

Robert Preston
Known for exceptional acting in global cinema.
Profession
Acting
Birthday
8 Jun 1918
Age
108 Years
Born In
Newton Highlands, Massachusetts, USA
Total Projects
88
Years Active
82 Yrs
Avg Rating
6.5 ★
Overview
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...
Known For
Filmography

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Disclosure
Disclosure
as Carole 'Toddy' Todd (archive footage)

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Chita Rivera: A Lot Of Livin' To Do
Chita Rivera: A Lot Of Livin' To Do
as Self (archive footage)

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Sam Peckinpah's West: Legacy of a Hollywood Renegade
Sam Peckinpah's West: Legacy of a Hollywood Renegade
as Self (archive footage)

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Broadway's Lost Treasures
Broadway's Lost Treasures
as Harold Hill (segment "The Music Man")

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The World of Hammer
The World of Hammer
as Self (archive footage)

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Outrage!
Outrage!
as Dennis Riordan

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Night of 100 Stars II
Night of 100 Stars II
as Self

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Finnegan Begin Again
Finnegan Begin Again
as Mike Finnegan

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The Last Starfighter
The Last Starfighter
as Centauri

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Going Hollywood: The '30s
Going Hollywood: The '30s
as Self - Host

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September Gun
September Gun
as Ben Sunday

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Rehearsal for Murder
Rehearsal for Murder
as Alex Dennison

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Victor/Victoria
Victor/Victoria
as Carroll "Toddy" Todd

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Night of 100 Stars
Night of 100 Stars
as Self

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S.O.B.
S.O.B.
as Dr. Irving Finegarten

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The Man That Corrupted Hadleyburg
The Man That Corrupted Hadleyburg
as Stranger

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The Chisholms
The Chisholms
as Hadley Chisholm

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Semi-Tough
Semi-Tough
as Big Ed Bookman

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My Father's House
My Father's House
as Tom Lindholm Sr.

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Mame
Mame
as Beauregard Jackson Pickett Burnside

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Child's Play
Child's Play
as Joseph Dobbs

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Junior Bonner
Junior Bonner
as Ace Bonner

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All the Way Home
All the Way Home
as Jay Follet

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Island of Love
Island of Love
as Steve Blair

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How the West Was Won
How the West Was Won
as Roger Morgan

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The Merv Griffin Show
The Merv Griffin Show
as Self

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The Music Man
The Music Man
as Harold Hill

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The Dark at the Top of the Stairs
The Dark at the Top of the Stairs
as Rubin Flood

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The Bell Telephone Hour
The Bell Telephone Hour
as Self

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Made in Heaven
Made in Heaven
as Zachary Meredith

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Confession
Confession
as Self - Host

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Tony Awards
Tony Awards
as Self - Host / Nominee/ Performer

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Tony Awards
Tony Awards
as Self - Host

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Tony Awards
Tony Awards
as Self - Presenter

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Tony Awards
Tony Awards
as Self - Performer

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Tony Awards
Tony Awards
as Self - Presenter / Performer

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Sentinels in the Air
Sentinels in the Air
as Narrator (voice)

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The Last Frontier
The Last Frontier
as Col. Frank Marston

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The 20th Century Fox Hour
The 20th Century Fox Hour

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Climax!
Climax!
as William Struthers

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Climax!
Climax!
as Cleve Gordon

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Climax!
Climax!
as Lt. Hogue

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General Electric Theater
General Electric Theater
as Jim Tweedy

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Face to Face
Face to Face
as Jack Potter

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Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

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My Outlaw Brother
My Outlaw Brother
as Joe Walter

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Best of the Badmen
Best of the Badmen
as Matthew Fowler

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Cloudburst
Cloudburst
as John Graham

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When I Grow Up
When I Grow Up
as Father Reed

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Lux Video Theatre
Lux Video Theatre
as Phil Baxter

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Lux Video Theatre
Lux Video Theatre
as Dowey

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Lux Video Theatre
Lux Video Theatre
as Jed Kennedy

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Lux Video Theatre
Lux Video Theatre
as Kelly

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Lux Video Theatre
Lux Video Theatre
as Isaac Eaton

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Lux Video Theatre
Lux Video Theatre
as Tom

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Your Show of Shows
Your Show of Shows

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The Sundowners
The Sundowners
as James Cloud ('Kid Wichita')

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What's My Line?
What's My Line?
as Self - Mystery Guest

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What's My Line?
What's My Line?
as Self

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Robert Montgomery Presents
Robert Montgomery Presents
as Jeff Frazer

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Robert Montgomery Presents
Robert Montgomery Presents
as Professor Richard Wanley

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The Lady Gambles
The Lady Gambles
as David Boothe

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Tulsa
Tulsa
as Brad Brady

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Whispering Smith
Whispering Smith
as Murray Sinclair

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Blood on the Moon
Blood on the Moon
as Tate Riling

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Big City
Big City
as Rev. Philip Y. Andrews

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Wild Harvest
Wild Harvest
as Jim Davis

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Variety Girl
Variety Girl
as Robert Preston

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The Macomber Affair
The Macomber Affair
as Francis Macomber

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Night Plane from Chungking
Night Plane from Chungking
as Nick Stanton

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Wings Up
Wings Up
as Himself

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Wake Island
Wake Island
as Pvt. Joe Doyle

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This Gun for Hire
This Gun for Hire
as Det. Michael Crane

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Reap the Wild Wind
Reap the Wild Wind
as Dan Cutler

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Star Spangled Rhythm
Star Spangled Rhythm
as Robert Preston (uncredited)

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Pacific Blackout
Pacific Blackout
as Robert Draper

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The Night of January 16th
The Night of January 16th
as Steve Van Ruyle

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New York Town
New York Town
as Paul Bryson, Jr.

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Parachute Battalion
Parachute Battalion
as Donald Morse

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The Lady from Cheyenne
The Lady from Cheyenne
as Steve Lewis

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North West Mounted Police
North West Mounted Police
as Ronnie Logan

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Moon Over Burma
Moon Over Burma
as Chuck Lane

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Typhoon
Typhoon
as Johnny Potter

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Beau Geste
Beau Geste
as Digby Geste

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Union Pacific
Union Pacific
as Dick Allen

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Disbarred
Disbarred
as Bradley Kent

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Illegal Traffic
Illegal Traffic
as Charles Bent Martin

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King of Alcatraz
King of Alcatraz
as Robert MacArthur