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

Filmography

• 1968Chubasco — Nick
• 1967You've Got To Be Smart — D. O. Griggs
• 1964Advance to the Rear — Gen. Bateman (uncredited)
• 1964The Time Travelers — Dr. Erik von Steiner
• 1963The Man from Galveston — Judge Homer Black
• Going My Way
• Gunslinger — Captain Zachary Scott
• Target: The Corruptors!
• Outlaws
• 77 Sunset Strip
• 1957Destination 60,000 — Col. Ed Buckley
• Harbor Command
• O. Henry Playhouse — John McCaskey
• Waterfront — Cap'n John Herrick
• General Electric Theater
• 1953I, the Jury — Capt. Pat Chambers
• 1953Law and Order — Kurt Durling
• Letter to Loretta
• 1953The Marshal's Daughter — Preston Foster - Poker-Game Player
• 1952Kansas City Confidential — Tim Foster
• 1952Montana Territory — Sheriff Henry Plummer
• Schlitz Playhouse of Stars — Bob Hood
• 1951The Big Gusher — Henry 'Hank' Mason
• 1951The Big Night — Andy La Main
• 1951The Bogus Green — Brass McGannon
• 1951Three Desperate Men — Tom Denton
• 1951Tomahawk — Col. Carrington
• 1950The Tougher They Come — Joe MacKinley
• 1949I Shot Jesse James — John Kelley
• 1949The Big Cat — Tom Eggers
• 1948The Hunted — Johnny Saxon
• 1948Thunderhoof — Scotty Mason
• 1947King of the Wild Horses — Dave Taggert
• 1947Ramrod — Frank Ivey
• 1946Inside Job — Bart Madden
• 1946It's Your America — Army Surgeon (uncredited)
• 1946Strange Triangle — Sam Crane
• 1946Tangier — Col. Jose Artiego
• 1946The Harvey Girls — Judge Sam Purvis
• 1945The Valley of Decision — Jim Brennan
• 1945Thunderhead: Son of Flicka — Rob McLaughlin
• 1945Twice Blessed — Jeff Turner
• 1944Bermuda Mystery — Steve Carramond
• 1944Roger Touhy, Gangster — Roger Touhy
• 1943Guadalcanal Diary — Father Donnelly
• 1943My Friend Flicka — Rob McLaughlin
• 1942A Gentleman After Dark — Tom Gaynor
• 1942American Empire — Paxton Bryce
• 1942Classification of Enlisted Men — Narrator
• 1942Little Tokyo, U.S.A. — Michael Steele
• 1942Night in New Orleans — Police Lt. Steve Abbott
• 1942Secret Agent of Japan — Roy Bonnell
• 1942Thunder Birds — Steve Britt
• 1941The Roundup — Greg Lane
• 1941Unfinished Business — Steve Duncan
• 1940Cafe Hostess — Dan Walters
• 1940Moon Over Burma — Bill Gordon
• 1940North West Mounted Police — Sergeant Jim Brett
• 193920,000 Men a Year — Jim Howell
• 1939Chasing Danger — Steve Mitchell
• 1939Geronimo — Capt. Bill Starrett
• 1939Missing Evidence — Bill Collins
• 1939News Is Made at Night — Steve Drum
• 1939Society Smugglers — Sully
• 1938Army Girl — Capt. Dike Conger
• 1938Double Danger — Robert Crane
• 1938Everybody's Doing It — Bruce Keene
• 1938Submarine Patrol — Lt. (j.g.) John C. Drake
• 1938The Lady in the Morgue — Det. Bill Crane
• 1938The Last Warning — Bill Crane
• 1938The Storm — Jack Stacey
• 1938Up the River — 'Chipper' Morgan
• 1937First Lady — Stephen Wayne
• 1937Sea Devils — Michael 'Mike' O'Shea
• 1937The Outcasts of Poker Flat — John Oakhurst
• 1937The Westland Case — Bill Crane - Private Detective
• 1937We Who Are About to Die — Steven Mathews
• 1937You Can't Beat Love — James Ellsworth 'Jimmy' Hughes
• 1936Love Before Breakfast — Scott Miller
• 1936Muss 'em Up — Tip O'Neil
• 1936The Plough and the Stars — Jack Clitheroe
• 1935A Night at the Biltmore Bowl — Preston Foster
• 1935Annie Oakley — Toby Walker
• 1935Strangers All — Murray Carter
• 1935The Arizonian — Tex Randolph
• 1935The Informer — Dan Gallagher
• 1935The Last Days of Pompeii — Marcus
• 1935The People's Enemy — Vince M. Falcone
• 1935We're Only Human — Det. Sgt. Pete 'Mac' McCaffrey
• 1934Heat Lightning — George
• 1934Sleepers East — Jason Everett
• 1934The Band Plays On — Howdy Hardy
• 1934Wharf Angel — Como Murphy
• 1933Corruption — Tim Butler
• 1933Dangerous Crossroads — Hinton
• 1933Elmer, the Great — Walker
• 1933Hoopla — Nifty Miller
• 1933Just Around the Corner — Tim - Office Worker (uncredited)
• 1933Ladies They Talk About — David Slade
• 1933Sensation Hunters — Tom baylor
• 1933The Devil's Mate — Insp. O'Brien
• 1933The Man Who Dared — Jan Novak
• 1932Doctor X — Dr. Wells
• 1932I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang — Pete
• 1932Life Begins — Dr. Brett
• 1932The All-American — Steve Kelly
• 1932The Last Mile — John 'Killer' Mears, Cell 4
• 1932Two Seconds — Bud Clark
• 1932You Said a Mouthful — Ed Dover
• 1931His Woman — Crewman
• 1930Follow the Leader — Two-Gun Terry
• 1930Heads Up — Blake (uncredited)
• 1929Nothing but the Truth — Nightclub Patron (uncredited)

Appearances as themselves (5)

• 2022Lucy and Desi — Self (archive footage)
• 1997Barbara Stanwyck: Straight Down the Line — Self (archive footage)
• 1975Brother, Can You Spare a Dime? — Self (archive footage)
• 1945Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in Hollywood — Self (uncredited)
• 1933The 42nd Street Special — Self (uncredited)