Robert Preston

Robert Preston

Acting

Born: 1918-06-08 · Newton Highlands, Massachusetts, USA

Died: 1987-03-21

Biography

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 t

🎬 Movies (20)

Disclosure

Disclosure

2020

Carole 'Toddy' Todd (archive footage)

Chita Rivera: A Lot Of Livin' To Do

Chita Rivera: A Lot Of Livin' To Do

2015

Self (archive footage)

Sam Peckinpah's West: Legacy of a Hollywood Renegade

Sam Peckinpah's West: Legacy of a Hollywood Renegade

2004

Self (archive footage)

Broadway's Lost Treasures

Broadway's Lost Treasures

2003

Harold Hill (segment "The Music Man")

Outrage!

Outrage!

1986

Dennis Riordan

Night of 100 Stars II

Night of 100 Stars II

1985

Self

Finnegan Begin Again

Finnegan Begin Again

1985

Mike Finnegan

The Last Starfighter

The Last Starfighter

1984

Centauri

Going Hollywood: The '30s

Going Hollywood: The '30s

1984

Self - Host

September Gun

September Gun

1983

Ben Sunday

Rehearsal for Murder

Rehearsal for Murder

1982

Alex Dennison

Victor/Victoria

Victor/Victoria

1982

Carroll "Toddy" Todd

Night of 100 Stars

Night of 100 Stars

1982

Self

S.O.B.

S.O.B.

1981

Dr. Irving Finegarten

The Man That Corrupted Hadleyburg

The Man That Corrupted Hadleyburg

1980

Stranger

Semi-Tough

Semi-Tough

1977

Big Ed Bookman

My Father's House

My Father's House

1975

Tom Lindholm Sr.

Mame

Mame

1974

Beauregard Jackson Pickett Burnside

Child's Play

Child's Play

1972

Joseph Dobbs

Junior Bonner

Junior Bonner

1972

Ace Bonner