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).
Acted in 18
1960s
- 1963
- 1962
Gaolbreak
Page
- 1961
The Best of Enemies
Pvt. Singer
- 1960
The Bulldog Breed
Sailor on Bridge of Warship (uncredited)
Too Young to Love
1st Sailor
1950s
- 1959
The Ugly Duckling
Dizzy
The Lady is a Square
Wally (uncredited)
- 1958
The Square Peg
Sentry (uncredited)
Indiscreet
Young Man (uncredited)
- 1957
These Dangerous Years
Cream O'Casey
- 1955
The Cockleshell Heroes
Marine Todd
1940s
- 1949
Boys in Brown
Spud
Don't Ever Leave Me
Mechanic (uncredited)
- 1948
The Guinea Pig
(Uncredited)