Robert Adair (3 January 1900 – 10 August 1954) was an American-born British actor. He was born in

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. He was also known as Robert A'Dair, the name by which he was billed in ''

Journey's End ''Journey's End'' is a 1928 dramatic play by English playwright R. C. Sherriff, set in the trenches near Saint-Quentin, Aisne, towards the end of the First World War. The story plays out in the officers' dugout of a British Army infantry comp ...

'' (1930). Adair died of

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Selected filmography

* ''

'' (1930) * '' The Dover Road'' (1934) * '' The Girl Who Came Back'' (1935) * '' London by Night'' (1937) * '' The Ticket of Leave Man'' (1937) * '' What a Man!'' (1938) * '' The Face at the Window'' (1939) * ''

It's Hard to Be Good ''It's Hard to Be Good'' is a 1948 British comedy film directed by Jeffrey Dell and starring Jimmy Hanley, Anne Crawford and Raymond Huntley. In the film, an ex-army officer finds his altruistic attempts to improve the world are unsuccessful. It ...

'' (1948) * '' Portrait of Clare'' (1950) * ''

There Is Another Sun ''There Is Another Sun'', released in the United States as ''Wall of Death'', is a 1951 British drama film directed by Lewis Gilbert and starring Maxwell Reed, Laurence Harvey and Susan Shaw. It was produced by Ernest G. Roy. The film was shot a ...

'' (1951) * '' There Was a Young Lady'' (1953) * ''

Park Plaza 605 ''Park Plaza 605'', released as ''Norman Conquest'' in the United States, is a 1953 British crime film. Made as a B movie, it stars Tom Conway, Eva Bartok, and Joy Shelton, and also features Sid James and Richard Wattis. It is based on the ''No ...

'' (1953) * ''

Eight O'Clock Walk ''Eight O'Clock Walk'' is a 1954 British drama film directed by Lance Comfort and starring Richard Attenborough, Cathy O'Donnell, Derek Farr and Maurice Denham. Its plot involves a taxi driver who is tried for the murder of a young girl on a bo ...

'' (1954)

References

Sources

The Actors Compendium
(includes photos)

External links

* 1900 births 1954 deaths American emigrants to the United Kingdom British male film actors British male television actors American male film actors American male television actors 20th-century American male actors 20th-century British male actors Deaths from leukemia Deaths from cancer in England Male actors from San Francisco {{US-film-actor-1900s-stub