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
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.
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
63Great
Score 80 to 89
5 titles
Great
Score 80 to 89
84
as Harold Hill
84
as Det. Michael Crane
83
as Carole 'Toddy' Todd (archive footage)
81
as Carroll 'Toddy' Todd
80
as Roger Morgan
Good
Score 70 to 79
13 titles
Good
Score 70 to 79
79
TV show
77
as Ace Bonner
77
as Rubin Flood
76
as Dr. Irving Finegarten
75
as Digby Geste
74
as Dick Allen
73
as Tate Riling
73
as Centauri
73
as Murray Sinclair
72
as Pvt. Joe Doyle
71
as Mike Finnegan
71
as Dan Cutler
Decent
Score 60 to 69
9 titles
Decent
Score 60 to 69
68
TV show · as Jim Tweedy
68
as Jay Follet
68
as Rev. Philip Y. Andrews
65
as Alex Dennison
64
as Francis Macomber
63
as Ronnie Logan
62
as Big Ed Bookman
62
as Col. Frank Marston
Bad to mediocre
Score 30 to 59
14 titles
Bad to mediocre
Score 30 to 59
58
as Joseph Dobbs
56
as Donald Morse
56
as Brad Brady
56
as John Graham
53
as James Cloud ('Kid Wichita')
52
as Steve Blair
51
as David Boothe
51
TV show · as William Struthers / Cleve Gordon
49
as Matthew Fowler
45
as Beauregard Jackson Pickett Burnside
42
as Joe Walter
41
as Dennis Riordan
Not rated yet
22 titles
Not rated yet
TV show · as Hadley Chisholm
as Steve Lewis
as Father Reed
as Steve Van Ruyle
as Jim Davis
as Tom Lindholm Sr.
as Stranger
as Paul Bryson, Jr.
as Ben Sunday
as Johnny Potter
as Robert Draper
as Chuck Lane