Robert Desmond
Acting
1922-12-16 · 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).
Filmography(17)
movieThe Great Escape
as Griffith 'Tailor' · 1963 · 7.9
movieGaolbreak
as Page · 1962 · 5.1
tvCompact
as Adrian Coombs · 1962 · 5.0
movieThe Best of Enemies
as Pvt. Singer · 1961 · 6.9
movieThe Bulldog Breed
as Sailor on Bridge of Warship (uncredited) · 1960 · 6.0
movieToo Young to Love
as 1st Sailor · 1960 · 7.1
movieSink the Bismarck!
as Dexter (uncredited) · 1960 · 6.9
movieThe Ugly Duckling
as Dizzy · 1959 · 6.0
movieThe Lady is a Square
as Wally (uncredited) · 1959 · 6.2
movieThe Square Peg
as Sentry (uncredited) · 1958 · 6.5
movieIndiscreet
as Young Man (uncredited) · 1958 · 6.6
movieThese Dangerous Years
as Cream O'Casey · 1957 · 7.3
tvThe Army Game
as Private Billy 'Noddy' Baker · 1957 · 7.0
movieThe Cockleshell Heroes
as Marine Todd · 1955 · 5.9
movieBoys in Brown
as Spud · 1949 · 6.3
movieDon't Ever Leave Me
as Mechanic (uncredited) · 1949 · 7.7
movieThe Guinea Pig
as (Uncredited) · 1948 · 7.2