David Clarke
Acting
1908-08-30 · 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.
Filmography
Hikers in Saint-Tropez
2008 · Movie
The New Protocol
2008 · Movie
Cutting Class
1989 · Movie
Skag
1980 · Movie
Matilda
1978 · Movie
The Front
1976 · Movie
Wonder Woman
1975 · Series
The Waltons
1972 · Series
Tallahassee 7000
1961 · Series
Route 66
1960 · Series
Odds Against Tomorrow
1959 · Movie
The Great St. Louis Bank Robbery
1959 · Movie
Naked City
1958 · Series
Edge of the City
1957 · Movie
The Narrow Margin
1952 · Movie
The Red Badge of Courage
1951 · Movie
The House on Telegraph Hill
1951 · Movie
The Company She Keeps
1951 · Movie
A Lady Without Passport
1950 · Movie
The Lawless
1950 · Movie
The Gunfighter
1950 · Movie
The Asphalt Jungle
1950 · Movie
The Outriders
1950 · Movie
Robert Montgomery Presents
1950 · Series
Woman in Hiding
1950 · Movie
Sands of Iwo Jima
1950 · Movie
The Blonde Bandit
1949 · Movie
Intruder in the Dust
1949 · Movie
Adam's Rib
1949 · Movie
Abandoned
1949 · Movie
Thieves' Highway
1949 · Movie
Too Late for Tears
1949 · Movie
Illegal Entry
1949 · Movie
The Doolins of Oklahoma
1949 · Movie
Red Canyon
1949 · Movie
The Set-Up
1949 · Movie
Wake of the Red Witch
1948 · Movie
The Boy with Green Hair
1948 · Movie
The Man from Colorado
1948 · Movie
Raw Deal
1948 · Movie
Berlin Express
1948 · Movie
Killer McCoy
1947 · Movie
The Long Night
1947 · Movie
Reunion in France
1942 · Movie
Foreign Agent
1942 · Movie
A Gentleman After Dark
1942 · Movie
The Deadly Game
1941 · Movie
Million Dollar Baby
1941 · Movie