Robert Preston
- Interprétation
- 8 juin 1918 · Newton Highlands, Massachusetts, USA
- 21 mars 1987
Biographie
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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Filmographie
- Identités trans : Au-delà de l'image · Carole 'Toddy' Todd (archive footage)
- Chita Rivera: A Lot Of Livin' To Do · En personne
- L'Ouest de Sam Peckinpah : la loi selon un renégat d'Hollywood · En personne
- Broadway's Lost Treasures · Harold Hill (segment "The Music Man")
- Les Archives de la Hammer · En personne
- Outrage! · Dennis Riordan
- Night of 100 Stars II · En personne
- Finnegan Begin Again · Mike Finnegan
- Starfighter · Centauri
- Going Hollywood: The '30s · En personne
- September Gun · Ben Sunday
- Rehearsal for Murder · Alex Dennison
- Victor Victoria · Carroll 'Toddy' Todd
- Night of 100 Stars · En personne
- S.O.B. · Dr. Irving Finegarten
- The Man That Corrupted Hadleyburg · Stranger
- The Chisholms · Hadley Chisholm
- Les Faux-durs · Big Ed Bookman
- My Father's House · Tom Lindholm Sr.
- Mame · Beauregard
- Les Yeux de Satan · Joseph Dobbs
- Junior Bonner, le dernier bagarreur · Ace Bonner
- All the Way Home · Jay Follet
- Island of Love · Steve Blair
- La Conquête de l'Ouest · Roger Morgan
- The Merv Griffin Show · En personne
- Le marchand de fanfares · Harold Hill
- The Dark at the Top of the Stairs · Rubin Flood
- The Bell Telephone Hour · En personne
- Made in Heaven · Zachary Meredith
- Confession · En personne
- Tony Awards · En personne
- Sentinels in the Air · Narrator (Voix)
- La Charge des tuniques bleues · Col. Frank Marston
- The 20th Century Fox Hour
- Climax! · William Struthers, Cleve Gordon
- General Electric Theater · Jim Tweedy
- Face to Face · Jack Potter
- Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
- My Outlaw Brother · Joe Walter
- Plus Fort Que La Loi · Matthew Fowler
- Cloudburst · John Graham
- When I Grow Up · Father Reed
- Lux Video Theatre · Phil Baxter, Dowey
- Your Show of Shows
- Les cavaliers du crépuscule · James Cloud ('Kid Wichita')
- What's My Line? · En personne
- Robert Montgomery Presents · Jeff Frazer, Professor Richard Wanley
- The Lady Gambles · David Boothe
- Tulsa · Brad Brady
- Smith le taciturne · Murray Sinclair
- Ciel rouge · Tate Riling
- Big City · Rev. Philip Y. Andrews
- Wild Harvest · Jim Davis
- Variety Girl · Robert Preston
- L'Affaire Macomber · Francis Macomber
- Night Plane from Chungking · Nick Stanton
- Wings Up · En personne
- La Sentinelle du Pacifique · Pvt. Joe Doyle
- Tueur à gages · Det. Michael Crane
- Les Naufrageurs des mers du sud · Dan Cutler
- Star Spangled Rhythm · Robert Preston (uncredited)
- Pacific Blackout · Robert Draper
- The Night of January 16th · Steve Van Ruyle
- New York Town · Paul Bryson, Jr.
- Parachute Battalion · Donald Morse
- The Lady from Cheyenne · Steve Lewis
- Les Tuniques écarlates · Ronnie Logan
- Moon Over Burma · Chuck Lane
- Typhoon · Johnny Potter
- Beau Geste · Digby Geste
- Pacific Express · Dick Allen
- Disbarred · Bradley Kent
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- King of Alcatraz · Robert MacArthur