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David Clarke

David Clarke

Known For Acting
Birthday Aug 30, 1908
Died Apr 18, 2004 (95)
Birthplace Chicago, Illinois, USA
Popularity 0.7 (history)
Updated Aug 10, 2025 (Update)
Entry Date Apr 13, 2024
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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

Filmography

Cutting Class

Cutting Class

1989

as Crusty Old Man

The Front

The Front

1976

as Hubert Jackson

Odds Against Tomorrow

Odds Against Tomorrow

1959

as (uncredited)

Edge of the City

Edge of the City

1957

as Wallace

The Narrow Margin

The Narrow Margin

1952

as Joseph Kemp

The House on Telegraph Hill

The House on Telegraph Hill

1951

as Mechanic

The Red Badge of Courage

The Red Badge of Courage

1951

as Corporal by Campfire (uncredited)

Woman in Hiding

Woman in Hiding

1950

as Moyer (uncredited)

The Gunfighter

The Gunfighter

1950

as Second Brother (uncredited)

The Asphalt Jungle

The Asphalt Jungle

1950

as Mr. Atkinson (Railroad Man) (uncredited)

A Lady Without Passport

A Lady Without Passport

1950

as Operator (uncredited)

Sands of Iwo Jima

Sands of Iwo Jima

1950

as Wounded Marine (uncredited)

Intruder in the Dust

Intruder in the Dust

1949

as Vinson Gowrie

Abandoned

Abandoned

1949

as Harry

Illegal Entry

Illegal Entry

1949

as Carl

The Set-Up

The Set-Up

1949

as Gunboat Johnson

Red Canyon

Red Canyon

1949

as Sears

Too Late for Tears

Too Late for Tears

1949

as Jack Sharber (uncredited)

The Blonde Bandit

The Blonde Bandit

1949

as Interrogating Detective

Thieves' Highway

Thieves' Highway

1949

as Mitch (uncredited)

Adam's Rib

Adam's Rib

1949

as Roy (uncredited)

The Boy with Green Hair

The Boy with Green Hair

1948

as Barber

The Man from Colorado

The Man from Colorado

1948

as Mutton McGuire

Wake of the Red Witch

Wake of the Red Witch

1948

as Mullins

The Long Night

The Long Night

1947

as Bill Pulanski

Killer McCoy

Killer McCoy

1947

as Pete Mariola

Foreign Agent

Foreign Agent

1942

as Beck

A Gentleman After Dark

A Gentleman After Dark

1942

as Bellboy

Reunion in France

Reunion in France

1942

as Soldier (uncredited)

The Deadly Game

The Deadly Game

1941

as John Brandt

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Organization Category Movie
Television Credits

Naked City

as Attacker

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 30, 1958

Wonder Woman

as Sheriff Bodie

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Nov 07, 1975

The Waltons

Episodes: 3

First Aired: Sep 14, 1972

Route 66

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Oct 07, 1960

Robert Montgomery Presents

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 30, 1950

Tallahassee 7000

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 24, 1961

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