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Robert Preston
Actor 1918 - 1987

Robert Preston

Newton Highlands, Massachusetts, USA

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... Read full bio →

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18 roles
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Character Carroll 'Toddy' Todd
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Character Dr. Irving Finegarten

S.O.B.

1981

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Character Roger Morgan
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Character Det. Michael Crane
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Character Dick Allen
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Character Centauri
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Character Big Ed Bookman

Semi-Tough

1977

Mame No snapshots yet
Character Beauregard

Mame

1974

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Character Joseph Dobbs
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Character Ace Bonner
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Character Harold Hill
The Dark at the Top of the Stairs No snapshots yet
Character Rubin Flood
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Character Col. Frank Marston
Cloudburst No snapshots yet
Character John Graham

Cloudburst

1951

My Outlaw Brother No snapshots yet
Character Joe Walter
The Lady Gambles No snapshots yet
Character David Boothe
Tulsa No snapshots yet
Character Brad Brady

Tulsa

1949

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Character Tate Riling

Filmography

Every title this person appears in

25 titles
The Last Starfighter
The Last Starfighter 1984
Victor Victoria
Victor Victoria 1982
S.O.B.
S.O.B. 1981
Semi-Tough
Semi-Tough 1977
Mame
Mame 1974
Junior Bonner
Junior Bonner 1972
Child's Play
Child's Play 1972
The Music Man
The Music Man 1962
How the West Was Won
How the West Was Won 1962
The Dark at the Top of the Stairs
The Dark at the Top of the Stairs 1960
The Last Frontier
The Last Frontier 1955
My Outlaw Brother
My Outlaw Brother 1951
Cloudburst
Cloudburst 1951
Tulsa
Tulsa 1949
The Lady Gambles
The Lady Gambles 1949
Whispering Smith
Whispering Smith 1948
Blood on the Moon
Blood on the Moon 1948
Variety Girl
Variety Girl 1947
The Macomber Affair
The Macomber Affair 1947
Wake Island
Wake Island 1942
This Gun for Hire
This Gun for Hire 1942
Reap the Wild Wind
Reap the Wild Wind 1942
North West Mounted Police
North West Mounted Police 1940
Union Pacific
Union Pacific 1939
Beau Geste
Beau Geste 1939

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