Preston Foster

Person

Preston Foster

Born 22 August 1900 Died 14 July 1970, aged 69 Pitman, New Jersey, USA TMDB ↗

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).

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The numbers

Computed from the record
28age in their first credit on record (1929)
39years on screen and counting
9credits in 1933, their busiest year
112dated credits on record
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Movie credits

Newest first
Chubasco poster Age: 67

Chubasco

1968
as Nick
You've Got To Be Smart poster Age: 66

You've Got To Be Smart

1967
as D. O. Griggs
The Time Travelers poster Age: 64

The Time Travelers

1964
as Dr. Erik von Steiner
Advance to the Rear poster Age: 63

Advance to the Rear

1964
as Gen. Bateman (uncredited)
The Man from Galveston poster Age: 63

The Man from Galveston

1963
as Judge Homer Black
No poster
Age: 56

Destination 60,000

1957
as Col. Ed Buckley
I, the Jury poster Age: 52

I, the Jury

1953
as Capt. Pat Chambers
The Marshal's Daughter poster Age: 52

The Marshal's Daughter

1953
as Preston Foster - Poker-Game Player
Law and Order poster Age: 52

Law and Order

1953
as Kurt Durling
Kansas City Confidential poster Age: 52

Kansas City Confidential

1952
as Tim Foster
Montana Territory poster Age: 51

Montana Territory

1952
as Sheriff Henry Plummer
The Big Night poster Age: 51

The Big Night

1951
as Andy La Main
No poster
Age: 50

The Bogus Green

1951
as Brass McGannon
The Big Gusher poster Age: 50

The Big Gusher

1951
as Henry 'Hank' Mason
Tomahawk poster Age: 50

Tomahawk

1951
as Col. Carrington
Three Desperate Men poster Age: 50

Three Desperate Men

1951
as Tom Denton
The Tougher They Come poster Age: 50

The Tougher They Come

1950
as Joe MacKinley
The Big Cat poster Age: 48

The Big Cat

1949
as Tom Eggers
I Shot Jesse James poster Age: 48

I Shot Jesse James

1949
as John Kelley
Thunderhoof poster Age: 47

Thunderhoof

1948
as Scotty Mason
The Hunted poster Age: 47

The Hunted

1948
as Johnny Saxon
Ramrod poster Age: 46

Ramrod

1947
as Frank Ivey
King of the Wild Horses poster Age: 46

King of the Wild Horses

1947
as Dave Taggert
It's Your America poster Age: 45

It's Your America

1946
as Army Surgeon (uncredited)
Inside Job poster Age: 45

Inside Job

1946
as Bart Madden
Tangier poster Age: 45

Tangier

1946
as Col. Jose Artiego
Strange Triangle poster Age: 45

Strange Triangle

1946
as Sam Crane
The Harvey Girls poster Age: 45

The Harvey Girls

1946
as Judge Sam Purvis
Twice Blessed poster Age: 44

Twice Blessed

1945
as Jeff Turner
The Valley of Decision poster Age: 44

The Valley of Decision

1945
as Jim Brennan
Thunderhead: Son of Flicka poster Age: 44

Thunderhead: Son of Flicka

1945
as Rob McLaughlin
Roger Touhy, Gangster poster Age: 43

Roger Touhy, Gangster

1944
as Roger Touhy
Bermuda Mystery poster Age: 43

Bermuda Mystery

1944
as Steve Carramond
Guadalcanal Diary poster Age: 43

Guadalcanal Diary

1943
as Father Donnelly
My Friend Flicka poster Age: 42

My Friend Flicka

1943
as Rob McLaughlin
American Empire poster Age: 42

American Empire

1942
as Paxton Bryce
Thunder Birds poster Age: 42

Thunder Birds

1942
as Steve Britt
Little Tokyo, U.S.A. poster Age: 41

Little Tokyo, U.S.A.

1942
as Michael Steele
Night in New Orleans poster Age: 41

Night in New Orleans

1942
as Police Lt. Steve Abbott
A Gentleman After Dark poster Age: 41

A Gentleman After Dark

1942
as Tom Gaynor
Secret Agent of Japan poster Age: 41

Secret Agent of Japan

1942
as Roy Bonnell
Unfinished Business poster Age: 41

Unfinished Business

1941
as Steve Duncan
The Roundup poster Age: 40

The Roundup

1941
as Greg Lane
North West Mounted Police poster Age: 40

North West Mounted Police

1940
as Sergeant Jim Brett
Moon Over Burma poster Age: 39

Moon Over Burma

1940
as Bill Gordon
Cafe Hostess poster Age: 39

Cafe Hostess

1940
as Dan Walters
Missing Evidence poster Age: 39

Missing Evidence

1939
as Bill Collins
Geronimo poster Age: 39

Geronimo

1939
as Capt. Bill Starrett
20,000 Men a Year poster Age: 39

20,000 Men a Year

1939
as Jim Howell
News Is Made at Night poster Age: 38

News Is Made at Night

1939
as Steve Drum
Chasing Danger poster Age: 38

Chasing Danger

1939
as Steve Mitchell
Society Smugglers poster Age: 38

Society Smugglers

1939
as Sully
Up the River poster Age: 38

Up the River

1938
as 'Chipper' Morgan
The Last Warning poster Age: 38

The Last Warning

1938
as Bill Crane
Submarine Patrol poster Age: 38

Submarine Patrol

1938
as Lt. (j.g.) John C. Drake
The Storm poster Age: 38

The Storm

1938
as Jack Stacey
Army Girl poster Age: 37

Army Girl

1938
as Capt. Dike Conger
The Lady in the Morgue poster Age: 37

The Lady in the Morgue

1938
as Det. Bill Crane
Double Danger poster Age: 37

Double Danger

1938
as Robert Crane
Everybody's Doing It poster Age: 37

Everybody's Doing It

1938
as Bruce Keene
First Lady poster Age: 37

First Lady

1937
as Stephen Wayne
The Westland Case poster Age: 37

The Westland Case

1937
as Bill Crane - Private Detective
You Can't Beat Love poster Age: 36

You Can't Beat Love

1937
as James Ellsworth 'Jimmy' Hughes
The Outcasts of Poker Flat poster Age: 36

The Outcasts of Poker Flat

1937
as John Oakhurst
Sea Devils poster Age: 36

Sea Devils

1937
as Michael 'Mike' O'Shea
We Who Are About to Die poster Age: 36

We Who Are About to Die

1937
as Steven Mathews
The Plough and the Stars poster Age: 36

The Plough and the Stars

1936
as Jack Clitheroe
Love Before Breakfast poster Age: 35

Love Before Breakfast

1936
as Scott Miller
Muss 'em Up poster Age: 35

Muss 'em Up

1936
as Tip O'Neil
We're Only Human poster Age: 35

We're Only Human

1935
as Det. Sgt. Pete 'Mac' McCaffrey
Annie Oakley poster Age: 35

Annie Oakley

1935
as Toby Walker
The Last Days of Pompeii poster Age: 35

The Last Days of Pompeii

1935
as Marcus
The Arizonian poster Age: 34

The Arizonian

1935
as Tex Randolph
A Night at the Biltmore Bowl poster Age: 34

A Night at the Biltmore Bowl

1935
as Preston Foster
The Informer poster Age: 34

The Informer

1935
as Dan Gallagher
The People's Enemy poster Age: 34

The People's Enemy

1935
as Vince M. Falcone
Strangers All poster Age: 34

Strangers All

1935
as Murray Carter
The Band Plays On poster Age: 34

The Band Plays On

1934
as Howdy Hardy
Wharf Angel poster Age: 33

Wharf Angel

1934
as Como Murphy
Heat Lightning poster Age: 33

Heat Lightning

1934
as George
Sleepers East poster Age: 33

Sleepers East

1934
as Jason Everett
Hoopla poster Age: 33

Hoopla

1933
as Nifty Miller
Sensation Hunters poster Age: 33

Sensation Hunters

1933
as Tom baylor
The Devil's Mate poster Age: 32

The Devil's Mate

1933
as Insp. O'Brien
The Man Who Dared poster Age: 32

The Man Who Dared

1933
as Jan Novak
Corruption poster Age: 32

Corruption

1933
as Tim Butler
Dangerous Crossroads poster Age: 32

Dangerous Crossroads

1933
as Hinton
Elmer, the Great poster Age: 32

Elmer, the Great

1933
as Walker
Ladies They Talk About poster Age: 32

Ladies They Talk About

1933
as David Slade
Just Around the Corner poster Age: 32

Just Around the Corner

1933
as Tim - Office Worker (uncredited)
You Said a Mouthful poster Age: 32

You Said a Mouthful

1932
as Ed Dover
I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang poster Age: 32

I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang

1932
as Pete
The All-American poster Age: 32

The All-American

1932
as Steve Kelly
Life Begins poster Age: 32

Life Begins

1932
as Dr. Brett
The Last Mile poster Age: 31

The Last Mile

1932
as John 'Killer' Mears, Cell 4
Doctor X poster Age: 31

Doctor X

1932
as Dr. Wells
Two Seconds poster Age: 31

Two Seconds

1932
as Bud Clark
His Woman poster Age: 31

His Woman

1931
as Crewman
Follow the Leader poster Age: 30

Follow the Leader

1930
as Two-Gun Terry
Heads Up poster Age: 30

Heads Up

1930
as Blake (uncredited)
Nothing but the Truth poster Age: 28

Nothing but the Truth

1929
as Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
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TV credits

Newest first
Going My Way poster Age: 62

Going My Way

1962
Target: The Corruptors! poster Age: 61

Target: The Corruptors!

1961
Gunslinger poster Age: 60

Gunslinger

1961
as Captain Zachary Scott
Outlaws poster Age: 60

Outlaws

1960
77 Sunset Strip poster Age: 58

77 Sunset Strip

1958
Harbor Command poster Age: 57

Harbor Command

1957
No poster
Age: 56

O. Henry Playhouse

1957
as John McCaskey
Waterfront poster Age: 53

Waterfront

1954
as Cap'n John Herrick
Letter to Loretta poster Age: 53

Letter to Loretta

1953
General Electric Theater poster Age: 52

General Electric Theater

1953
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars poster Age: 51

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

1951
as Bob Hood
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