Robert Arthur (actor)
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Robert Arthur (June 18, 1925 – October 1, 2008) was an American motion picture actor who appeared in dozens of films in the 1940s and 1950s.
Born Robert Arthaud, Arthur 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, and was involved with the Log Cabin Republicans.[1]
Arthur died in Aberdeen, Washington, on October 1, 2008, from heart failure.
[edit] Partial filmography
- Sweetheart of Sigma Chi (1946)
- Mother Wore Tights (1947)
- Nora Prentiss (1947)
- Green Grass of Wyoming (1948)
- Yellow Sky (1948)
- Twelve O'Clock High (1949)
- Mother Is a Freshman (1949)
- Ace in the Hole (1951)
- The Ring (1952 film)
- Belles on Their Toes (1952)
- Take the High Ground! (1953)
- Top of the World (1955)
- Hellcats of the Navy (1957)
[edit] References
- ^ "Passings", Los Angeles Times, 6 October 2008, http://www.latimes.com/news/obituaries/la-me-passings6-2008oct06,0,6627369.story, retrieved 2008-10-29[dead link]
- Dennis, Jeffery P. (2006), Queering Teen Culture: All-American Boys and Same-Sex Desire in Film and Television, Haworth Press, ISBN 1560233494
[edit] External links
- Robert Arthur at the Internet Movie Database
- Obituary at thedailyworld.com
- Robert Arthur at Find a Grave
