Robert Desmond
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 17
Movies (15)
The Great Escape1963Griffith 'Tailor'
Gaolbreak1962Page
The Best of Enemies1961Pvt. Singer
The Bulldog Breed1960Sailor on Bridge of Warship (uncredited)
Too Young to Love19601st Sailor
Sink the Bismarck!1960Dexter (uncredited)
The Ugly Duckling1959Dizzy
The Lady is a Square1959Wally (uncredited)
The Square Peg1958Sentry (uncredited)
Indiscreet1958Young Man (uncredited)
These Dangerous Years1957Cream O'Casey
The Cockleshell Heroes1955Marine Todd
Boys in Brown1949Spud
Don't Ever Leave Me1949Mechanic (uncredited)
The Guinea Pig1948(Uncredited)
Shows (2)
Compact1962Adrian Coombs
The Army Game1957Private Billy 'Noddy' Baker