Robert Preston Meservey was an American stage and film actor and singer of Broadway and cinema, best known and remembered 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.
Robert Preston
Active - 1938 - 2020 |
Birth - Jun 8, 1918 |
Death - Mar 21, 1987 |
Genres - Drama, Romance, Comedy, Action-Adventure, Western
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Subgenres - Western Film, Romantic Comedy, Film Noir, Musical, LGBT-Related Film
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