Biography
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.
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Filmography
Acting Credits (88)
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Carole 'Toddy' Todd (archive footage)
2020
Chita Rivera: A Lot Of Livin' To Do
Self (archive footage)
2015
Sam Peckinpah's West: Legacy of a Hollywood Renegade
Self (archive footage)
2004
Broadway's Lost Treasures
Harold Hill (segment "The Music Man")
2003
The World of Hammer
Self (archive footage)
1994
