Robert Arthur
Acting
Born: 1925-06-18 in Aberdeen, Washington, USA
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.
Known For
Full House
The Minister
Four Star Playhouse
David
Four Star Playhouse
Philip Weir
Matinee Theater
Telephone Time
Alex Samenian
Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.
Guide
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
Night and Day
Customer (uncredited)
Twelve O'Clock High
Sergeant McIllhenny
Nora Prentiss
Gregory Talbot
September Affair
David Lawrence Jr.
Young Bess
Barnaby
Hellcats of the Navy
Freddy Warren
Take the High Ground!
Donald Quentin Dover IV
Top of the World
Skippy McGuire
Nobody Lives Forever
Bellhop (uncredited)
Belles on Their Toes
Frank Gilbreth
You're My Everything
Harold - College Boy in 'Heart of a Co-Ed'
Mother Wore Tights
Bob Clarkman
The Ring
Billy Smith
Hollywood Wonderland
Tour Guide (uncredited)
Just for You
Jerry Blake
The Devil On Wheels
Todd Powell
Mother Is a Freshman
Beaumont Jackson
The Desperados Are in Town
Lonny Kesh
Too Young to Know
Jimmy
The System
Rex Merrick
Green Grass of Wyoming
Ken McLaughlin
Air Cadet
Walt Carver
Wild Youth
Frankie
Roughly Speaking
Frankie at 17
Danger Signal
Hotel Boy
Return from the Sea
Porter
On the Loose
Larry Lindsay
Sweetheart of Sigma Chi
Harry Townsend