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Robert Arden
Actor
Born December 11, 1922Died March 25, 2004 (81 years)
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Robert Arden (11 December 1922 – 25 March 2004) was an American film, television and radio actor born in London who worked and lived mostly in the United Kingdom.
Arden was born from an American father and an English mother. His father had a successful career as a professional boxer after World War I. He attended "a combination of English and American schools."
Arden's most famous film appearance was as lead character Guy Van Stratten in Mr. Arkadin (1955), written and directed by Orson Welles. Welles had worked with Arden on the Harry Lime radio series, produced in London, and later cast the little-known actor in Mr. Arkadin, in the central role of the investigator who uncovers Arkadin's past. Reportedly, Arden was shocked that Welles might consider him for the part and initially thought that the director's phone inquiry was a crank call.
Arden's performance in Mr. Arkadin was panned by some critics : The New York Times called it "hopelessly inadequate". Film historian Jonathan Rosenbaum has defended Arden's performance, locating the problem not in the actor's work but in "the unsavoriness and obnoxiousness of the character", who was intended by Welles to be unattractive even though he occupied in the film "the space normally reserved for charismatic heroes".
The credits of one the film's Spanish versions misspelled Arden's name as "Bob Harden". Another Spanish print actually credited him as "Mark Sharpe".
Mr. Arkadin did poorly at the box-office. Afterwards, Arden played a few other lead roles, in films such as The Depraved (1957) or The Child and the Killer (1959), but he worked mostly as a character actor, appearing in film, television and stage productions. he worked mostly as a character actor, appearing in film, television and stage productions.
Robert Arden (11 December 1922 – 25 March 2004) was an American film, television and radio actor born in London who worked and lived mostly in the United Kingdom.
Arden was born from an American father and an English mother. His father had a successful career as a professional boxer after World War I. He attended "a combination of English and American schools."
Arden's most famous film appearance was as lead character Guy Van Stratten in Mr. Arkadin (1955), written and directed by Orson Welles. Welles had worked with Arden on the Harry Lime radio series, produced in London, and later cast the little-known actor in Mr. Arkadin, in the central role of the investigator who uncovers Arkadin's past. Reportedly, Arden was shocked that Welles might consider him for the part and initially thought that the director's phone inquiry was a crank call.
Arden's performance in Mr. Arkadin was panned by some critics : The New York Times called it "hopelessly inadequate". Film historian Jonathan Rosenbaum has defended Arden's performance, locating the problem not in the actor's work but in "the unsavoriness and obnoxiousness of the character", who was intended by Welles to be unattractive even though he occupied in the film "the space normally reserved for charismatic heroes".
The credits of one the film's Spanish versions misspelled Arden's name as "Bob Harden". Another Spanish print actually credited him as "Mark Sharpe".
Mr. Arkadin did poorly at the box-office. Afterwards, Arden played a few other lead roles, in films such as The Depraved (1957) or The Child and the Killer (1959), but he worked mostly as a character actor, appearing in film, television and stage productions. he worked mostly as a character actor, appearing in film, television and stage productions.
Filmography
| 2020 | Grizzly II: Revenge · as Senator |
| 1996 | Silent Witness (TV Series) · as Alex Wein |
| 1992 | A Dangerous Man · as Wilson |
| 1989 | The Paradise Club (TV Series) · as Marzocca |
| 1989 | Saracen (TV Series) · as Clinton Dike |
| 1988 | A Very British Coup (TV Series) · as The Americans - Ambassador |
| 1988 | The Bourne Identity (TV Series) · as Stevens |
| 1987 | Whoops Apocalypse · as White House Reporter |
| 1987 | Inspector Morse (TV Series) · as Eddie Poindexter |
| 1986 | Little Shop of Horrors · as Network Exec #1 |
| 1986 | Strong Medicine · as Dr. Potter |
| 1986 | Strong Medicine (TV Series) · as Dr. Potter |
| 1986 | Murrow · as Hummel |
| 1985 | Les loups entre eux · as Général Lee W. Simon |
| 1985 | D.A.R.Y.L. · as Colonel |
| 1985 | Reunion at Fairborough · as Cast |
| 1984 | The Glory Boys (TV Series) · as Washington Host |
| 1984 | Master of the game (TV Series) · as Doctor Wilson |
| 1982 | Timewatch (TV Series) · as Admiral William Leahy |
| 1982 | Q.E.D. (TV Series) · as University President |
| 1982 | Nancy Astor (TV Series) · as Quincy Shaw |
| 1981 | Ragtime · as Foreman Of The Jury |
| 1981 | Condorman · as Cia Chief |
| 1981 | The Final Conflict · as American Ambassador |
| 1980 | American Playhouse (TV Series) · as Edward Ross |
| 1980 | Oppenheimer (1980) (TV Series) · as John Mccloy |
| 1979 | Churchill and the Generals · as Harry Hopkins |
| 1979 | Tales of the Unexpected (TV Series) · as Berners |
| 1965 | Court Martial (TV Series) · as M.p. |
| 1964 | The Wednesday Play (TV Series) · as Captain Danziger |
| 1963 | Death Drums Along the River · as Jim Hunter |
| 1963 | Call Me Bwana · as 1st C.i.a. Man |
| 1962 | |
| 1962 | Man of the World (TV Series) · as Carter |
| 1961 | Drama 61-67 (TV Series) · as Detective Froelich |
| 1960 | The Cheaters (1960-62) (TV Series) · as Bob Keane |
| 1960 | Never Take Candy from A Stranger · as Tom Demarest |
| 1960 | Suspense (TV Series) · as Captain Frank De Sica |
| 1960 | Man from Interpol (TV Series) · as Ray Reid |
| 1959 | No Hiding Place (TV Series) · as James Sandford |
| 1959 | Interpol Calling (TV Series) · as Marston |
| 1958 | Dial 999 (TV Series) · as Red Caldwell |
| 1957 | The Depraved · as Dave Dillon |
| 1957 | A King in New York · as Liftboy |
| 1957 | The New Adventures of Charlie Chan (TV Series) · as Pierto Pinero |
| 1957 | The Counterfeit Plan · as Bob Fenton |
| 1956 | The Errol Flynn Theatre (TV Series) · as Captain Harry Adams |
| 1956 | Bermuda Affair · as Bill |
| 1956 | Spin a Dark Web · as Buddy |
| 1955 | Joe MacBeth · as Ross |
| 1955 | Alcoa Hour (TV Series) · as Jerome |
| 1955 | ITV Play of the Week (TV Series) · as Dr. Johnson |
| 1955 | Mr. Arkadin · as Guy Van Stratten |
| 1954 | Colonel March of Scotland Yard (TV Series) · as Johnny Dunn |
| 1954 | The Vise (TV Series) · as Bob Page |
| 1953 | The Saint's Girl Friday · as Nypd Official |
| 1953 | Douglas Fairbanks, Jr. Presents (TV Series) · as Dick Hardy |
| 1950 | Sunday Night Theatre (TV Series) · as Joe Salvatore |
| 1947 | The Hills of Donegal · as Daniel |
| 1946 | A Matter of Life and Death · as Gi Playing Snout (uncredited) |
| 1945 | The Man from Morocco · as American Sergeant |
| 1944 | Two Thousand Women · as Dave Kennedy |