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person_profile-Robert Preston

Robert Preston Died at age: 68

Actor | Producer

Fullname:

Robert Preston

Date of Birth:

Jun 07, 1918

Country of birth:

USA

Died:

Mar 21, 1987

Biography of

Robert Preston

    Robert Preston (June 8, 1918 – March 21, 1987) was an American stage and film actor and singer, best known for his collaboration with composer Meredith Willson and originating the role of Professor Harold Hill in the 1957 musical The Music Man and the 1962 film adaptation; the film earned him his first of two Golden Globe Award nominations. Preston collaborated twice with filmmaker Blake Edwards, first in S.O.B. (1981) and again in Victor/Victoria (1982). For portraying Carroll "Toddy" Todd in the latter, he was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor at the 55th Academy Awards.

    Preston was born Robert Preston Meservey in Newton, Massachusetts, the son of a garment worker and a record store clerk. He attended Abraham Lincoln High School, training as a musician and playing several instruments, but quit at age sixteen to study acting at the Pasadena Community Playhouse.

    Preston made his Broadway debut in 1940 in the play The Philadelphia Story. He went on to star in a number of successful Broadway musicals, including The Pajama Game (1954), Damn Yankees (1955), and I Do! I Do! (1966). He also appeared in a number of films, including The Music Man (1962), The Dark at the Top of the Stairs (1960), and Victor/Victoria (1982).

    Preston was a versatile actor who could play a wide range of roles. He was known for his charisma, his singing voice, and his comic timing. He was a two-time Tony Award winner and was nominated for an Academy Award. He was also a member of the American Theatre Hall of Fame.

    Preston died of cancer in 1987 at the age of 68. He was survived by his wife, Catherine Craig, and their two children.

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Robert Preston

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Filmography of

Robert Preston

Found 57 Movies in total

Disclosure

Carole 'Toddy' Todd (archive footage) ( Actor )

... 2020

... 2004

Broadway's Lost Treasures

Harold Hill (segment "The Music Man") ( Actor )

... 2003

Outrage!

Dennis Riordan ( Actor )

... 1986

... 1985

Finnegan Begin Again

Mike Finnegan ( Actor )

... 1985

The Last Starfighter

Centauri ( Actor )

... 1984

Going Hollywood: The '30s

Self - Host ( Actor )

... 1984

September Gun

Ben Sunday ( Actor )

... 1983

Rehearsal for Murder

Alex Dennison ( Actor )

... 1982

Victor/Victoria

Carroll "Toddy" Todd ( Actor )

... 1982

Night of 100 Stars

Self ( Actor )

... 1982

S.O.B.

Dr. Irving Finegarten ( Actor )

... 1981

... 1980

Semi-Tough

Big Ed Bookman ( Actor )

... 1977

My Father's House

Tom Lindholm Sr. ( Actor )

... 1975

Mame

Beauregard Jackson Pickett Burnside ( Actor )

... 1974

Child's Play

Joseph Dobbs ( Actor )

... 1972

Junior Bonner

Ace Bonner ( Actor )

... 1972

All the Way Home

Jay Follet ( Actor )

... 1963

Island of Love

Steve Blair ( Actor )

... 1963

How the West Was Won

Roger Morgan ( Actor )

... 1962

The Music Man

Harold Hill ( Actor )

... 1962

... 1960

The Last Frontier

Frank Marston ( Actor )

... 1955

Face to Face

Jack Potter ( Actor )

... 1952

My Outlaw Brother

Joe Walter ( Actor )

... 1951

Best of the Badmen

Matthew Fowler ( Actor )

... 1951

Cloudburst

John Graham ( Actor )

... 1951

When I Grow Up

Father Reed ( Actor )

... 1951

The Sundowners

James Cloud ('Kid Wichita') ( Actor )

... 1950

The Lady Gambles

David Boothe ( Actor )

... 1949

Tulsa

Brad Brady ( Actor )

... 1949

Whispering Smith

Murray Sinclair ( Actor )

... 1948

Blood on the Moon

Tate Riling ( Actor )

... 1948

Big City

Rev. Philip Y. Andrews ( Actor )

... 1948

Wild Harvest

Jim Davis ( Actor )

... 1947

Variety Girl

Robert Preston ( Actor )

... 1947

The Macomber Affair

Francis Macomber ( Actor )

... 1947

Night Plane from Chungking

Nick Stanton ( Actor )

... 1943

Wake Island

Pvt. Joe Doyle ( Actor )

... 1942

This Gun for Hire

Det. Michael Crane ( Actor )

... 1942

Reap the Wild Wind

Dan Cutler ( Actor )

... 1942

Star Spangled Rhythm

Robert Preston (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1942

Pacific Blackout

Robert Draper ( Actor )

... 1941

The Night of January 16th

Steve Van Ruyle ( Actor )

... 1941

New York Town

Paul Bryson, Jr. ( Actor )

... 1941

Parachute Battalion

Donald Morse ( Actor )

... 1941

The Lady from Cheyenne

Steve Lewis ( Actor )

... 1941

North West Mounted Police

Ronnie Logan ( Actor )

... 1940

Moon Over Burma

Chuck Lane ( Actor )

... 1940

Typhoon

Johnny Potter ( Actor )

... 1940

Beau Geste

Digby Geste ( Actor )

... 1939

Union Pacific

Dick Allen ( Actor )

... 1939

Disbarred

Bradley Kent ( Actor )

... 1939

Illegal Traffic

Charles Bent Martin ( Actor )

... 1938

King of Alcatraz

Robert MacArthur ( Actor )

... 1938