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Robert Arden‌

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Birthday

calendar1922-12-11

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Robert Arden

London, England, UK

Robert Arden

London, England, UK

Gender

Male

Birthday

calendar1922-12-11

Popularity

star1.1

Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia 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. 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." 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". Film historian Jonathan Rosenbaum has defended Arden's performance, locating the problem not in the actor's work but in "the unsavoriness and obnoxiousness of the character", who was intended by Welles to be unattractive even though he occupied in the film "the space normally reserved for charismatic heroes". 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". Mr. Arkadin did poorly at the box-office. Afterwards, Arden played a few other lead roles, in films such as The Depraved (1957) or The Child and the Killer (1959), but he worked mostly as a character actor, appearing in film, television and stage productions. he worked mostly as a character actor, appearing in film, television and stage productions.

Movie Credits

The Pistol

The Pistol‌
star0.0
calendar 1965

Never Take Sweets from a Stranger

Never Take Sweets from a Stranger‌
star7.2
calendar 1960

Condorman

Condorman‌
star5.5
calendar 1981

Spin a Dark Web

Spin a Dark Web‌
star5.8
calendar 1956

The Depraved

The Depraved‌
star4.2
calendar 1957

Among Wolves

Among Wolves‌
star4.1
calendar 1985

A Matter of Life and Death

A Matter of Life and Death‌
star7.7
calendar 1946

A King in New York

A King in New York‌
star6.8
calendar 1957

Little Shop of Horrors

Little Shop of Horrors‌
star6.9
calendar 1986

The Counterfeit Plan

The Counterfeit Plan‌
star5.2
calendar 1957

Ragtime

Ragtime‌
star7.0
calendar 1981

The Man from Morocco

The Man from Morocco‌
star5.0
calendar 1945

Mr. Arkadin

Mr. Arkadin‌
star6.9
calendar 1955

The Final Conflict

The Final Conflict‌
star5.8
calendar 1981

Two Thousand Women

Two Thousand Women‌
star6.8
calendar 1944

The Child and the Killer

The Child and the Killer‌
star6.0
calendar 1959

Churchill and the Generals

Churchill and the Generals‌
star0.0
calendar 1979

Death Drums Along the River

Death Drums Along the River‌
star5.2
calendar 1963

The Hills of Donegal

The Hills of Donegal‌
star4.5
calendar 1947

Bermuda Affair

Bermuda Affair‌
star0.0
calendar 1956

The Story of Ruth

The Story of Ruth‌
star0.0
calendar 1982

Tv Credits

Interpol Calling

Interpol Calling‌
star6.7
calendar 1959

Silent Witness

Silent Witness‌
star7.5
calendar 1996

Inspector Morse

Inspector Morse‌
star7.8
calendar 1987

Tales of the Unexpected

Tales of the Unexpected‌
star6.7
calendar 1979

The Wednesday Play

The Wednesday Play‌
star4.5
calendar 1964

The Saint

The Saint‌
star7.3
calendar 1962

Man of the World

Man of the World‌
star7.0
calendar 1962

Studio Four

Studio Four‌
star6.0
calendar 1962

International Detective

International Detective‌
star7.0
calendar 1959

No Hiding Place

No Hiding Place‌
star3.7
calendar 1959

The Bourne Identity

The Bourne Identity‌
star6.5
calendar 1988

The Paradise Club

The Paradise Club‌
star5.8
calendar 1989

Strong Medicine

Strong Medicine‌
star0.0
calendar 1986