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.

Known For

The Waltons

Robert Montgomery Presents

Naked City

Route 66

Wonder Woman

Tallahassee 7000

The Gunfighter

The Asphalt Jungle

All Movies (42)

• Hikers in Saint-Tropez2008 · as un touriste américain
• The New Protocol2008 · as American Journalist
• Cutting Class1989 · as Crusty Old Man
• Skag1980
• Matilda1978 · as Sheriff
• The Front1976 · as Hubert Jackson
• Odds Against Tomorrow1959 · as (uncredited)
• The Great St. Louis Bank Robbery1959 · as Gino
• Edge of the City1957 · as Wallace
• The Narrow Margin1952 · as Joseph Kemp
• The Red Badge of Courage1951 · as Corporal by Campfire (uncredited)
• The House on Telegraph Hill1951 · as Mechanic
• The Company She Keeps1951 · as Detective Barkley (uncredited)
• A Lady Without Passport1950 · as Operator (uncredited)
• The Lawless1950 · as Reporter in Office (uncredited)
• The Gunfighter1950 · as Second Brother (uncredited)
• The Asphalt Jungle1950 · as Mr. Atkinson (uncredited)
• The Outriders1950 · as Ross (uncredited)
• Woman in Hiding1950 · as Moyer (uncredited)
• Sands of Iwo Jima1950 · as Wounded Marine (uncredited)
• The Blonde Bandit1949 · as Interrogating Detective
• Intruder in the Dust1949 · as Vinson Gowrie
• Adam's Rib1949 · as Roy (uncredited)
• Abandoned1949 · as Harry
• Thieves' Highway1949 · as Mitch (uncredited)
• Too Late for Tears1949 · as Jack Sharber (uncredited)
• Illegal Entry1949 · as Carl
• The Doolins of Oklahoma1949 · as Dalton (uncredited)
• Red Canyon1949 · as Sears
• The Set-Up1949 · as Gunboat Johnson
• Wake of the Red Witch1948 · as Mullins
• The Boy with Green Hair1948 · as Barber
• The Man from Colorado1948 · as Mutton McGuire
• Raw Deal1948
• Berlin Express1948 · as Army Technician (uncredited)
• Killer McCoy1947 · as Pete Mariola
• The Long Night1947 · as Bill Pulanski
• Reunion in France1942 · as Soldier (uncredited)
• Foreign Agent1942 · as Beck
• A Gentleman After Dark1942 · as Bellboy
• The Deadly Game1941 · as John Brandt
• Million Dollar Baby1941

All TV Shows (6)

• Wonder Woman1975 · as Sheriff Bodie
• The Waltons1972
• Tallahassee 70001961
• Route 661960
• Naked City1958 · as Attacker
• Robert Montgomery Presents1950