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Robert Arden (11 December 1922 – 25 March 2004) was an American film, television and radio actor born in London who worked and lived mostly in the United Kingdom.
Arden was born from an American father and an English mother. His father had a successful career as a professional boxer after World War I. He attended "a combination of English and American schools."
Arden's most famous film appearance was as lead character Guy Van Stratten in Mr. Arkadin (1955), written and directed by Orson Welles. Welles had worked with Arden on the Harry Lime radio series, produced in London, and later cast the little-known actor in Mr. Arkadin, in the central role of the investigator who uncovers Arkadin's past. Reportedly, Arden was shocked that Welles might consider him for the part and initially thought that the director's phone inquiry was a crank call.
Arden's performance in Mr. Arkadin was panned by some critics : The New York Times called it "hopelessly inadequate". Film historian Jonathan Rosenbaum has defended Arden's performance, locating the problem not in the actor's work but in "the unsavoriness and obnoxiousness of the character", who was intended by Welles to be unattractive even though he occupied in the film "the space normally reserved for charismatic heroes".
The credits of one the film's Spanish versions misspelled Arden's name as "Bob Harden". Another Spanish print actually credited him as "Mark Sharpe".
Mr. Arkadin did poorly at the box-office. Afterwards, Arden played a few other lead roles, in films such as The Depraved (1957) or The Child and the Killer (1959), but he worked mostly as a character actor, appearing in film, television and stage productions. he worked mostly as a character actor, appearing in film, television and stage productions.
Filmography
all 37
Movies 20
TV Shows 17
Producer 1
Silent Witness (1996)
The Paradise Club (1989)
The Bourne Identity (1988)
Inspector Morse (1987)
Among Wolves (1985)
Ragtime (1981)
Condorman (1981)
The Final Conflict (1981)
Churchill and the Generals (1979)
Tales of the Unexpected (1979)
A Hatful of Rain (1968)
The Pistol (1965)
The Wednesday Play (1964)
Death Drums Along the River (1963)
The Saint (1962)
Man of the World (1962)
Studio Four (1962)
Storyboard (1961)
Never Take Sweets from a Stranger (1960)
Suspense (1960) (1960)
International Detective (1959)
No Hiding Place (1959)
Interpol Calling (1959)
The Child and the Killer (1959)
The Depraved (1957)
A King in New York (1957)
The Counterfeit Plan (1957)
Bermuda Affair (1956)
The Tony Hancock Show (1956)
Soho Incident (1956)
Mr. Arkadin (1955)
Mark Saber (1954)
The Hills of Donegal (1947)
A Matter of Life and Death (1946)
The Man from Morocco (1945)
Two Thousand Women (1944)
The Big One
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Known ForActing
GenderMale
Birthday1922-12-11
Deathday2004-03-25 (81 years old)
Birth PlaceLondon, United Kingdom
CitizenshipsUnited Kingdom
Also Known AsBob Arden, Rob Arden
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