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Robert Preston

1918 - 1987

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Robert Preston Meservey (June 8, 1918 – March 21, 1987) was an American stage and screen actor best-known for his role as Professor Harold Hill in the 1957 musical The Music Man, for which he received the Tony Award for Best Actor in a Musical. He reprised the role in the 1962 film adaptation, and received a Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy nomination. Preston made his Broadway debut in The Male Animal in 1952. He won two Tony Awards for Best Actor in a Musical for The Music Man (1957) and I Do! Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Robert Preston is the 4,576th most popular actor (down from 4,388th in 2019), the 7,275th most popular biography from United States (down from 6,445th in 2019) and the 2,106th most popular American Actor.

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Among actors, Robert Preston ranks 4,576 out of 13,578. Before him are Richard O'Brien, Chi McBride, Antonio Sabàto Jr., Earl Holliman, Manfred Krug, and Burghart Klaußner. After him are Martine Beswick, David Spade, Steve Marriott, Paloma Faith, Heo Sung-tae, and Ben Mendelsohn.

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Among people born in 1918, Robert Preston ranks 220. Before him are Ólafur Jóhann Sigurðsson, Franjo Wölfl, Vicente de la Mata, Vladimir Dudintsev, Noronha, and Maria Aurèlia Capmany. After him are Carlos Manuel Arana Osorio, Édouard Gagnon, Joey Bishop, Dick Gibson, Anne Shirley, and Russell Kirk. Among people deceased in 1987, Robert Preston ranks 181. Before him are Georges Buchard, Galo Plaza, Arturo Torres Carrasco, Paul Martin, Paul Butterfield, and C. L. Moore. After him are Henk Badings, Heðin Brú, Ernő Goldfinger, Igor Newerly, Roderich Menzel, and Sachchidananda Vatsyayan.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Robert Preston ranks 7,277 out of 20,380. Before him are Steve Aoki (1977), Earl Holliman (1928), Armen Alchian (1914), Beverly Sills (1929), Brian Greene (1963), and Roscoe Lockwood (1875). After him are David Spade (1964), Albert William Herre (1868), Jack Irons (1962), Smedley Butler (1881), Freddie Spencer (1961), and Adam Riess (1969).

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Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, Robert Preston ranks 2,107. Before him are J. E. Freeman (1946), Gary Lockwood (1937), Michael Bowen (1957), Charles Fleischer (1950), Chi McBride (1961), and Earl Holliman (1928). After him are David Spade (1964), Lewis Arquette (1935), Noah Emmerich (1965), Henry Thomas (1971), Victor Buono (1938), and Richard Portnow (1947).

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