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Robert Preston

Robert Preston

Actor

Born June 8, 1918 in Newton Highlands, Massachusetts, USA

Died March 21, 1987

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The Last Starfighter
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Victor/Victoria
HBO Max
Semi-Tough
Amazon Prime Video
Junior Bonner
Amazon Prime Video
The Music Man
HBO Max
Climax!
Classix
General Electric Theater
Classix
Omnibus
BBC iPlayer
My Outlaw Brother
Amazon Prime Video
The Sundowners
Amazon Prime Video
What's My Line?
Classix
Tulsa
Amazon Prime Video
Blood on the Moon
HBO Max
Studio One
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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.

6 wins and 2 nominations

Robert Preston Photos

Robert Preston Videos

Victor Victoria (1982) Original Trailer [FHD]

My Father's House Trailer 1975

Mame (1974) Trailer

Mame (1974) Official Trailer - Lucille Ball, Robert Preston Movie HD

Mame (1974) ORIGINAL TRAILER [HD 1080p]

Junior Bonner (1972) - Trailer

Junior Bonner (1972) - Trailer

All The Way Home - Trailer

The Music Man Official Trailer (1962)

The Lady Gambles

Blood On The Moon 1948 Trailer

This Gun for Hire trailer

Beau Geste Trailer 1939

Filmography

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Merci Zaza - La folle histoire de la Cage aux Folles Poster

Merci Zaza - La folle histoire de la Cage aux Folles TV Movie2023

Disclosure Poster

Disclosure Documentary2020

Narrowsburg Poster

Narrowsburg Documentary2019

Passion & Poetry: Rodeo Time Poster

Passion & Poetry: Rodeo Time Documentary2017

Hollywood Singing & Dancing: A Musical History - 1980s, 1990s and 2000s Poster

Hollywood Singing & Dancing: A Musical History - 1980s, 1990s and 2000s Documentary2009

Sam Peckinpah's West: Legacy of a Hollywood Renegade Poster

Sam Peckinpah's West: Legacy of a Hollywood Renegade Documentary2004

Cinerama Adventure Poster

Cinerama Adventure Documentary2002

Carol Burnett: The Special Years Poster

Carol Burnett: The Special Years Documentary1994

The 41st Annual Tony Awards TV Special1987

Outrage! Poster

Outrage! TV Movie1986

Finnegan Begin Again Poster

Finnegan Begin Again TV Movie1985

Night of 100 Stars II Poster

Night of 100 Stars II TV Special1985

The 2th Annual American Cinema Awards TV Special1985

Going Hollywood: The '30s Poster

Going Hollywood: The '30s Documentary1984

The 38th Annual Tony Awards Poster

The 38th Annual Tony Awards TV Special1984

The Last Starfighter Poster

The Last Starfighter Feature Film1984

The Laurence Olivier Awards TV Special1984

Circus of the Stars #8 Poster

Circus of the Stars #8 Documentary1983

September Gun Poster

September Gun TV Movie1983

The 40th Annual Golden Globe Awards 1983 Poster

The 40th Annual Golden Globe Awards 1983 TV Special1983

The 55th Annual Academy Awards Poster

The 55th Annual Academy Awards TV Special1983

The 9th Annual People's Choice Awards TV Special1983

39th Annual Golden Globe Awards Poster

39th Annual Golden Globe Awards TV Special1982

Bob Hope's Pink Panther Thanksgiving Gala TV Special1982

Night of 100 Stars Poster

Night of 100 Stars TV Special1982

Rehearsal for Murder Poster

Rehearsal for Murder TV Movie1982

The 36th Annual Tony Awards TV Special1982

Victor/Victoria Poster

Victor/Victoria Feature Film1982

S.O.B. Feature Film1981

The Man That Corrupted Hadleyburg Poster

The Man That Corrupted Hadleyburg TV Movie1980

The Chisholms Poster

The Chisholms TV Series1979

Semi-Tough Poster

Semi-Tough Feature Film1977

The 31st Annual Tony Awards TV Special1977

Happy Endings TV Movie1975

My Father's House Poster

My Father's House TV Movie1975

The 29th Annual Tony Awards TV Special1975

Dinah! TV Series1974

Mame Feature Film1974

The 28th Annual Tony Awards TV Special1974

Child's Play Poster

Child's Play Feature Film1972

Junior Bonner Poster

Junior Bonner Feature Film1972

The 25th Annual Tony Awards Poster

The 25th Annual Tony Awards TV Special1971

Looks Familiar Poster

Looks Familiar TV Series1970

Hee Haw TV Series1969

The 23rd Annual Tony Awards TV Special1969

Best on Record: The 9th annual Grammy Awards TV Special1967

The 21st Annual Tony Awards Poster

The 21st Annual Tony Awards TV Special1967

The Young Set TV Series1965

This Proud Land Mini-Series1965

Freedom Spectacular Poster

Freedom Spectacular TV Movie1964

The 18th Annual Tony Awards Poster

The 18th Annual Tony Awards TV Special1964

The New Les Crane Show Mini-Series1964

All the Way Home Poster

All the Way Home Feature Film1963

An Evening with Carol Burnett TV Special1963

Island of Love Poster

Island of Love Feature Film1963

How the West Was Won Poster

How the West Was Won Feature Film1962

The 16th Annual Tony Awards TV Special1962

The Merv Griffin Show Poster

The Merv Griffin Show TV Series1962

The Music Man Poster

The Music Man Feature Film1962

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson Poster

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson TV Series1962

Password Poster

Password TV Series1961

The Mike Douglas Show Poster

The Mike Douglas Show TV Series1961

The Dark at the Top of the Stairs Poster

The Dark at the Top of the Stairs Feature Film1960

The 13th Annual Tony Awards TV Special1959

The Bell Telephone Hour Poster

The Bell Telephone Hour TV Series1959

The Bells of St. Mary's TV Movie1959

The 12th Annual Tony Awards TV Special1958

The DuPont Show of the Month Poster

The DuPont Show of the Month TV Series1957

New Family in Town Documentary1956

Playhouse 90 Poster

Playhouse 90 TV Series1956

Sentinels in the Air Short Film1956

The Dinah Shore Chevy Show Poster

The Dinah Shore Chevy Show TV Series1956

The 20th Century-Fox Hour Poster

The 20th Century-Fox Hour TV Series1955

The Alcoa Hour Poster

The Alcoa Hour TV Series1955

The Last Frontier Poster

The Last Frontier Feature Film1955

Climax! TV Series1954

The Elgin Hour Poster

The Elgin Hour TV Series1954

The Martha Raye Show Poster

The Martha Raye Show TV Series1954

General Electric Theater Poster

General Electric Theater TV Series1953

Medallion Theatre Poster

Medallion Theatre TV Series1953

The Plymouth Playhouse Poster

The Plymouth Playhouse TV Series1953

The United States Steel Hour Poster

The United States Steel Hour TV Series1953

Anywhere, U.S.A. TV Series1952

Campbell Summer Soundstage Poster

Campbell Summer Soundstage TV Series1952

Curtain Call TV Series1952

Face to Face Poster

Face to Face Feature Film1952

Omnibus TV Series1952

Today TV Series1952

Best of the Badmen Poster

Best of the Badmen Feature Film1951

Cloudburst Poster

Cloudburst Feature Film1951

Footlights and Kleiglights TV Series1951

Goodyear Playhouse Poster

Goodyear Playhouse TV Series1951

My Outlaw Brother Poster

My Outlaw Brother Feature Film1951

Schlitz Playhouse Poster

Schlitz Playhouse TV Series1951

When I Grow Up Poster

When I Grow Up Feature Film1951

Danger TV Series1950

Lux Video Theatre Poster

Lux Video Theatre TV Series1950

Pulitzer Prize Playhouse Poster

Pulitzer Prize Playhouse TV Series1950

Robert Montgomery Presents Poster

Robert Montgomery Presents TV Series1950

The Sundowners Poster

The Sundowners Feature Film1950

What's My Line? Poster

What's My Line? TV Series1950

You Asked for It Poster

You Asked for It TV Series1950

Your Show of Shows Poster

Your Show of Shows TV Series1950

Man Against Crime Poster

Man Against Crime TV Series1949

The Lady Gambles Poster

The Lady Gambles Feature Film1949

Tulsa Feature Film1949

Big City Poster

Big City Feature Film1948

Blood on the Moon Poster

Blood on the Moon Feature Film1948

Perry Como's Kraft Music Hall Poster

Perry Como's Kraft Music Hall TV Series1948

Screen Snapshots: Hawaii in Hollywood Short Film1948

Studio One Poster

Studio One TV Series1948

The Ed Sullivan Show Poster

The Ed Sullivan Show TV Series1948

Whispering Smith Poster

Whispering Smith Feature Film1948

Kraft Theatre Poster

Kraft Theatre TV Series1947

The Macomber Affair Poster

The Macomber Affair Feature Film1947

Variety Girl Poster

Variety Girl Feature Film1947

Wild Harvest Poster

Wild Harvest Feature Film1947

Night Plane from Chungking Poster

Night Plane from Chungking Feature Film1943

Wings Up Poster

Wings Up Short Film1943

Reap the Wild Wind Poster

Reap the Wild Wind Feature Film1942

Star Spangled Rhythm Poster

Star Spangled Rhythm Feature Film1942

This Gun for Hire Poster

This Gun for Hire Feature Film1942

Wake Island Poster

Wake Island Feature Film1942

New York Town Poster

New York Town Feature Film1941

Pacific Blackout Poster

Pacific Blackout Feature Film1941

Parachute Battalion Poster

Parachute Battalion Feature Film1941

The Lady from Cheyenne Poster

The Lady from Cheyenne Feature Film1941

The Night of January 16th Poster

The Night of January 16th Feature Film1941

Moon Over Burma Poster

Moon Over Burma Feature Film1940

North West Mounted Police Poster

North West Mounted Police Feature Film1940

Typhoon Feature Film1940

Beau Geste Poster

Beau Geste Feature Film1939

Disbarred Poster

Disbarred Feature Film1939

Union Pacific Poster

Union Pacific Feature Film1939

Illegal Traffic Poster

Illegal Traffic Feature Film1938

King of Alcatraz Poster

King of Alcatraz Feature Film1938

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