
Robert Arthur
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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.
Known for
Credits

Mildred Pierce (1945)
as High School Boy (uncredited)

Ace in the Hole (1951)
as Herbie Cook

Night and Day (1946)
as Customer (uncredited)

Yellow Sky (1948)
as Bull Run

Twelve O'Clock High (1949)
as Sergeant McIllhenny

Young Bess (1953)
as Barnaby

Nora Prentiss (1947)
as Gregory Talbot

Hellcats of the Navy (1957)
as Freddy Warren

Nobody Lives Forever (1946)
as Bellhop (uncredited)

Belles on Their Toes (1952)
as Frank Gilbreth

September Affair (1950)
as David Lawrence Jr.

Take the High Ground! (1953)
as Donald Quentin Dover IV

Mother Wore Tights (1947)
as Bob Clarkman

Just for You (1952)
as Jerry Blake

Green Grass of Wyoming (1948)
as Ken McLaughlin

You're My Everything (1949)
as Harold - College Boy in 'Heart of a Co-Ed'

Air Cadet (1951)
as Walt Carver

The Ring (1952)
as Billy Smith

Danger Signal (1945)
as Hotel Boy

On the Loose (1951)
as Larry Lindsay

The System (1953)
as Rex Merrick

Too Young to Know (1945)
as Jimmy

Roughly Speaking (1945)
as Frankie at 17

The Devil On Wheels (1947)
as Todd Powell

Hollywood Wonderland (1947)
as Tour Guide (uncredited)

Return from the Sea (1954)
as Porter

The Desperados Are in Town (1956)
as Lonny Kesh

Sweetheart of Sigma Chi (1946)
as Harry Townsend

Mother Is a Freshman (1949)
as Beaumont Jackson

Top of the World (1955)
as Skippy McGuire

Young and Wild (1958)
as Jerry Coltrin

Wild Youth (1961)
as Frankie

Rushes (1986)
as Uncle Arthur

Jobsite (1984)
as (non-sexual)

Jock Empire (1984)
as Mr. Hays

The Diamond Stud (1995)
as Mr. Boyle / Mr. Santacroce

Kiss-Off (1992)
as the Police Lieutenant

Rassle (1992)
as the Reporter





