Robert Ayres (11 December 1914 – 5 November 1968) was an American film, stage and television actor. He worked mainly in Britain.
His stage work included Edward Albee’s The American Dream and The Death of Bessie Smith at London’s Royal Court Theatre in 1961.
Selected filmography
They Were Not Divided (1950) – American Brigadier
State Secret (1950) – Arthur J. Buckman
To Have and to Hold (1951) – Max
Night Without Stars (1951) – Walter
The Black Widow (1951) – Mark Sherwin (The Amnesiac)
13 East Street (1952) – Larry Conn
24 Hours of a Woman’s Life (1952) – Frank Brown
Cosh Boy (1953) – Bob Stevens
The Wedding of Lilli Marlene (1953) – Andrew Jackson
River Beat (1954) – Captain Watford
Delayed Action (1954) – Ned Ellison
A Prize of Gold (1955) – Tex
Contraband Spain (1955) – Mr. Dean, American Embassy superior
It’s Never Too Late (1956) – Leroy Crane
The Baby and the Battleship (1956) – American Captain (uncredited)
Operation Murder (1957) – Larry Winton
The Story of Esther Costello (1957) – Mr. Wilson
Time Lock (1957) – Insp. Andrews
Cat Girl (1957) – Dr. Brian Marlowe
The Depraved (1957) – Colonel-in-chief
A Night to Remember (1958) – Maj. Arthur Peuchen
First Man into Space (1959) – Capt. Ben Richards
John Paul Jones (1959) – John Adams
A Woman’s Temptation (1959) – Mike
Date at Midnight (1959) – Gordon Baines
Transatlantic (1960) – Hotchkiss
The Road to Hong Kong (1962) – American Official
Two and Two Make Six (1962) – Col. Robert Thompson
The Sicilians (1963) – Angelo Di Marco
The Heroes of Telemark (1965) – General Courts
Woman’s Temptation (1966) – Mike
The 25th Hour (1967)
Battle Beneath the Earth (1967) – Adm. Felix Hillebrand
Isadora (1968) – (uncredited) (final film role)
Death
Ayres died at age 53 on 5 November 1968 in Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, England.
External Links
Actor Robert Ayres – Wikipedia
