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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).
Known For
The Great Escape
as Griffith 'Tailor'
Sink the Bismarck!
as Dexter (uncredited)
Indiscreet
as Young Man (uncredited)
The Cockleshell Heroes
as Marine Todd
The Best of Enemies
as Pvt. Singer
The Square Peg
as Sentry (uncredited)
These Dangerous Years
as Cream O'Casey
Don't Ever Leave Me
as Mechanic (uncredited)
The Lady is a Square
as Wally (uncredited)
The Guinea Pig
as (Uncredited)
