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.

Movies & TV Shows

1. The Asphalt Jungle (1950) — Mr. Atkinson (uncredited)
2. Wonder Woman (1975) — Sheriff Bodie
3. Adam's Rib (1949) — Roy (uncredited)
4. The Gunfighter (1950) — Second Brother (uncredited)
5. The Set-Up (1949) — Gunboat Johnson
6. The Front (1976) — Hubert Jackson
7. The Narrow Margin (1952) — Joseph Kemp
8. Sands of Iwo Jima (1950) — Wounded Marine (uncredited)
9. Cutting Class (1989) — Crusty Old Man
10. Thieves' Highway (1949) — Mitch (uncredited)
11. Raw Deal (1948)
12. The Waltons (1972)
13. Too Late for Tears (1949) — Jack Sharber (uncredited)
14. Odds Against Tomorrow (1959) — (uncredited)
15. Hikers in Saint-Tropez (2008) — un touriste américain
16. The Red Badge of Courage (1951) — Corporal by Campfire (uncredited)
17. The House on Telegraph Hill (1951) — Mechanic
18. Berlin Express (1948) — Army Technician (uncredited)
19. The Boy with Green Hair (1948) — Barber
20. The New Protocol (2008) — American Journalist
21. Edge of the City (1957) — Wallace
22. The Man from Colorado (1948) — Mutton McGuire
23. Intruder in the Dust (1949) — Vinson Gowrie
24. Wake of the Red Witch (1948) — Mullins
25. The Long Night (1947) — Bill Pulanski
26. Woman in Hiding (1950) — Moyer (uncredited)
27. The Great St. Louis Bank Robbery (1959) — Gino
28. A Lady Without Passport (1950) — Operator (uncredited)
29. Reunion in France (1942) — Soldier (uncredited)
30. Abandoned (1949) — Harry
31. Route 66 (1960)
32. The Lawless (1950) — Reporter in Office (uncredited)
33. The Company She Keeps (1951) — Detective Barkley (uncredited)
34. The Outriders (1950) — Ross (uncredited)
35. Naked City (1958) — Attacker
36. The Doolins of Oklahoma (1949) — Dalton (uncredited)
37. Illegal Entry (1949) — Carl
38. Robert Montgomery Presents (1950)
39. The Blonde Bandit (1949) — Interrogating Detective
40. Killer McCoy (1947) — Pete Mariola