David Clarke

David Clarke

Acting Aug 30, 1908 Apr 18, 2004 (aged 96) 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 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.

47 Acting Credits

Acting

The Asphalt Jungle Movie

The Asphalt Jungle

as Mr. Atkinson (uncredited)

1950
Wonder Woman TV

Wonder Woman

as Sheriff Bodie

1975
Adam's Rib Movie

Adam's Rib

as Roy (uncredited)

1949
The Gunfighter Movie

The Gunfighter

as Second Brother (uncredited)

1950
The Front Movie

The Front

as Hubert Jackson

1976
The Set-Up Movie

The Set-Up

as Gunboat Johnson

1949
Sands of Iwo Jima Movie

Sands of Iwo Jima

as Wounded Marine (uncredited)

1950
The Narrow Margin Movie

The Narrow Margin

as Joseph Kemp

1952
Cutting Class Movie

Cutting Class

as Crusty Old Man

1989
Thieves' Highway Movie

Thieves' Highway

as Mitch (uncredited)

1949
Raw Deal Movie

Raw Deal

1948
The Waltons TV

The Waltons

1972
Too Late for Tears Movie

Too Late for Tears

as Jack Sharber (uncredited)

1949
Odds Against Tomorrow Movie

Odds Against Tomorrow

as (uncredited)

1959
Hikers in Saint-Tropez Movie

Hikers in Saint-Tropez

as un touriste américain

2008
The House on Telegraph Hill Movie

The House on Telegraph Hill

as Mechanic

1951
The Red Badge of Courage Movie

The Red Badge of Courage

as Corporal by Campfire (uncredited)

1951
The Boy with Green Hair Movie

The Boy with Green Hair

as Barber

1948
The New Protocol Movie

The New Protocol

as American Journalist

2008
Edge of the City Movie

Edge of the City

as Wallace

1957
Intruder in the Dust Movie

Intruder in the Dust

as Vinson Gowrie

1949
The Man from Colorado Movie

The Man from Colorado

as Mutton McGuire

1948
Wake of the Red Witch Movie

Wake of the Red Witch

as Mullins

1948
The Long Night Movie

The Long Night

as Bill Pulanski

1947