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.

Known For

The Great St. Louis Bank Robbery
The Great St. Louis Bank Robbery
The Narrow Margin
The Narrow Margin
Abandoned
Abandoned
The Man from Colorado
The Man from Colorado
The Boy with Green Hair
The Boy with Green Hair

Filmography

2008 Hikers in Saint-Tropez
as un touriste américain
2008 The New Protocol
as American Journalist
1989 Cutting Class
as Crusty Old Man
1980 Skag
as
1978 Matilda
as Sheriff
1976 The Front
as Hubert Jackson
1975 Wonder Woman
as Sheriff Bodie
1972 The Waltons
as
1961 Tallahassee 7000
as
1960 Route 66
as
1959 Odds Against Tomorrow
as (uncredited)
1959 The Great St. Louis Bank Robbery
as Gino
1958 Naked City
as Attacker
1957 Edge of the City
as Wallace
1952 The Narrow Margin
as Joseph Kemp
1951 The Red Badge of Courage
as Corporal by Campfire (uncredited)
1951 The House on Telegraph Hill
as Mechanic
1950 A Lady Without Passport
as Operator (uncredited)
1950 The Lawless
as Reporter in Office (uncredited)
1950 The Gunfighter
as Second Brother (uncredited)