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 31 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.
- Historical7.1average 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
- Family Drama 3
- American Frontier 3
- Classic Hollywood 3
- Romantic Triangle 2
- Dialogue-Driven 2
- Political Intrigue 2
- Dramatic Showdown 2
- Fast-Paced Narrative 2
- Female Protagonist 2
- Moral Ambiguity 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
Victor YoungComposerReap the Wild Wind, Union Pacific, North West Mounted Police, Moon Over Burma
Theodor SparkuhlCinematographerBeau Geste, Wake Island, Pacific Blackout, Night Plane from Chungking
William C. MellorCinematographerThe Last Frontier, Wake Island, Moon Over Burma, Typhoon
Alan LaddActorThis Gun for Hire, Whispering Smith, Wild Harvest
Akim TamiroffActorUnion Pacific, North West Mounted Police, New York Town
Susan HaywardActorReap the Wild Wind, Beau Geste, Tulsa
Brian DonlevyActorUnion Pacific, Beau Geste, Wake Island
Dorothy LamourActorMoon Over Burma, Wild Harvest, Typhoon
Anne BauchensEditorReap the Wild Wind, Union Pacific, North West Mounted Police- AAlan Le MayWriterReap the Wild Wind, North West Mounted Police, The Sundowners
Movies and TV shows
201980s
2 titles · average score 64
70
The Last Starfighter (1984)
as Centauri
59
S.O.B. (1981)
as Dr. Irving Finegarten
1970s
3 titles · average score 61
The Chisholms (1979)
TV show · as Hadley Chisholm
45
Mame (1974)
as Beauregard
77
Junior Bonner (1972)
as Ace Bonner
1960s
3 titles · average score 73
71
The Music Man (1962)
as Harold Hill
70
How the West Was Won (1962)
as Roger Morgan
77
The Dark at the Top of the Stairs (1960)
as Rubin Flood
1950s
7 titles · average score 62
51
Climax! (1954)
TV show · as Cleve Gordon / Lt. Hogue
43
My Outlaw Brother (1951)
as Joe Walter
Robert Montgomery Presents (1950)
TV show · as Professor Richard Wanley / Jeff Frazer
79
Your Show of Shows (1950)
TV show
Lux Video Theatre (1950)
TV show · as Jed Kennedy / Kelly
1940s
3 titles · average score 57
51
The Lady Gambles (1949)
as David Boothe
Wild Harvest (1947)
as Jim Davis
63
North West Mounted Police (1940)
as Ronnie Logan
1930s
2 titles · average score 75
75
Beau Geste (1939)
as Digby Geste
Illegal Traffic (1938)
as Charles Bent Martin