Robert Preston
Data de nascimento:
08/06/1918
Local de nascimento:
Newton Highlands, Massachusetts, USA
Data de falecimento:
21/03/1987
Biografia
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.
Filmes em que atuou
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Revelação (2020)- 7.90 ★Carole 'Toddy' Todd (archive footage)
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Chita Rivera: A Lot Of Livin' To Do (2015)- 0.00 ★Self (archive footage)
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Sam Peckinpah's West: Legacy of a Hollywood Renegade (2004)- 7.30 ★Self (archive footage)
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Broadway's Lost Treasures (2003)- 5.60 ★Harold Hill (segment "The Music Man")
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Ajuste de Contas (1986)- 5.00 ★Dennis Riordan
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Finnegan Begin Again (1985)- 6.30 ★Mike Finnegan
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Night of 100 Stars II (1985)- 8.00 ★Self
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O Último Guerreiro das Estrelas (1984)- 6.61 ★Centauri
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Going Hollywood: The '30s (1984)- 10.00 ★Self - Host
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September Gun (1983)- 7.25 ★Ben Sunday
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Vítor ou Vitória? (1982)- 7.26 ★Carroll "Toddy" Todd
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Rehearsal for Murder (1982)- 6.40 ★Alex Dennison
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Night of 100 Stars (1982)- 6.00 ★Self
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S.O.B.: Nos Bastidores de Hollywood (1981)- 5.90 ★Dr. Irving Finegarten
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The Man That Corrupted Hadleyburg (1980)- 0.00 ★Stranger
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A Disputa dos Sexos (1977)- 5.55 ★Big Ed Bookman
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My Father's House (1975)- 0.00 ★Tom Lindholm Sr.
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Mame (1974)- 6.00 ★Beauregard Jackson Pickett Burnside
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Dez Segundos de Perigo (1972)- 6.06 ★Ace Bonner
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Brincadeira de Criança (1972)- 6.10 ★Joseph Dobbs
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All the Way Home (1963)- 6.50 ★Jay Follet
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Adorável Trapaceiro (1963)- 5.30 ★Steve Blair
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A Conquista do Oeste (1962)- 7.00 ★Roger Morgan
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Vendedor de Ilusões (1962)- 7.10 ★Harold Hill
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Sombras no Fim da Escada (1960)- 6.70 ★Rubin Flood
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O Tirano da Fronteira (1955)- 6.00 ★Col. Frank Marston
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Face to Face (1952)- 5.70 ★Jack Potter
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Meu Irmão Fora da Lei (1951)- 5.50 ★Joe Walter
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Castigo Implacável (1951)- 6.30 ★John Graham
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Best of the Badmen (1951)- 6.80 ★Matthew Fowler
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When I Grow Up (1951)- 6.00 ★Father Reed
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The Sundowners (1950)- 5.40 ★James Cloud ('Kid Wichita')
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Viciada (1949)- 6.00 ★David Boothe
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Tulsa (1949)- 6.18 ★Brad Brady
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Sangue na lua (1948)- 6.10 ★Tate Riling
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Abutres Humanos (1948)- 6.50 ★Murray Sinclair
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Big City (1948)- 7.25 ★Rev. Philip Y. Andrews
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Covardia (1947)- 6.20 ★Francis Macomber
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Miragem Dourada (1947)- 6.10 ★Robert Preston
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Wild Harvest (1947)- 0.00 ★Jim Davis
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Night Plane from Chungking (1943)- 6.00 ★Nick Stanton
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Wings Up (1943)- 5.20 ★Himself
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Nossos Mortos Serão Vingados (1942)- 5.50 ★Pvt. Joe Doyle
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Vendaval de Paixões (1942)- 6.47 ★Dan Cutler
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Alma Torturada (1942)- 6.94 ★Det. Michael Crane
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Coquetel de Estrelas (1942)- 5.90 ★Robert Preston (uncredited)
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New York Town (1941)- 10.00 ★Paul Bryson, Jr.
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The Night of January 16th (1941)- 5.00 ★Steve Van Ruyle
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The Lady from Cheyenne (1941)- 5.20 ★Steve Lewis
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Parachute Battalion (1941)- 5.50 ★Donald Morse
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Pacific Blackout (1941)- 6.30 ★Robert Draper
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Legião de Heróis (1940)- 6.26 ★Ronnie Logan
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Typhoon (1940)- 5.00 ★Johnny Potter
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Teu Nome é Paixão (1940)- 5.00 ★Chuck Lane
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Beau Geste (1939)- 6.92 ★Digby Geste
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Aliança de Aço (1939)- 6.50 ★Dick Allen
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Disbarred (1939)- 6.00 ★Bradley Kent
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King of Alcatraz (1938)- 5.70 ★Robert MacArthur
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Illegal Traffic (1938)- 6.70 ★Charles Bent Martin