Ernest Clark
Acting
- Born:
- 1912-02-12
- Died:
- 1994-11-11
- Place of birth:
- Paddington, London, England, UK
Biography
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
Known For
Filmography
Queen of the Wild Frontier
The Pope Must Die
Doctor at the Top
Queenie
Theban Plays: Oedipus the King
Memed My Hawk
Gandhi
The Agatha Christie Hour
Private Schulz
The Cannon & Ball Show
Mixed Blessings
All Creatures Great and Small
Doctor on the Go
Doctor at Sea
Away from It All
Doctor in Charge
Doctor at Large
Song of Norway
The Executioner
Run a Crooked Mile
ITV Saturday Night Theatre
The Chequers Manoeuvre
Salt & Pepper
The Cuckoo Patrol
It!
All Gas and Gaiters
Finders Keepers
Eye of the Devil
The Stable Door
Arabesque
BBC Play of the Month
Thirty-Minute Theatre
The Secret of My Success
Masquerade
The Wednesday Play
Master Spy
The Devil-Ship Pirates
HMS Paradise
Nothing But the Best
Boy With a Flute
A Stitch in Time
Ladies Who Do
Billy Liar
Tomorrow at Ten
A Woman's Privilege
The Beverly Hillbillies
Time to Remember
Richard the Lionheart
The Scales of Justice
Three on a Spree
Drama 61-67
No Love for Johnnie
Partners in Crime
Maigret
Sink the Bismarck!
A Touch of Larceny
No Hiding Place
Interpol Calling
The Invisible Man
Blind Spot
A Woman of Mystery
The Safecracker
I Accuse!
A Tale of Two Cities
The Birthday Present
Time Without Pity
The Man in the Sky
Reach for the Sky
The Baby and the Battleship
1984
The Dam Busters
Beau Brummell
Father Brown
Doctor in the House
The Mudlark
Obsession
When We Are Married
The Circus Clown