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.
Acting
TV
Full House
as The Minister
1987
Movie
Ace in the Hole
as Herbie Cook
1951
Movie
Mildred Pierce
as High School Boy (uncredited)
1945
Movie
Twelve O'Clock High
as Sergeant McIllhenny
1949
Movie
Yellow Sky
as Bull Run
1948
Movie
Night and Day
as Customer (uncredited)
1946
TV
Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.
as Guide
1964
Movie
September Affair
as David Lawrence Jr.
1950
Movie
Nobody Lives Forever
as Bellhop (uncredited)
1946
Movie
Nora Prentiss
as Gregory Talbot
1947
Movie
Young Bess
as Barnaby
1953
Movie
Green Grass of Wyoming
as Ken McLaughlin
1948
Movie
Belles on Their Toes
as Frank Gilbreth
1952
Movie
Danger Signal
as Hotel Boy
1945
Movie
Hellcats of the Navy
as Freddy Warren
1957
Movie
Take the High Ground!
as Donald Quentin Dover IV
1953
Movie
Mother Wore Tights
as Bob Clarkman
1947
TV
Four Star Playhouse
as David
1952
TV
Four Star Playhouse
as Philip Weir
1952
Movie
The System
as Rex Merrick
1953
Movie
The Ring
as Billy Smith
1952
Movie
The Devil On Wheels
as Todd Powell
1947
Movie
Air Cadet
as Walt Carver
1951
Movie
Wild Youth
as Frankie
1961
