Robert Arthur
Known for Acting
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.
Filmography
Mildred Pierce
1945
as High School Boy (uncredited)
Ace in the Hole
1951
as Herbie Cook
Yellow Sky
1948
as Bull Run
Twelve O'Clock High
1949
as Sergeant McIllhenny
Top of the World
1955
as Skippy McGuire
Young Bess
1953
as Barnaby
Night and Day
1946
as Customer (uncredited)
Nora Prentiss
1947
as Gregory Talbot
Take the High Ground!
1953
as Donald Quentin Dover IV
Belles on Their Toes
1952
as Frank Gilbreth
September Affair
1950
as David Lawrence Jr.
You're My Everything
1949
as Harold - College Boy in 'Heart of a Co-Ed'
The Devil On Wheels
1947
as Todd Powell
Return from the Sea
1954
as Porter
On the Loose
1951
as Larry Lindsay
Roughly Speaking
1945
as Frankie at 17
Mother Wore Tights
1947
as Bob Clarkman
Just for You
1952
as Jerry Blake
Hellcats of the Navy
1957
as Freddy Warren
Green Grass of Wyoming
1948
as Ken McLaughlin