Robert Arthur
Known for: Acting
Born: June 18, 1925
Died: October 1, 2008
Place of birth: 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.
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Filmography
39 movies · 8 TV shows, newest first
9.0
The Diamond Stud
1995
8.5
Kiss-Off
1992
6.0
Rassle
1992
7.5
Full House
1987
NR
Rushes
1986
NR
Jobsite
1984
NR
Jock Empire
1984
7.1
Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.
1964
5.3
Wild Youth
1961
4.6
Young and Wild
1958
4.8
Hellcats of the Navy
1957
8.0
The Desperados Are in Town
1956
5.8
Francis in the Haunted House
1956
6.5
Telephone Time
1956
5.3
Matinee Theater
1955
7.5
Frontier
1955
5.2
Navy Log
1955
6.5
Top of the World
1955
6.0
Return from the Sea
1954
6.2
Take the High Ground!
1953
5.8
Young Bess
1953
5.3
The System
1953
5.4
Just for You
1952
5.1
The Ring
1952
6.8
Four Star Playhouse
1952
7.1
Belles on Their Toes
1952
6.6
On the Loose
1951
7.8
Ace in the Hole
1951
5.7
Air Cadet
1951
6.0
September Affair
19506.7
Lux Video Theatre
1950
7.2
Twelve O'Clock High
1949
4.8
You're My Everything
1949
9.0
Mother Is a Freshman
1949
7.0
Yellow Sky
1948
6.7
Green Grass of Wyoming
1948
5.7
Mother Wore Tights
1947
6.8
Hollywood Wonderland
1947
6.2
Nora Prentiss
1947
4.6
The Devil On Wheels
1947
9.0
Sweetheart of Sigma Chi
1946
6.4
Nobody Lives Forever
1946
6.0
Night and Day
1946
7.0
Too Young to Know
1945
6.0
Danger Signal
1945
7.6
Mildred Pierce
1945
6.8
Roughly Speaking
1945