Desmond Tester

Desmond Tester

Known for

Acting

Born

February 17, 1919

Birthplace

London, England

Died

December 31, 2002 (aged 83)

Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.

Desmond Tester (17 February 1919 – 31 December 2002) was an English and Australian film actor and television actor, host and executive. He was born in London, England. Among his most notable roles was that of the ill-fated boy Stevie in the Alfred Hitchcock film Sabotage (1936).

Tester made his first stage appearance at the age of 12, receiving positive reviews from London critics. He was known more as a child actor in film in his native England. Tester's characters often met with doomed fates, in such early films as Carol Reed's Midshipman Easy (1935), Tudor Rose (1936), The Stars Look Down (1939), and Sabotage. He also appeared in The Drum (1938)....

Best known work

Sabotage
Sabotage
1936
The Stars Look Down
The Stars Look Down
1940
The Drum
The Drum
1938
Barry McKenzie Holds His Own
Barry McKenzie Holds His Own
1974
Non-Stop New York
Non-Stop New York
1937
Tudor Rose
Tudor Rose
1936
Midshipman Easy
Midshipman Easy
1935
The Beloved Vagabond
The Beloved Vagabond
1936
The Wild Duck
The Wild Duck
1984
An Englishman's Home
An Englishman's Home
1940

Filmography

  1. 1987

    Rafferty's RulesTV

    as Bonieczeck (1 episode)

  2. 1984

    The ExplorersTV

    as Col. Warburton (1 episode)

  3. 1984

    The Wild Duck

    as Elderly Guest

  4. 1974

  5. 1947

  6. 1940

    An Englishman's Home

    as Billy Brown

  7. 1940

    The Stars Look Down

    as Hughie Fenwick - Davey's brother

  8. 1938

    The Drum

    as Bill Holder

  9. 1937

    Non-Stop New York

    as Arnold James

  10. 1936

    Sabotage

    as Stevie - Her Young Brother

  11. 1936

    Tudor Rose

    as Edward VI

  12. 1936

  13. 1935

    Midshipman Easy

    as Gossett

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