Robert Desmond

Robert Desmond

Born: December 16, 1922
Died: January 1, 2002
in London, England, UK
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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The Great Escape
Title: The Great Escape
Character: Griffith 'Tailor'
Released: July 3, 1963
Type: Movie
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 the remainder of the war. Undaunted, the prisoners plan one of the most ambitious escape attempts of World War II. Based on a true story.
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Gaolbreak
Title: Gaolbreak
Character: Page
Released: April 2, 1962
Type: Movie
An honest news agent realizes that his 2 sons are corrupt. When one criminal son is in jail, the other breaks him out to help with a job.
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The Best of Enemies
Title: The Best of Enemies
Character: Pvt. Singer
Released: October 26, 1961
Type: Movie
During World War II, a plane full of RAF fighter crashes in the Ethiopian desert and they are met upon by an enemy Italian patrol that allows them to go free. But, when the Brits are given orders to attack the Italians, lots of problems ensue.
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Too Young to Love
Title: Too Young to Love
Character: 1st Sailor
Released: March 8, 1960
Type: Movie
A court case ensues when a 47-year old man is caught with a 15-year old girl, and he claims he never knew she was so young.
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Sink the Bismarck!
Title: Sink the Bismarck!
Character: Dexter (uncredited)
Released: February 11, 1960
Type: Movie
The story of the breakout of the German battleship Bismarck—accompanied by the heavy cruiser Prinz Eugen—during the early days of World War II. The Bismarck and her sister ship, Tirpitz, were the most powerful battleships in the European theater of World War II. The British Navy must find and destroy Bismarck before it can escape into the convoy lanes to inflict severe damage on the cargo shipping which was the lifeblood of the British Isles. With eight 15 inch guns, it was capable of destroying every ship in a convoy while remaining beyond the range of all Royal Navy warships.
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The Ugly Duckling
Title: The Ugly Duckling
Character: Dizzy
Released: September 9, 1959
Type: Movie
Henry Jekyll was always the outsider, a bungling and awkward buffoon, relegated to waiting for his invitation to participate in life that never arrived: until he discovers a medical formula developed by a dead uncle, which claimed to turn 'a man of timid disposition into a bold, fearless dragon'. Taking a draught of the elixir Henry is transformed into suave, sophisticated and highly desirable Teddy Hyde. Armed with his new persona, Teddy is ready to face the world; but is Henry ready for the consequences?
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The Lady is a Square
Title: The Lady is a Square
Character: Wally (uncredited)
Released: February 3, 1959
Type: Movie
Neagle stars as Frances Baring, a socialite widow attempting to keep her late husband's symphony orchestra going. Reluctantly she enlists the help of a young pop singer (Frankie Vaughan) who has fallen for Baring's daughter Joanna, played by a young Janette Scott.
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The Square Peg
Title: The Square Peg
Character: Sentry (uncredited)
Released: December 4, 1958
Type: Movie
Norman Pitkin and Mr Grimsdale are council workmen mending the road outside an Army base when they come into conflict with the military. Shortly afterwards, they get drafted and fall into the clutches of the Sergeant they have just bested. They are sent to France to repair roads in front of the Allied advance but get captured. Pitkin takes advantage of a useful similarity to impersonate General Schreiber and manages to return a hero
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Indiscreet
Title: Indiscreet
Character: Young Man (uncredited)
Released: July 16, 1958
Type: Movie
Anna Kalman is an accomplished actress who has given up hope of finding the man of her dreams. She is in the middle of taking off her face cream, while talking about this subject with her sister, when in walks Philip Adams. She loses her concentration for a moment as she realizes that this is the charming, smart, and handsome man she has been waiting for.
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These Dangerous Years
Title: These Dangerous Years
Character: Cream O'Casey
Released: July 3, 1957
Type: Movie
A Liverpool gang member wins a singing contest is then called up for National Service where he clashes with another soldier.
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The Cockleshell Heroes
Title: The Cockleshell Heroes
Character: Marine Todd
Released: November 16, 1955
Type: Movie
During WW2, German ships are "safely" docked upriver at Bordeaux, but the British send a team of kayakers to attack them.
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Boys in Brown
Title: Boys in Brown
Character: Spud
Released: December 1, 1949
Type: Movie
Jackie lives in poverty with his widowed mother. In a bid to escape poverty he gets involved in a robbery that sees him sentenced to three years in Borstal where he meets a tough crowd, tougher than anything on the outside.
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Don't Ever Leave Me
Title: Don't Ever Leave Me
Character: Mechanic (uncredited)
Released: July 19, 1949
Type: Movie
Elderly crook Harry Denton, when challenged to prove he is "not past it," decides to kidnap Sheila Farlane, the 16 year old daughter of a famous actor. When Harry loses his nerve, Sheila won't let him give up.
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The Guinea Pig
Title: The Guinea Pig
Character: (Uncredited)
Released: October 26, 1948
Type: Movie
A working-class boy wins a scholarship to a public school, as part of a post-World War Two experiment in bringing boys of different social classes together.