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Known For

Acting

Known Credits

17

Gender

Male

Birthday

1922-12-16

Day of Death

2002-01-01 (80 years old)

Place of Birth

London, England, UK

Also Known As

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).

Known For

Acting

The Great Escape

1963

The Great Escape

as

Griffith 'Tailor'

The Cockleshell Heroes

1955

The Cockleshell Heroes

as

Marine Todd

Gaolbreak

1962

Gaolbreak

as

Page

Don't Ever Leave Me

1949

Don't Ever Leave Me

as

Mechanic (uncredited)

Indiscreet

1958

Indiscreet

as

Young Man (uncredited)

The Lady is a Square

1959

The Lady is a Square

as

Wally (uncredited)

Sink the Bismarck!

1960

Sink the Bismarck!

as

Dexter (uncredited)

The Square Peg

1958

The Square Peg

as

Sentry (uncredited)

These Dangerous Years

1957

These Dangerous Years

as

Cream O'Casey

Too Young to Love

1960

Too Young to Love

as

1st Sailor

The Guinea Pig

1948

The Guinea Pig

as

(Uncredited)

Boys in Brown

1949

Boys in Brown

as

Spud

The Best of Enemies

1961

The Best of Enemies

as

Pvt. Singer

The Bulldog Breed

1960

The Bulldog Breed

as

Sailor on Bridge of Warship (uncredited)

Compact

Compact

as

Adrian Coombs

The Army Game

The Army Game

as

Private Billy 'Noddy' Baker

Production

Crew

Directing