Desmond Roberts

Desmond Roberts (5 February 1894 – 11 January 1968) was a British stage and film actor who also played first-class cricket, 1913–1936, for Surrey.

He began his film career at the end of the silent era and had his only leading role in A Reckless Gamble (1928). After which he had a brief sojourn to Hollywood, where he appeared in a number of classic films including Tarzan and His Mate (1934), Of Human Bondage (1934), and Clive of India (1935). He then settled back in Britain, where he became a familiar supporting player in movies such as Scott of the Antarctic (1948), The Man in the White Suit (1951), and A Night to Remember (1958).

He was born in Hampstead, and died in Eastbourne.

Partial filmography

 * A Woman in Pawn (1927) - David Courthill
 * The City of Youth (1928)
 * A Reckless Gamble (1928) - Dick Beresford
 * Way for a Sailor (1930) - Canadian Queen Captain (uncredited)
 * The Royal Bed (1931) - Major Blent
 * The Squaw Man (1931) - Hardwick (uncredited)
 * But the Flesh Is Weak (1932) - Findley
 * Cavalcade (1933) - Ronnie James
 * The King's Vacation (1933) - Dolan - Sergeant Footman (uncredited)
 * Christopher Strong (1933) - Bryce Mercer
 * Headline Shooter (1933) - Beauty Contest Judge (uncredited)
 * Captured! (1933) - British Officer in the Trench (uncredited)
 * Blind Adventure (1933) - Harvey (uncredited)
 * Mandalay (1934) - Police Sergeant (uncredited)
 * The House of Rothschild (1934) - Guest at Reception Hall
 * Riptide (1934) - Hotel Manager (uncredited)
 * Tarzan and His Mate (1934) - Henry Van Ness (uncredited)
 * The Key (1934) - Regular (uncredited)
 * Of Human Bondage (1934) - Dr. Jacobs
 * Grand Canary (1934) - Purser
 * The Count of Monte Cristo (1934) - Blacas (uncredited)
 * The Girl from Missouri (1934) - Harris - Cousin's Butler (uncredited)
 * Jane Eyre (1934) - Dr. John Rivers (uncredited)
 * The Fountain (1934) - Willett
 * House of Danger (1934) - Gordon - the Butler
 * Menace (1934) - Underwood (uncredited)
 * Limehouse Blues (1934) - Constable (uncredited)
 * Clive of India (1935) - Third Director (uncredited)
 * Gaol Break (1936) - Paul Kendall
 * Under the Red Robe (1937) - Captain Rivarolle
 * Lily of Laguna (1938) - Arnold Egerton
 * My Ain Folk (1945) - Factory manager
 * Give Me the Stars (1945) - Ship's Captain
 * The Echo Murders (1945) - Cotter
 * School for Secrets (1946) - 2nd Club Member
 * Dusty Bates (1947) - Ginger Green (uncredited)
 * The White Unicorn (1947) - Elderly Roue (uncredited)
 * The Calendar (1948) - Rainby
 * Scott of the Antarctic (1948) - Admiralty Official
 * The Bad Lord Byron (1949) - 2nd Old club member
 * The Man in the White Suit (1951) - Mannering
 * Appointment in London (1953) - Admiral Parker (uncredited)
 * Beau Brummell (1954) - Colonel
 * Simba (1955) - Colonel Bridgeman
 * The Haunted Strangler (1958) - Dr. Johnson
 * I Was Monty's Double (1958) - Brigadier
 * The Two-Headed Spy (1958) - Gen. Zeiss
 * A Night to Remember (1958) - Mr. Douglas (uncredited)
 * A Touch of Larceny (1960) - Club Member
 * Double Bunk (1961) - Freighter Captain
 * Murder Ahoy! (1964) - Sir Geoffrey Bucknose (uncredited)
 * Mister Ten Per Cent (1967) - Manservant (final film role)