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David Clarke
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 c…
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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
Movies and shows, newest first
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2008
Hikers in Saint-Tropez
Movie un touriste américain
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2008
The New Protocol
Movie American Journalist
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1989
Cutting Class
Movie Crusty Old Man
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1980
Skag
Movie
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1978
Matilda
Movie Sheriff
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1976
The Front
Movie Hubert Jackson
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1975
Wonder Woman
TV show Sheriff Bodie
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1972
The Waltons
TV show
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1961
Tallahassee 7000
TV show
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1960
Route 66
TV show
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1959
Odds Against Tomorrow
Movie (uncredited)
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1959
The Great St. Louis Bank Robbery
Movie Gino
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1958
Naked City
TV show Attacker
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1957
Edge of the City
Movie Wallace
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1952
The Narrow Margin
Movie Joseph Kemp
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1951
The Red Badge of Courage
Movie Corporal by Campfire (uncredited)
More credits
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1951
The House on Telegraph Hill
Movie Mechanic
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1951
The Company She Keeps
Movie Detective Barkley (uncredited)
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1950
A Lady Without Passport
Movie Operator (uncredited)
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1950
The Lawless
Movie Reporter in Office (uncredited)
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1950
The Gunfighter
Movie Second Brother (uncredited)
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1950
The Asphalt Jungle
Movie Mr. Atkinson (uncredited)
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1950
The Outriders
Movie Ross (uncredited)
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1950
Robert Montgomery Presents
TV show
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1950
Woman in Hiding
Movie Moyer (uncredited)
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1950
Sands of Iwo Jima
Movie Wounded Marine (uncredited)
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1949
The Blonde Bandit
Movie Interrogating Detective
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1949
Intruder in the Dust
Movie Vinson Gowrie
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1949
Adam's Rib
Movie Roy (uncredited)
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1949
Abandoned
Movie Harry
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1949
Thieves' Highway
Movie Mitch (uncredited)
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1949
Too Late for Tears
Movie Jack Sharber (uncredited)
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1949
Illegal Entry
Movie Carl
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1949
The Doolins of Oklahoma
Movie Dalton (uncredited)
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1949
Red Canyon
Movie Sears
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1949
The Set-Up
Movie Gunboat Johnson
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1948
Wake of the Red Witch
Movie Mullins
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1948
The Boy with Green Hair
Movie Barber
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1948
The Man from Colorado
Movie Mutton McGuire
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1948
Raw Deal
Movie
