Robert Desmond

December 16, 1922 — 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).

Movie

Indiscreet

1958

Movie

Gaolbreak

1962

Movie

These Dangerous Years

1957

TV Show

Compact

1962