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Robert Preston

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1918Born, Newton Highlands
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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…

Known for

The Last StarfighterCentauri
How the West Was WonRoger Morgan
Victor/VictoriaCarroll 'Toddy' Todd
The Music ManHarold Hill
This Gun for HireDet. Michael Crane

Filmography

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2020DisclosureCarole 'Toddy' Todd (archive footage)Movie
2003Broadway's Lost TreasuresHarold Hill (segment "The Music Man")Movie
1986Outrage!Dennis RiordanMovie
1985Finnegan Begin AgainMike FinneganMovie
1984The Last StarfighterCentauriMovie
1983September GunBen SundayMovie
1982Rehearsal for MurderAlex DennisonMovie
1982Victor/VictoriaCarroll 'Toddy' ToddMovie
1981S.O.B.Dr. Irving FinegartenMovie
1980The Man That Corrupted HadleyburgStrangerMovie
1977Semi-ToughBig Ed BookmanMovie
1975My Father's HouseTom Lindholm Sr.Movie
1974MameBeauregardMovie
1972Child's PlayJoseph DobbsMovie
1972Junior BonnerAce BonnerMovie
1963All the Way HomeJay FolletMovie
1963Island of LoveSteve BlairMovie
1962How the West Was WonRoger MorganMovie
1962The Music ManHarold HillMovie
1960The Dark at the Top of the StairsRubin FloodMovie
1956Made in HeavenZachary MeredithMovie
1956Sentinels in the AirNarrator (voice)Movie
1955The Last FrontierCol. Frank MarstonMovie
1952Face to FaceJack PotterMovie
1951My Outlaw BrotherJoe WalterMovie
1951Best of the BadmenMatthew FowlerMovie
1951CloudburstJohn GrahamMovie
1951When I Grow UpFather ReedMovie
1950The SundownersJames Cloud ('Kid Wichita')Movie
1949The Lady GamblesDavid BootheMovie
1949TulsaBrad BradyMovie
1948Whispering SmithMurray SinclairMovie
1948Blood on the MoonTate RilingMovie
1948Big CityRev. Philip Y. AndrewsMovie
1947Wild HarvestJim DavisMovie
1947Variety GirlRobert PrestonMovie
1947The Macomber AffairFrancis MacomberMovie
1943Night Plane from ChungkingNick StantonMovie
1942Wake IslandPvt. Joe DoyleMovie
1942This Gun for HireDet. Michael CraneMovie
1942Reap the Wild WindDan CutlerMovie
1942Star Spangled RhythmRobert Preston (uncredited)Movie
1941Pacific BlackoutRobert DraperMovie
1941The Night of January 16thSteve Van RuyleMovie
1941New York TownPaul Bryson, Jr.Movie
1941Parachute BattalionDonald MorseMovie
1941The Lady from CheyenneSteve LewisMovie
1940North West Mounted PoliceRonnie LoganMovie
1940Moon Over BurmaChuck LaneMovie
1940TyphoonJohnny PotterMovie
1939Beau GesteDigby GesteMovie
1939Union PacificDick AllenMovie
1939DisbarredBradley KentMovie
1938Illegal TrafficCharles Bent MartinMovie
1938King of AlcatrazRobert MacArthurMovie

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