Acting
Robert Desmond
Birth Date
December 16, 1922
Death Date
January 1, 2002
(passed away at 79)
Place of Birth
London, England, UK
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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).
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Compact
Adrian Coombs
1962 • 374 episodes
The Adventures of Robin Hood
Will Stutely
1955 • 1 episode
The Army Game
Private Billy 'Noddy' Baker
1957 • 39 episodes
The Great Escape
Griffith 'Tailor'
1963
Sink the Bismarck!
Dexter (uncredited)
1960
The Best of Enemies
Pvt. Singer
1961
Indiscreet
Young Man (uncredited)
1958
The Bulldog Breed
Sailor on Bridge of Warship (uncredited)
1960
The Lady is a Square
Wally (uncredited)
1959
The Guinea Pig
(Uncredited)
1948
The Square Peg
Sentry (uncredited)
1958
Too Young to Love
1st Sailor
1960
The Cockleshell Heroes
Marine Todd
1955
Don't Ever Leave Me
Mechanic (uncredited)
1949
Boys in Brown
Spud
1949
The Ugly Duckling
Dizzy
1959
These Dangerous Years
Cream O'Casey
1957
Gaolbreak
Page
1962