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Name
  
Robert Arden


Role
  
Film actor

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Born
  
11 December 1922 (
1922-12-11
)
London

Died
  
March 25, 2004, London, United Kingdom

Movies
  
Mr Arkadin, Omen III: The Final Conflict, A King in New York, Death Drums Along the, The Depraved

Similar People
  
Graham Baker, Orson Welles, Simon Wincer, Charlie Chaplin, Phyllis Calvert

Robert Arden (11 December 1922 – 25 March 2004) was an American film, television and radio actor born in London who worked and lived mostly in the United Kingdom.

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Early years

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Arden was born from an American father and an English mother. His father had a successful career as a professional boxer after World War I. He attended "a combination of English and American schools."

Career

Arden's most famous film appearance was as lead character Guy Van Stratten in Mr. Arkadin (1955), written and directed by Orson Welles. Welles had worked with Arden on the Harry Lime radio series, produced in London, and later cast the little-known actor in Mr. Arkadin, in the central role of the investigator who uncovers Arkadin's past. Reportedly, Arden was shocked that Welles might consider him for the part and initially thought that the director's phone inquiry was a crank call.

Arden's performance in Mr. Arkadin was panned by some critics : The New York Times called it "hopelessly inadequate". The credits of one the film's Spanish versions misspelled Arden's name as "Bob Harden". Another Spanish print actually credited him as "Mark Sharpe".

After Mr. Arkadin did poorly at the box-office, Arden pursued his acting career, essentially in supporting parts. Although he played a few other lead roles, in films such as The Depraved (1957) or The Child and the Killer (1959), he worked mostly as a character actor, appearing in film, television and stage productions.

Filmography

Actor
2001
Combat Sheep (TV Movie)
2000
Silent Witness (TV Series) as
Alex Wein
- The World Cruise: Part 2 (2000) - Alex Wein
- The World Cruise: Part 1 (2000) - Alex Wein
1992
A Dangerous Man: Lawrence After Arabia (TV Movie) as
Wilson
1992
The Big One (TV Series)
- Father Apart (1992)
1989
The Paradise Club (TV Series) as
Marzocca
- Revolving Funds (1989) - Marzocca
1989
Saracen (TV Series) as
Clinton Dike
- Decoy (1989) - Clinton Dike
1989
Timewatch (TV Series documentary) as
Admiral William Leahy
- Summer of the Bomb (1989) - Admiral William Leahy
1988
A Very British Coup (TV Mini Series) as
The Americans - Ambassador
- Episode #1.2 (1988) - The Americans - Ambassador
- Episode #1.1 (1988) - The Americans - Ambassador (uncredited)
1988
The Bourne Identity (TV Mini Series) as
Stevens
- Episode #1.2 (1988) - Stevens
- Episode #1.1 (1988) - Stevens
1987
Inspector Morse (TV Series) as
Eddie Poindexter
- The Wolvercote Tongue (1987) - Eddie Poindexter
1986
Little Shop of Horrors as
Network Exec #1
1986
Whoops Apocalypse as
White House Reporter
1986
Strong Medicine (TV Movie) as
Dr. Potter
1986
Murrow (TV Movie) as
Hummel
1985
Les loups entre eux as
Le général Lee W. Simon
1985
D.A.R.Y.L. as
Colonel
1985
Reunion at Fairborough (TV Movie)
1984
The Glory Boys (TV Mini Series) as
Washington Host
- Episode #1.1 (1984) - Washington Host
1984
Journey into the Shadows: Portrait of Gwen John 1876-1939 (TV Movie) as
John Quinn
1984
Master of the Game (TV Mini Series) as
Doctor Wilson
- Episode #1.3 (1984) - Doctor Wilson
1983
Grizzly II: Revenge as
Senator (uncredited)
1983
The Old Men at the Zoo (TV Series) as
Albert Hancock
- Godmanchester's Plan (1983) - Albert Hancock
1983
American Playhouse (TV Series) as
Edward Ross
- The Rothko Conspiracy (1983) - Edward Ross
1982
Month of the Doctors (TV Mini Series) as
Dr. Ed Leifer
- Episode #1.2 (1982) - Dr. Ed Leifer
1982
The Story of Ruth as
Ruth's father
1982
Q.E.D. (TV Series) as
University President
- Target: London (1982) - University President
1982
Nancy Astor (TV Mini Series) as
Quincy Shaw
- Mr and Mrs Shaw (1982) - Quincy Shaw
- The Gentleman from Boston (1982) - Quincy Shaw
1981
Ragtime as
Foreman of the Jury
1981
Condorman as
CIA Chief
1981
Tales of the Unexpected (TV Series) as
Berners
- The Boy Who Talked with Animals (1981) - Berners
1981
The Final Conflict as
American Ambassador
1980
Oppenheimer (TV Mini Series) as
John McCloy
- Episode #1.7 (1980) - John McCloy
1979
Churchill and the Generals (TV Movie) as
Harry Hopkins
1965
Court Martial (TV Series) as
M.P.
- Without Spear or Sword (1965) - M.P.
1965
Chicago in the Roaring 20's (TV Movie)
1965
The Wednesday Play (TV Series) as
Captain Danziger / William Thompson / Major Max Baker
- The Pistol (1965) - Captain Danziger
- The Good Shoemaker and the Poor Fish Peddler (1965) - William Thompson
- Campaign for One (1965) - Major Max Baker
1965
Armchair Mystery Theatre (TV Series) as
Ernest Gowan
- Licence to Murder (1965) - Ernest Gowan
1963
Death Drums Along the River as
Jim Hunter
1963
Man of the World (TV Series) as
Carter
- The Prince (1963) - Carter
1963
Call Me Bwana as
1st C.I.A. Man
1963
The Saint (TV Series) as
Detective Williams
- The Ever-Loving Spouse (1963) - Detective Williams
1963
Best of Friends (TV Series)
- Stars and Strife (1963)
1957
ITV Play of the Week (TV Series) as
General Studebaker / Dr. Johnson / Howard Wagner
- When the Kissing Had to Stop, Act 1: The Hammer (1962) - General Studebaker
- I Remember Mama (1961) - Dr. Johnson
- Death of a Salesman (1957) - Howard Wagner
1962
No Hiding Place (TV Series) as
James Sandford
- Cover Story (1962) - James Sandford
1962
The Cheaters (TV Series) as
Bob Keane
- The Dashing Major (1962) - Bob Keane (uncredited)
1962
Studio 4 (TV Series) as
George Spencer
- Flight Into Danger (1962) - George Spencer
1962
Our House (TV Series)
- Riviera Incident (1962)
1955
The Vise (TV Series) as
Bob Page / Martin Blane / Vance / ...
- Under Suspicion (1961) - Bob Page
- Time Alibi for Murder (1959) - Bob Page
- The Opportunists (1959) - Bob Page
- The Black Widow (1959) - Bob Page
- Switch to Murder (1959) - Bob Page
- Silence for Sale (1959) - Bob Page
- Platinum Murder (1959) - Bob Page
- Out of the Past (1959) - Bob Page
- Operation Arson (1959) - Bob Page
- Murder for Revenge (1959) - Bob Page
- Jockey Missing (1959) - Bob Page
- Incident in Soho (1959) - Bob Page
- Hour of Reckoning (1959) - Bob Page
- Fire! (1959) - Bob Page
- Dilemma for Harry (1959) - Bob Page
- Death at His Fingertips (1959) - Bob Page
- Death Hides Out (1959) - Bob Page
- Dead Before Arrival (1959) - Bob Page
- Dangerous Meeting (1959) - Bob Page
- Come Out Fighting (1959) - Bob Page
- Arena for Fraud (1959) - Bob Page
- 1000 Alibis (1959) - Bob Page
- Silent Accusation (1959) - Bob Page
- Hour of Decision (1959) - Martin Blane
- Dark Moments (1959) - Bob Page
- Cooked-Up Murder (1959) - Bob Page
- Double Take (1959) - Bob Page
- Saber at Sea (1958) - Vance
- Uncle William (1958) - Bob Page
- The Lady Doesn't Scare (1958) - Bob Page
- It Walks at Night (1958) - Bob Page
- A Toast to Death (1958) - Bob Page
- Where There's a Will (1958) - Bob Page
- Back Track to Murder (1958) - Tony Croft
- Night on the Town (1958) - Bob Page
- Trap for Murder (1958) - Bob Page
- Paid Off (1958) - Bob Page
- The Killer and the Kid (1958) - Bob Page
- Curse of Death (1958) - Bob Page
- Background for Murder (1958) - Bob Page
- Tough Part (1957) - Eddie
- The Eighth Window (1955) - Victor Crane
1961
Storyboard (TV Series) as
Al / March / Police Officer
- I'll Be Waiting (1961) - Al
- The Middle Men (1961) - March
- The Gentleman from Paris (1961) - Police Officer
1961
Drama 61-67 (TV Series) as
Detective Froelich
- Drama '61: Edge of Truth (1961) - Detective Froelich
1960
Theatre 70 (TV Series) as
Freddy
- Boy Makes Good (1960) - Freddy
1960
Suspense (TV Series) as
Hal / Captain Frank de Sica
- Scheme to Defraud (1960) - Hal
- Collision! (1960) - Captain Frank de Sica
1960
International Detective (TV Series) as
McNaughton / Policeman
- The Joplin Case (1960) - McNaughton
- The Barnaby Case (1960) - McNaughton
- The Brenner Case (1960) - Policeman
1960
Never Take Candy from A Stranger as
Tom Demarest
1960
Man from Interpol (TV Series) as
Ray Reid
- The Key Witness (1960) - Ray Reid
1959
Dial 999 (TV Series) as
Red Caldwell
- 24 Hours a Day (1959) - Red Caldwell
1959
Interpol Calling (TV Series) as
Marston
- You Can't Die Twice (1959) - Marston
1959
The Child and the Killer as
Joe
1958
African Patrol (TV Series) as
Bruno
- The Accident (1958) - Bruno
1958
The New Adventures of Charlie Chan (TV Series) as
Pierto Pinero
- The Invalid (1958) - Pierto Pinero
1958
Doomsday for Dyson (TV Movie) as
Scientist
1957
Adventures of a Jungle Boy (TV Series) as
Brooker
- The Burial Ground (1957) - Brooker
1957
O.S.S. (TV Series) as
Joe Sammis
- Operation Barbecue (1957) - Joe Sammis
1957
The Depraved as
Dave Dillon
1957
A King in New York as
Liftboy
1957
Overseas Press Club - Exclusive! (TV Series) as
Hal Lehrman
- Santa Claus in a Jeep (1957) - Hal Lehrman
1957
The Alcoa Hour (TV Series) as
Jerome
- Mechanical Manhunt (1957) - Jerome
1957
The Errol Flynn Theatre (TV Series) as
Captain Harry Adams
- Out of the Blue (1957) - Captain Harry Adams
1956
Assignment Foreign Legion (TV Series) as
Canada / Bill Ainsworth
- The Deserter (1957) - Canada
- The Stool Pigeon (1956) - Bill Ainsworth
1957
Sailor of Fortune (TV Series) as
Larsen
- Ship on the Reef (1957) - Larsen
1957
The Counterfeit Plan as
Bob Fenton
1956
Aggie (TV Series) as
Samson
- Festival of Fear (1956) - Samson
1956
The Adventures of the Big Man (TV Series) as
Dinehart
- The Door of Gold (1956) - Dinehart
1956
Bermuda Affair as
Bill
1956
The Tony Hancock Show (TV Series) as
Various Characters
- Episode #1.5 (1956) - Various Characters
1956
Spin a Dark Web as
Buddy
1956
Colonel March of Scotland Yard (TV Series) as
Johnny Dunn
- Hot Money (1956) - Johnny Dunn (uncredited)
1955
Joe MacBeth as
Ross
1955
Confidential Report as
Guy Van Stratten
1953
BBC Sunday-Night Theatre (TV Series) as
Mr. Kantor / Johnnie Brewer / Joe Salvatore
- The Safe Haven (1955) - Mr. Kantor
- The Troubled Air (1953) - Johnnie Brewer
- Whistling in the Dark (I) (1953) - Joe Salvatore
1955
Rheingold Theatre (TV Series) as
Dick Hardy
- Honeymoon Deferred (1955) - Dick Hardy
1952
Silk, Satin, Cotton, Rags (TV Series) as
Red Hunter
- Rags (1952) - Red Hunter
1950
The Compelled People (TV Movie) as
Joe Mancini (as Bob Arden)
1947
The Hills of Donegal as
Daniel (as Bob Arden)
1946
A Matter of Life and Death as
GI Playing Snout (uncredited)
1945
The Man from Morocco as
American Sergeant (as Bob Arden)
1944
Two Thousand Women as
Dave Kennedy (as Rob Arden)
Producer
1968
A Hatful of Rain (TV Movie) (associate producer)
1967
Dial M for Murder (TV Movie) (associate producer)

References

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