Robert Arthur
Actor
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
as High School Boy (uncredited) 1945
Twelve O'Clock High
as Sergeant McIllhenny 1949
Yellow Sky
as Bull Run 1948
Night and Day
as Customer (uncredited) 1946
September Affair
as David Lawrence Jr. 1950
Nora Prentiss
as Gregory Talbot 1947
Nobody Lives Forever
as Bellhop (uncredited) 1946
Young Bess
as Barnaby 1953
Danger Signal
as Hotel Boy 1945
Green Grass of Wyoming
as Ken McLaughlin 1948
Belles on Their Toes
as Frank Gilbreth 1952
Hellcats of the Navy
as Freddy Warren 1957
Take the High Ground!
as Donald Quentin Dover IV 1953
The System
as Rex Merrick 1953
Mother Wore Tights
as Bob Clarkman 1947
The Ring
as Billy Smith 1952