Robert Desmond
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).
Movie Appearances
The Great Escape
as Griffith 'Tailor'
1963
The Cockleshell Heroes
as Marine Todd
1955
Gaolbreak
as Page
1962
The Lady is a Square
as Wally (uncredited)
1959
Don't Ever Leave Me
as Mechanic (uncredited)
1949
Indiscreet
as Young Man (uncredited)
1958
The Square Peg
as Sentry (uncredited)
1958
Sink the Bismarck!
as Dexter (uncredited)
1960
These Dangerous Years
as Cream O'Casey
1957
Too Young to Love
as 1st Sailor
1960
The Guinea Pig
as (Uncredited)
1948
The Ugly Duckling
as Dizzy
1959
Boys in Brown
as Spud
1949
The Best of Enemies
as Pvt. Singer
1961
The Bulldog Breed
as Sailor on Bridge of Warship (uncredited)
1960
