Robert Desmond

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Robert Desmond
Born	1933 London, England
Died	2002 London, England

Robert Desmond (1933 - 2002) was a British film and television actor of the 1950s and 1960s.

He started out as a juvenile performer, making his film debut in 1948's The Guinea Pig and recreated his television role of Spud Parker the following year in the film version of Boys in Brown. He went onto appear in such films as The Cockleshell Heroes (1955), Indiscreet (1958), The Ugly Duckling (1959), Sink the Bismarck! (1960), The Bulldog Breed (1960) and The Great Escape (1963).

On television he appeared in popular sitcom The Army Game as Private Billy Baker and had recurring roles in soap operas Crossroads (as Tod Miller) and Compact (as Adrian Coombs). Other television appearances include The Adventures of Robin Hood, ITV Play of the Week and The Avengers.

External links

Robert Desmond at the Internet Movie Database

Persondata
Name	Desmond, Robert
Alternative names
Short description	British actor
Date of birth	1922
Place of birth	London, England
Date of death	2002
Place of death	London, England

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