David Clarke
Acting • Born 1908-08-30 – Died 2004-04-18
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.
Filmography
46 credits
The Great St. Louis Bank Robbery
Movie • 1959
Gino
The New Protocol
Movie • 2008
American Journalist
The Narrow Margin
Movie • 1952
Joseph Kemp
Adam's Rib
Movie • 1949
Roy (uncredited)
Abandoned
Movie • 1949
Harry
Hikers in Saint-Tropez
Movie • 2008
un touriste américain
Edge of the City
Movie • 1957
Wallace
The House on Telegraph Hill
Movie • 1951
Mechanic
The Man from Colorado
Movie • 1948
Mutton McGuire
The Boy with Green Hair
Movie • 1948
Barber
The Long Night
Movie • 1947
Bill Pulanski
The Set-Up
Movie • 1949
Gunboat Johnson
Intruder in the Dust
Movie • 1949
Vinson Gowrie
Foreign Agent
Movie • 1942
Beck
A Gentleman After Dark
Movie • 1942
Bellboy
Red Canyon
Movie • 1949
Sears
The Front
Movie • 1976
Hubert Jackson
Odds Against Tomorrow
Movie • 1959
(uncredited)
Raw Deal
Movie • 1948
The Asphalt Jungle
Movie • 1950
Mr. Atkinson (Railroad Man) (uncredited)
Skag
Movie • 1980
Thieves' Highway
Movie • 1949
Mitch (uncredited)
Woman in Hiding
Movie • 1950
Moyer (uncredited)
The Gunfighter
Movie • 1950
Second Brother (uncredited)
The Red Badge of Courage
Movie • 1951
Corporal by Campfire (uncredited)
Sands of Iwo Jima
Movie • 1950
Wounded Marine (uncredited)
Wake of the Red Witch
Movie • 1948
Mullins
The Deadly Game
Movie • 1941
John Brandt
The Blonde Bandit
Movie • 1949
Interrogating Detective
Killer McCoy
Movie • 1947
Pete Mariola
Illegal Entry
Movie • 1949
Carl
Too Late for Tears
Movie • 1949
Jack Sharber (uncredited)
Cutting Class
Movie • 1989
Crusty Old Man
A Lady Without Passport
Movie • 1950
Operator (uncredited)
Reunion in France
Movie • 1942
Soldier (uncredited)
The Doolins of Oklahoma
Movie • 1949
Dalton (uncredited)
The Outriders
Movie • 1950
Ross (uncredited)
Matilda
Movie • 1978
Sheriff
The Lawless
Movie • 1950
Reporter in Office (uncredited)
The Company She Keeps
Movie • 1951
Detective Barkley (uncredited)
Route 66
TV • 1960
Naked City
TV • 1958
Attacker
Wonder Woman
TV • 1975
Sheriff Bodie
The Waltons
TV • 1972
Robert Montgomery Presents
TV • 1950
Tallahassee 7000
TV • 1961