Robert Arthur
Born in Aberdeen, Washington, USA — Jun 18 1925• Died Oct 01 2008
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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 i…
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Full House
The Minister
Matinee Theater
Four Star Playhouse
David
Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.
Guide
Telephone Time
Alex Samenian
Navy Log
Lt. Lambie
Lux Video Theatre
Frontier
Kip Ross
Ace in the Hole
Herbie Cook
Mildred Pierce
High School Boy (uncredited)
Yellow Sky
Bull Run
Nora Prentiss
Gregory Talbot
Night and Day
Customer (uncredited)
Roughly Speaking
Frankie at 17
Take the High Ground!
Donald Quentin Dover IV
September Affair
David Lawrence Jr.
Francis in the Haunted House
Production
Danger Signal
Hotel Boy
Air Cadet
Walt Carver
Twelve O'Clock High
Sergeant McIllhenny
Young Bess
Barnaby
Young and Wild
Jerry Coltrin
Belles on Their Toes
Frank Gilbreth
You're My Everything
Harold - College Boy in 'Heart of a Co-Ed'
Mother Wore Tights
Bob Clarkman
On the Loose
Larry Lindsay
Just for You
Jerry Blake
The Ring
Billy Smith
Nobody Lives Forever
Bellhop (uncredited)
Top of the World
Skippy McGuire
Return from the Sea
Porter
Green Grass of Wyoming
Ken McLaughlin
The System
Rex Merrick
Mother Is a Freshman
Beaumont Jackson
The Desperados Are in Town
Lonny Kesh
Wild Youth
Frankie
Sweetheart of Sigma Chi
Harry Townsend
Too Young to Know
Jimmy
Hellcats of the Navy
Freddy Warren
The Devil On Wheels
Todd Powell
Hollywood Wonderland
Tour Guide (uncredited)
Rushes
Uncle Arthur
Jobsite
(non-sexual)
Jock Empire
Mr. Hays
The Diamond Stud
Mr. Boyle / Mr. Santacroce
Kiss-Off
the Police Lieutenant
Rassle
the Reporter