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.
Filmography
Hikers in Saint-Tropez
2008
as un touriste américain
The New Protocol
2008
as American Journalist
Cutting Class
1989
as Crusty Old Man
Skag
1980
Matilda
1978
as Sheriff
The Front
1976
as Hubert Jackson
Odds Against Tomorrow
1959
as (uncredited)
The Great St. Louis Bank Robbery
1959
as Gino
Edge of the City
1957
as Wallace
The Narrow Margin
1952
as Joseph Kemp
The Red Badge of Courage
1951
as Corporal by Campfire (uncredited)
The House on Telegraph Hill
1951
as Mechanic
The Company She Keeps
1951
as Detective Barkley (uncredited)
A Lady Without Passport
1950
as Operator (uncredited)
The Lawless
1950
as Reporter in Office (uncredited)
The Gunfighter
1950
as Second Brother (uncredited)
The Asphalt Jungle
1950
as Mr. Atkinson (uncredited)
The Outriders
1950
as Ross (uncredited)
Woman in Hiding
1950
as Moyer (uncredited)
Sands of Iwo Jima
1950
as Wounded Marine (uncredited)
The Blonde Bandit
1949
as Interrogating Detective
Intruder in the Dust
1949
as Vinson Gowrie
Adam's Rib
1949
as Roy (uncredited)
Abandoned
1949
as Harry