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David Clarke

David Clarke

Birthday: 1908-08-30 | Place of Birth: Chicago, 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.

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Known For

Acting

Year
Title

Role

1959
1957
Edge of the City

as    Wallace

1952
The Narrow Margin

as    Joseph Kemp

1951
The House on Telegraph Hill

as    Mechanic

1949
Illegal Entry

as    Carl

1949
Abandoned

as    Harry

1949
Intruder in the Dust

as    Vinson Gowrie

1948
The Boy with Green Hair

as    Barber

1948
The Man from Colorado

as    Mutton McGuire

1947
The Long Night

as    Bill Pulanski

1942
Foreign Agent

as    Beck

1941
The Deadly Game

as    John Brandt