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Robert Preston

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 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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代表作

Going Hollywood: The '30s
Going Hollywood: The '30s
1984 · Self - Host
New York Town
New York Town
1941 · Paul Bryson, Jr.
Night of 100 Stars II
Night of 100 Stars II
1985 · Self
Sam Peckinpah's West: Legacy of a Hollywood Renegade
Sam Peckinpah's West: Legacy of a Hollywood Renegade
2004 · Self (archive footage)
揭开面纱：好莱坞的跨性别人生
揭开面纱：好莱坞的跨性别人生
2020 · Carole 'Toddy' Todd (archive footage)
Big City
Big City
1948 · Rev. Philip Y. Andrews
The Bell Telephone Hour
The Bell Telephone Hour
1959 · Self
雌雄莫辨
雌雄莫辨
1982 · Carroll "Toddy" Todd
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
1951
欢乐音乐妙无穷
欢乐音乐妙无穷
1962 · Harold Hill
我的线路是什么？
我的线路是什么？
1950 · Self - Mystery Guest
我的线路是什么？
我的线路是什么？
1950 · Self
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全部作品

揭开面纱：好莱坞的跨性别人生
2020 •Carole 'Toddy' Todd (archive footage)
Chita Rivera: A Lot Of Livin' To Do
2015 •Self (archive footage)
Sam Peckinpah's West: Legacy of a Hollywood Renegade
2004 •Self (archive footage)
Broadway's Lost Treasures
2003 •Harold Hill (segment "The Music Man")
The World of Hammer
1994 •Self (archive footage)
Outrage!
1986 •Dennis Riordan
Night of 100 Stars II
1985 •Self
Finnegan Begin Again
1985 •Mike Finnegan
最后的星空战士
1984 •Centauri
Going Hollywood: The '30s
1984 •Self - Host
展开全部作品
September Gun
1983 •Ben Sunday
雌雄莫辨
1982 •Carroll "Toddy" Todd
Rehearsal for Murder
1982 •Alex Dennison
Night of 100 Stars
1982 •Self
影城噩梦
1981 •Dr. Irving Finegarten
The Man That Corrupted Hadleyburg
1980 •Stranger
The Chisholms
1979 •Hadley Chisholm
匹夫之勇
1977 •Big Ed Bookman
My Father's House
1975 •Tom Lindholm Sr.
欢乐今宵梅姑姑
1974 •Beauregard Jackson Pickett Burnside
小邦纳
1972 •Ace Bonner
孩童游戏
1972 •Joseph Dobbs
All the Way Home
1963 •Jay Follet
Island of Love
1963 •Steve Blair
西部开拓史
1962 •Roger Morgan
欢乐音乐妙无穷
1962 •Harold Hill
默夫·格里芬访谈秀
1962 •Self
楼顶的黑暗
1960 •Rubin Flood
The Bell Telephone Hour
1959 •Self
Sentinels in the Air
1956 •Narrator (voice)
Confession
1956 •Self - Host
Made in Heaven
1956 •Zachary Meredith
最后的前线
1955 •Col. Frank Marston
The 20th Century Fox Hour
1955
Climax!
1954 •William Struthers
Climax!
1954 •Cleve Gordon
Climax!
1954 •Lt. Hogue
General Electric Theater
1953 •Jim Tweedy
Face to Face
1952 •Jack Potter
My Outlaw Brother
1951 •Joe Walter
复仇风暴
1951 •John Graham
Best of the Badmen
1951 •Matthew Fowler
When I Grow Up
1951 •Father Reed
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
1951
The Sundowners
1950 •James Cloud ('Kid Wichita')
Lux Video Theatre
1950 •Phil Baxter
Your Show of Shows
1950
罗伯特·蒙哥马利引见
1950 •Jeff Frazer
Lux Video Theatre
1950 •Dowey
Lux Video Theatre
1950 •Jed Kennedy
Lux Video Theatre
1950 •Kelly
Lux Video Theatre
1950 •Isaac Eaton
Lux Video Theatre
1950 •Tom
罗伯特·蒙哥马利引见
1950 •Professor Richard Wanley
我的线路是什么？
1950 •Self - Mystery Guest
我的线路是什么？
1950 •Self
遣恨终身
1949 •David Boothe
Tulsa
1949 •Brad Brady
月宫浴血
1948 •Tate Riling
血战霹雳车
1948 •Murray Sinclair
Big City
1948 •Rev. Philip Y. Andrews
The Macomber Affair
1947 •Francis Macomber
Variety Girl
1947 •Robert Preston
Wild Harvest
1947 •Jim Davis
Night Plane from Chungking
1943 •Nick Stanton
Wings Up
1943 •Himself
复活岛
1942 •Pvt. Joe Doyle
野风
1942 •Dan Cutler
合约杀手
1942 •Det. Michael Crane
Star Spangled Rhythm
1942 •Robert Preston (uncredited)
百老汇谋杀案
1941 •Steve Van Ruyle
New York Town
1941 •Paul Bryson, Jr.
The Lady from Cheyenne
1941 •Steve Lewis
Parachute Battalion
1941 •Donald Morse
Pacific Blackout
1941 •Robert Draper
North West Mounted Police
1940 •Ronnie Logan
Typhoon
1940 •Johnny Potter
Moon Over Burma
1940 •Chuck Lane
火爆三兄弟
1939 •Digby Geste
联太铁路
1939 •Dick Allen
Disbarred
1939 •Bradley Kent
King of Alcatraz
1938 •Robert MacArthur
Illegal Traffic
1938 •Charles Bent Martin