Robert Desmond
December 16, 1922 (102 years old) in London, England, UK
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
Credits
- 1963 · The Great Escape as Griffith 'Tailor'
- 1962 · Gaolbreak as Page
- 1962 · Compact as Adrian Coombs
- 1961 · The Best of Enemies as Pvt. Singer
- 1960 · Too Young to Love as 1st Sailor
- 1960 · Sink the Bismarck! as Dexter (uncredited)
- 1959 · The Ugly Duckling as Dizzy
- 1959 · The Lady is a Square as Wally (uncredited)
- 1958 · The Square Peg as Sentry (uncredited)
- 1958 · Indiscreet as Young Man (uncredited)
- 1957 · These Dangerous Years as Cream O'Casey
- 1955 · The Cockleshell Heroes as Marine Todd
- 1949 · Boys in Brown as Spud
- 1949 · Don't Ever Leave Me as Mechanic (uncredited)
- 1948 · The Guinea Pig as (Uncredited)