David Clarke

Acting

Born August 30, 1908, Chicago, Illinois, USA

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 was married to Nora Dunfee, with whom he had two daughters.

Filmography

• 2008Hikers in Saint-Tropez — un touriste américain
• 2008The New Protocol — American Journalist
• 1989Cutting Class — Crusty Old Man
• 1980Skag
• 1978Matilda — Sheriff
• 1976The Front — Hubert Jackson
• Wonder Woman — Sheriff Bodie
• The Waltons
• Tallahassee 7000
• Route 66
• 1959Odds Against Tomorrow — (uncredited)
• 1959The Great St. Louis Bank Robbery — Gino
• Naked City — Attacker
• 1957Edge of the City — Wallace
• 1952The Narrow Margin — Joseph Kemp
• 1951The Company She Keeps — Detective Barkley (uncredited)
• 1951The House on Telegraph Hill — Mechanic
• 1951The Red Badge of Courage — Corporal by Campfire (uncredited)
• 1950A Lady Without Passport — Operator (uncredited)
• Robert Montgomery Presents
• 1950Sands of Iwo Jima — Wounded Marine (uncredited)
• 1950The Asphalt Jungle — Mr. Atkinson (uncredited)
• 1950The Gunfighter — Second Brother (uncredited)
• 1950The Lawless — Reporter in Office (uncredited)
• 1950The Outriders — Ross (uncredited)
• 1950Woman in Hiding — Moyer (uncredited)
• 1949Abandoned — Harry
• 1949Adam's Rib — Roy (uncredited)
• 1949Illegal Entry — Carl
• 1949Intruder in the Dust — Vinson Gowrie
• 1949Red Canyon — Sears
• 1949The Blonde Bandit — Interrogating Detective
• 1949The Doolins of Oklahoma — Dalton (uncredited)
• 1949The Set-Up — Gunboat Johnson
• 1949Thieves' Highway — Mitch (uncredited)
• 1949Too Late for Tears — Jack Sharber (uncredited)
• 1948Berlin Express — Army Technician (uncredited)
• 1948Raw Deal
• 1948The Boy with Green Hair — Barber
• 1948The Man from Colorado — Mutton McGuire
• 1948Wake of the Red Witch — Mullins
• 1947Killer McCoy — Pete Mariola
• 1947The Long Night — Bill Pulanski
• 1942A Gentleman After Dark — Bellboy
• 1942Foreign Agent — Beck
• 1942Reunion in France — Soldier (uncredited)
• 1941Million Dollar Baby
• 1941The Deadly Game — John Brandt