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Home/People/Robert Desmond
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Born
Dec 16, 1922Died: Jan 1, 2002
Lived 79 years
Place of Birth
London, England, UK
Known For
Acting
Gender
Male

Career Highlights

15
Movies
2
TV Shows
IMDb Profile

Robert Desmond

Acting

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).
The Great Escape poster

The Great Escape

as Griffith 'Tailor'
1963
Gaolbreak poster

Gaolbreak

as Page
1962
The Best of Enemies poster

The Best of Enemies

as Pvt. Singer
1961
The Bulldog Breed poster

The Bulldog Breed

as Sailor on Bridge of Warship (uncredited)
1960
Too Young to Love poster

Too Young to Love

as 1st Sailor
1960
Sink the Bismarck! poster

Sink the Bismarck!

as Dexter (uncredited)
1960
The Ugly Duckling poster

The Ugly Duckling

as Dizzy
1959
The Lady is a Square poster

The Lady is a Square

as Wally (uncredited)
1959
The Square Peg poster

The Square Peg

as Sentry (uncredited)
1958
Indiscreet poster

Indiscreet

as Young Man (uncredited)
1958
These Dangerous Years poster

These Dangerous Years

as Cream O'Casey
1957
The Cockleshell Heroes poster

The Cockleshell Heroes

as Marine Todd
1955
Boys in Brown poster

Boys in Brown

as Spud
1949
Don't Ever Leave Me poster

Don't Ever Leave Me

as Mechanic (uncredited)
1949
The Guinea Pig poster

The Guinea Pig

as (Uncredited)
1948