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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).

Known For

7.9

Griffith 'Tailor'

The Great Escape

1963

4.6

Page

Gaolbreak

1962

3.0

Adrian Coombs

Compact

1962

6.9

Pvt. Singer

The Best of Enemies

1961

5.7

Sailor on Bridge of Warship (uncredited)

The Bulldog Breed

1960

7.1

1st Sailor

Too Young to Love

1960

6.8

Dexter (uncredited)

Sink the Bismarck!

1960

5.8

Dizzy

The Ugly Duckling

1959

5.8

Wally (uncredited)

The Lady is a Square

1959

6.5

Sentry (uncredited)

The Square Peg

1958

Credits

The Great Escape

as Griffith 'Tailor'

1963

7.9

Gaolbreak

as Page

1962

4.6

Compact

as Adrian Coombs

1962

3.0

The Best of Enemies

as Pvt. Singer

1961

6.9

The Bulldog Breed

as Sailor on Bridge of Warship (uncredited)

1960

5.7

Too Young to Love

as 1st Sailor

1960

7.1

Sink the Bismarck!

as Dexter (uncredited)

1960

6.8

The Ugly Duckling

as Dizzy

1959

5.8

The Lady is a Square

as Wally (uncredited)

1959

5.8

The Square Peg

as Sentry (uncredited)

1958

6.5

Indiscreet

as Young Man (uncredited)

1958

6.6

These Dangerous Years

as Cream O'Casey

1957

6.0

The Army Game

as Private Billy 'Noddy' Baker

1957

6.0

The Cockleshell Heroes

as Marine Todd

1955

5.9

Boys in Brown

as Spud

1949

6.5

Don't Ever Leave Me

as Mechanic (uncredited)

1949

7.5

The Guinea Pig

as (Uncredited)

1948

7.2