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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…

Known field

  • Acting

Total Movie Credited

  • 62

Total TV Shows Credited

  • 26

Gender

  • Male

Place of birth

  • Newton Highlands, Massachusetts, USA

Birthdate

  • June 8, 1918

Death Date

  • March 21o 1987

Also known as

  • Robert Preston Meservey

Movies

Disclosure
7.805

Disclosure

Documentary

2020

Chita Rivera: A Lot Of Livin' To Do
0

Chita Rivera: A Lot Of Livin' To Do

Documentary

2015

Sam Peckinpah's West: Legacy of a Hollywood Renegade
7.8

Sam Peckinpah's West: Legacy of a Holly…

DocumentaryTV Movie

2004

Broadway's Lost Treasures
6.1

Broadway's Lost Treasures

MusicDocumentary

2003

Outrage!
5

Outrage!

TV MovieCrime

1986

Night of 100 Stars II
8

Night of 100 Stars II

ComedyMusic

1985

Finnegan Begin Again
6.3

Finnegan Begin Again

ComedyDrama

1985

The Last Starfighter
6.6

The Last Starfighter

AdventureScience Fiction

1984

Going Hollywood: The '30s
10

Going Hollywood: The '30s

Documentary

1984

September Gun
5.3

September Gun

TV MovieWestern

1983

Rehearsal for Murder
6.1

Rehearsal for Murder

DramaMystery

1982

Victor/Victoria
7.3

Victor/Victoria

MusicComedy

1982

Night of 100 Stars
6.7

Night of 100 Stars

ComedyMusic

1982

S.O.B.
5.94

S.O.B.

Comedy

1981

The Man That Corrupted Hadleyburg
4

The Man That Corrupted Hadleyburg

ComedyTV Movie

1980

TV Shows

The Chisholms
6.2

The Chisholms

Western

1979

The Merv Griffin Show
6.2

The Merv Griffin Show

Talk

1962

The Bell Telephone Hour
7.3

The Bell Telephone Hour

1959

Tony Awards
5.9

Tony Awards

1956

Tony Awards
5.9

Tony Awards

1956

Tony Awards
5.9

Tony Awards

1956

Tony Awards
5.9

Tony Awards

1956

Tony Awards
5.9

Tony Awards

1956

Tony Awards
5.9

Tony Awards

1956

The 20th Century Fox Hour
5.4

The 20th Century Fox Hour

Drama

1955

Climax!
3.3

Climax!

DramaMystery

1954

Climax!
3.3

Climax!

DramaMystery

1954

Climax!
3.3

Climax!

DramaMystery

1954

General Electric Theater
6.4

General Electric Theater

ComedyDrama

1953

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
7.2

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

DramaComedy

1951

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