Robert Preston

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Información personal

Trabajo principal: Interpretación

Edad: 106 años

Lugar de nacimiento: Newton Highlands, Massachusetts, USA

Fecha de nacimiento: 08 de junio de 1918


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Biografía de Robert Preston

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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Filmografía de Robert Preston

Fecha de Estreno Título Personaje
1986 Ultraje Dennis Riordan
1985 Finnegan Begin Again Mike Finnegan
1984 Starfighter: La aventura comienza Centauri
1983 September Gun Ben Sunday
1982 Ensayo para el asesinato Alex Dennison
1982 ¿Víctor o Victoria? Carroll "Toddy" Todd
1981 S.O.B. Sois honrados bandidos Dr. Irving Finegarten
1980 The Man That Corrupted Hadleyburg Stranger
1979 The Chisholms Hadley Chisholm
1977 Dos más uno igual a dos Big Ed Bookman
1975 My Father's House Tom Lindholm Sr.
1974 Ante todo, mujer Beauregard Jackson Pickett Burnside
1972 Perversión en las aulas Joseph Dobbs
1972 Junior Bonner, rey del rodeo Ace Bonner
1963 All the Way Home Jay Follet
1963 La isla del amor Steve Blair
1962 La conquista del Oeste Roger Morgan
1962 Vivir de ilusión Harold Hill
1960 The Dark at the Top of the Stairs Rubin Flood
1956 Sentinels in the Air Narrator (voice)
1955 Desierto salvaje Col. Frank Marston
1952 Face to Face Jack Potter
1951 My Outlaw Brother Joe Walter
1951 El mejor de los malvados Matthew Fowler
1951 Cloudburst John Graham
1951 When I Grow Up Father Reed
1950 El cuatrero errante James Cloud ('Kid Wichita')
1949 Dirección prohibida David Boothe
1949 Tulsa, ciudad de lucha Brad Brady
1948 Smith el silencioso Murray Sinclair
1948 Sangre en la luna Tate Riling
1948 Big City Rev. Philip Y. Andrews
1947 La mujer disputada Jim Davis
1947 Pasión en la selva Francis Macomber
1943 Night Plane from Chungking Nick Stanton
1943 Wings Up Himself
1942 Wake Island Pvt. Joe Doyle
1942 El cuervo (Contratado para matar) Det. Michael Crane
1942 Piratas del mar Caribe Dan Cutler
1941 Pacific Blackout Robert Draper
1941 The Night of January 16th Steve Van Ruyle
1941 New York Town Paul Bryson, Jr.
1941 Parachute Battalion Donald Morse
1941 The Lady from Cheyenne Steve Lewis
1940 Policía montada del Canadá Ronnie Logan
1940 Luna de Birmania Chuck Lane
1940 Tifón Johnny Potter
1939 Beau Geste Digby Geste
1939 Unión Pacífico Dick Allen
1939 Disbarred Bradley Kent
1938 Illegal Traffic Charles Bent Martin
1938 King of Alcatraz Robert MacArthur
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