Robert Ayres (11 December 1914 – 5 November 1968) was an American

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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 * '' Black Widow'' (1951) – Mark Sherwin (The Amnesiac) * '' 13 East Street'' (1952) – Larry Conn * ''

24 Hours of a Woman's Life ''24 Hours of a Woman's Life'', also known as ''Affair in Monte Carlo'', is a 1952 British romantic drama film directed by Victor Saville and starring Merle Oberon, Richard Todd and Leo Genn. It is loosely based on the 1927 novella by Stefan ...

'' (1952) – Frank Brown * ''

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'' (1953) – Bob Stevens * '' The Wedding of Lilli Marlene'' (1953) – Andrew Jackson * ''

River Beat ''River Beat'' is a 1954 British second feature noir crime film directed by Guy Green and starring John Bentley, Phyllis Kirk and Leonard White. It was written by Rex Rientis and distributed in the United States by Lippert Pictures. Plot J ...

'' (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 ''The Baby and the Battleship'' is a colour 1956 British comedy film directed by Jay Lewis and starring John Mills, Richard Attenborough and André Morell. It is based on the 1956 novel by Anthony Thorne with a screenplay by Richard De Roy, G ...

'' (1956) – American Captain (uncredited) * ''

Operation Murder ''Operation Murder'' is a 1957 British 'B' crime film directed by Ernest Morris and starring Tom Conway, Patrick Holt and Sandra Dorne. It was written by Brian Clemens and produced by the Danzinger brothers. Plot A scheme by two doctors to ...

'' (1957) – Larry Winton * ''

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'' (1957) – Mr. Wilson * ''

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'' (1957) – Insp. Andrews * '' Cat Girl'' (1957) – Dr. Brian Marlowe * ''

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'' (1957) – Colonel-in-chief * '' A Night to Remember'' (1958) – Maj. Arthur Peuchen * ''

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'' (1959) – Capt. Ben Richards * ''

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'' (1959) – John Adams * '' A Woman's Temptation'' (1959) – Mike * '' Date at Midnight'' (1959) – Gordon Baines * ''

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'' (1960) – Hotchkiss * ''

The Road to Hong Kong ''The Road to Hong Kong'' is a 1962 British semi-musical comedy film directed by Norman Panama and starring Bing Crosby and Bob Hope, as well as Joan Collins, with an extended cameo featuring Dorothy Lamour in the setting of British Hong Kong, ...

'' (1962) – American Official * '' Two and Two Make Six'' (1962) – Col. Robert Thompson * ''

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'' (1963) – Angelo Di Marco * ''

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'' (1965) – General Courts * '' Woman's Temptation'' (1966) – Mike * ''

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'' (1967) * ''

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'' (1967) – Adm. Felix Hillebrand * ''

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'' (1968) – (uncredited) (final film role)

Death

Ayres died of a heart attack, at age 53 on 5 November 1968 in

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