1912-02-12 Paddington, 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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The Chequers Manoeuvre | The Brigadier | 1968-09-30 |
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Salt & Pepper | Col. Balsom | 1968-07-03 |
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The Cuckoo Patrol | Marshall | 1967-07-16 |
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It! | Harold Grove | 1967-07-01 |
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The Stable Door | 1966-06-01 | |
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Arabesque | Beauchamp | 1966-05-04 |
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Finders Keepers | Air Marshal | 1966-12-08 |
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Eye of the Devil | French Police Inspector (uncredited) | 1966-11-18 |
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Masquerade | Minister | 1965-04-13 |
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The Secret of My Success | Earl of Aldershot's solicitor | 1965-09-29 |
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Nothing But the Best | Roberts | 1964-03-10 |
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The Devil-Ship Pirates | Sir Basil Smeeton | 1964-08-01 |
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Master Spy | Dr. Pembury | 1964-08-19 |
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Boy With a Flute | Sir George Noble | 1964-01-01 |
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Tomorrow at Ten | Police Doctor | 1963-06-23 |
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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 | Professor Crankshaw | 1963-12-01 |
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Time to Remember | Cracknell | 1962-07-01 |
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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 Woman of Mystery | Mr. Harvey | 1958-04-21 |
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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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Blind Spot | F. G. Fielding | 1958-07-01 |
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A Tale of Two Cities | Stryver | 1958-02-07 |
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Time Without Pity | Under Secretary | 1957-03-21 |
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The Man in the Sky | Maine | 1957-01-24 |
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The Birthday Present | Barrister | 1957-10-31 |
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The Baby and the Battleship | Cmdr. Geoffrey Digby | 1956-06-01 |
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Reach for the Sky | Wing Commander Beiseigel | 1956-07-05 |
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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 | Dr. 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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The Mudlark | Hammond | 1950-10-03 |
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When We Are Married | Councillor Albert Parker | 1949-07-10 |
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Obsession | 1949-08-03 | |
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The Circus Clown | Vaudeville Act | 1934-06-30 |
