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Robert Desmond
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 Gui…
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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).
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1963
The Great Escape
Movie Griffith 'Tailor'
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1962
Gaolbreak
Movie Page
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1962
Compact
TV show Adrian Coombs
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1961
The Best of Enemies
Movie Pvt. Singer
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1960
The Bulldog Breed
Movie Sailor on Bridge of Warship (uncredited)
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1960
Too Young to Love
Movie 1st Sailor
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1960
Sink the Bismarck!
Movie Dexter (uncredited)
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1959
The Ugly Duckling
Movie Dizzy
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1959
The Lady is a Square
Movie Wally (uncredited)
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1958
The Square Peg
Movie Sentry (uncredited)
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1958
Indiscreet
Movie Young Man (uncredited)
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1957
These Dangerous Years
Movie Cream O'Casey
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1957
The Army Game
TV show Private Billy 'Noddy' Baker
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1955
The Cockleshell Heroes
Movie Marine Todd
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1955
The Adventures of Robin Hood
TV show Will Stutely
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1949
Boys in Brown
Movie Spud
More credits
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1949
Don't Ever Leave Me
Movie Mechanic (uncredited)
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1948
The Guinea Pig
Movie (Uncredited)
