Preston Foster

Personal Info

Birthday

August 22, 1900

Day of Death

1970-07-14

(69 years old)

Place of Birth

Pitman, New Jersey, USA

Also Known As

Preston S. Foster

Престон С. Фостер

Престон Фостер

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).

Known For

Gunslinger

Waterfront

The Tougher They Come

Montana Territory

The Harvey Girls

Kansas City Confidential

The Band Plays On

O. Henry Playhouse

Filmography

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