredited)
1946
6.5
Inside Job
as Bart Madden
1946
5.6
Tangier
as Col. Jose Artiego
1946
6.2
Strange Triangle
as Sam Crane
1946
3.6
The Harvey Girls
as Judge Sam Purvis
1946
6.5
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in Hollywood
as Self (uncredited)
1945
5.7
Twice Blessed
as Jeff Turner
1945
6.0
The Valley of Decision
as Jim Brennan
1945
7.3
Thunderhead: Son of Flicka
as Rob McLaughlin
1945
6.7
Roger Touhy, Gangster
as Roger Touhy
1944
6.0
Bermuda Mystery
as Steve Carramond
1944
6.0
Guadalcanal Diary
as Father Donnelly
1943
5.6
My Friend Flicka
as Rob McLaughlin
1943
6.0
American Empire
as Paxton Bryce
1942
3.8
Thunder Birds
as Steve Britt
1942
5.4
Classification of Enlisted Men
as Narrator
1942
0.0
Little Tokyo, U.S.A.
as Michael Steele
1942
0.0
Night in New Orleans
as Police Lt. Steve Abbott
1942
4.0
A Gentleman After Dark
as Tom Gaynor
1942
3.5
Secret Agent of Japan
as Roy Bonnell
1942
4.5
Unfinished Business
as Steve Duncan
1941
5.3
The Roundup
as Greg Lane
1941
8.0
North West Mounted Police
as Sergeant Jim Brett
1940
6.3
Moon Over Burma
as Bill Gordon
1940
5.0
Cafe Hostess
as Dan Walters
1940
5.5
Missing Evidence
as Bill Collins
1939
5.0
Geronimo
as Capt. Bill Starrett
1939
5.0
20,000 Men a Year
as Jim Howell
1939
5.5
News Is Made at Night
as Steve Drum
1939
4.5
Chasing Danger
as Steve Mitchell
1939
6.0
Society Smugglers
as Sully
1939
5.6
Up the River
as 'Chipper' Morgan
1938
0.0
The Last Warning
as Bill Crane
1938
7.0
Submarine Patrol
as Lt. (j.g.) John C. Drake
1938
6.6
The Storm
as Jack Stacey
1938
0.0
Army Girl
as Capt. Dike Conger
1938
6.0
The Lady in the Morgue
as Det. Bill Crane
1938
6.3
Double Danger
as Robert Crane
1938
6.5
Everybody's Doing It
as Bruce Keene
1938
5.0
First Lady
as Stephen Wayne
1937
6.2
The Westland Case
as Bill Crane - Private Detective
1937
6.0
You Can't Beat Love
as James Ellsworth 'Jimmy' Hughes
1937
6.0
The Outcasts of Poker Flat
as John Oakhurst
1937
6.0
Sea Devils
as Michael 'Mike' O'Shea
1937
5.7
We Who Are About to Die
as Steven Mathews
1937
6.8
The Plough and the Stars
as Jack Clitheroe
1936
5.8
Love Before Breakfast
as Scott Miller
1936
5.8
Muss 'em Up
as Tip O'Neil
1936
5.5
We're Only Human
as Det. Sgt. Pete 'Mac' McCaffrey
1935
6.5
Annie Oakley
as Toby Walker
1935
6.3
The Last Days of Pompeii
as Marcus
1935
5.6
The Arizonian
as Tex Randolph
1935
0.0
A Night at the Biltmore Bowl
as Preston Foster
1935
6.0
The Informer
as Dan Gallagher
1935
6.7
The People's Enemy
as Vince M. Falcone
1935
6.0
Strangers All
as Murray Carter
1935
5.5
The Band Plays On
as Howdy Hardy
1934
8.5
Wharf Angel
as Como Murphy
1934
3.7
Heat Lightning
as George
1934
6.7
Sleepers East
as Jason Everett
1934
0.0
Hoopla
as Nifty Miller
1933
6.0
Sensation Hunters
as Tom baylor
1933
2.0
The Devil's Mate
as Insp. O'Brien
1933
0.0
The Man Who Dared
as Jan Novak
1933
6.0
Corruption
as Tim Butler
1933
5.3
Elmer, the Great
as Walker
1933
4.9
The 42nd Street Special
as Self (uncredited)
1933
5.3
Ladies They Talk About
as David Slade
1933
6.1
Just Around the Corner
as Tim - Office Worker (uncredited)
1933
6.0
You Said a Mouthful
as Ed Dover
1932
5.0
I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang
as Pete
1932
7.8
The All-American
as Steve Kelly
1932
5.0
Life Begins
as Dr. Brett
1932
6.0
The Last Mile
as John 'Killer' Mears, Cell 4
1932
5.5
Doctor X
as Dr. Wells
1932
6.0
Two Seconds
as Bud Clark
1932
6.1
His Woman
as Crewman
1931
3.5
Follow the Leader
as Two-Gun Terry
1930
5.4
Heads Up
as Blake (uncredited)
1930
0.0
Nothing But the Truth
as Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
1929
4.6