David Clarke

Known for ActingBorn 1908-08-30Died 2004-04-18Chicago, 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.Read more

Movies & web series

Tallahassee 7000

The Asphalt Jungle

The Waltons

The Gunfighter

Intruder in the Dust

The Set-Up

The Narrow Margin

The Front

The Outriders

Wonder Woman

Edge of the City

Thieves' Highway

Adam's Rib

Odds Against Tomorrow

Foreign Agent

The Deadly Game

The Man from Colorado

Route 66

Too Late for Tears

The Doolins of Oklahoma

Raw Deal

The New Protocol

The Red Badge of Courage

The House on Telegraph Hill

Sands of Iwo Jima

Reunion in France

Woman in Hiding

Killer McCoy

Million Dollar Baby

The Great St. Louis Bank Robbery

The Boy with Green Hair

The Company She Keeps

Abandoned

The Blonde Bandit

Robert Montgomery Presents

Matilda

The Lawless

Illegal Entry

Red Canyon

The Long Night

Naked City

Wake of the Red Witch

Hikers in Saint-Tropez

Cutting Class

A Lady Without Passport

A Gentleman After Dark

Skag