Preston Foster
Acting
Born August 22, 1900 · Pitman, New Jersey, USA
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). He starred on the television drama, Waterfront (1954–1955), pl…
Known For · 40 titles
77 Sunset Strip
Outlaws
Waterfront
Target: The Corruptors!
Harbor Command
Going My Way
Letter to Loretta
Gunslinger
General Electric Theater
O. Henry Playhouse
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
Kansas City Confidential
The Valley of Decision
Hoopla
Guadalcanal Diary
The Westland Case
Thunder Birds
Doctor X
I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang
The Harvey Girls
Annie Oakley
North West Mounted Police
Sensation Hunters
Dangerous Crossroads
Law and Order
Lucy and Desi
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
Thunderhead: Son of Flicka
My Friend Flicka
Roger Touhy, Gangster
The Informer
Ramrod
The Last Days of Pompeii
Everybody's Doing It
Bermuda Mystery
Advance to the Rear
His Woman
The Time Travelers
The Man from Galveston
I, the Jury