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British actor (1894–1968)

Desmond Roberts

Born	5 February 1894 Hampstead
Died	11 January 1968 (1968-01-12) (aged 73) Eastbourne
Occupation	actor / cricketer
Years active	1913–1936 (cricket); 1927-1967 (film)

Desmond Roberts (5 February 1894 – 11 January 1968) was a British stage and film actor who also played first-class cricket, 1913–1936, for Surrey.

He began his film career at the end of the silent era and had his only leading role in A Reckless Gamble (1928). After which he had a brief sojourn to Hollywood, where he appeared in a number of classic films including Tarzan and His Mate (1934), Of Human Bondage (1934), and Clive of India (1935). He then settled back in Britain, where he became a familiar supporting player in movies such as Scott of the Antarctic (1948), The Man in the White Suit (1951), and A Night to Remember (1958).

He was born in Hampstead, and died in Eastbourne.

Partial filmography

A Woman in Pawn (1927) - David Courthill
The City of Youth (1928)
A Reckless Gamble (1928) - Dick Beresford
Way for a Sailor (1930) - Canadian Queen Captain (uncredited)
The Royal Bed (1931) - Major Blent
The Squaw Man (1931) - Hardwick (uncredited)
But the Flesh Is Weak (1932) - Findley
Cavalcade (1933) - Ronnie James
The King's Vacation (1933) - Dolan - Sergeant Footman (uncredited)
Christopher Strong (1933) - Bryce Mercer
Headline Shooter (1933) - Beauty Contest Judge (uncredited)
Captured! (1933) - British Officer in the Trench (uncredited)
Blind Adventure (1933) - Harvey (uncredited)
Mandalay (1934) - Police Sergeant (uncredited)
The House of Rothschild (1934) - Guest at Reception Hall
Riptide (1934) - Hotel Manager (uncredited)
Tarzan and His Mate (1934) - Henry Van Ness (uncredited)
The Key (1934) - Regular (uncredited)
Of Human Bondage (1934) - Dr. Jacobs
Grand Canary (1934) - Purser
The Count of Monte Cristo (1934) - Blacas (uncredited)
The Girl from Missouri (1934) - Harris - Cousin's Butler (uncredited)
Jane Eyre (1934) - Dr. John Rivers (uncredited)
The Fountain (1934) - Willett
House of Danger (1934) - Gordon - the Butler
Menace (1934) - Underwood (uncredited)
Limehouse Blues (1934) - Constable (uncredited)
Clive of India (1935) - Third Director (uncredited)
Gaol Break (1936) - Paul Kendall
Under the Red Robe (1937) - Captain Rivarolle
Lily of Laguna (1938) - Arnold Egerton
My Ain Folk (1945) - Factory manager
Give Me the Stars (1945) - Ship's Captain
The Echo Murders (1945) - Cotter
School for Secrets (1946) - 2nd Club Member
Dusty Bates (1947) - Ginger Green (uncredited)
The White Unicorn (1947) - Elderly Roue (uncredited)
The Calendar (1948) - Rainby
Scott of the Antarctic (1948) - Admiralty Official
The Bad Lord Byron (1949) - 2nd Old club member
The Man in the White Suit (1951) - Mannering
Appointment in London (1953) - Admiral Parker (uncredited)
Beau Brummell (1954) - Colonel
Simba (1955) - Colonel Bridgeman
The Haunted Strangler (1958) - Dr. Johnson
I Was Monty's Double (1958) - Brigadier
The Two-Headed Spy (1958) - Gen. Zeiss
A Night to Remember (1958) - Mr. Douglas (uncredited)
A Touch of Larceny (1960) - Club Member
Double Bunk (1961) - Freighter Captain
Murder Ahoy! (1964) - Sir Geoffrey Bucknose (uncredited)
Mister Ten Per Cent (1967) - Manservant (final film role)

References

Leibfried & Lane p. 105.
Desmond Roberts at CricketArchive

Bibliography

Philip Leibfried & Chei Mi Lane. Anna May Wong: A Complete Guide to Her Film, Stage, Radio and Television Work. McFarland, 2003.

External links

Desmond Roberts at IMDb

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