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