Where to watch Robert Desmond in the UK
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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 Bis…
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- 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 Square Peg (1958) as Sentry (uncredited)
- The Best of Enemies (1961) as Pvt. Singer
- The Bulldog Breed (1960) as Sailor on Bridge of Warship (uncredited)
- The Cockleshell Heroes (1955) as Marine Todd
- Don't Ever Leave Me (1949) as Mechanic (uncredited)
- The Guinea Pig (1948) as (Uncredited)
- These Dangerous Years (1957) as Cream O'Casey
- The Lady is a Square (1959) as Wally (uncredited)
- Too Young to Love (1960) as 1st Sailor
- Gaolbreak (1962) as Page
- The Ugly Duckling (1959) as Dizzy
- Boys in Brown (1949) as Spud
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Most-watched Robert Desmond films currently: The Great Escape (1963), Sink the Bismarck! (1960), Indiscreet (1958), The Square Peg (1958), The Best of Enemies (1961).
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Selected TV credits: Compact (1962), The Army Game (1957).
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