About
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....
Known for
Robert Montgomery PresentsSeries • 1950
Climax!Series • 1954
The 20th Century Fox HourSeries • 1955
Your Show of ShowsSeries • 1950
Lux Video TheatreSeries • 1950
How the West Was WonMovie • 1962
The Last StarfighterMovie • 1984
Victor/VictoriaMovie • 1982
Blood on the MoonMovie • 1948
Beau GesteMovie • 1939
The Last FrontierMovie • 1955
The Music ManMovie • 1962
This Gun for HireMovie • 1942
DisclosureMovie • 2020
MameMovie • 1974
Union PacificMovie • 1939
Reap the Wild WindMovie • 1942
Junior BonnerMovie • 1972
Semi-ToughMovie • 1977
North West Mounted PoliceMovie • 1940
The Lady GamblesMovie • 1949
S.O.B.Movie • 1981
Wake IslandMovie • 1942
TulsaMovie • 1949