Acting
Robert Preston
- Titles
- 62movies13TV shows
- Career
Active from 1938 to 1986, busiest in 1941 with 5 main titles.
- Leading roles
- 43top three billing
- Average score
64/100
- Highest rated
This Gun for Hire84/100
What stands out
Compared with the average well-known movie, over 32 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.
- Historical7.1average 2.6
- Nostalgia5.4average 3.7
- Wholesome3.9average 3.3
- Romance4.4average 3.8
- Class & Capitalism3.8average 3.3
- Politics3.0average 2.6
Rarely in their work
- Contemporary Realism1.8, average 5.4
- Uncanny1.2, average 2.5
- Scare1.3, average 2.6
- Dark Humor1.6, average 2.8
Main genres
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Recurring tags
- Historical Setting 5
- Classic Western 5
- Family Drama 3
- Social Commentary 2
- Moral Ambiguity 2
- Intrigue 2
- Character-Driven 2
- Moral Dilemmas 2
- Romance 2
- Dramatic Showdown 2
- Classic Hollywood 2
- Fast-Paced Narrative 2
Works often with
People in at least two of their main titles.
Lynne OvermanActorReap the Wild Wind, Union Pacific, North West Mounted Police, New York Town, Typhoon
J. Carrol NaishActorBeau Geste, King of Alcatraz, Illegal Traffic, Typhoon
Theodor SparkuhlCinematographerBeau Geste, Wake Island, Night Plane from Chungking, Pacific Blackout
William C. MellorCinematographerThe Last Frontier, Wake Island, Moon Over Burma, Typhoon
Victor YoungComposerReap the Wild Wind, Union Pacific, North West Mounted Police, Moon Over Burma
Akim TamiroffActorUnion Pacific, North West Mounted Police, New York Town
Dorothy LamourActorMoon Over Burma, Wild Harvest, Typhoon
Brian DonlevyActorBeau Geste, Union Pacific, Wake Island
Susan HaywardActorReap the Wild Wind, Beau Geste, Tulsa
Alan LaddActorThis Gun for Hire, Whispering Smith, Wild Harvest
Jesse Lasky Jr.WriterReap the Wild Wind, Union Pacific, North West Mounted Police
Louis KingDirectorMoon Over Burma, Illegal Traffic, Typhoon
Movies and TV shows
632020s
1 title · average score 82
as Carole 'Toddy' Todd (archive footage)
2000s
1 title
as Harold Hill (segment "The Music Man")
1980s
8 titles · average score 68
as Dennis Riordan
as Mike Finnegan
as Centauri
as Ben Sunday
as Carroll 'Toddy' Todd
as Alex Dennison
as Dr. Irving Finegarten
as Stranger
1970s
6 titles · average score 59
TV show · as Hadley Chisholm
as Big Ed Bookman
as Tom Lindholm Sr.
as Beauregard
as Ace Bonner
as Joseph Dobbs
1960s
5 titles · average score 68
as Jay Follet
as Steve Blair
as Harold Hill
as Roger Morgan
as Rubin Flood
1950s
16 titles · average score 59
as Narrator (voice)
as Col. Frank Marston
TV show · as Lt. Hogue / Cleve Gordon
as Jack Potter
as John Graham
as Joe Walter
as Father Reed
as Matthew Fowler
as James Cloud ('Kid Wichita')
TV show · as Professor Richard Wanley / Jeff Frazer
TV show
1940s
21 titles · average score 65
as David Boothe
as Brad Brady
as Tate Riling
as Murray Sinclair
as Rev. Philip Y. Andrews
as Francis Macomber
as Det. Michael Crane
as Pvt. Joe Doyle
as Dan Cutler
as Steve Lewis
as Steve Van Ruyle
as Paul Bryson, Jr.
1930s
5 titles · average score 75
as Digby Geste
as Dick Allen
as Bradley Kent
as Charles Bent Martin
as Robert MacArthur