Biography
Robert Desmond (16 December 1922 β 2002) was a British film and television actor of the 1950s and 1960s.
He started out in juvenile roles, making his film debut in 1948's The Guinea Pig opposite Richard Attenborough. He appeared in a number of early television films such Boys in Brown, recreating the role of Spud Parker in the theatrical film version of 1949, again with Attenborough. He would appear opposite Attenborough one more time in The Great Escape (1963), as Griffith the Tailor. Other films include The Cockleshell Heroes (1955), Indiscreet (1958), The Ugly Duckling (1959), Sink the Bismarck! (1960), The Bulldog Breed (1960) and The Best of Enemies (1961).
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Filmography
all 16
Movies 15
TV Shows 1
Griffith 'Tailor'
The Great Escape (1963)
Movie
4.93
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Gaolbreak (1962)
Movie
Pvt. Singer
The Best of Enemies (1961)
Movie
1st Sailor
Too Young to Love (1960)
Movie
Dexter (uncredited)
Sink the Bismarck! (1960)
Movie
Dizzy
The Ugly Duckling (1959)
Movie
Wally (uncredited)
The Lady is a Square (1959)
Movie
Sentry (uncredited)
The Square Peg (1958)
Movie
Young Man (uncredited)
Indiscreet (1958)
Movie
Cream O'Casey
These Dangerous Years (1957)
Movie
Pvt. Billy Baker
The Army Game (1957)
TV
Marine Todd
The Cockleshell Heroes (1955)
Movie
Jake
The Golden Toy (1954)
Movie
Spud
Boys in Brown (1949)
Movie
6
Mechanic (uncredited)
Don't Ever Leave Me (1949)
Movie
(Uncredited)
The Guinea Pig (1948)
Movie
Ratings
Average 6.19
Based on 285 Thousand movie and tv ratings over time
1948
1955
1958
1959
1963
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Known ForActing
GenderMale
Birthday1922-12-16
Deathday2002-01-01 (79 years old)
Birth PlaceLondon, United Kingdom
CitizenshipsUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, United Kingdom
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