Robert Preston
Acting 1918-06-08 Newton Highlands, Massachusetts, USA
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 t…
Known For
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How the West Was Won
1962
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Victor/Victoria
1982
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The Last Starfighter
1984
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The Music Man
1962
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S.O.B.
1981
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Wake Island
1942
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Reap the Wild Wind
1942
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Mame
1974
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Beau Geste
1939
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The Last Frontier
1955
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Union Pacific
1939
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The Lady Gambles
1949
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Junior Bonner
1972
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Semi-Tough
1977
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Blood on the Moon
1948
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The Macomber Affair
1947
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The Sundowners
1950
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Whispering Smith
1948
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Cloudburst
1951
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My Outlaw Brother
1951