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Robert Desmond
Robert Desmond

Robert Desmond

ActingBorn December 16, 1922Died January 1, 2002 (age 79)London, England, UK

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

1963
The Great Escape

as Griffith 'Tailor'

Movie
1962
Gaolbreak

as Page

Movie
1962
Compact

as Adrian Coombs

TV
1961
The Best of Enemies

as Pvt. Singer

Movie
1960
The Bulldog Breed

as Sailor on Bridge of Warship (uncredited)

Movie
1960
Too Young to Love

as 1st Sailor

Movie
1960
Sink the Bismarck!

as Dexter (uncredited)

Movie
1959Movie
1959
The Lady is a Square

as Wally (uncredited)

Movie
1958
The Square Peg

as Sentry (uncredited)

Movie
1958
Indiscreet

as Young Man (uncredited)

Movie
1957
These Dangerous Years

as Cream O'Casey

Movie
1957
The Army Game

as Private Billy 'Noddy' Baker

TV
1955Movie
1949Movie
1949
Don't Ever Leave Me

as Mechanic (uncredited)

Movie
1948
The Guinea Pig

as (Uncredited)

Movie

Personal Info

DepartmentActing
BirthdayDecember 16, 1922
Day of DeathJanuary 1, 2002
Place of BirthLondon, England, UK
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