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David Clarke

David Clarke

Actor · 1908 – 2004 · 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.

Movies24

  • Movie7.1

    Adam's Rib

    1949 · 346 votes

  • Movie5.0

    Cutting Class

    1989 · 136 votes

  • Movie7.5

    The Asphalt Jungle

    1950 · 547 votes

  • Movie7.4

    The Gunfighter

    1950 · 216 votes

  • Movie7.0

    The Front

    1976 · 185 votes

  • Movie6.3

    Sands of Iwo Jima

    1950 · 180 votes

  • Movie7.2

    Edge of the City

    1957 · 62 votes

  • Movie6.2

    The Boy with Green Hair

    1948 · 68 votes

  • Movie5.8

    Wake of the Red Witch

    1948 · 52 votes

  • Movie7.3

    Thieves' Highway

    1949 · 118 votes

  • Movie7.4

    The Set-Up

    1949 · 184 votes

  • Movie7.3

    The Narrow Margin

    1952 · 179 votes

  • Movie6.4

    The Red Badge of Courage

    1951 · 72 votes

  • Movie5.8

    The Long Night

    1947 · 44 votes

  • Movie5.7

    Matilda

    1978 · 6 votes

  • Movie6.3

    Berlin Express

    1948 · 68 votes

  • Movie6.4
  • Movie6.9

    Odds Against Tomorrow

    1959 · 98 votes

  • Movie6.8

    Too Late for Tears

    1949 · 99 votes

  • Movie5.9

    The Lawless

    1950 · 17 votes

  • Movie6.5

    Reunion in France

    1942 · 22 votes

  • Movie6.9

    The Man from Colorado

    1948 · 51 votes

  • Movie6.2

    The Company She Keeps

    1951 · 16 votes

  • Movie6.7

    Raw Deal

    1948 · 113 votes

Series6

  • TV7.1

    The Waltons

    1972 · 106 votes

  • TV6.0
  • TV5.7

    Naked City

    1958 · 13 votes

  • TV6.7

    Route 66

    1960 · 20 votes

  • TV7.0

    Wonder Woman

    1975 · 499 votes

  • TV8.5

    Tallahassee 7000

    1961 · 2 votes