Robert Arthur
Actor
Born June 18, 1925 in Aberdeen, Washington, USA
Robert Arthur (born Robert Paul Arthaud; June 18, 1925 – October 1, 2008) was an American motion picture actor who appeared in dozens of films in the 1940s and 1950s. He appeared in the 1949 war film Twelve O'Clock High as the comic relief–providing Sgt. McIllhenny, in the 1951 Billy Wilder film Ace in the Hole, and in the 1950s television program The Lone Ranger. Arthur was known for playing youthful teenage or young adult roles. In his later years, Arthur became an activist for gay rights on behalf of senior citizens. He died in Aberdeen, Washington in 2008, aged 83.
Filmography
The Diamond Stud
Mr. Boyle / Mr. Santacroce
Kiss-Off
the Police Lieutenant
Rassle
the Reporter
Full House
The Minister
Rushes
Uncle Arthur
Jobsite
(non-sexual)
Jock Empire
Mr. Hays
Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.
Guide
Wild Youth
Frankie
Young and Wild
Jerry Coltrin
Hellcats of the Navy
Freddy Warren
The Desperados Are in Town
Lonny Kesh
Francis in the Haunted House
Telephone Time
Alex Samenian
Matinee Theater
Frontier
Kip Ross
Navy Log
Lt. Lambie
Top of the World
Skippy McGuire
Return from the Sea
Porter
Take the High Ground!
Donald Quentin Dover IV
Young Bess
Barnaby
The System
Rex Merrick
Just for You
Jerry Blake
The Ring
Billy Smith
Four Star Playhouse
David
Belles on Their Toes
Frank Gilbreth
On the Loose
Larry Lindsay
Ace in the Hole
Herbie Cook
Air Cadet
Walt Carver
September Affair
David Lawrence Jr.
Twelve O'Clock High
Sergeant McIllhenny
You're My Everything
Harold - College Boy in 'Heart of a Co-Ed'
Mother Is a Freshman
Beaumont Jackson
Yellow Sky
Bull Run
Green Grass of Wyoming
Ken McLaughlin
Mother Wore Tights
Bob Clarkman
Hollywood Wonderland
Tour Guide (uncredited)
Nora Prentiss
Gregory Talbot
The Devil On Wheels
Todd Powell
Sweetheart of Sigma Chi
Harry Townsend
Nobody Lives Forever
Bellhop (uncredited)
Night and Day
Customer (uncredited)
Too Young to Know
Jimmy
Danger Signal
Hotel Boy
Mildred Pierce
High School Boy (uncredited)
Roughly Speaking
Frankie at 17