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.

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The Last Frontier

Col. Frank Marston

Película 1955

Junior Bonner

Ace Bonner

Película 1972

My Outlaw Brother

Joe Walter

Película 1951

The Macomber Affair

Francis Macomber

Película 1947

The Music Man

Harold Hill

Película 1962

The Lady Gambles

David Boothe

Película 1949

Blood on the Moon

Tate Riling

Película 1948

Cloudburst

John Graham

Película 1951

Whispering Smith

Murray Sinclair

Película 1948

The Sundowners

James Cloud ('Kid Wichita')

Película 1950

Wake Island

Pvt. Joe Doyle

Película 1942

Union Pacific

Dick Allen

Película 1939

This Gun for Hire

Det. Michael Crane

Película 1942

The Man That Corrupted Hadleyburg

Stranger

Película 1980

Child's Play

Joseph Dobbs

Película 1972

North West Mounted Police

Ronnie Logan

Película 1940

The Night of January 16th

Steve Van Ruyle

Película 1941

New York Town

Paul Bryson, Jr.

Película 1941

King of Alcatraz

Robert MacArthur

Película 1938

Star Spangled Rhythm

Robert Preston (uncredited)

Película 1942

All the Way Home

Jay Follet

Película 1963

Island of Love

Steve Blair

Película 1963

Best of the Badmen

Matthew Fowler

Película 1951

Variety Girl

Robert Preston

Película 1947

The Dark at the Top of the Stairs

Rubin Flood

Película 1960

The Lady from Cheyenne

Steve Lewis

Película 1941

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Película 1940

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Donald Morse

Película 1941

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Dennis Riordan

Película 1986

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Rev. Philip Y. Andrews

Película 1948

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Película 1952

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Película 1939

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Película 1941

Disclosure

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Película 2020

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Película 1938

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Self

Película 1985

Wild Harvest

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Película 1947

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Ben Sunday

Película 1983

Finnegan Begin Again

Mike Finnegan

Película 1985

When I Grow Up

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Película 1951

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Nick Stanton

Película 1943

Broadway's Lost Treasures

Harold Hill (segment "The Music Man")

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Tom Lindholm Sr.

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Himself

Película 1943

Chita Rivera: A Lot Of Livin' To Do

Self (archive footage)

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Sentinels in the Air

Narrator (voice)

Película 1956

Sam Peckinpah's West: Legacy of a Hollywood Renegade

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Película 2004

Going Hollywood: The '30s

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Película 1984

Night of 100 Stars

Self

Película 1982

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The Merv Griffin Show

Self

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General Electric Theater

Jim Tweedy

Tv 1953

Lux Video Theatre

Phil Baxter

Tv 1950

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

Tv 1951

Your Show of Shows

Tv 1950

Climax!

William Struthers

Tv 1954

The 20th Century Fox Hour

Tv 1955

Robert Montgomery Presents

Jeff Frazer

Tv 1950

The Chisholms

Hadley Chisholm

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Tony Awards

Self - Presenter / Performer

Tv 1956

Lux Video Theatre

Dowey

Tv 1950

Lux Video Theatre

Jed Kennedy

Tv 1950

Lux Video Theatre

Kelly

Tv 1950

Lux Video Theatre

Isaac Eaton

Tv 1950

Lux Video Theatre

Tom

Tv 1950

Robert Montgomery Presents

Professor Richard Wanley

Tv 1950

What's My Line?

Self - Mystery Guest

Tv 1950

Climax!

Cleve Gordon

Tv 1954

Climax!

Lt. Hogue

Tv 1954

Tony Awards

Self - Host / Nominee/ Performer

Tv 1956

Tony Awards

Self - Host

Tv 1956

Tony Awards

Self - Presenter

Tv 1956

Tony Awards

Self - Performer

Tv 1956

The Bell Telephone Hour

Self

Tv 1959

What's My Line?

Self - Panelist

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