David Clarke (actor)
David Gainey Clarke was an American Broadway and motion picture actor.
Life and career
Clarke was a native of Chicago and graduate of Butler UniversityHe started his career as a stage actor during the 1930s, and made his first film, Knockout,. 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.
Latter years
Clarke was married to Nora Dunfee, with whom he had two daughters. He lived in Belmont, Ohio, for several years until he sold his house and moved to Arlington, Virginia, to be with his daughters. He died in Virginia from pneumonia in 2004, aged 95.
Filmography (selection)
Knockout - Peters, a Fighter Million Dollar Baby - First Reporter The Deadly Game - John BrandtA Gentleman After Dark - BellboyMen of Texas - Sentry Moonlight in Havana - Second Player Foreign Agent - Carl BeckReunion in France - Soldier Sweetheart of Sigma Chi - Trainer Swell Guy - Frank The Long Night - Bill PulanskiKiller McCoy - Pete MariolaState of the Union - Rusty Miller Homecoming - Sergeant Berlin Express - Army Technician Raw Deal - Police Commanding Officer The Boy with Green Hair - BarberWake of the Red Witch - Mullins The Man from Colorado - Mutton McGuire The Set-Up - Gunboat JohnsonRed Canyon - SearsThe Doolins of Oklahoma - Dalton Illegal Entry - CarlToo Late for Tears - Jack Sharber Thieves' Highway - Mitch - Thug in Hat Abandoned - HarryIntruder in the Dust - Vinson GowrieAdam's Rib - Roy Sands of Iwo Jima - Wounded Marine The Blonde Bandit - Police Lt. O'ConnorWoman in Hiding - Moyer - Photographer / Reporter The Outriders - Ross Wabash Avenue - Workman The Gunfighter - Eddie's Brother The Asphalt Jungle - Mr. Atkinson - Railroad Man The Lawless - Reporter in Office My Friend Irma Goes West - Bill - Deputy Sheriff A Lady Without Passport - Operator Edge of Doom - Drunken Seaman A Life of Her Own - Charlie, Taxicab Driver The Company She Keeps - Detective Barkley Only the Valiant - Guardhouse Sentry The House on Telegraph Hill - MechanicAs Young as You Feel - Cleveland's Chauffeur The Red Badge of Courage - Corporal by Campfire The Narrow Margin - Joseph KempEdge of the City - WallaceThe Great St. Louis Bank Robbery - GinoOdds Against Tomorrow - A View from the Bridge The Waltons - Able Bingley The Front - Hubert JacksonMatilda - SheriffRyan's Hope - Tiso NovotnyCutting Class - Crusty Old Man