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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2020 Carole 'Toddy' Todd (archive footage)
2015 Self (archive footage)
2003 Harold Hill (segment "The Music Man")
1994 Self (archive footage)
1986 Dennis Riordan
1985 Self
1985 Mike Finnegan
1984 Centauri
1984 Self - Host
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1983 Ben Sunday
1982 Carroll "Toddy" Todd
1982 Alex Dennison
1982 Self
1981 Dr. Irving Finegarten
1979 Hadley Chisholm
1977 Big Ed Bookman
1975 Tom Lindholm Sr.
1974 Beauregard Jackson Pickett Burnside
1972 Ace Bonner
1972 Joseph Dobbs
1963 Jay Follet
1963 Steve Blair
1962 Roger Morgan
1962 Harold Hill
1960 Rubin Flood
1956 Narrator (voice)
1956 Self - Host
1956 Zachary Meredith
1956 Self - Presenter / Performer
1956 Self - Host / Nominee/ Performer
1956 Self - Host
1956 Self - Presenter
1956 Self - Performer
1956 Self - Host / Winner
1955 Col. Frank Marston
1954 William Struthers
1954 Cleve Gordon
1954 Lt. Hogue
1953 Jim Tweedy
1952 Jack Potter
1951 Joe Walter
1951 John Graham
1951 Matthew Fowler
1951 Father Reed
1950 James Cloud ('Kid Wichita')
1950 Phil Baxter
1950 Jeff Frazer
1950 Dowey
1950 Jed Kennedy
1950 Kelly
1950 Isaac Eaton
1950 Tom
1950 Professor Richard Wanley
1950 Self - Mystery Guest
1949 David Boothe
1949 Brad Brady
1948 Tate Riling
1948 Murray Sinclair
1948 Rev. Philip Y. Andrews
1947 Francis Macomber
1947 Robert Preston
1947 Jim Davis
1943 Nick Stanton
1943 Himself
1942 Pvt. Joe Doyle
1942 Dan Cutler
1942 Det. Michael Crane
1942 Robert Preston (uncredited)
1941 Steve Van Ruyle
1941 Paul Bryson, Jr.
1941 Steve Lewis
1941 Donald Morse
1941 Robert Draper
1940 Ronnie Logan
1940 Johnny Potter
1940 Chuck Lane
1939 Digby Geste
1939 Dick Allen
1939 Bradley Kent
1938 Robert MacArthur
1938 Charles Bent Martin