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Aliases: David Gainey Clarke , David Clark , Dave Clark

Gender: Male

Place of birth: Chicago, Illinois, USA

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Movie Involvements: 31

TV Involvements: 2


Most Famous Work

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.

Most Famous Work

Naked City
Average
5

Naked City

(1958) Attacker
Wonder Woman
Average
7

Wonder Woman

(1975) Sheriff Bodie
The Red Badge of Courage
Average
6

The Red Badge of Courage

(1951) Corporal by Campfire (uncredited)
The Narrow Margin
Average
7

The Narrow Margin

(1952) Joseph Kemp
The Long Night
Average
6

The Long Night

(1947) Bill Pulanski
The Set-Up
Average
7

The Set-Up

(1949) Gunboat Johnson
Odds Against Tomorrow
Average
7

Odds Against Tomorrow

(1959) (uncredited)
Wake of the Red Witch
Average
6

Wake of the Red Witch

(1948) Mullins

Acting

Year Character Movie/Tv
2008 un touriste américain
American Journalist
1989 Crusty Old Man
1980 N/A
1978 Sheriff
1976 Hubert Jackson
1975 Sheriff Bodie
1972 N/A
1961 N/A
1960 N/A
1959 (uncredited)
Gino
1958 Attacker
1957 Wallace
1952 Joseph Kemp
1951 Corporal by Campfire (uncredited)
Mechanic
1950 Operator (uncredited)
Reporter in Office (uncredited)
Second Brother (uncredited)
Mr. Atkinson (Railroad Man) (uncredited)
Ross (uncredited)
N/A
Moyer (uncredited)
Wounded Marine (uncredited)
1949 Interrogating Detective
Vinson Gowrie
Roy (uncredited)
Harry
Mitch (uncredited)
Jack Sharber (uncredited)
Carl
Dalton (uncredited)
Sears
Gunboat Johnson
1948 Mullins
Barber
Mutton McGuire
N/A
1947 Pete Mariola
Bill Pulanski
1942 Soldier (uncredited)
Beck
Bellboy
1941 John Brandt
Year Character Movie/Tv

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