Actor

Robert Desmond

Born December 16, 1922 in London, England, UKDied January 1, 200215 films

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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First watchThe Great Escape19637.9as Griffith 'Tailor'The Nazis, exasperated at the number of escapes from their prison camps by a relatively small number of Allied prisoners, relocate them to a high-security 'escape-proof' camp to sit out…View film

Essential films

Ranked by acclaim and reach

6.6Indiscreet1958

6.8Sink the Bismarck!1960

Filmography

15 films as actor

1963The Great EscapeGriffith 'Tailor'
1962GaolbreakPage
1961The Best of EnemiesPvt. Singer
1960The Bulldog BreedSailor on Bridge of Warship (uncredited)
1960Too Young to Love1st Sailor
1960Sink the Bismarck!Dexter (uncredited)
1959The Ugly DucklingDizzy
1959The Lady is a SquareWally (uncredited)
1958The Square PegSentry (uncredited)
1958IndiscreetYoung Man (uncredited)
1957These Dangerous YearsCream O'Casey
1955The Cockleshell HeroesMarine Todd
1949Boys in BrownSpud
1949Don't Ever Leave MeMechanic (uncredited)
1948The Guinea Pig(Uncredited)