Robert Arthur
Known for: Acting
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
Series
Full House
The Minister
1987
Series
Matinee Theater
1955
Series
Four Star Playhouse
David
1952
Series
Four Star Playhouse
Philip Weir
1952
Series
Telephone Time
Alex Samenian
1956
Series
Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.
Guide
1964
Series
Navy Log
Lt. Lambie
1955
Lux Video Theatre
1950
Series
Frontier
Kip Ross
1955
Film
Mildred Pierce
High School Boy (uncredited)
1945
Film
Ace in the Hole
Herbie Cook
1951
Film
Twelve O'Clock High
Sergeant McIllhenny
1949
Film
Yellow Sky
Bull Run
1948
Film
Night and Day
Customer (uncredited)
1946
Film
Nora Prentiss
Gregory Talbot
1947
Film
Hellcats of the Navy
Freddy Warren
1957
Film
Belles on Their Toes
Frank Gilbreth
1952
Film
Young Bess
Barnaby
1953
Film
Take the High Ground!
Donald Quentin Dover IV
1953
Film
Top of the World
Skippy McGuire
1955
Film
Nobody Lives Forever
Bellhop (uncredited)
1946
Film
You're My Everything
Harold - College Boy in 'Heart of a Co-Ed'
1949
Film
Green Grass of Wyoming
Ken McLaughlin
1948
Film
September Affair
David Lawrence Jr.
1950
Film
Mother Wore Tights
Bob Clarkman
1947
Film
The Ring
Billy Smith
1952
Film
Just for You
Jerry Blake
1952
Film
Return from the Sea
Porter
1954
Film
Too Young to Know
Jimmy
1945
Film
Air Cadet
Walt Carver
1951
Film
The Devil On Wheels
Todd Powell
1947
Film
The System
Rex Merrick
1953
Film
Roughly Speaking
Frankie at 17
1945
Film
On the Loose
Larry Lindsay
1951
Film
Hollywood Wonderland
Tour Guide (uncredited)
1947
Film
Danger Signal
Hotel Boy
1945
Film
Young and Wild
Jerry Coltrin
1958
Film
Mother Is a Freshman
Beaumont Jackson
1949
Film
Sweetheart of Sigma Chi
Harry Townsend
1946
Film
The Desperados Are in Town
Lonny Kesh
1956
Film
Wild Youth
Frankie
1961
Film
Rushes
Uncle Arthur
1986
Film
Jobsite
(non-sexual)
1984
Film
Jock Empire
Mr. Hays
1984
Film
The Diamond Stud
Mr. Boyle / Mr. Santacroce
1995
Film
Kiss-Off
the Police Lieutenant
1992
Film
Rassle
the Reporter
1992