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Robert Desmond

Acting Born Dec 16, 1922 London, England, UK 17 credits

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).

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Known for

Compact

as Adrian Coombs
Film

The Great Escape

as Griffith 'Tailor'

Full filmography

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