Robert Preston (1918-1987)
22.4 TOPICAL actor score · #1,248 of 1,977 actors
Robert Preston (1918-1987) has a TOPICAL actor score of 22.4 - ranked 1,248 of the 1,977 actors TOPICAL ranks. Their strongest parts are acting honours and credits. They've won 1 acting honour from 2 nominations, including the Tony Award for Best Actor in a Musical. Their best ten-year run was 1962-1971. Best films: The Music Man (1962), Victor/Victoria (1982), How the West Was Won (1962).
Why this score
Each bar: better than this % of the 1,977 actors we rank. How the score works.
Acting honours66
Prime34
Their movies25
Credits42
Career standing18
- Acting honours1 win, 2 nominations - incl. Tony Award for Best Actor in a Musical
- Prime1962-1971
- Credits49 films and shows · billed in the top 8 of 11 scored films (4 as a lead)
- Known inWikipedia articles in 32 languages
Robert Preston's scored films
| TOPICAL rank | Film | Year | Billed |
|---|---|---|---|
| 608 | How the West Was Won | 1962 | 8 |
| 1,214 | Victor/Victoria | 1982 | 3 |
| 1,443 | The Music Man | 1962 | 1 |
| 2,953 | Beau Geste | 1939 | 3 |
| 3,549 | Reap the Wild Wind | 1942 | 5 |
| 3,666 | Wake Island | 1942 | 3 |
| 3,686 | Union Pacific | 1939 | 4 |
| 4,130 | North West Mounted Police | 1940 | 5 |
| 5,211 | The Dark at the Top of the Stairs | 1960 | 1 |
| 6,134 | Tulsa | 1950 | 2 |
| 6,714 | Typhoon | 1940 | 2 |