Ernest Clark

Known for ActingBorn 1912-02-12Died 1994-11-11Paddington, London, England, UK

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 NewleyRead more

Movies & web series

The Chequers Manoeuvre

Boy With a Flute

Richard the Lionheart

Doctor at the Top

All Creatures Great and Small

Gandhi

Run a Crooked Mile

The Man in the Sky

A Stitch in Time

The Invisible Man

The Birthday Present

Interpol Calling

Maigret

ITV Saturday Night Theatre

The Secret of My Success

Ladies Who Do

Mixed Blessings

The Agatha Christie Hour

The Beverly Hillbillies

Sink the Bismarck!

Reach for the Sky

Billy Liar

The Dam Busters

Finders Keepers

A Tale of Two Cities

The Scales of Justice

Obsession

No Love for Johnnie

I Accuse!

The Mudlark

Time Without Pity

1984

Doctor in the House

Beau Brummell

Three on a Spree

Father Brown

The Baby and the Battleship

Master Spy

Arabesque

All Gas and Gaiters

It!

The Circus Clown

Memed My Hawk

Nothing But the Best

Eye of the Devil

Doctor in Charge

Tomorrow at Ten

The Executioner