Robert Arthur

Robert Arthur

1925-06-18 – 2008-10-01 (age 83) Aberdeen, Washington, USA
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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.

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Known For

Ace in the Hole
Ace in the Hole

1951

as Herbie Cook

Night and Day
Night and Day

1946

as Customer (uncredited)

Mildred Pierce
Mildred Pierce

1945

as High School Boy (uncredited)

Yellow Sky
Yellow Sky

1948

as Bull Run

Twelve O'Clock High
Twelve O'Clock High

1949

as Sergeant McIllhenny

The Ring
The Ring

1952

as Billy Smith

Young Bess
Young Bess

1953

as Barnaby

Nora Prentiss
Nora Prentiss

1947

as Gregory Talbot

Belles on Their Toes
Belles on Their Toes

1952

as Frank Gilbreth

Hellcats of the Navy
Hellcats of the Navy

1957

as Freddy Warren

Take the High Ground!
Take the High Ground!

1953

as Donald Quentin Dover IV

Just for You
Just for You

1952

as Jerry Blake

Roughly Speaking
Roughly Speaking

1945

as Frankie at 17

Green Grass of Wyoming
Green Grass of Wyoming

1948

as Ken McLaughlin

September Affair
September Affair

1950

as David Lawrence Jr.

Mother Wore Tights
Mother Wore Tights

1947

as Bob Clarkman

Danger Signal
Danger Signal

1945

as Hotel Boy

Mother Is a Freshman
Mother Is a Freshman

1949

as Beaumont Jackson

Nobody Lives Forever
Nobody Lives Forever

1946

as Bellhop (uncredited)

Air Cadet
Air Cadet

1951

as Walt Carver