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
The Music Man84/100
What stands out
Compared with the average well-known movie, over 31 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.
- Historical7.2average 2.6
- Nostalgia5.4average 3.6
- Wholesome4.0average 3.3
- Class & Capitalism3.9average 3.3
- Romance4.4average 3.8
- Politics3.1average 2.6
- Wit & Wordplay4.1average 3.7
- Catharsis5.5average 5.1
Rarely in their work
- Contemporary Realism1.7, average 5.2
- Uncanny1.2, average 2.5
- Dark Humor1.7, average 2.9
- Scare1.5, average 2.6
Main genres
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Recurring tags
- Classic Western 5
- Historical Setting 4
- Classic Hollywood 3
- Family Drama 3
- American Frontier 3
- Female Protagonist 2
- Social Commentary 2
- Historical Drama 2
- Coming-of-Age 2
- Character-Driven 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, Typhoon, King of Alcatraz
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, North West Mounted Police, Union Pacific, Moon Over Burma
Alan LaddActorThis Gun for Hire, Whispering Smith, Wild Harvest
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
Louis KingDirectorIllegal Traffic, Moon Over Burma, Typhoon
Anne BauchensEditorReap the Wild Wind, North West Mounted Police, Union Pacific
Movies and TV shows
161950s
16 titles · average score 60
Sentinels in the Air (1956)
as Narrator (voice)
Made in Heaven (1956)
as Zachary Meredith
62
The Last Frontier (1955)
as Col. Frank Marston
51
Climax! (1954)
TV show · as William Struthers / Cleve Gordon
68
General Electric Theater (1953)
TV show · as Jim Tweedy
Face to Face (1952)
as Jack Potter
When I Grow Up (1951)
as Father Reed
56
Cloudburst (1951)
as John Graham
42
My Outlaw Brother (1951)
as Joe Walter
49
Best of the Badmen (1951)
as Matthew Fowler
53
The Sundowners (1950)
as James Cloud ('Kid Wichita')
Robert Montgomery Presents (1950)
TV show · as Jeff Frazer / Professor Richard Wanley
79
Your Show of Shows (1950)
TV show
Lux Video Theatre (1950)
TV show · as Phil Baxter / Jed Kennedy