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Gender:Unspecified
Birth Date:1922-12-16 00:00:00
Birth Place:London, England, UK
Known For:Acting
Death Date:2002-01-01 00:00:00
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Robert Desmond
Biography
Robert Desmond (16 December 1922 – 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).
Filmography (15)
Sink the Bismarck!
Role: Dexter (uncredited)1960
The Bulldog Breed
Role: Sailor on Bridge of Warship (uncredited)1960
The Square Peg
Role: Sentry (uncredited)1958
The Guinea Pig
Role: (Uncredited)1948
Don't Ever Leave Me
Role: Mechanic (uncredited)1949
The Great Escape
Role: Griffith 'Tailor'1963
The Ugly Duckling
Role: Dizzy1959
The Best of Enemies
Role: Pvt. Singer1961
Boys in Brown
Role: Spud1949
The Lady is a Square
Role: Wally (uncredited)1959
Too Young to Love
Role: 1st Sailor1960
The Cockleshell Heroes
Role: Marine Todd1955
Indiscreet
Role: Young Man (uncredited)1958
Gaolbreak
Role: Page1962
These Dangerous Years
Role: Cream O'Casey1957