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Robert Preston
Homepage
https://foreverthemusicman.com
Known For
Acting
Birthday
1918-06-08,Newton Highlands, Massachusetts, USA
Gender
Male
Biography
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; the couple had no children. A biography of the actor, @Robert Preston - Forever The Music Man”, was published in 2022.

Filmography

The Last Frontier

6

The Last Frontier
1955-12-07

5.6

Semi-Tough
1977-11-18

6

Junior Bonner
1972-08-02

My Outlaw Brother

5.5

My Outlaw Brother
1951-08-22

The Last Starfighter

6.6

The Last Starfighter
1984-07-13

How the West Was Won

7

How the West Was Won
1962-11-02

Victor/Victoria

7.251

Victor/Victoria
1982-04-25

5.9

S.O.B.
1981-07-01

The Macomber Affair

6.2

The Macomber Affair
1947-04-20

7.1

The Music Man
1962-06-19

6

Mame
1974-03-07

The Lady Gambles

6

The Lady Gambles
1949-05-20

Blood on the Moon

6.1

Blood on the Moon
1948-11-11

6.958

Beau Geste
1939-07-24

6.3

Cloudburst
1951-07-01

Whispering Smith

6.5

Whispering Smith
1948-12-09

5.4

The Sundowners
1950-02-02

5.6

Wake Island
1942-08-11

6.5

Union Pacific
1939-05-05

Reap the Wild Wind

6.4

Reap the Wild Wind
1942-03-26

This Gun for Hire

6.94

This Gun for Hire
1942-04-24

Rehearsal for Murder

6.4

Rehearsal for Murder
1982-05-26

The Man That Corrupted Hadleyburg

0

The Man That Corrupted Hadleyburg
1980-03-17

6.1

Child's Play
1972-12-12

North West Mounted Police

6.3

North West Mounted Police
1940-10-22

The Night of January 16th

5

The Night of January 16th
1941-11-28

10

New York Town
1941-10-31

King of Alcatraz

5.7

King of Alcatraz
1938-09-30

6.275

Tulsa
1949-04-13

Star Spangled Rhythm

5.9

Star Spangled Rhythm
1942-03-05

All the Way Home

6.5

All the Way Home
1963-10-17

5.3

Island of Love
1963-06-12

Best of the Badmen

6.8

Best of the Badmen
1951-08-09

6.1

Variety Girl
1947-08-29

The Dark at the Top of the Stairs

6.7

The Dark at the Top of the Stairs
1960-09-28

The Lady from Cheyenne

5.2

The Lady from Cheyenne
1941-04-11

5

Typhoon
1940-05-16

Parachute Battalion

5.5

Parachute Battalion
1941-09-12

5

Outrage!
1986-01-01

7.2

Big City
1948-03-25

5.7

Face to Face
1952-11-01

6

Disbarred
1939-01-06

Moon Over Burma

5

Moon Over Burma
1940-07-26

Pacific Blackout

6.3

Pacific Blackout
1941-12-31

7.9

Disclosure
2020-06-19

Illegal Traffic

6.7

Illegal Traffic
1938-11-02

Night of 100 Stars II

8

Night of 100 Stars II
1985-03-10

0

Wild Harvest
1947-09-26

7.2

September Gun
1983-10-08

Finnegan Begin Again

6.3

Finnegan Begin Again
1985-02-24

6

When I Grow Up
1951-04-19

Night Plane from Chungking

6

Night Plane from Chungking
1943-05-31

Broadway's Lost Treasures

5.6

Broadway's Lost Treasures
2003-08-10

My Father's House

0

My Father's House
1975-06-01

5.2

Wings Up
1943-05-27

Chita Rivera: A Lot Of Livin' To Do

0

Chita Rivera: A Lot Of Livin' To Do
2015-11-06

Sentinels in the Air

0

Sentinels in the Air
1956-02-10

Sam Peckinpah's West: Legacy of a Hollywood Renegade

7.3

Sam Peckinpah's West: Legacy of a Hollywood Renegade
2004-07-25

Going Hollywood: The '30s

10

Going Hollywood: The '30s
1984-01-01

Night of 100 Stars

6

Night of 100 Stars
1982-03-08

The Merv Griffin Show

5.3

The Merv Griffin Show
1962-10-01

General Electric Theater

5.5

General Electric Theater
1953-02-01

Lux Video Theatre

5.5

Lux Video Theatre
1950-10-02

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

6.5

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
1951-10-05

Your Show of Shows

5.5

Your Show of Shows
1950-02-25

2.7

Climax!
1954-10-07

The 20th Century Fox Hour

4.2

The 20th Century Fox Hour
1955-10-05

Robert Montgomery Presents

4.333

Robert Montgomery Presents
1950-01-30

6.2

The Chisholms
1979-03-29

5

Tony Awards
1956-04-01

Lux Video Theatre

5.5

Lux Video Theatre
1950-10-02

Lux Video Theatre

5.5

Lux Video Theatre
1950-10-02

Lux Video Theatre

5.5

Lux Video Theatre
1950-10-02

Lux Video Theatre

5.5

Lux Video Theatre
1950-10-02

Lux Video Theatre

5.5

Lux Video Theatre
1950-10-02

Robert Montgomery Presents

4.333

Robert Montgomery Presents
1950-01-30

What's My Line?

6.6

What's My Line?
1950-02-02

2.7

Climax!
1954-10-07

2.7

Climax!
1954-10-07

5

Tony Awards
1956-04-01

5

Tony Awards
1956-04-01

5

Tony Awards
1956-04-01

5

Tony Awards
1956-04-01

The Bell Telephone Hour

6

The Bell Telephone Hour
1959-01-12

What's My Line?

6.6

What's My Line?
1950-02-02