Portrait of Robert Preston

Acting

Robert Preston

Titles
62movies13TV shows
Career

Active from 1938 to 1986, busiest in 1941 with 5 main titles.

Leading roles
43
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score64/100
Highest rated
Poster for The Music Man
The Music Man
GoodWatch score84/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 31 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.6 versus catalog average 4.8EnergyHeart: 4.5 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.3 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.5 versus catalog average 5.7WorldCraft: 5.3 versus catalog average 5.4CraftStyle: 5.7 versus catalog average 6.0Style
Robert Preston Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    1.7, average 5.2
  • Uncanny
    1.2, average 2.5
  • Dark Humor
    1.7, average 2.9
  • Scare
    1.5, average 2.6

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

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.

Movies and TV shows

1
TypeAllMovies1
RoleAnyActing1Appearances1
ScoreAny60+70+80+
DecadeAny1930s51940s211950s161960s51970s61980s82000s12020s1
GenreAnyMusic1Documentary1
Group by
DecadesScores
Newest firstOldest first

2000s

1 title
Poster for Broadway's Lost Treasures

as Harold Hill (segment "The Music Man")

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