Cast & creator
David Clarke
Best known for The Waltons, Robert Montgomery Presents, Naked City
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.
Also known as: David Gainey Clarke, David Clark, Dave Clark
42
film credits
6
television credits
48
1941–2008 · acting roles
6.5
average across scored titles
Signature credits
Known for
Across film & television
Filmography (48)
Showing 48 of 48 credits
The Waltons
1972
Robert Montgomery Presents
1950
Naked City
Attacker
1958
Route 66
1960
Wonder Woman
Sheriff Bodie
1975
Tallahassee 7000
1961
The Asphalt Jungle
Mr. Atkinson (uncredited)
1950
Cutting Class
Crusty Old Man
1989
Sands of Iwo Jima
Wounded Marine (uncredited)
1950
Adam's Rib
Roy (uncredited)
1949
The Gunfighter
Second Brother (uncredited)
1950
The Front
Hubert Jackson
1976
Wake of the Red Witch
Mullins
1948
Edge of the City
Wallace
1957
The Long Night
Bill Pulanski
1947
The Red Badge of Courage
Corporal by Campfire (uncredited)
1951
The Boy with Green Hair
Barber
1948
Too Late for Tears
Jack Sharber (uncredited)
1949
Odds Against Tomorrow
(uncredited)
1959
The Man from Colorado
Mutton McGuire
1948
The Narrow Margin
Joseph Kemp
1952
Berlin Express
Army Technician (uncredited)
1948
Intruder in the Dust
Vinson Gowrie
1949
A Lady Without Passport
Operator (uncredited)
1950
The Set-Up
Gunboat Johnson
1949
The House on Telegraph Hill
Mechanic
1951
The Doolins of Oklahoma
Dalton (uncredited)
1949
Raw Deal
1948
Thieves' Highway
Mitch (uncredited)
1949
The Company She Keeps
Detective Barkley (uncredited)
1951
Skag
1980
The Outriders
Ross (uncredited)
1950
Hikers in Saint-Tropez
un touriste américain
2008
Reunion in France
Soldier (uncredited)
1942
Woman in Hiding
Moyer (uncredited)
1950
A Gentleman After Dark
Bellboy
1942
Million Dollar Baby
1941
Matilda
Sheriff
1978
Red Canyon
Sears
1949
The Great St. Louis Bank Robbery
Gino
1959
The Lawless
Reporter in Office (uncredited)
1950
Illegal Entry
Carl
1949
The Blonde Bandit
Interrogating Detective
1949
Abandoned
Harry
1949
Killer McCoy
Pete Mariola
1947
The New Protocol
American Journalist
2008Foreign Agent
Beck
1942
The Deadly Game
John Brandt
1941