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 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.
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Filmography (Movies)
Hikers in Saint-Tropez
Character:un touriste américain
Release Date:09/04/2008
The New Protocol
Character:American Journalist
Release Date:19/03/2008
Cutting Class
Character:Crusty Old Man
Release Date:24/04/1989
Skag
Character:
Release Date:06/01/1980
Matilda
Character:Sheriff
Release Date:22/06/1978
The Front
Character:Hubert Jackson
Release Date:17/09/1976
Odds Against Tomorrow
Character:(uncredited)
Release Date:15/10/1959
The Great St. Louis Bank Robbery
Character:Gino
Release Date:10/09/1959
Edge of the City
Character:Wallace
Release Date:04/01/1957
The Narrow Margin
Character:Joseph Kemp
Release Date:03/05/1952
The Red Badge of Courage
Character:Corporal by Campfire (uncredited)
Release Date:27/09/1951
The House on Telegraph Hill
Character:Mechanic
Release Date:12/05/1951
The Company She Keeps
Character:Detective Barkley (uncredited)
Release Date:06/01/1951
A Lady Without Passport
Character:Operator (uncredited)
Release Date:03/08/1950
The Lawless
Character:Reporter in Office (uncredited)
Release Date:01/06/1950
The Gunfighter
Character:Second Brother (uncredited)
Release Date:26/05/1950
The Asphalt Jungle
Character:Mr. Atkinson (Railroad Man) (uncredited)
Release Date:12/05/1950
The Outriders
Character:Ross (uncredited)
Release Date:01/03/1950
Woman in Hiding
Character:Moyer (uncredited)
Release Date:06/01/1950
Sands of Iwo Jima
Character:Wounded Marine (uncredited)
Release Date:01/01/1950
The Blonde Bandit
Character:Interrogating Detective
Release Date:22/12/1949
Intruder in the Dust
Character:Vinson Gowrie
Release Date:22/11/1949
Adam's Rib
Character:Roy (uncredited)
Release Date:18/11/1949
Abandoned
Character:Harry
Release Date:26/10/1949
Thieves' Highway
Character:Mitch (uncredited)
Release Date:20/09/1949
Too Late for Tears
Character:Jack Sharber (uncredited)
Release Date:17/07/1949
Illegal Entry
Character:Carl
Release Date:01/06/1949
The Doolins of Oklahoma
Character:Dalton (uncredited)
Release Date:27/05/1949
Red Canyon
Character:Sears
Release Date:27/04/1949
The Set-Up
Character:Gunboat Johnson
Release Date:29/03/1949
Wake of the Red Witch
Character:Mullins
Release Date:30/12/1948
The Boy with Green Hair
Character:Barber
Release Date:26/11/1948
The Man from Colorado
Character:Mutton McGuire
Release Date:07/08/1948
Raw Deal
Character:
Release Date:21/05/1948
Killer McCoy
Character:Pete Mariola
Release Date:01/12/1947
The Long Night
Character:Bill Pulanski
Release Date:28/05/1947
Reunion in France
Character:Soldier (uncredited)
Release Date:25/12/1942
Foreign Agent
Character:Beck
Release Date:09/10/1942
A Gentleman After Dark
Character:Bellboy
Release Date:16/04/1942
The Deadly Game
Character:John Brandt
Release Date:08/08/1941
Television Appearances
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