1912-02-12 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 Newley
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Queen of the Wild Frontier | Father (Voice) | 1993-05-06 |
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The Pope Must Die | Abbot | 1991-06-21 |
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Theban Plays: Oedipus the King | Chorus | 1986-09-16 |
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Memed My Hawk | Hatche's Father | 1984-05-10 |
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Gandhi | Lord Hunter | 1982-12-01 |
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The Executioner | Roper | 1970-09-06 |
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Song of Norway | Councilman | 1970-11-04 |
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Run a Crooked Mile | Chairman | 1969-11-18 |
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Salt & Pepper | Col. Balsom | 1968-07-03 |
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It! | Harold Grove | 1967-07-01 |
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The Cuckoo Patrol | Marshall | 1967-07-16 |
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Finders Keepers | Air Marshal | 1966-12-08 |
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The Stable Door | 1966-06-01 | |
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Arabesque | Beauchamp | 1966-05-04 |
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The Secret of My Success | Earl of Aldershot's solicitor | 1965-09-29 |
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Masquerade | Minister | 1965-04-13 |
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The Devil-Ship Pirates | Sir Basil Smeeton | 1964-08-01 |
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Nothing But the Best | Roberts | 1964-03-10 |
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Boy With a Flute | Sir George Noble | 1964-01-01 |
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Ladies Who Do | Stockbroker | 1963-11-01 |
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Billy Liar | Prison Governor | 1963-08-15 |
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A Stitch in Time | Prof. Crankshaw | 1963-12-01 |
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Time to Remember | 1962-07-01 | |
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Tomorrow at Ten | Police Doctor | 1962-09-01 |
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Partners in Crime | Ashton | 1961-02-01 |
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Three on a Spree | Colonel Drew | 1961-06-28 |
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Sink the Bismarck! | Captain Ellis - 'Suffolk' | 1960-02-11 |
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A Touch of Larceny | Cmdr. Bates | 1960-02-04 |
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A Tale of Two Cities | Stryver | 1958-02-07 |
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Blind Spot | F. G. Fielding | 1958-07-01 |
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I Accuse! | Prosecutor at First Dreyfus Trial | 1958-03-05 |
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The Safecracker | Major Adbury | 1958-03-05 |
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A Woman of Mystery | Mr. Harvey | 1958-04-21 |
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The Birthday Present | Barrister | 1957-10-31 |
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The Man in the Sky | Maine | 1957-01-24 |
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Time Without Pity | Under Secretary | 1957-03-21 |
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Reach for the Sky | Wing Commander Beiseigel | 1956-07-05 |
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The Baby and the Battleship | Cmdr. Geoffrey Digby | 1956-06-01 |
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1984 | Outer Party Announcer | 1956-03-06 |
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The Dam Busters | Air Vice-Marshal The Hon. Ralph Cochrane G.B.E., K.C.B., A.F.C. | 1955-05-16 |
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Beau Brummell | Doctor Warren | 1954-11-16 |
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Father Brown | Bishop's Secretary | 1954-06-08 |
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Doctor in the House | Dr. Parrish | 1954-03-23 |
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When We Are Married | Councillor Albert Parker | 1949-07-10 |
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Obsession | (unconfirmed) | 1949-08-03 |
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The Circus Clown | Vaudeville Act | 1934-06-30 |
