Preston Foster
Acting
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
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
Destination 60,000
Col. Ed Buckley
I, the Jury
Capt. Pat Chambers
The Marshal's Daughter
Preston Foster - Poker-Game Player
Law and Order
Kurt Durling
Kansas City Confidential
Tim Foster
Montana Territory
Sheriff Henry Plummer
The Big Night
Andy La Main
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
American Empire
Paxton Bryce
Thunder Birds
Steve Britt
Classification of Enlisted Men
Narrator
Little Tokyo, U.S.A.
Michael Steele
Night in New Orleans
Police Lt. Steve Abbott
A Gentleman After Dark
Tom Gaynor
Secret Agent of Japan
Roy Bonnell
Unfinished Business
Steve Duncan
The Roundup
Greg Lane
North West Mounted Police
Sergeant Jim Brett
Moon Over Burma
Bill Gordon
Cafe Hostess
Dan Walters
Missing Evidence
Bill Collins
Geronimo
Capt. Bill Starrett
20,000 Men a Year
Jim Howell
News Is Made at Night
Steve Drum
Chasing Danger
Steve Mitchell
Society Smugglers
Sully
Up the River
'Chipper' Morgan
The Last Warning
Bill Crane
Submarine Patrol
Lt. (j.g.) John C. Drake
The Storm
Jack Stacey
Army Girl
Capt. Dike Conger
The Lady in the Morgue
Det. Bill Crane
Double Danger
Robert Crane
Everybody's Doing It
Bruce Keene
First Lady
Stephen Wayne
The Westland Case
Bill Crane - Private Detective
You Can't Beat Love
James Ellsworth 'Jimmy' Hughes
The Outcasts of Poker Flat
John Oakhurst
Sea Devils
Michael 'Mike' O'Shea
We Who Are About to Die
Steven Mathews
The Plough and the Stars
Jack Clitheroe
Love Before Breakfast
Scott Miller
Muss 'em Up
Tip O'Neil
We're Only Human
Det. Sgt. Pete 'Mac' McCaffrey
Annie Oakley
Toby Walker
The Last Days of Pompeii
Marcus
The Arizonian
Tex Randolph
A Night at the Biltmore Bowl
Preston Foster
The Informer
Dan Gallagher
The People's Enemy
Vince M. Falcone
Strangers All
Murray Carter
The Band Plays On
Howdy Hardy
Wharf Angel
Como Murphy
Heat Lightning
George
Sleepers East
Jason Everett
Hoopla
Nifty Miller
Sensation Hunters
Tom baylor
The Devil's Mate
Insp. O'Brien
The Man Who Dared
Jan Novak
Corruption
Tim Butler
Dangerous Crossroads
Hinton
Elmer, the Great
Walker
The 42nd Street Special
Self (uncredited)
Ladies They Talk About
David Slade
Just Around the Corner
Tim - Office Worker (uncredited)
You Said a Mouthful
Ed Dover
I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang
Pete
The All-American
Steve Kelly
Life Begins
Dr. Brett
The Last Mile
John 'Killer' Mears, Cell 4
Doctor X
Dr. Wells
Two Seconds
Bud Clark
His Woman
Crewman
Follow the Leader
Two-Gun Terry
Heads Up
Blake (uncredited)
Nothing but the Truth
Nightclub Patron (uncredited)