Biography
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 ...
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Complete Filmography
The Diamond Stud
1995
as Mr. Boyle / Mr. Santacroce
Diamond Kincaid is a famous gay singer who hires a bodyguard to keep his secret. Escapades occur including a sizzling pool three way with Kincaid and ...
Kiss-Off
1992
as the Police Lieutenant
Service men always know how to stand at attention. See what happens when they get a taste of Los Angeles, California . . . Let the games begin. No sto...
Rassle
1992
as the Reporter
A reporter interviews a college wrestling coach (Jon Vincent) about his star athletes and gets more than he bargained for in one of the best videos to...
Rushes
1986
as Uncle Arthur
Evil director (Kenneth Weyerhauser) uses sex to trap newcomers to the porn world.
Jobsite
1984
as (non-sexual)
Hard hats and hard men converge at Jobsite, the wildest bar in town. From the backroom stalls to the front door, the action is fast, furious, and alwa...
Jock Empire
1984
as Mr. Hays
Jockstraps and body worship are featured in College Jocks. Toes are sucked, legs are kissed, piss slits are licked, and asses are eaten, besides fucki...
Wild Youth
1961
as Frankie
A teenage escapee from a correctional facility falls in with a drug dealer operating near the Mexican border.
Young and Wild
1958
as Jerry Coltrin
Three juvenile-delinquents launch a reign of terror upon those who witnessed a deadly auto accident in this exploitation drama.
Hellcats of the Navy
1957
as Freddy Warren
Future "first couple" Ronald Reagan and Nancy Davis made their only joint film appearance in Hellcats of the Navy. Ronnie plays Casey Abbott, commande...
The Desperados Are in Town
1956
as Lonny Kesh
In this western, a young man tries to walk the straight and narrow, but he is impeded by his past. The trouble begins when the young fellow flees his ...
Francis in the Haunted House
1956
Producer
A Ha-Ha-Haunted House Has Got 'Em! ...and it's every ghost for himself!
Top of the World
1955
as Skippy McGuire
A team of Air Force servicemen become stranded after setting up a weather station on an island of ice in Alaska.
Return from the Sea
1954
as Porter
A hardened career navel officer must come to terms with adapting to civilian life with the help of a waitress that can see through his tough veneer.
Take the High Ground!
1953
as Donald Quentin Dover IV
Sgt. Thorne Ryan, who once fought bravely in Korea, now serves as a hard-nosed drill instructor to new Army recruits at Fort Bliss, Texas. But is he r...
Young Bess
1953
as Barnaby
The mother died under the executioner's axe; the daughter rose to become England's greatest monarch -- the brilliant and cunning Queen Elizabeth I. Je...
The System
1953
as Rex Merrick
A gambling boss is pressured by the law and press when a crusade is started against him after one of his collectors becomes a killer.
Just for You
1952
as Jerry Blake
Jordan Blake (a widower) is a successful Broadway Producer who has always been to busy for his children, Barbara and Jerry. Girlfriend, Carolina a mus...
The Ring
1952
as Billy Smith
A young Mexican/American learns about life both inside and out of the ring when he takes up boxing.
Belles on Their Toes
1952
as Frank Gilbreth
The "Cheaper by the Dozen" crew is back, sans Clifton Webb. Lillian is struggling to make ends meet without her husband's income, while Anne, Martha, ...
On the Loose
1951
as Larry Lindsay
After years of living in her selfish parents' (Melvyn Douglas and Lynn Bari) egotistical shadows, desperate teenager Jill Bradley (Joan Evans) makes a...
Ace in the Hole
1951
as Herbie Cook
An arrogant reporter exploits a story about a man trapped in a cave to revitalize his career.
Air Cadet
1951
as Walt Carver
A group of cadets have assorted problems at the U.S. Air Force Pilot Training Academy.
September Affair
1950
as David Lawrence Jr.
An industrialist and a pianist meet on a trip and fall in love. Through a quirk of fate, they are reported dead in a crash though they weren't on the ...
Twelve O'Clock High
1949
as Sergeant McIllhenny
In the early days of daylight bombing raids over Germany, General Frank Savage must take command of a 'hard luck' bomber group. Much of the story deal...
You're My Everything
1949
as Harold - College Boy in 'Heart of a Co-Ed'
In 1924, stage-struck Boston blueblood Hannah Adams picks up musical star Tim O'Connor and takes him home for dinner. One thing leads to another, and ...
Mother Is a Freshman
1949
as Beaumont Jackson
Widow Abby Abbott is having serious money problems and has to dip into the family trust in order to pay for her daughter Susan's college tuition. The ...
Yellow Sky
1948
as Bull Run
In 1867, a gang robs a bank and flees into the desert. Out of water, the outlaws encounter a ghost town called Yellow Sky and its only residents, a ho...
Green Grass of Wyoming
1948
as Ken McLaughlin
The romance of a rancher's niece and a rival rancher's son parallels that of a stallion and a mare.
Mother Wore Tights
1947
as Bob Clarkman
In this chronicle of a vaudeville family, Myrtle McKinley (class of 1900) goes to San Francisco to attend business school, but ends up in a chorus lin...
Hollywood Wonderland
1947
as Tour Guide (uncredited)
Two tour guides take visitors on a promotional tour of Warner Bros.' studios.
Nora Prentiss
1947
as Gregory Talbot
Quiet, organised Dr Talbot meets nightclub singer Nora Prentiss when she is slightly hurt in a street accident. Despite her misgivings they become hea...
The Devil On Wheels
1947
as Todd Powell
A teenager is involved in running from the police in his hot rod hits a car in a hit-and-run case where the victims turn out to be his mother and his ...
Sweetheart of Sigma Chi
1946
as Harry Townsend
A couple of gamblers pressure the local night club owner to rig things so the local college rowing crew will lose their upcoming race.
Nobody Lives Forever
1946
as Bellhop (uncredited)
A con artist falls for the rich widow he's trying to fleece.
Night and Day
1946
as Customer (uncredited)
When his first stage show fails, songwriter Cole Porter goes off to fight in WWI until, injured, he lands in a hospital. He impresses nurse Linda Lee ...
Too Young to Know
1945
as Jimmy
A returning GI searches for the wife who left him and gave away their son.
Danger Signal
1945
as Hotel Boy
After robbing and murdering his married lover and then making her death look like suicide, conniving philanderer Ronnie Mason relocates to Los Angeles...
Mildred Pierce
1945
as High School Boy (uncredited)
A hard-working mother inches towards disaster as she divorces her husband and starts a successful restaurant business to support her spoiled daughter.
Roughly Speaking
1945
as Frankie at 17
In the 1920s, enterprising Louise Randall is determined to succeed in a man's world. Despite numerous setbacks, she always picks herself back up and m...