David Clarke

David Clarke (95)

1908-08-30 - 2004-04-18 | 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.

On Movies

  • Hikers in Saint-Tropez
  • The New Protocol
  • Cutting Class
  • Skag
  • Matilda
  • The Front
  • Odds Against Tomorrow
  • The Great St. Louis Bank Robbery
  • Edge of the City
  • The Narrow Margin
  • The Red Badge of Courage
  • The House on Telegraph Hill
  • The Company She Keeps
  • A Lady Without Passport
  • The Lawless
  • The Gunfighter
  • The Asphalt Jungle
  • The Outriders
  • Woman in Hiding
  • Sands of Iwo Jima
  • The Blonde Bandit
  • Intruder in the Dust
  • Adam's Rib
  • Abandoned
  • Thieves' Highway
  • Too Late for Tears
  • Illegal Entry
  • The Doolins of Oklahoma
  • Red Canyon
  • The Set-Up
  • Wake of the Red Witch
  • The Boy with Green Hair
  • The Man from Colorado
  • Raw Deal
  • Killer McCoy
  • The Long Night
  • Reunion in France
  • Foreign Agent
  • A Gentleman After Dark
  • The Deadly Game

On Series

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