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