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Robert Desmond
Actor
Born December 16, 1922Died January 1, 2002 (79 years)
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).
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
| 1969 | ITV Saturday Night Theatre (TV Series) · as Taxi Driver |
| 1967 | Calamity the Cow · as Auctioneer |
| 1964 | Crossroads (1964) (TV Series) · as Tod Miller |
| 1963 | The Great Escape · as Griffith 'tailor' |
| 1962 | Jailbreak · as Page |
| 1961 | The Best of Enemies · as Pvt. Singer |
| 1961 | Nearly a Nasty Accident · as 2nd Service Policeman |
| 1961 | The Avengers (TV Series) · as Herb Thompson |
| 1960 | The Bulldog Breed · as Sailor On Bridge Of Warship |
| 1960 | Here's Harry (TV Series) · as Cast |
| 1960 | Too Young to Love · as 1st Sailor |
| 1960 | Sink the Bismarck! · as Dexter (uncredited) |
| 1960 | BBC Sunday-Night Play (TV Series) · as Wilf |
| 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) |
| 1958 | Dial 999 (TV Series) · as Peters |
| 1957 | Dangerous Youth · as Cream O'casey |
| 1957 | The Army Game (TV Series) · as Private Billy 'noddy' Baker |
| 1957 | Theatre Night (TV Series) · as Sid |
| 1956 | All Square Aft · as Cast |
| 1955 | The Cockleshell Heroes · as Marine Todd |
| 1955 | ITV Play of the Week (TV Series) · as Harry |
| 1955 | The Adventures of Robin Hood (TV Series) · as Will Stukely |
| 1955 | ITV Television Playhouse (TV Series) · as 6146 Roberts |
| 1949 | Boys in Brown · as Spud |
| 1949 | Don't Ever Leave Me · as Mechanic (uncredited) |
| 1948 | The Outsider · as (uncredited) |