- Known For
- Acting
- Born
- August 30, 1908
- Place of Birth
- Chicago, Illinois, USA
- Died
- April 18, 2004
David Clarke
David Gainey Clarke (30 August 1908 – 18 April 2004) was an American Broadway and motion picture actor. A native of Chicago and graduate of Butler University, Clarke started his career as a stage actor during the 1930s. He made his first film Knockout (1941). The actor remains perhaps best known for his film noir roles as a character actor during the 1940s and 1950s. He also played at the Biltmore Theatre in Los Angeles and was featured on Broadway in the original productions of A View from the Bridge, Orpheus Descending, The Ballad of the Sad Cafe, Inquest, and The Visit. On television, Clarke appeared as Abel Bingley on The Waltons and as Tiso Novotny in the soap opera Ryan's Hope. David Clarke lived in Belmont, Ohio for several years until he sold his house and moved to Arlington, Virginia to be with his daughters. He later died in Virginia from pneumonia in 2004, aged 95 years. He w…
Filmography
movieHikers in Saint-Tropez
2008 · un touriste américain
movieThe New Protocol
2008 · American Journalist
movieCutting Class
1989 · Crusty Old Man
movieSkag
1980
movieMatilda
1978 · Sheriff
movieThe Front
1976 · Hubert Jackson
tvWonder Woman
1975 · Sheriff Bodie
tvThe Waltons
1972
tvTallahassee 7000
1961
tvRoute 66
1960
movieOdds Against Tomorrow
1959 · (uncredited)
movieThe Great St. Louis Bank Robbery
1959 · Gino
tvNaked City
1958 · Attacker
movieEdge of the City
1957 · Wallace
movieThe Narrow Margin
1952 · Joseph Kemp
movieThe Red Badge of Courage
1951 · Corporal by Campfire (uncredited)
movieThe House on Telegraph Hill
1951 · Mechanic
movieThe Company She Keeps
1951 · Detective Barkley (uncredited)
movieA Lady Without Passport
1950 · Operator (uncredited)
movieThe Lawless
1950 · Reporter in Office (uncredited)
movieThe Gunfighter
1950 · Second Brother (uncredited)
movieThe Asphalt Jungle
1950 · Mr. Atkinson (uncredited)
movieThe Outriders
1950 · Ross (uncredited)
tvRobert Montgomery Presents
1950
movieWoman in Hiding
1950 · Moyer (uncredited)
movieSands of Iwo Jima
1950 · Wounded Marine (uncredited)
movieThe Blonde Bandit
1949 · Interrogating Detective
movieIntruder in the Dust
1949 · Vinson Gowrie
movieAdam's Rib
1949 · Roy (uncredited)
movieAbandoned
1949 · Harry
movieThieves' Highway
1949 · Mitch (uncredited)
movieToo Late for Tears
1949 · Jack Sharber (uncredited)
movieIllegal Entry
1949 · Carl
movieThe Doolins of Oklahoma
1949 · Dalton (uncredited)
movieRed Canyon
1949 · Sears
movieThe Set-Up
1949 · Gunboat Johnson
movieWake of the Red Witch
1948 · Mullins
movieThe Boy with Green Hair
1948 · Barber
movieThe Man from Colorado
1948 · Mutton McGuire
movieRaw Deal
1948
movieBerlin Express
1948 · Army Technician (uncredited)
movieKiller McCoy
1947 · Pete Mariola
movieThe Long Night
1947 · Bill Pulanski
movieReunion in France
1942 · Soldier (uncredited)
Foreign Agent
movieForeign Agent
1942 · Beck
movieA Gentleman After Dark
1942 · Bellboy
movieThe Deadly Game
1941 · John Brandt
movieMillion Dollar Baby
1941