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Robert Arden

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.


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Born:
Dec 11, 1922 In London, England, UK
Movie/TV Credits:
29
First Appeared:
In the movie Two Thousand Women 1944-11-06
Latest Project:
Series Silent Witness 1996-02-21
Known For
Poster of The Child and the Killer
Poster of The Counterfeit Plan
Poster of The Man from Morocco
Poster of Two Thousand Women
Filmography
Series Silent Witness Alex Wein 1996-02-21
Series The Bourne Identity Stevens 1988-05-08
Series Inspector Morse Eddie Poindexter 1987-01-06
Movie Whoops Apocalypse White House Reporter 1986-05-06
Movie Little Shop of Horrors Network Exec #1 1986-12-19
Movie Among Wolves Général Lee W. Simon 1985-12-31
Movie The Final Conflict American Ambassador 1981-03-20
Movie Ragtime Foreman of the Jury 1981-11-20
Movie Condorman CIA Chief 1981-07-02
Series Tales of the Unexpected Berners 1979-03-24
Movie Churchill and the Generals Harry Hopkins 1979-09-23
Series The Wednesday Play Captain Danziger 1964-09-30
Movie Death Drums Along the River Jim Hunter 1963-12-20
Series Studio Four George Spencer 1962-01-22
Series Man of the World Carter 1962-09-29
Series The Saint Detective Williams 1962-10-04
Movie Never Take Sweets from a Stranger Tom Demarest 1960-03-04
Movie The Child and the Killer Joe 1959-02-01
Series International Detective McNaughton 1959-12-26
Series No Hiding Place James Sandford 1959-09-16
Movie The Counterfeit Plan Bob Fenton 1957-01-01
Movie A King in New York Liftboy 1957-09-12
Movie The Depraved Dave Dillon 1957-11-01
Movie Spin a Dark Web Buddy 1956-03-01
Movie Mr. Arkadin Guy Van Stratten 1955-08-09
Movie The Hills of Donegal Daniel 1947-09-01
Movie A Matter of Life and Death GI Playing Snout (uncredited) 1946-12-15
Movie The Man from Morocco American Sergeant 1945-04-17
Movie Two Thousand Women Dave Kennedy 1944-11-06