Robert Arthur (actor)
Robert Arthur | |
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| Publicity Photo of Robert Arthur | |
| Born | (1925年06月18日)June 18, 1925 Aberdeen, Washington, U.S. |
| Died | October 1, 2008(2008年10月01日) (aged 83) Aberdeen, Washington, U.S. |
| Years active | 1945-1995 |
Robert Paul Arthur (June 18, 1925 – October 1, 2008) was an American motion picture actor who appeared in dozens of films in the 1940s and 1950s.
Biography
[edit ]After working in radio and serving in the Navy during World War II,[1] Arthur moved to Hollywood, where his first role was as Rosalind Russell's son in Roughly Speaking in 1945. He soon was signed to a studio contract with Warners and appeared in films including Too Young to Know , Night and Day and Nora Prentiss . He also 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.
Arthur supported Barry Goldwater in the 1964 United States presidential election.[2]
In his later years, Arthur became an activist for gay rights on behalf of senior citizens, and was involved with the Log Cabin Republicans.[3]
Robert Arthur died in Aberdeen, Washington, on October 1, 2008, from heart failure, aged 83.
Partial filmography
[edit ]- Roughly Speaking (1945) - Frankie at 17
- Mildred Pierce (1945) - High School Boy (uncredited)
- Danger Signal (1945) - Hotel Boy (uncredited)
- Too Young to Know (1945) - Jimmy
- Her Kind of Man (1946) - Copy Boy (uncredited)
- Night and Day (1946) - Customer (uncredited)
- Nobody Lives Forever (1946) - Bellhop (uncredited)
- Sweetheart of Sigma Chi (1946) - Harry Townsend
- Nora Prentiss (1947) - Gregory Talbot
- The Devil on Wheels (1947) - Todd Powell
- Mother Wore Tights (1947) - Bob Clarkman
- Green Grass of Wyoming (1948) - Ken McLaughlin
- Yellow Sky (1948) - Bull Run
- Mother Is a Freshman (1949) - Beaumont Jackson
- You're My Everything (1949) - Harold - College Boy in "Heart of a Co-Ed"
- Twelve O'Clock High (1949) - Sgt. McIllhenny
- September Affair (1950) - David Lawrence Jr
- Air Cadet (1951) - Walt Carver
- Ace in the Hole (1951) - Herbie Cook
- On the Loose (1951) - Larry Lindsay
- Belles on Their Toes (1952) - Frank Gilbreth, Jr.
- The Ring (1952) - Billy Smith
- Just For You (1952) - Jerry Blake
- The System (1953) - Rex Merrick
- Young Bess (1953) - Barnaby
- Take the High Ground! (1953) - Donald Quentin Dover IV
- Return from the Sea (1954) - Porter
- Top of the World (1955) - Lt. Skip McGuire
- The Desperados Are in Town (1956) - Lonny Kesh
- Three Violent People (1956) - One-Legged Confederate Soldier (uncredited)
- Hellcats of the Navy (1957) - Freddy Warren
- Young and Wild (1958) - Jerry Coltrin
- Wild Youth (1960) - Frankie
References
[edit ]- ^ "Actor Robert Arthur Dies at 83", Variety , October 15, 2008. Retrieved August 7, 2020.
- ^ Critchlow, Donald T. (October 21, 2013). When Hollywood Was Right: How Movie Stars, Studio Moguls, and Big Business Remade American Politics. ISBN 9781107650282.
- ^ "Passings". Los Angeles Times . 6 October 2008. Archived from the original on October 12, 2008. Retrieved October 29, 2008.
External links
[edit ]- Robert Arthur at IMDb
- Robert Arthur at Find a Grave
- Dennis, Jeffery P. (2006), Queering Teen Culture: All-American Boys and Same-Sex Desire in Film and Television, Haworth Press, ISBN 1-56023-349-4