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Robert Preston

Actor

Robert Preston

Acting
1939 — 1984 · 17 films
Lived
8 June 1918 — d. 1987
From
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 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).

Career Signature

How Robert Preston’s filmography reads.

Five of Perfery’s 75 vibes, averaged across every film they acted in.