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 Awar…

  • Acting
  • Born 8 June 1918
  • Died 21 March 1987 (age 68)
  • Newton Highlands, Massachusetts, USA
  • 75 credits

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Most-watched Robert Preston films currently: How the West Was Won (1962), The Last Starfighter (1984), Disclosure (2020), Victor/Victoria (1982), The Music Man (1962).

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Selected TV credits: The Merv Griffin Show (1962), Tony Awards (1956), What's My Line? (1950), Climax! (1954), Robert Montgomery Presents (1950).

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