Robert Arthur

Personal Info

Know For

Acting

Gender

Male

Birthday

1925-06-18 (83 years old)

Deathday

2008-10-01

Place of Birth

Aberdeen, Washington, USA

Robert Arthur

Biography

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.

Acting

1948

Yellow Sky

as Bull Run

1951

Ace in the Hole

as Herbie Cook

1947

Nora Prentiss

as Gregory Talbot

1949

Twelve O'Clock High

as Sergeant McIllhenny

1953

The System

as Rex Merrick

1952

The Ring

as Billy Smith

1948

Green Grass of Wyoming

as Ken McLaughlin

1952

Belles on Their Toes

as Frank Gilbreth

1946

Sweetheart of Sigma Chi

as Harry Townsend

1957

Hellcats of the Navy

as Freddy Warren

1949

You're My Everything

as Harold - College Boy in 'Heart of a Co-Ed'

1950

September Affair

as David Lawrence Jr.

1946

Night and Day

as Customer (uncredited)

1951

Air Cadet

as Walt Carver

1949

Mother Is a Freshman

as Beaumont Jackson

1947

Mother Wore Tights

as Bob Clarkman

1945

Roughly Speaking

as Frankie at 17

1961

Wild Youth

as Frankie

1951

On the Loose

as Larry Lindsay

1955

Top of the World

as Skippy McGuire

1958

Young and Wild

as Jerry Coltrin

1953

Young Bess

as Barnaby

1945

Mildred Pierce

as High School Boy (uncredited)

1947

The Devil On Wheels

as Todd Powell

1945

1954

1952

Just for You

as Jerry Blake

1986

Rushes

as Uncle Arthur

1953

Take the High Ground!

as Donald Quentin Dover IV

1947

Hollywood Wonderland

as Tour Guide (uncredited)

1984

Jobsite

as (non-sexual)

1945

Danger Signal

as Hotel Boy

1946

Nobody Lives Forever

as Bellhop (uncredited)

1984

Jock Empire

as Mr. Hays

1995

The Diamond Stud

as Mr. Boyle / Mr. Santacroce

1992

Kiss-Off

as the Police Lieutenant

1992

Rassle

as the Reporter

Production

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