Robert Desmond
Born: 1922-12-16 in London, England, UK
Died: 2002-01-01
Known For: Acting
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'
1961
- The Best of Enemies as Pvt. Singer
1960
- Too Young to Love as 1st Sailor
- Sink the Bismarck! as Dexter (uncredited)
- The Bulldog Breed as Sailor on Bridge of Warship (uncredited)
1959
- The Lady is a Square as Wally (uncredited)
- The Ugly Duckling as Dizzy
1958
- Indiscreet as Young Man (uncredited)
- The Square Peg as Sentry (uncredited)
1957
- The Army Game as Private Billy 'Noddy' Baker
- These Dangerous Years as Cream O'Casey
1955
- The Cockleshell Heroes as Marine Todd
1949
- Boys in Brown as Spud
- Don't Ever Leave Me as Mechanic (uncredited)
1948
- The Guinea Pig as (Uncredited)