Actor
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).
Notable work
Often works with
Anthony Newley
4 titles together
The Cockleshell Heroes, The Guinea Pig, The Lady is a Square
David Lodge
4 titles together
The Cockleshell Heroes, The Bulldog Breed, The Ugly Duckling
Richard Attenborough
3 titles together
The Great Escape, The Guinea Pig, Boys in Brown
Martin Boddey
3 titles together
Indiscreet, The Square Peg, These Dangerous Years
Sydney Tafler
3 titles together
Sink the Bismarck!, The Cockleshell Heroes, The Bulldog Breed
Frank Williams
3 titles together
The Square Peg, The Bulldog Breed, The Army Game
Full filmography · 18
The Great Escape
as Griffith 'Tailor'
19637.9
Gaolbreak
as Page
1962
The Best of Enemies
as Pvt. Singer
19616.9
The Bulldog Breed
as Sailor on Bridge of Warship (uncredited)
1960
Too Young to Love
as 1st Sailor
1960
Sink the Bismarck!
as Dexter (uncredited)
19606.8
The Ugly Duckling
as Dizzy
1959
The Lady is a Square
as Wally (uncredited)
1959
The Square Peg
as Sentry (uncredited)
19586.5
Indiscreet
as Young Man (uncredited)
19586.6
These Dangerous Years
as Cream O'Casey
1957
The Cockleshell Heroes
as Marine Todd
19555.9