Robert Preston
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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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Robert Montgomery Presents
Jeff Frazer
Tony Awards
Self - Host / Nominee/ Performer
The Merv Griffin Show
Self
Climax!
William Struthers
What's My Line?
Self - Mystery Guest
The 20th Century Fox Hour
Your Show of Shows
The Bell Telephone Hour
Self
Disclosure: Ser trans más allá de la pantalla
Carole 'Toddy' Todd (archive footage)
The World of Hammer
Self (archive footage)
La conquista del oeste
Roger Morgan
The Chisholms
Hadley Chisholm
General Electric Theater
Jim Tweedy
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
El Último Guerrero Espacial (The Last Starfighter)
Centauri
Victor/Victoria
Carroll "Toddy" Todd
Reap the Wild Wind
Dan Cutler
The Music Man
Harold Hill
Beau Geste
Digby Geste
Sam Peckinpah's West: Legacy of a Hollywood Renegade
Self (archive footage)
Semi-Tough
Big Ed Bookman
S.O.B.
Dr. Irving Finegarten
Tulsa
Brad Brady
Sangre en la luna
Tate Riling
Night of 100 Stars II
Self
Mame
Beauregard Jackson Pickett Burnside
Union Pacific
Dick Allen
Variety Girl
Robert Preston
Wake Island
Pvt. Joe Doyle
La última frontera
Col. Frank Marston