Acting · Paddington, London, England, UK · Born February 12, 1912
A distinguished stage actor, Ernest Clark was best known to British television viewers for his role as the crusty "Sir Geoffrey Loftus" in the long running "Doctor" comedy series during the 1970s. Born in Maida Vale, Clark was the son of a master builder and was educated at Marylebone Grammar School. His first job was as a reporter on a local newspaper and he was also a keen amateur actor. He made his first professional appearance at the Festival Theatre, Cambridge in 1937 and, throughout the 1930s and 40s, was rarely off the West End stage. In New York in 1950, he garnered rave reviews for his appearance in T.S. Eliot's "The Cocktail Party". A prolific screen character actor, he was usually cast in cold, tight-lipped roles in British war films. He was vice-president of Equity, the British actor's union, from 1964-69 and president from 1970-73. An articulate, outspoken and often witty commentator for the acting profession, he always argued on the side of regulated entry into what he described as "an overcrowded industry". Clark's first two marriages were dissolved. His third wife was 'Julia Lockwood', the daughter of the British film star Margaret Lockwood. - IMDb Mini Biography By: Patrick Newley
MovieQueen of the Wild Frontier
1993
as Father (Voice)
MovieThe Pope Must Die
1991
as Abbot
Doctor at the Top
1991
TVQueenie
1987
as Sir Philip Wentworth
MovieTheban Plays: Oedipus the King
1986
as Chorus
MovieMemed My Hawk
1984
as Hatche's Father
MovieGandhi
1982
as Lord Hunter
TVThe Agatha Christie Hour
1982
as Rogers
TVPrivate Schulz
1981
as Fritsch
TVThe Cannon & Ball Show
1979
as The Professor
TVMixed Blessings
1978
as Mr. Huntley
TVAll Creatures Great and Small
1978
as Duke of Mannerton
TVDoctor on the Go
1975
TVDoctor at Sea
1974
Away from It All
1973
as The Colonel
TVDoctor in Charge
1972
as Professor Geoffrey Loftus
TVDoctor at Large
1971
as Professor Loftus
MovieSong of Norway
1970
as Councilman
MovieThe Executioner
1970
as Roper
MovieRun a Crooked Mile
1969
as Chairman
TVITV Saturday Night Theatre
1969
as Oliver Cox
MovieThe Chequers Manoeuvre
1968
as The Brigadier
MovieSalt & Pepper
1968
as Col. Balsom
MovieThe Cuckoo Patrol
1967
as Marshall
MovieIt!
1967
as Harold Grove
TVAll Gas and Gaiters
1967
as The Dean, The Very Reverend Lionel Pugh-Critchley
MovieFinders Keepers
1966
as Air Marshal
MovieEye of the Devil
1966
as French Police Inspector (uncredited)
MovieThe Stable Door
1966
MovieArabesque
1966
as Beauchamp
TVBBC Play of the Month
1965
as Finch McComas
TVThirty-Minute Theatre
1965
as Brigadier Glover
MovieThe Secret of My Success
1965
as Earl of Aldershot's solicitor
MovieMasquerade
1965
as Minister
TVThe Wednesday Play
1964
as Pritchard
MovieMaster Spy
1964
as Dr. Pembury
MovieThe Devil-Ship Pirates
1964
as Sir Basil Smeeton
HMS Paradise
1964
as Commander Trickett
MovieNothing But the Best
1964
as Roberts
MovieBoy With a Flute
1964
as Sir George Noble
MovieA Stitch in Time
1963
as Professor Crankshaw
MovieLadies Who Do
1963
as Stockbroker
MovieBilly Liar
1963
as Prison Governor
MovieTomorrow at Ten
1963
as Police Doctor
TVThe Beverly Hillbillies
1962
MovieTime to Remember
1962
as Cracknell
TVRichard the Lionheart
1962
as Frederick
TVThe Scales of Justice
1962
as Mr. Hayes
MovieThree on a Spree
1961
as Colonel Drew
Drama 61-67
1961
as Rex
MovieNo Love for Johnnie
1961
as M.P. (uncredited)
MoviePartners in Crime
1961
as Ashton
TVMaigret
1960
MovieSink the Bismarck!
1960
as Captain Ellis - 'Suffolk'
MovieA Touch of Larceny
1960
as Cmdr. Bates
TVNo Hiding Place
1959
TVInterpol Calling
1959
as Inspector MacAndrew
TVThe Invisible Man
1958
as Sir Charles Anderson
MovieBlind Spot
1958
as F. G. Fielding
MovieA Woman of Mystery
1958
as Mr. Harvey
MovieThe Safecracker
1958
as Major Adbury
MovieI Accuse!
1958
as Prosecutor at First Dreyfus Trial
MovieA Tale of Two Cities
1958
as Stryver
MovieThe Birthday Present
1957
as Barrister
MovieTime Without Pity
1957
as Under Secretary
MovieThe Man in the Sky
1957
as Maine
MovieReach for the Sky
1956
as Wing Commander Beiseigel
MovieThe Baby and the Battleship
1956
as Cmdr. Geoffrey Digby
Movie1984
1956
as Outer Party Announcer
MovieThe Dam Busters
1955
as Air Vice-Marshal The Hon. Ralph Cochrane G.B.E., K.C.B., A.F.C.
MovieBeau Brummell
1954
as Dr. Warren
MovieFather Brown
1954
as Bishop's Secretary
MovieDoctor in the House
1954
as Dr. Parrish
MovieThe Mudlark
1950
as Hammond
MovieObsession
1949
When We Are Married
1949
as Councillor Albert Parker
MovieThe Circus Clown
1934
as Vaudeville Act
