Robert Arthur
Acting Born Jun 18, 1925 Aberdeen, Washington, USA 24 credits
Biography
Robert Arthur (born Robert Paul Arthaud; June 18, 1925 – October 1, 2008) was an American motion picture actor who appeared in dozens of films in the 1940s and 1950s. He appeared in the 1949 war film Twelve O'Clock High as the comic relief–providing Sgt. McIllhenny, in the 1951 Billy Wilder film Ace in the Hole, and in the 1950s television program The Lone Ranger. Arthur was known for playing youthful teenage or young adult roles.
In his later years, Arthur became an activist for gay rights on behalf of senior citizens. He died in Aberdeen, Washington in 2008, aged 83.
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Full filmography
- Full House (1987) as The Minister
- Four Star Playhouse (1952) as David
- Four Star Playhouse (1952) as Philip Weir
- Matinee Theater (1955)
- Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C. (1964) as Guide
- Telephone Time (1956) as Alex Samenian
- Navy Log (1955) as Lt. Lambie
- Lux Video Theatre (1950)
- Frontier (1955) as Kip Ross
- Mildred Pierce (1945) as High School Boy (uncredited)
- Yellow Sky (1948) as Bull Run
- Ace in the Hole (1951) as Herbie Cook
- Night and Day (1946) as Customer (uncredited)
- Twelve O'Clock High (1949) as Sergeant McIllhenny
- Hellcats of the Navy (1957) as Freddy Warren
- Young Bess (1953) as Barnaby
- Just for You (1952) as Jerry Blake
- Nora Prentiss (1947) as Gregory Talbot
- Green Grass of Wyoming (1948) as Ken McLaughlin
- Nobody Lives Forever (1946) as Bellhop (uncredited)
- September Affair (1950) as David Lawrence Jr.
- You're My Everything (1949) as Harold - College Boy in 'Heart of a Co-Ed'
- Roughly Speaking (1945) as Frankie at 17
- Take the High Ground! (1953) as Donald Quentin Dover IV