Robert Arthur
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- June 18, 1925
- Died
- October 1, 2008
- Birthplace
- Aberdeen, Washington, USA
Robert Arthur (born Robert Paul Arthaud; June 18, 1925 – October 1, 2008) was an American motion picture actor who appeared in dozens of films in the 1940s and 1950s. He appeared in the 1949 war film Twelve O'Clock High as the comic relief–providing Sgt. McIllhenny, in the 1951 Billy Wilder film Ace in the Hole, and in the 1950s television program The Lone Ranger. Arthur was known for playing youthful teenage or young adult roles. In his later years, Arthur became an activist for gay rights on behalf of senior citizens. He died in Aberdeen, Washington in 2008, aged 83.
Filmography
The Diamond Stud 1995
as Mr. Boyle / Mr. Santacroce
Rassle 1992
as the Reporter
Kiss-Off 1992
as the Police Lieutenant
Rushes 1986
as Uncle Arthur
Jock Empire 1984
as Mr. Hays
Jobsite 1984
as (non-sexual)
Wild Youth 1961
as Frankie
Young and Wild 1958
as Jerry Coltrin
Hellcats of the Navy 1957
as Freddy Warren
The Desperados Are in Town 1956
as Lonny Kesh
Francis in the Haunted House 1956
Producer
Top of the World 1955
as Skippy McGuire
Return from the Sea 1954
as Porter
Take the High Ground! 1953
as Donald Quentin Dover IV
Young Bess 1953
as Barnaby
The System 1953
as Rex Merrick
Just for You 1952
as Jerry Blake
The Ring 1952
as Billy Smith
Belles on Their Toes 1952
as Frank Gilbreth
On the Loose 1951
as Larry Lindsay
Ace in the Hole 1951
as Herbie Cook
Air Cadet 1951
as Walt Carver
September Affair 1950
as David Lawrence Jr.
Twelve O'Clock High 1949
as Sergeant McIllhenny
You're My Everything 1949
as Harold - College Boy in 'Heart of a Co-Ed'
Mother Is a Freshman 1949
as Beaumont Jackson
Yellow Sky 1948
as Bull Run
Green Grass of Wyoming 1948
as Ken McLaughlin
Mother Wore Tights 1947
as Bob Clarkman
Hollywood Wonderland 1947
as Tour Guide (uncredited)
Nora Prentiss 1947
as Gregory Talbot
The Devil On Wheels 1947
as Todd Powell
Sweetheart of Sigma Chi 1946
as Harry Townsend
Nobody Lives Forever 1946
as Bellhop (uncredited)
Night and Day 1946
as Customer (uncredited)
Too Young to Know 1945
as Jimmy
Danger Signal 1945
as Hotel Boy
Mildred Pierce 1945
as High School Boy (uncredited)
Roughly Speaking 1945
as Frankie at 17
Credits from TMDB.