Acting · Chicago, Illinois, USA · Born August 30, 1908
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.
MovieHikers in Saint-Tropez
2008
as un touriste américain
MovieThe New Protocol
2008
as American Journalist
MovieCutting Class
1989
as Crusty Old Man
MovieSkag
1980
MovieMatilda
1978
as Sheriff
MovieThe Front
1976
as Hubert Jackson
TVWonder Woman
1975
as Sheriff Bodie
TVThe Waltons
1972
TVTallahassee 7000
1961
TVRoute 66
1960
MovieOdds Against Tomorrow
1959
as (uncredited)
MovieThe Great St. Louis Bank Robbery
1959
as Gino
TVNaked City
1958
as Attacker
MovieEdge of the City
1957
as Wallace
MovieThe Narrow Margin
1952
as Joseph Kemp
MovieThe Red Badge of Courage
1951
as Corporal by Campfire (uncredited)
MovieThe House on Telegraph Hill
1951
as Mechanic
MovieThe Company She Keeps
1951
as Detective Barkley (uncredited)
MovieA Lady Without Passport
1950
as Operator (uncredited)
MovieThe Lawless
1950
as Reporter in Office (uncredited)
MovieThe Gunfighter
1950
as Second Brother (uncredited)
MovieThe Asphalt Jungle
1950
as Mr. Atkinson (uncredited)
MovieThe Outriders
1950
as Ross (uncredited)
TVRobert Montgomery Presents
1950
MovieWoman in Hiding
1950
as Moyer (uncredited)
MovieSands of Iwo Jima
1950
as Wounded Marine (uncredited)
MovieThe Blonde Bandit
1949
as Interrogating Detective
MovieIntruder in the Dust
1949
as Vinson Gowrie
MovieAdam's Rib
1949
as Roy (uncredited)
MovieAbandoned
1949
as Harry
MovieThieves' Highway
1949
as Mitch (uncredited)
MovieToo Late for Tears
1949
as Jack Sharber (uncredited)
MovieIllegal Entry
1949
as Carl
MovieThe Doolins of Oklahoma
1949
as Dalton (uncredited)
MovieRed Canyon
1949
as Sears
MovieThe Set-Up
1949
as Gunboat Johnson
MovieWake of the Red Witch
1948
as Mullins
MovieThe Boy with Green Hair
1948
as Barber
MovieThe Man from Colorado
1948
as Mutton McGuire
MovieRaw Deal
1948
MovieBerlin Express
1948
as Army Technician (uncredited)
MovieKiller McCoy
1947
as Pete Mariola
MovieThe Long Night
1947
as Bill Pulanski
MovieReunion in France
1942
as Soldier (uncredited)
Foreign Agent
1942
as Beck
MovieA Gentleman After Dark
1942
as Bellboy
MovieThe Deadly Game
1941
as John Brandt
MovieMillion Dollar Baby
1941
