Acting · New York City, New York, USA · Born June 9, 1889
Cliff Clark (June 10, 1889 – February 8, 1953) was an American actor. He entered the film business in 1937 after a substantial stage career and appeared in over 200 Hollywood films. In the last years of his life, he also played in a number of television productions. Clark mostly played minor supporting roles. A specialty of his were policemen, inspectors and sheriffs. He appeared in a recurring role as Inspector Donovan in the Falcon film series at RKO Pictures during the 1940s.
MovieToughest Man in Arizona
1952
MovieCripple Creek
1952
MovieHigh Noon
1952
as Ed Weaver (uncredited)
MovieOverland Telegraph
1951
as Terence Muldoon
MovieSilver City
1951
MovieWarpath
1951
as Bartender
MovieDesert of Lost Men
1951
as Carl Landers
MovieTriple Cross
1951
as Sheriff Malin
MovieCavalry Scout
1951
as Col. Deering
MovieSaddle Legion
1951
as Fred Warren
MovieThe Sound of Fury
1950
as Sheriff Lem Demig
MovieThe Fuller Brush Girl
1950
as Ship Captain (uncredited)
MovieRookie Fireman
1950
as Captain Mack Connors
MovieThe Men
1950
as Dr. Kameran
MovieVigilante Hideout
1950
as Howard Sanders
MovieDesperadoes of the West
1950
as Colonel Arnold
MovieThe Cariboo Trail
1950
MovieThe Second Woman
1950
as Police Sergeant
MovieThe Gunfighter
1950
as Jerry Marlowe (uncredited)
MovieBlondie's Hero
1950
as Police Officer (uncredited)
MovieThe Secret Fury
1950
as Police Captain Arnold (uncredited)
MoviePowder River Rustlers
1949
as Lucius Statton
MovieMiss Grant Takes Richmond
1949
as Construction Materials Contractor (uncredited)
MoviePost Office Investigator
1949
as Inspector Delany
MovieFlaming Fury
1949
as Fire Engineer Robby Rollins
MovieThe Stratton Story
1949
as Josh Higgins
MovieHome of the Brave
1949
as Colonel Baker
MovieHomicide
1949
as Captain Mooney
MovieShockproof
1949
as Mac, Police Lieutenant (Uncredited)
MovieJiggs and Maggie in Court
1948
as Judge Wilson
MovieTrouble Makers
1948
as Police Captain Madison
MovieAdventures of Gallant Bess
1948
as Sheriff
MovieFalse Paradise
1948
as Gerald Waite
MovieHollow Triumph
1948
as Motorist (uncredited)
MovieBorrowed Trouble
1948
as Dink Davis
MovieDeep Waters
1948
MovieFlat Feat
1948
as Chief of Police
MovieThe Fuller Brush Man
1948
as Cop in Park (uncredited)
MovieI, Jane Doe
1948
as City Editor
MovieRaw Deal
1948
as Gates
MovieFort Apache
1948
as Stage Driver (uncredited)
MovieMr. Blandings Builds His Dream House
1948
as Jones (uncredited)
MovieAlbuquerque
1948
as Armin's Clerk (uncredited)
MovieIt Had to Be You
1947
as Fire Chief (uncredited)
MovieBury Me Dead
1947
as Archer, Detective
MovieThe Corpse Came C.O.D.
1947
as City Editor Emmett Willard
MoviePhilo Vance's Gamble
1947
as Inspector Walsh
MovieBuck Privates Come Home
1947
as Quentin (INS) (uncredited)
MovieThe Thirteenth Hour
1947
as Police Captain Linfield
MovieThe Missing Juror
1944
as Police Inspector Davis (uncredited)
MovieIn the Meantime, Darling
1944
as Corkery
MovieBarbary Coast Gent
1944
as Jack Coda
MovieMaisie Goes to Reno
1944
as Police Captain (Uncredited)
MovieBride by Mistake
1944
as Navy Captain
MovieThe Falcon Out West
1944
as Inspector Timothy Donovan
MovieThere's Something About a Soldier
1943
MovieThe Falcon and the Co-Eds
1943
as Inspector Timothy Donovan
MovieDestroyer
1943
as Commandant
MovieThe Falcon in Danger
1943
as Insp. Timothy Donovan
MovieTaxi, Mister
1943
as Police Chief
MovieLadies' Day
1943
as Dan Hannigan, Sox Manager
MovieThe Falcon Strikes Back
1943
as Inspector Timothy Donovan
MovieSlightly Dangerous
1943
as Detective (uncredited)
MovieKeep 'Em Slugging
1943
as Macklin
MovieSomething to Shout About
1943
as Harrigan
MovieMadame Spy
1942
as Inspector Varden
MovieThe Mummy's Tomb
1942
as Sheriff C.L. Clark
MovieStreet of Chance
1942
as Ryan, (Policeman)
MovieThe Falcon's Brother
1942
as Timothy Donovan
MovieHighways by Night
1942
as Police Captain James
MovieSecret Enemies
1942
as Detective Capt. Jarrett
MovieHenry Aldrich, Editor
1942
as Fire Chief
MovieFingers at the Window
1942
as Police Lieutenant Allison
MovieKid Glove Killer
1942
as Captain Lynch
MovieWho Is Hope Schuyler?
1942
as Lieutenant Palmer
MovieMokey
1942
as Mr. Graham
MovieButch Minds the Baby
1942
as Police Captain (uncredited)
MovieJail House Blues
1942
as Warden Boswell
MovieJoe Smith, American
1942
as Police Captain (uncredited)
MovieWild Bill Hickok Rides
1942
as Cliff Clark
MovieA Yank on the Burma Road
1942
as Police Lieutenant
MovieBlue, White and Perfect
1942
as Inspector Peterson
MovieUSS VD: Ship of Shame
1942
as Margaret's Doctor (uncredited)
MovieBabes on Broadway
1941
as Inspector Moriarity
MovieDangerously They Live
1941
as Sheriff John Dill
MovieLaw of the Tropics
1941
as Bartender
MovieHonky Tonk
1941
as Dr. Otis (uncredited)
MovieNine Lives Are Not Enough
1941
as Lieutenant Buckley
MovieManpower
1941
as Cully
MovieThe Wagons Roll at Night
1941
as Doc
MovieStrange Alibi
1941
as Capt. Reddick
MovieWashington Melodrama
1941
as Simpson
MovieThe Sea Wolf
1941
MovieWestern Union
1941
as Sheriff
MovieGolden Hoofs
1941
as Booth
MovieA Dispatch from Reuters
1940
as Reporter (uncredited)
MovieKnute Rockne All American
1940
as Danny - Post Office Paymaster (uncredited)
MovieWagon Train
1940
as Matt Gardner
MovieBrigham Young
1940
as Dissenter
MovieFlowing Gold
1940
as Oil Well Shares Seller (uncredited)
MovieStranger on the Third Floor
1940
as Martin
MovieYou're Not So Tough
1940
as Sheriff Griswold
MovieMaryland
1940
as Sheriff
MovieBlack Diamonds
1940
as Archie Connor
MovieCross-Country Romance
1940
as G.G. Burke
MovieA Fugitive from Justice
1940
as Police Captain (uncredited)
MovieFlorian
1940
as Detective Joe
MovieGangs of Chicago
1940
MovieCharlie Chan's Murder Cruise
1940
as Lieutenant Wilson
MovieThe Grapes of Wrath
1940
as City Man
MovieWomen Without Names
1940
as Pete
MovieDouble Alibi
1940
as Police Inspector Early
MovieDr. Ehrlich's Magic Bullet
1940
as Haupt
MovieCastle on the Hudson
1940
as Prison Guard Sergeant (uncredited)
MovieHoneymoon Deferred
1940
as Police Insp. Mathews
MovieBrother Rat and a Baby
1940
as Police Captain
MovieThe Man Who Wouldn't Talk
1940
as Ryan
MovieInvisible Stripes
1939
as Police Sergeant (uncredited)
MovieSlightly Honorable
1939
as Captain Graves
MovieJudge Hardy and Son
1939
as Dan O'Shea (uncredited)
MovieMissing Evidence
1939
as Allen Jennings
MovieHenry Goes Arizona
1939
as Theatrical Agent V. B. Carmady (uncredited)
MovieJoe and Ethel Turp Call on the President
1939
as Garage Owner
MovieFast and Furious
1939
as Sam Travers
MovieDust Be My Destiny
1939
as First Detective (uncredited)
MovieTorchy Blane... Playing with Dynamite
1939
as Mike Kelly
MovieMiracles for Sale
1939
as Inspector Marty Gavigan
MovieChicken Wagon Family
1939
as Horse Auctioneer
MovieYoung Mr. Lincoln
1939
as Sheriff Gil Billings (uncredited)
MovieIt's a Wonderful World
1939
as Captain Haggerty
MovieCalling Dr. Kildare
1939
as Detective Flaherty (uncredited)
MovieWithin the Law
1939
as McGuire
MovieInside Story
1939
as Collins
MovieHonolulu
1939
as First Detective
MovieThey Made Me a Criminal
1939
as Manager
MovieKentucky
1938
as Melish
MovieWhile New York Sleeps
1938
as Insp. Cliff Collins
MovieTime Out for Murder
1938
as Det. Capt. Collins
MovieCocoanut Grove
1938
as Auctioneer
MovieMr. Moto's Gamble
1938
as Tom McGuire
MovieHe Couldn't Say No
1938
as Auctioneer
MovieThe Daredevil Drivers
1938
as Mr. McAullife
MovieThe Patient in Room 18
1938
as Inspector Foley
MovieMountain Music
1937
as Pretty Panther Medicine Show Proprietor
