person

Robert Arden

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Gender

Male

Birthday

1922-12-11

Place of Birth

London, England, UK

Robert Arden

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.

Also Known For

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The Pistol

Jun 16, 1965

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73

Never Take Sweets from a Stranger

Mar 04, 1960

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55

Condorman

Jul 02, 1981

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58

Spin a Dark Web

Mar 01, 1956

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46

The Depraved

Nov 01, 1957

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40

Among Wolves

Dec 31, 1985

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77

A Matter of Life and Death

Dec 15, 1946

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68

A King in New York

Sep 12, 1957

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69

Little Shop of Horrors

Dec 19, 1986

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52

The Counterfeit Plan

Jan 01, 1957

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70

Ragtime

Nov 20, 1981

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50

The Man from Morocco

Apr 17, 1945

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68

Mr. Arkadin

Aug 09, 1955

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58

The Final Conflict

Mar 20, 1981

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69

Two Thousand Women

Nov 06, 1944

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60

The Child and the Killer

Feb 01, 1959

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Churchill and the Generals

Sep 23, 1979

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51

Death Drums Along the River

Dec 20, 1963

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45

The Hills of Donegal

Sep 01, 1947

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Bermuda Affair

Jul 04, 1956

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The Story of Ruth

Apr 26, 1982

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67

Interpol Calling

Sep 13, 1959

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76

Silent Witness

Feb 21, 1996

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70

International Detective

Dec 26, 1959

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37

No Hiding Place

Sep 16, 1959

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60

Studio Four

Jan 22, 1962

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70

Man of the World

Sep 29, 1962

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78

Inspector Morse

Jan 06, 1987

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45

The Wednesday Play

Sep 30, 1964

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73

The Saint

Oct 04, 1962

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67

Tales of the Unexpected

Mar 24, 1979

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58

The Paradise Club

Sep 19, 1989

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Strong Medicine

Apr 26, 1986

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64

The Bourne Identity

May 08, 1988

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50

The Old Men at the Zoo

Sep 15, 1983

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45

The Wednesday Play

Sep 30, 1964