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Robert Arden
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Robert Arden
Known For
Acting
Birthday
1922-12-11,London, England, UK
Gender
Male
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.

Filmography

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The Pistol
1965-06-16

Never Take Sweets from a Stranger

7.261

Never Take Sweets from a Stranger
1960-03-04

5.496

Condorman
1981-07-02

Spin a Dark Web

5.8

Spin a Dark Web
1956-03-01

4.6

The Depraved
1957-11-01

4.1

Among Wolves
1985-12-31

A Matter of Life and Death

7.8

A Matter of Life and Death
1946-12-15

A King in New York

6.8

A King in New York
1957-09-12

Little Shop of Horrors

6.948

Little Shop of Horrors
1986-12-19

The Counterfeit Plan

5.2

The Counterfeit Plan
1957-01-01

7.024

Ragtime
1981-11-20

The Man from Morocco

5

The Man from Morocco
1945-04-17

6.9

Mr. Arkadin
1955-08-09

The Final Conflict

5.824

The Final Conflict
1981-03-20

Two Thousand Women

6.9

Two Thousand Women
1944-11-06

The Child and the Killer

6

The Child and the Killer
1959-02-01

Churchill and the Generals

0

Churchill and the Generals
1979-09-23

Death Drums Along the River

5.1

Death Drums Along the River
1963-12-20

The Hills of Donegal

4.5

The Hills of Donegal
1947-09-01

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Bermuda Affair
1956-07-04

The Story of Ruth

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The Story of Ruth
1982-04-26

Interpol Calling

6.7

Interpol Calling
1959-09-13

7.557

Silent Witness
1996-02-21

Inspector Morse

7.817

Inspector Morse
1987-01-06

Tales of the Unexpected

6.659

Tales of the Unexpected
1979-03-24

6

Studio Four
1962-01-22

Man of the World

7

Man of the World
1962-09-29

The Wednesday Play

4.5

The Wednesday Play
1964-09-30

International Detective

7

International Detective
1959-12-26

No Hiding Place

3.7

No Hiding Place
1959-09-16

7.297

The Saint
1962-10-04

The Paradise Club

5.8

The Paradise Club
1989-09-19

Strong Medicine

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Strong Medicine
1986-04-26

The Bourne Identity

6.446

The Bourne Identity
1988-05-08