Robert Desmond
Actor
Born December 16, 1922 in 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
Griffith 'Tailor'
Gaolbreak
Page
Compact
Adrian Coombs
The Best of Enemies
Pvt. Singer
The Bulldog Breed
Sailor on Bridge of Warship (uncredited)
Too Young to Love
1st Sailor
Sink the Bismarck!
Dexter (uncredited)
The Ugly Duckling
Dizzy
The Lady is a Square
Wally (uncredited)
The Square Peg
Sentry (uncredited)
Indiscreet
Young Man (uncredited)
These Dangerous Years
Cream O'Casey
The Army Game
Private Billy 'Noddy' Baker
The Cockleshell Heroes
Marine Todd
Boys in Brown
Spud
Don't Ever Leave Me
Mechanic (uncredited)
The Guinea Pig
(Uncredited)