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