Robert Arthur
Acting • Born 1925-06-18 – Died 2008-10-01
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
47 credits
Yellow Sky
Movie • 1948
Bull Run
Ace in the Hole
Movie • 1951
Herbie Cook
Nora Prentiss
Movie • 1947
Gregory Talbot
Twelve O'Clock High
Movie • 1949
Sergeant McIllhenny
The System
Movie • 1953
Rex Merrick
The Ring
Movie • 1952
Billy Smith
Green Grass of Wyoming
Movie • 1948
Ken McLaughlin
Belles on Their Toes
Movie • 1952
Frank Gilbreth
Sweetheart of Sigma Chi
Movie • 1946
Harry Townsend
Hellcats of the Navy
Movie • 1957
Freddy Warren
You're My Everything
Movie • 1949
Harold - College Boy in 'Heart of a Co-Ed'
September Affair
Movie • 1950
David Lawrence Jr.
Night and Day
Movie • 1946
Customer (uncredited)
Air Cadet
Movie • 1951
Walt Carver
Mother Is a Freshman
Movie • 1949
Beaumont Jackson
Mother Wore Tights
Movie • 1947
Bob Clarkman
Roughly Speaking
Movie • 1945
Frankie at 17
Wild Youth
Movie • 1961
Frankie
On the Loose
Movie • 1951
Larry Lindsay
Top of the World
Movie • 1955
Skippy McGuire
Young and Wild
Movie • 1958
Jerry Coltrin
Young Bess
Movie • 1953
Barnaby
Mildred Pierce
Movie • 1945
High School Boy (uncredited)
The Devil On Wheels
Movie • 1947
Todd Powell
Too Young to Know
Movie • 1945
Jimmy
Return from the Sea
Movie • 1954
Porter
Just for You
Movie • 1952
Jerry Blake
Rushes
Movie • 1986
Uncle Arthur
Take the High Ground!
Movie • 1953
Donald Quentin Dover IV
Hollywood Wonderland
Movie • 1947
Tour Guide (uncredited)
The Desperados Are in Town
Movie • 1956
Lonny Kesh
Jobsite
Movie • 1984
(non-sexual)
Danger Signal
Movie • 1945
Hotel Boy
Nobody Lives Forever
Movie • 1946
Bellhop (uncredited)
Jock Empire
Movie • 1984
Mr. Hays
The Diamond Stud
Movie • 1995
Mr. Boyle / Mr. Santacroce
Kiss-Off
Movie • 1992
the Police Lieutenant
Rassle
Movie • 1992
the Reporter
Four Star Playhouse
TV • 1952
David
Four Star Playhouse
TV • 1952
Philip Weir
Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.
TV • 1964
Guide
Full House
TV • 1987
The Minister
Telephone Time
TV • 1956
Alex Samenian
Matinee Theater
TV • 1955
Frontier
TV • 1955
Kip Ross
Navy Log
TV • 1955
Lt. Lambie
Lux Video Theatre
TV • 1950