
Robert Arthur
Acting
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.

The Diamond Stud
Mr. Boyle / Mr. Santacroce

Rassle
the Reporter

Kiss-Off
the Police Lieutenant

Rushes
Uncle Arthur

Jock Empire
Mr. Hays

Jobsite
(non-sexual)

Wild Youth
Frankie

Young and Wild
Jerry Coltrin

Hellcats of the Navy
Freddy Warren

The Desperados Are in Town
Lonny Kesh

Top of the World
Skippy McGuire

Return from the Sea
Porter

Take the High Ground!
Donald Quentin Dover IV

Young Bess
Barnaby

The System
Rex Merrick

Just for You
Jerry Blake

The Ring
Billy Smith

Belles on Their Toes
Frank Gilbreth

On the Loose
Larry Lindsay

Ace in the Hole
Herbie Cook

Air Cadet
Walt Carver

September Affair
David Lawrence Jr.

Twelve O'Clock High
Sergeant McIllhenny

You're My Everything
Harold - College Boy in 'Heart of a Co-Ed'

Mother Is a Freshman
Beaumont Jackson

Yellow Sky
Bull Run

Green Grass of Wyoming
Ken McLaughlin

Mother Wore Tights
Bob Clarkman

Hollywood Wonderland
Tour Guide (uncredited)

Nora Prentiss
Gregory Talbot

The Devil On Wheels
Todd Powell

Sweetheart of Sigma Chi
Harry Townsend

Nobody Lives Forever
Bellhop (uncredited)

Night and Day
Customer (uncredited)

Too Young to Know
Jimmy

Danger Signal
Hotel Boy

Mildred Pierce
High School Boy (uncredited)

Roughly Speaking
Frankie at 17







