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Robert Desmond

Robert Desmond

Born: 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
The Great Escape poster
The Great Escape
1963 • Griffith 'Tailor'
Gaolbreak poster
Gaolbreak
1962 • Page
The Best of Enemies poster
The Best of Enemies
1961 • Pvt. Singer
The Bulldog Breed poster
The Bulldog Breed
1960 • Sailor on Bridge of Warship (uncredited)
Too Young to Love poster
Too Young to Love
1960 • 1st Sailor
Sink the Bismarck! poster
Sink the Bismarck!
1960 • Dexter (uncredited)
The Ugly Duckling poster
The Ugly Duckling
1959 • Dizzy
The Lady is a Square poster
The Lady is a Square
1959 • Wally (uncredited)
The Square Peg poster
The Square Peg
1958 • Sentry (uncredited)
Indiscreet poster
Indiscreet
1958 • Young Man (uncredited)
These Dangerous Years poster
These Dangerous Years
1957 • Cream O'Casey
The Cockleshell Heroes poster
The Cockleshell Heroes
1955 • Marine Todd
Boys in Brown poster
Boys in Brown
1949 • Spud
Don't Ever Leave Me poster
Don't Ever Leave Me
1949 • Mechanic (uncredited)
The Guinea Pig poster
The Guinea Pig
1948 • (Uncredited)