Acting
Robert Preston
- Titles
- 61movies13TV showsmovies and TV shows
- Career
- 19381986
- Leading roles
- 42top three billing
- Average score
64/100
- Highest rated
Victor/Victoria74/100
What stands out
Compared with the average well-known movie, over 28 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.
- Historical7.1average 2.6
- Nostalgia5.6average 3.6
- Wholesome4.0average 3.3
- Romance4.5average 3.8
- Politics3.2average 2.6
- Class & Capitalism3.8average 3.3
- Catharsis5.5average 5.1
- Wit & Wordplay4.0average 3.7
Rarely in their work
- Contemporary Realism1.9, average 5.2
- Uncanny1.1, average 2.5
- Scare1.3, average 2.6
- Dark Humor1.7, average 2.9
Main genres
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Recurring tags
- Classic Hollywood 4
- Classic Western 4
- Historical Setting 4
- Family Drama 3
- Historical Drama 3
- Female Protagonist 2
- Social Commentary 2
- Coming-of-Age 2
- Character-Driven 2
- Fast-Paced Narrative 2
- Dramatic Showdown 2
- Moral Dilemmas 2
Works often with
People in at least two of their main titles.
Lynne OvermanActorReap the Wild Wind, North West Mounted Police, Union Pacific, New York Town, Typhoon
J. Carrol NaishActorBeau Geste, Illegal Traffic, King of Alcatraz, Typhoon
William C. MellorCinematographerThe Last Frontier, Wake Island, Moon Over Burma, Typhoon
Victor YoungComposerReap the Wild Wind, North West Mounted Police, Union Pacific, Moon Over Burma
Theodor SparkuhlCinematographerBeau Geste, Wake Island, Night Plane from Chungking, Pacific Blackout
Akim TamiroffActorNorth West Mounted Police, Union Pacific, New York Town
Susan HaywardActorReap the Wild Wind, Beau Geste, Tulsa
Dorothy LamourActorWild Harvest, Moon Over Burma, Typhoon
Brian DonlevyActorUnion Pacific, Beau Geste, Wake Island
Alan LaddActorThis Gun for Hire, Whispering Smith, Wild Harvest
Jesse Lasky Jr.WriterReap the Wild Wind, North West Mounted Police, Union Pacific
Louis KingDirectorIllegal Traffic, Moon Over Burma, Typhoon
Movies and TV shows
622020s
1 titles · average score 80
80
as Carole 'Toddy' Todd (archive footage)
2000s
1 titles
as Harold Hill (segment "The Music Man")
1980s
8 titles · average score 66
as Dennis Riordan
67
as Mike Finnegan
66
as Centauri
as Ben Sunday
74
as Carroll "Toddy" Todd
64
as Alex Dennison
61
as Dr. Irving Finegarten
as Stranger
1970s
6 titles · average score 60
TV show · as Hadley Chisholm
57
as Big Ed Bookman
as Tom Lindholm Sr.
59
as Beauregard Jackson Pickett Burnside
64
as Ace Bonner
61
as Joseph Dobbs
1960s
5 titles · average score 66
68
as Jay Follet
52
as Steve Blair
73
as Harold Hill
70
as Roger Morgan
69
as Rubin Flood
1950s
15 titles · average score 61
as Narrator (voice)
62
as Col. Frank Marston
48
TV show · as William Struthers / Cleve Gordon
as Jack Potter
53
as Joe Walter
62
as Matthew Fowler
as John Graham
as Father Reed
53
as James Cloud ('Kid Wichita')
TV show · as Jeff Frazer / Professor Richard Wanley
75
TV show
1940s
21 titles · average score 63
63
as David Boothe
62
as Brad Brady
65
as Tate Riling
65
as Murray Sinclair
68
as Rev. Philip Y. Andrews
64
as Francis Macomber
71
as Det. Michael Crane
61
as Pvt. Joe Doyle
64
as Dan Cutler
56
as Donald Morse
as Steve Van Ruyle
as Paul Bryson, Jr.
1930s
5 titles · average score 69
72
as Digby Geste
67
as Dick Allen
as Bradley Kent
as Robert MacArthur
as Charles Bent Martin