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Preston Stratton Foster, was an American actor of stage, film, radio, and television, whose career spanned nearly four decades. He also had a career as a vocalist.
Birth Name
Preston Stratton Foster
Born
Friday, 24 August 1900
Died
Tuesday, 14 July 1970
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Lucy and Desi | Self (archive footage) / Self | 2022 |
| Biography | Toby Walker | 1987 |
| Brother Can You Spare a Dime | (archive footage) / Self (archive footage) | 1975 |
| Chubasco | Nick / Nick Casell | 1968 |
| You've Got to Be Smart | D.O. Griggs / D. O. Griggs | 1967 |
| The Time Travelers | Dr. Erik von Steiner | 1964 |
| Advance to the Rear | Gen. Bateman | 1964 |
| The Man from Galveston | Judge Homer Black | 1963 |
| Hollywood and the Stars | Dr. Well (clip from Doctor X (1932)) / Self | 1963 |
| Going My Way | Francis X. Finnegan | 1962 |
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Lucy and Desi | Self (archive footage) / Self | 2022 |
| Biography | Toby Walker | 1987 |
| Brother Can You Spare a Dime | (archive footage) / Self (archive footage) | 1975 |
| Chubasco | Nick / Nick Casell | 1968 |
| You've Got to Be Smart | D.O. Griggs / D. O. Griggs | 1967 |
| The Time Travelers | Dr. Erik von Steiner | 1964 |
| Advance to the Rear | Gen. Bateman | 1964 |
| The Man from Galveston | Judge Homer Black | 1963 |
| Hollywood and the Stars | Dr. Well (clip from Doctor X (1932)) / Self | 1963 |
| Going My Way | Francis X. Finnegan | 1962 |
| The Eleventh Hour | Philip Green | 1962 |
| Target: The Corruptors | Harvey Bragen | 1961 |
| Gunslinger | Capt. Zachary Wingate / Captain Zachary Scott | 1961 |
| Outlaws | Major Ramsur | 1960 |
| Here's Hollywood | Self | 1960 |
| 77 Sunset Strip | Boss Gates | 1958 |
| Destination 60, 000 | Col. Ed Buckley | 1957 |
| Star Stage | Sam Hodges | 1955 |
| Jane Wyman Presents the Fireside Theatre | Colonel Dan McGann | 1955 |
| Waterfront | Cap'n John Herrick / Capt. John Herrick / Cap'n JohnHerrick | 1954 |
| Law and Order | Kurt Durling | 1953 |
| I, the Jury | Capt. Pat Chambers / Police Captain Pat Chambers | 1953 |
| The Marshal's Daughter | Preston Foster - Poker-Game Player | 1953 |
| Kansas City Confidential | Tim Foster | 1952 |
| Montana Territory | Sheriff Henry Plummer | 1952 |
| The Big Night | Andy La Main | 1951 |
| Schlitz Playhouse | Bob Hood | 1951 |
| The Big Gusher | Henry 'Hank' Mason / Hank Mason | 1951 |
| Tomahawk | Col. Carrington | 1951 |
| Three Desperate Men | Tom Denton | 1951 |
| The Bogus Green | Brass McGannon | 1951 |
| The Tougher They Come | Joe MacKinley | 1950 |
| The Ed Wynn Show | Self | 1949 |
| The Big Cat | Tom Eggers | 1949 |
| I Shot Jesse James | John Kelley | 1949 |
| Thunderhoof | Scotty Mason | 1948 |
| The Hunted | Johnny Saxon | 1948 |
| King of the Wild Horses | Dave Taggert | 1947 |
| Ramrod | Frank Ivey | 1947 |
| Inside Job | Bart Madden | 1946 |
| Strange Triangle | Sam Crane | 1946 |
| Tangier | Col. Jose Artiego | 1946 |
| The Harvey Girls | Judge Sam Purvis | 1946 |
| Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in Hollywood | Preston Foster | 1945 |
| Twice Blessed | Jeff Turner | 1945 |
| The Valley of Decision | Jim Brennan | 1945 |
| Thunderhead: Son of Flicka | Rob McLaughlin | 1945 |
| Roger Touhy, Gangster | Roger Touhy | 1944 |
| Bermuda Mystery | Steve Carramond | 1944 |
| Guadalcanal Diary | Father Donnelly | 1943 |
| My Friend Flicka | Rob McLaughlin | 1943 |
| American Empire | Paxton Bryce | 1942 |
| Thunder Birds: Soldiers of the Air | Steve Britt | 1942 |
| Little Tokyo, U.S.A. | Michael Steele | 1942 |
| Night in New Orleans | Police Lt. Steve Abbott | 1942 |
| A Gentleman After Dark | Police Detective Tom Gaynor / Tom Gaynor | 1942 |
| Secret Agent of Japan | Roy Bonnell | 1942 |
| Unfinished Business | Steve Duncan | 1941 |
| The Round Up | Greg Lane | 1941 |
| Moon Over Burma | Bill Gordon | 1940 |
| North West Mounted Police | Sergeant Jim Brett / Sgt. Jim Brett | 1940 |
| Cafe Hostess | Dan Walters | 1940 |
| Geronimo | Capt. Bill Starrett | 1939 |
| Missing Evidence | Bill Collins | 1939 |
| 20, 000 Men a Year | Jim Howell | 1939 |
| News Is Made at Night | Steve Drum | 1939 |
| Chasing Danger | Steve Mitchell | 1939 |
| Society Smugglers | Richard 'Sully' Sullivan / Sully | 1939 |
| Up the River | 'Chipper' Morgan | 1938 |
| The Last Warning | Bill Crane | 1938 |
| Submarine Patrol | Lt. (j.g.) John C. Drake | 1938 |
| The Storm | Jack Stacey | 1938 |
| Army Girl | Capt. Dike Conger | 1938 |
| The Lady in the Morgue | Det. Bill Crane | 1938 |
| Double Danger | Bob Crane / Robert Crane | 1938 |
| Everybody's Doing It | Bruce Keene | 1938 |
| First Lady | Stephen Wayne | 1937 |
| The Westland Case | Bill Crane - Private Detective | 1937 |
| You Can't Beat Love | James Ellsworth 'Jimmy' Hughes | 1937 |
| The Outcasts of Poker Flat | John Oakhurst | 1937 |
| Sea Devils | Michael 'Mike' O'Shay / Michael 'Mike' O'Shea | 1937 |
| We Who Are About to Die | Steven Mathews | 1937 |
| The Plough and the Stars | Jack Clitheroe | 1936 |
| Love Before Breakfast | Scott Miller | 1936 |
| Muss 'em Up | Tippecanoe 'Tip' O'Neil / Tip O'Neil | 1936 |
| We're Only Human | Det. Sgt. Pete 'Mac' McCaffrey | 1935 |
| Annie Oakley | Toby Walker | 1935 |
| The Last Days of Pompeii | Marcus | 1935 |
| The Arizonian | Tex Randolph | 1935 |
| A Night at the Biltmore Bowl | Preston Foster | 1935 |
| The Informer | Dan Gallagher | 1935 |
| The People's Enemy | Vince M. Falcone | 1935 |
| Strangers All | Murray Carter | 1935 |
| The Band Plays On | Howdy Hardy | 1934 |
| Wharf Angel | Como Murphy | 1934 |
| Heat Lightning | George | 1934 |
| The Man Who Dared | Jan Novak | 1933 |
| Corruption | Tim Butler | 1933 |
| Dangerous Crossroads | Hinton - Gang Leader | 1933 |
| Elmer, the Great | Walker (as Preston S. Foster) / Dave Walker | 1933 |
| Ladies They Talk About | David Slade / David 'Dave' Slade | 1933 |
| Just Around the Corner | Tim - Office Worker | 1933 |
| Sensation Hunters | Tom Baylor | 1933 |
| You Said a Mouthful | Ed Dover | 1932 |
| I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang | Pete | 1932 |
| Life Begins | Dr. Brett | 1932 |
| The Last Mile | John 'Killer' Mears - Cell 4 / John 'Killer' Mears, Cell 4 | 1932 |
| Doctor X | Dr. Wells | 1932 |
| Two Seconds | Bud Clark | 1932 |
| His Woman | Crewman | 1931 |
| Follow the Leader | Two-Gun Terry | 1930 |
| Heads Up | Blake | 1930 |
| Nothing But the Truth | Nightclub Patron | 1929 |
