Robert Desmond

Birthday:: 12/16/1922
Place of birth:: London, England, UK:
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).

Credits

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