Robert Preston

Robert Preston

Acting

Birthday

1918/06/08

Day of death

1987/03/21 (68 years old)

Gender

Male

Place of Birth

Newton Highlands, Massachusetts, USA

Also know as

Robert Preston Meservey

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 t...Read more

Acting
The Last Frontier
6.1

(1955) The Last Frontier

as Col. Frank Marston

Semi-Tough
5.6

(1977) Semi-Tough

as Big Ed Bookman

Junior Bonner
6.1

(1972) Junior Bonner

as Ace Bonner

My Outlaw Brother
5.5

(1951) My Outlaw Brother

as Joe Walter

The Last Starfighter
6.6

(1984) The Last Starfighter

as Centauri

How the West Was Won
7.0

(1962) How the West Was Won

as Roger Morgan

Victor/Victoria
7.3

(1982) Victor/Victoria

as Carroll "Toddy" Todd

S.O.B.
5.9

(1981) S.O.B.

as Dr. Irving Finegarten

The Music Man
7.1

(1962) The Music Man

as Harold Hill

The Macomber Affair
6.2

(1947) The Macomber Affair

as Francis Macomber

Mame
6.2

(1974) Mame

as Beauregard Jackson Pickett Burnside

The Lady Gambles
6.0

(1949) The Lady Gambles

as David Boothe

Blood on the Moon
6.1

(1948) Blood on the Moon

as Tate Riling

Beau Geste
7.0

(1939) Beau Geste

as Digby Geste

Cloudburst
6.3

(1951) Cloudburst

as John Graham

Whispering Smith
6.4

(1948) Whispering Smith

as Murray Sinclair

The Sundowners
5.4

(1950) The Sundowners

as James Cloud ('Kid Wichita')

Wake Island
5.6

(1942) Wake Island

as Pvt. Joe Doyle

Union Pacific
6.5

(1939) Union Pacific

as Dick Allen

Reap the Wild Wind
6.4

(1942) Reap the Wild Wind

as Dan Cutler

This Gun for Hire
6.9

(1942) This Gun for Hire

as Det. Michael Crane

Rehearsal for Murder
6.4

(1982) Rehearsal for Murder

as Alex Dennison

The Man That Corrupted Hadleyburg
0.0

(1980) The Man That Corrupted Hadleyburg

as Stranger

Child's Play
6.1

(1972) Child's Play

as Joseph Dobbs

North West Mounted Police
6.3

(1940) North West Mounted Police

as Ronnie Logan

The Night of January 16th
5.0

(1941) The Night of January 16th

as Steve Van Ruyle

New York Town
10.0

(1941) New York Town

as Paul Bryson, Jr.

King of Alcatraz
5.7

(1938) King of Alcatraz

as Robert MacArthur

Tulsa
6.3

(1949) Tulsa

as Brad Brady

Star Spangled Rhythm
5.9

(1942) Star Spangled Rhythm

as Robert Preston (uncredited)

All the Way Home
6.5

(1963) All the Way Home

as Jay Follet

Island of Love
5.3

(1963) Island of Love

as Steve Blair

Best of the Badmen
6.5

(1951) Best of the Badmen

as Matthew Fowler

Variety Girl
6.1

(1947) Variety Girl

as Robert Preston

The Dark at the Top of the Stairs
6.7

(1960) The Dark at the Top of the Stairs

as Rubin Flood

The Lady from Cheyenne
5.2

(1941) The Lady from Cheyenne

as Steve Lewis

Typhoon
5.0

(1940) Typhoon

as Johnny Potter

Parachute Battalion
5.5

(1941) Parachute Battalion

as Donald Morse

Outrage!
5.0

(1986) Outrage!

as Dennis Riordan

Big City
7.2

(1948) Big City

as Rev. Philip Y. Andrews

Face to Face
5.7

(1952) Face to Face

as Jack Potter

Disbarred
6.0

(1939) Disbarred

as Bradley Kent

Moon Over Burma
5.0

(1940) Moon Over Burma

as Chuck Lane

Pacific Blackout
6.3

(1941) Pacific Blackout

as Robert Draper

Disclosure
7.9

(2020) Disclosure

as Carole 'Toddy' Todd (archive footage)

Illegal Traffic
6.5

(1938) Illegal Traffic

as Charles Bent Martin

Night of 100 Stars II
8.0

(1985) Night of 100 Stars II

as Self

Wild Harvest
0.0

(1947) Wild Harvest

as Jim Davis

September Gun
7.2

(1983) September Gun

as Ben Sunday

Finnegan Begin Again
6.3

(1985) Finnegan Begin Again

as Mike Finnegan

When I Grow Up
6.5

(1951) When I Grow Up

as Father Reed

Night Plane from Chungking
6.0

(1943) Night Plane from Chungking

as Nick Stanton

Broadway's Lost Treasures
5.6

(2003) Broadway's Lost Treasures

as Harold Hill (segment "The Music Man")

My Father's House
0.0

(1975) My Father's House

as Tom Lindholm Sr.

Wings Up
5.2

(1943) Wings Up

as Himself

Chita Rivera: A Lot Of Livin' To Do
0.0

(2015) Chita Rivera: A Lot Of Livin' To Do

as Self (archive footage)

0.0

(1956) Sentinels in the Air

as Narrator (voice)

Sam Peckinpah's West: Legacy of a Hollywood Renegade
7.3

(2004) Sam Peckinpah's West: Legacy of a Hollywood Renegade

as Self (archive footage)

Going Hollywood: The '30s
10.0

(1984) Going Hollywood: The '30s

as Self - Host

Night of 100 Stars
6.5

(1982) Night of 100 Stars

as Self

The Merv Griffin Show
5.6

(1962) The Merv Griffin Show

as Self

General Electric Theater
6.0

(1953) General Electric Theater

as Jim Tweedy

6.0

(1950) Lux Video Theatre

as Phil Baxter

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
7.0

(1951) Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

as ---

Your Show of Shows
5.5

(1950) Your Show of Shows

as ---

Climax!
3.0

(1954) Climax!

as William Struthers

The 20th Century Fox Hour
5.2

(1955) The 20th Century Fox Hour

as ---

Robert Montgomery Presents
5.2

(1950) Robert Montgomery Presents

as Jeff Frazer

The Chisholms
6.2

(1979) The Chisholms

as Hadley Chisholm

Tony Awards
4.6

(1956) Tony Awards

as Self - Presenter / Performer

6.0

(1950) Lux Video Theatre

as Dowey

6.0

(1950) Lux Video Theatre

as Jed Kennedy

6.0

(1950) Lux Video Theatre

as Kelly

6.0

(1950) Lux Video Theatre

as Isaac Eaton

6.0

(1950) Lux Video Theatre

as Tom

Robert Montgomery Presents
5.2

(1950) Robert Montgomery Presents

as Professor Richard Wanley

What's My Line?
6.8

(1950) What's My Line?

as Self - Mystery Guest

Climax!
3.0

(1954) Climax!

as Cleve Gordon

Climax!
3.0

(1954) Climax!

as Lt. Hogue

Tony Awards
4.6

(1956) Tony Awards

as Self - Host / Nominee/ Performer

Tony Awards
4.6

(1956) Tony Awards

as Self - Host

Tony Awards
4.6

(1956) Tony Awards

as Self - Presenter

Tony Awards
4.6

(1956) Tony Awards

as Self - Performer

7.0

(1959) The Bell Telephone Hour

as Self

What's My Line?
6.8

(1950) What's My Line?

as Self - Panelist