Robert Arthur
Personal Info
Known for
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1925-06-18
Day of Death
2008-10-01 (83 years old)
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
(1995)
The Diamond Stud
as Mr. Boyle / Mr. Santacroce
(1992)
Kiss-Off
as the Police Lieutenant
(1992)
Rassle
as the Reporter
(1986)
Rushes
as Uncle Arthur
(1984)
Jobsite
as (non-sexual)
(1984)
Jock Empire
as Mr. Hays
(1961)
Wild Youth
as Frankie
(1958)
Young and Wild
as Jerry Coltrin
(1957)
Hellcats of the Navy
as Freddy Warren
(1956)
The Desperados Are in Town
as Lonny Kesh
(1955)
Top of the World
as Skippy McGuire
(1954)
Return from the Sea
as Porter
(1953)
Young Bess
as Barnaby
(1953)
Take the High Ground!
as Donald Quentin Dover IV
(1953)
The System
as Rex Merrick
(1952)
Belles on Their Toes
as Frank Gilbreth
(1952)
The Ring
as Billy Smith
(1952)
Just for You
as Jerry Blake
(1951)
Ace in the Hole
as Herbie Cook
(1951)
Air Cadet
as Walt Carver
(1951)
On the Loose
as Larry Lindsay
(1950)
September Affair
as David Lawrence Jr.
(1949)
Twelve O'Clock High
as Sergeant McIllhenny
(1949)
You're My Everything
as Harold - College Boy in 'Heart of a Co-Ed'
(1949)
Mother Is a Freshman
as Beaumont Jackson
(1948)
Yellow Sky
as Bull Run
(1948)
Green Grass of Wyoming
as Ken McLaughlin
(1947)
Nora Prentiss
as Gregory Talbot
(1947)
Mother Wore Tights
as Bob Clarkman
(1947)
Hollywood Wonderland
as Tour Guide (uncredited)
(1947)
The Devil On Wheels
as Todd Powell
(1946)
Night and Day
as Customer (uncredited)
(1946)
Nobody Lives Forever
as Bellhop (uncredited)
(1946)
Sweetheart of Sigma Chi
as Harry Townsend
(1945)
Mildred Pierce
as High School Boy (uncredited)
(1945)
Roughly Speaking
as Frankie at 17
(1945)
Danger Signal
as Hotel Boy
(1945)
Too Young to Know
as Jimmy
Crew
(1956)
Francis in the Haunted House
Producer