Robert Arthur

Robert Arthur

1925-06-18 – 2008-10-01 (age 83) Aberdeen, Washington, USA
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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.

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Known For

Mildred Pierce
Mildred Pierce

1945

as High School Boy (uncredited)

Ace in the Hole
Ace in the Hole

1951

as Herbie Cook

Twelve O'Clock High
Twelve O'Clock High

1949

as Sergeant McIllhenny

Take the High Ground!
Take the High Ground!

1953

as Donald Quentin Dover IV

Night and Day
Night and Day

1946

as Customer (uncredited)

Top of the World
Top of the World

1955

as Skippy McGuire

Yellow Sky
Yellow Sky

1948

as Bull Run

Belles on Their Toes
Belles on Their Toes

1952

as Frank Gilbreth

Young Bess
Young Bess

1953

as Barnaby

Nobody Lives Forever
Nobody Lives Forever

1946

as Bellhop (uncredited)

Nora Prentiss
Nora Prentiss

1947

as Gregory Talbot

September Affair
September Affair

1950

as David Lawrence Jr.

Danger Signal
Danger Signal

1945

as Hotel Boy

The Devil On Wheels
The Devil On Wheels

1947

as Todd Powell

You're My Everything
You're My Everything

1949

as Harold - College Boy in 'Heart of a Co-Ed'

Too Young to Know
Too Young to Know

1945

as Jimmy

Roughly Speaking
Roughly Speaking

1945

as Frankie at 17

Hellcats of the Navy
Hellcats of the Navy

1957

as Freddy Warren

Green Grass of Wyoming
Green Grass of Wyoming

1948

as Ken McLaughlin

Air Cadet
Air Cadet

1951

as Walt Carver