Robert Preston
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...
Also Known As
Robert Preston Meservey
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Robert Preston's Movies
The Last Starfighter
13 Jul 1984
How the West Was Won
02 Nov 1962
Victor/Victoria
25 Apr 1982
The Music Man
19 Jun 1962
This Gun for Hire
24 Apr 1942
Disclosure
19 Jun 2020
Junior Bonner
21 Jul 1972
Beau Geste
24 Jul 1939
S.O.B.
01 Jul 1981
Union Pacific
05 May 1939
Blood on the Moon
11 Nov 1948
Reap the Wild Wind
26 Mar 1942
Semi-Tough
18 Nov 1977
Child's Play
12 Dec 1972
North West Mounted Police
22 Oct 1940
The Last Frontier
07 Dec 1955
The Lady Gambles
20 May 1949
Mame
07 Mar 1974
Wake Island
11 Aug 1942
Tulsa
13 Apr 1949
Robert Preston's TV Shows
What's My Line?
02 Feb 1950
What's My Line?
02 Feb 1950
Climax!
07 Oct 1954
Climax!
07 Oct 1954
Climax!
07 Oct 1954
The Merv Griffin Show
01 Oct 1962
The 20th Century Fox Hour
05 Oct 1955
Robert Montgomery Presents
30 Jan 1950
Robert Montgomery Presents
30 Jan 1950
Lux Video Theatre
02 Oct 1950
Lux Video Theatre
02 Oct 1950
Lux Video Theatre
02 Oct 1950
Lux Video Theatre
02 Oct 1950
Lux Video Theatre
02 Oct 1950
Lux Video Theatre
02 Oct 1950
General Electric Theater
01 Feb 1953
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
05 Oct 1951
The Chisholms
29 Mar 1979
Your Show of Shows
25 Feb 1950
The Bell Telephone Hour
12 Jan 1959