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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.
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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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David Clarke's Filmography
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Hikers in Saint-Tropez
as un touriste américain
The New Protocol
as American Journalist
Cutting Class
as Crusty Old Man
Skag
Matilda
as Sheriff
The Front
as Hubert Jackson
Odds Against Tomorrow
as (uncredited)
The Great St. Louis Bank Robbery
as Gino
Edge of the City
as Wallace
The Narrow Margin
as Joseph Kemp
The Red Badge of Courage
as Corporal by Campfire (uncredited)
The House on Telegraph Hill
as Mechanic
The Company She Keeps
as Detective Barkley (uncredited)
A Lady Without Passport
as Operator (uncredited)
The Lawless
as Reporter in Office (uncredited)
The Gunfighter
as Second Brother (uncredited)
The Asphalt Jungle
as Mr. Atkinson (uncredited)
The Outriders
as Ross (uncredited)
Woman in Hiding
as Moyer (uncredited)
Sands of Iwo Jima
as Wounded Marine (uncredited)
The Blonde Bandit
as Interrogating Detective
Intruder in the Dust
as Vinson Gowrie
Adam's Rib
as Roy (uncredited)
Abandoned
as Harry
Thieves' Highway
as Mitch (uncredited)
Too Late for Tears
as Jack Sharber (uncredited)
Illegal Entry
as Carl
The Doolins of Oklahoma
as Dalton (uncredited)
Red Canyon
as Sears
The Set-Up
as Gunboat Johnson
Wake of the Red Witch
as Mullins
The Boy with Green Hair
as Barber
The Man from Colorado
as Mutton McGuire
Raw Deal
Berlin Express
as Army Technician (uncredited)
Killer McCoy
as Pete Mariola
The Long Night
as Bill Pulanski
Reunion in France
as Soldier (uncredited)
No Poster
Foreign Agent
as Beck
A Gentleman After Dark
as Bellboy
The Deadly Game
as John Brandt
