David Clarke
Personal Info
Known for
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1908-08-30
Day of Death
2004-04-18 (95 years old)
Place of Birth
Chicago, Illinois, USA
David Clarke
Biography
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.
Acting
(2008)
Hikers in Saint-Tropez
as un touriste américain
(2008)
The New Protocol
as American Journalist
(1989)
Cutting Class
as Crusty Old Man
(1980)
(1978)
Matilda
as Sheriff
(1976)
The Front
as Hubert Jackson
(1959)
Odds Against Tomorrow
as (uncredited)
(1959)
(1957)
Edge of the City
as Wallace
(1952)
The Narrow Margin
as Joseph Kemp
(1951)
The Company She Keeps
as Detective Barkley (uncredited)
(1951)
The Red Badge of Courage
as Corporal by Campfire (uncredited)
(1951)
The House on Telegraph Hill
as Mechanic
(1950)
The Asphalt Jungle
as Mr. Atkinson (Railroad Man) (uncredited)
(1950)
Woman in Hiding
as Moyer (uncredited)
(1950)
The Outriders
as Ross (uncredited)
(1950)
Sands of Iwo Jima
as Wounded Marine (uncredited)
(1950)
The Lawless
as Reporter in Office (uncredited)
(1950)
The Gunfighter
as Second Brother (uncredited)
(1950)
A Lady Without Passport
as Operator (uncredited)
(1949)
Illegal Entry
as Carl
(1949)
Thieves' Highway
as Mitch (uncredited)
(1949)
The Doolins of Oklahoma
as Dalton (uncredited)
(1949)
Abandoned
as Harry
(1949)
Intruder in the Dust
as Vinson Gowrie
(1949)
The Set-Up
as Gunboat Johnson
(1949)
Red Canyon
as Sears
(1949)
Adam's Rib
as Roy (uncredited)
(1949)
Too Late for Tears
as Jack Sharber (uncredited)
(1949)
The Blonde Bandit
as Interrogating Detective
(1948)
The Man from Colorado
as Mutton McGuire
(1948)
The Boy with Green Hair
as Barber
(1948)
(1948)
Wake of the Red Witch
as Mullins
(1947)
Killer McCoy
as Pete Mariola
(1947)
The Long Night
as Bill Pulanski
(1942)
Foreign Agent
as Beck
(1942)
Reunion in France
as Soldier (uncredited)
(1942)
A Gentleman After Dark
as Bellboy
(1941)
The Deadly Game
as John Brandt