Robert Arthur 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 behalf of senior citizens. He died in Aberdeen, Washington in 2008, aged 83.
Robert Arthur Movies
Robert Arthur Quotes
Value of One Over Many
Herbie Cook:
The old man sure looked bad. Did you see his face?
Charles Tatum:
Yeah.
Herbie Cook:
Like the faces of those folks you see outside a coal mine with maybe 84 men trapped inside.
Charles Tatum:
One man's better than 84. Didn't they teach you that?
Herbie Cook:
Teach me what?
Charles Tatum:
Human interest. You pick up the paper, you read about 84 men or 284, or a million men, like in a Chinese famine. You read it, but it doesn't stay with you. One man's different, you want to know all about him. That's human interest.
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