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Desmond Roberts(1894-1968)

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Desmond Roberts
Desmond Roberts was born on 5 February 1894 in London, England, UK. He was an actor, known for Of Human Bondage (1934), Simba (1955) and The Royal Bed (1931). He died on 11 January 1968 in London, England, UK.
BornFebruary 5, 1894
DiedJanuary 11, 1968(73)
BornFebruary 5, 1894
DiedJanuary 11, 1968(73)
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Known for

Bette Davis and Leslie Howard in Of Human Bondage (1934)
Of Human Bondage
7.0
  • Dr. Jacobs
  • 1934
Simba (1955)
Simba
6.2
  • Colonel Bridgeman
  • 1955
Mary Astor, Anthony Bushell, and Lowell Sherman in The Royal Bed (1931)
The Royal Bed
5.8
  • Major Blent
  • 1931
The Man in the White Suit (1951)
The Man in the White Suit
7.2
  • Mannering
  • 1951

Credits

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  • Mister Ten Per Cent (1967)
    Mister Ten Per Cent
    5.1
    • Manservant
    • 1967
  • Murder Ahoy (1964)
    Murder Ahoy
    7.0
    • Sir Geoffrey Bucknose (uncredited)
    • 1964
  • The Scales of Justice (1962)
    The Scales of Justice
    7.8
    TV Series
    • Club Member
    • 1963
  • Jezebel ex UK (1963)
    Jezebel ex UK
    7.7
    TV Series
    • Colonel Fenwick
    • 1963
  • ITV Play of the Week (1955)
    ITV Play of the Week
    6.6
    TV Series
    • First Clubman
    • 1961
  • Double Bunk (1961)
    Double Bunk
    6.2
    • Freighter Captain
    • 1961
  • International Detective (1959)
    International Detective
    6.8
    TV Series
    • Williams
    • 1961
  • A Touch of Larceny (1960)
    A Touch of Larceny
    6.6
    • Club Member
    • 1960
  • Tim Turner in The Invisible Man (1958)
    The Invisible Man
    7.0
    TV Series
    • General
    • 1959
  • Alive and Kicking (1958)
    Alive and Kicking
    6.6
    • Care Home Administrator (uncredited)
    • 1958
  • Jack Hawkins in The Two-Headed Spy (1958)
    The Two-Headed Spy
    6.9
    • Gen. Zeiss
    • 1958
  • Hell, Heaven or Hoboken (1958)
    Hell, Heaven or Hoboken
    6.9
    • Brigadier
    • 1958
  • Ivanhoe (1958)
    Ivanhoe
    7.1
    TV Series
    • Librarian
    • 1958
  • White Hunter (1957)
    White Hunter
    6.5
    TV Series
    • Atherton
    • 1958
  • The Haunted Strangler (1958)
    The Haunted Strangler
    6.2
    • Dr. Johnson
    • 1958

Personal details

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  • Alternative name
    • Des Roberts
  • Height
    • 6′ 1½″ (1.87 m)
  • Born
    • February 5, 1894
    • London, England, UK
  • Died
    • January 11, 1968
    • London, England, UK(undisclosed)

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    Represented by Leo Lance, with the Max Shagrin Agency, in the mid-1930s.

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