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Robert Preston
Acting

Robert Preston

Born June 8, 1918 - Died March 21, 1987Newton Highlands, Massachusetts, USA

Yearbook Entry

Class of… whatever timeline this is.

“I stayed after class to fix continuity.”

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, ...

In THE MULTIxVERSE

The Last Starfighter

The Last Starfighter

as Centauri

OTHERverse

Also Known For

How the West Was Won

How the West Was Won

1962

Victor/Victoria

Victor/Victoria

1982

This Gun for Hire

This Gun for Hire

1942

The Music Man

The Music Man

1962

Reap the Wild Wind

Reap the Wild Wind

1942

Beau Geste

Beau Geste

1939

The Last Frontier

The Last Frontier

1955

Blood on the Moon

Blood on the Moon

1948

Best of the Badmen

Best of the Badmen

1951

Union Pacific

Union Pacific

1939

COMICSSHOP