The Desert Rats (1953) | Full Cast

Robert Wise

DIRECTOR

Richard Burton

Capt. 'Tammy' MacRoberts

James Mason

Field Marshal Erwin Rommel

Robert Newton

Tom Bartlett

Robert Douglas

General

Torin Thatcher

Col. Barney White

Chips Rafferty

Sgt. 'Blue' Smith

Charles 'Bud' Tingwell

Lt. Harry Carstairs

Charles Davis

Pete

Ben Wright

Mick

Patrick Aherne

English Officer (uncredited)

John Alderson

Corporal (uncredited)

Frank Baker

British Officer (uncredited)

John Blackburn

Sergeant (uncredited)

Robert Boon

German Lieutenant (uncredited)

Frederic Brunn

German Gunner (uncredited)

Arthur Brunner

German Radio Man (uncredited)

Paul Busch

German Orderly (uncredited)

Paul Cavanagh

Colonel (uncredited)

Frank Chase

Commando (uncredited)

Tony Christian

German Sentry (uncredited)

Trevor Constable

Ginger (uncredited)

Nicolas Coster

Medic (uncredited)

Ashley Cowan

Corporal (uncredited)

Gene Darrell

Aussie (uncredited)

Noel Drayton

Captain (uncredited)

Harold Dyrenforth

Observer (uncredited)

Charles B. Fitzsimons

Fire Officer (uncredited)

John Fraser

Artillery Man (uncredited)

Arno Frey

Kramm (uncredited)

Ray Harden

Hugh (uncredited)

Charles Keane

Sgt Donaldson (uncredited)

Lester Matthews

Foreign Secretary (uncredited)

Clyde Morris

British Communications Man (uncredited)

Gavin Muir

Captain (uncredited)

James O'Hara

Communications Man (uncredited)

John O'Malley

Riley (uncredited)

Patrick O'Moore

Jim (uncredited)

Peter Ortiz

Wireman (uncredited)

Michael Pate

Capt. Currie (uncredited)

Richard Peel

Rusty (uncredited)

Guy Prescott

Maj. O'Rourke (uncredited)

Jack Raine

C.I.C. (uncredited)

Otto Reichow

Gunner (uncredited)

Michael Rennie

Narrator (uncredited) (voice)

Jerry Riggio

Commando (uncredited)

Per Skavlan

German Guard (uncredited)

Frederick Stevens

German Major (uncredited)

Gilchrist Stuart

Captain (uncredited)

Albert Taylor

Jensen (uncredited)

John Wengraf

German Doctor (uncredited)

Alfred Zeisler

von Helmholtz (uncredited)