Robert Preston
Robert Preston Meservey
- Туған күні:
- 1918-06-08
- Қайтыс болған күні:
- 1987-03-21
- Туған жері:
- Newton Highlands, Massachusetts, USA
Өмірбаяны
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.
Фильмографиясы
В свете прожекторов
2020
TMDb 7.8 / 10
Carole 'Toddy' Todd (archive footage)
Chita Rivera: A Lot Of Livin' To Do
2015
Self (archive footage)
Sam Peckinpah's West: Legacy of a Hollywood Renegade
2004
TMDb 8.0 / 10
Self (archive footage)
Broadway's Lost Treasures
2003
TMDb 6.5 / 10
Harold Hill (segment "The Music Man")
Outrage!
1986
TMDb 5.3 / 10
Dennis Riordan
Night of 100 Stars II
1985
TMDb 6.8 / 10
Self
Finnegan Begin Again
1985
TMDb 6.5 / 10
Mike Finnegan
Последний звёздный боец
1984
TMDb 6.6 / 10
Centauri
Going Hollywood: The '30s
1984
TMDb 9.0 / 10
Self - Host
September Gun
1983
TMDb 5.5 / 10
Ben Sunday
Rehearsal for Murder
1982
TMDb 6.1 / 10
Alex Dennison
Виктор/Виктория
1982
TMDb 7.3 / 10
Carroll 'Toddy' Todd
Ночь сотни звёзд
1982
TMDb 5.8 / 10
Self
Сукин сын
1981
TMDb 6.0 / 10
Dr. Irving Finegarten
The Man That Corrupted Hadleyburg
1980
TMDb 6.0 / 10
Stranger
Крутой наполовину
1977
TMDb 5.4 / 10
Big Ed Bookman
My Father's House
1975
TMDb 9.0 / 10
Tom Lindholm Sr.
Mame
1974
TMDb 5.9 / 10
Beauregard
Детская игра
1972
TMDb 6.1 / 10
Joseph Dobbs
Младший Боннер
1972
TMDb 6.1 / 10
Ace Bonner
All the Way Home
1963
TMDb 6.5 / 10
Jay Follet
Island of Love
1963
TMDb 5.8 / 10
Steve Blair
Война на Диком Западе
1962
TMDb 7.0 / 10
Roger Morgan
Музыкант
1962
TMDb 7.1 / 10
Harold Hill
The Dark at the Top of the Stairs
1960
TMDb 6.5 / 10
Rubin Flood
Made in Heaven
1956
Zachary Meredith
Confession
1956
Self - Host
Sentinels in the Air
1956
TMDb 7.0 / 10
Narrator (voice)
The Last Frontier
1955
TMDb 6.1 / 10
Col. Frank Marston
Face to Face
1952
TMDb 6.0 / 10
Jack Potter
My Outlaw Brother
1951
TMDb 5.6 / 10
Joe Walter
Best of the Badmen
1951
TMDb 6.5 / 10
Matthew Fowler
Cloudburst
1951
TMDb 6.4 / 10
John Graham
When I Grow Up
1951
TMDb 7.3 / 10
Father Reed
The Sundowners
1950
TMDb 5.2 / 10
James Cloud ('Kid Wichita')
Леди играет в азартные игры
1949
TMDb 6.1 / 10
David Boothe
Tulsa
1949
TMDb 6.3 / 10
Brad Brady
Whispering Smith
1948
TMDb 6.7 / 10
Murray Sinclair
Кровь на Луне
1948
TMDb 6.2 / 10
Tate Riling
Big City
1948
TMDb 7.8 / 10
Rev. Philip Y. Andrews
Wild Harvest
1947
TMDb 7.0 / 10
Jim Davis
Девушка из варьете
1947
TMDb 6.5 / 10
Robert Preston
Дело Макомбера
1947
TMDb 6.8 / 10
Francis Macomber
Night Plane from Chungking
1943
TMDb 6.5 / 10
Nick Stanton
Wings Up
1943
TMDb 5.7 / 10
Himself
Остров Уэйк
1942
TMDb 5.8 / 10
Pvt. Joe Doyle
Оружие для найма
1942
TMDb 7.0 / 10
Det. Michael Crane
Пожнешь бурю
1942
TMDb 6.3 / 10
Dan Cutler
Звездно-полосатый ритм
1942
TMDb 6.2 / 10
Robert Preston (uncredited)
Pacific Blackout
1941
TMDb 6.6 / 10
Robert Draper
The Night of January 16th
1941
TMDb 5.8 / 10
Steve Van Ruyle
New York Town
1941
TMDb 8.5 / 10
Paul Bryson, Jr.
Parachute Battalion
1941
TMDb 6.3 / 10
Donald Morse
The Lady from Cheyenne
1941
TMDb 5.7 / 10
Steve Lewis
Северо-западная конная полиция
1940
TMDb 6.4 / 10
Ronnie Logan
Moon Over Burma
1940
TMDb 5.8 / 10
Chuck Lane
Typhoon
1940
TMDb 6.7 / 10
Johnny Potter
Красавчик Жест
1939
TMDb 7.0 / 10
Digby Geste
Юнион Пасифик
1939
TMDb 6.7 / 10
Dick Allen
Disbarred
1939
TMDb 8.0 / 10
Bradley Kent
Illegal Traffic
1938
TMDb 6.6 / 10
Charles Bent Martin
King of Alcatraz
1938
TMDb 6.0 / 10
Robert MacArthur