Robert Desmond
Acting
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Acting Credits
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 fi...
Known For
Filmography
The Great Escape
1963
as Griffith 'Tailor'
Gaolbreak
1962
as Page
Compact
1962
as Adrian Coombs
The Best of Enemies
1961
as Pvt. Singer
Sink the Bismarck!
1960
as Dexter (uncredited)
Too Young to Love
1960
as 1st Sailor
The Bulldog Breed
1960
as Sailor on Bridge of Warship (uncredited)
The Lady is a Square
1959
as Wally (uncredited)
The Ugly Duckling
1959
as Dizzy
Indiscreet
1958
as Young Man (uncredited)
The Square Peg
1958
as Sentry (uncredited)
These Dangerous Years
1957
as Cream O'Casey
The Army Game
1957
as Private Billy 'Noddy' Baker
The Cockleshell Heroes
1955
as Marine Todd
The Adventures of Robin Hood
1955
as Will Stutely
Don't Ever Leave Me
1949
as Mechanic (uncredited)
Boys in Brown
1949
as Spud
The Guinea Pig
1948
as (Uncredited)