Ernest Clark

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: Acting

Born: Paddington, London, England, UK, 1912-02-12

Died: 1994-11-11

No.	Year	Title	Role	Vote Average
1	1934	The Circus Clown	Vaudeville Act	60
2	1949	When We Are Married	Councillor Albert Parker	0
3	1949	Obsession		68
4	1950	The Mudlark	Hammond	65
5	1954	Doctor in the House	Dr. Parrish	65
6	1954	Father Brown	Bishop's Secretary	64
7	1954	Beau Brummell	Dr. Warren	65
8	1955	The Dam Busters	Air Vice-Marshal The Hon. Ralph Cochrane G.B.E., K.C.B., A.F.C.	69
9	1956	1984	Outer Party Announcer	65
10	1956	The Baby and the Battleship	Cmdr. Geoffrey Digby	60
11	1956	Reach for the Sky	Wing Commander Beiseigel	68
12	1957	The Man in the Sky	Maine	71
13	1957	Time Without Pity	Under Secretary	66
14	1957	The Birthday Present	Barrister	71
15	1958	A Tale of Two Cities	Stryver	67
16	1958	The Safecracker	Major Adbury	58
17	1958	I Accuse!	Prosecutor at First Dreyfus Trial	61
18	1958	A Woman of Mystery	Mr. Harvey	40
19	1958	Blind Spot	F. G. Fielding	55
20	1960	A Touch of Larceny	Cmdr. Bates	58
21	1960	Sink the Bismarck!	Captain Ellis - 'Suffolk'	68
22	1961	Partners in Crime	Ashton	57
23	1961	Three on a Spree	Colonel Drew	60
24	1962	Time to Remember	Cracknell	55
25	1963	Tomorrow at Ten	Police Doctor	61
26	1963	Billy Liar	Prison Governor	69
27	1963	Ladies Who Do	Stockbroker	70
28	1963	A Stitch in Time	Prof. Crankshaw	74
29	1964	Boy With a Flute	Sir George Noble	100
30	1964	Nothing But the Best	Roberts	58
31	1964	The Devil-Ship Pirates	Sir Basil Smeeton	56
32	1964	Master Spy	Dr. Pembury	60
33	1965	Masquerade	Minister	50
34	1965	The Secret of My Success	Earl of Aldershot's solicitor	70
35	1966	Arabesque	Beauchamp	62
36	1966	The Stable Door		0
37	1966	Eye of the Devil	French Police Inspector (uncredited)	62
38	1966	Finders Keepers	Air Marshal	57
39	1967	It!	Harold Grove	62
40	1967	The Cuckoo Patrol	Marshall	38
41	1968	Salt & Pepper	Col. Balsom	53
42	1969	Run a Crooked Mile	Chairman	80
43	1970	The Executioner	Roper	61
44	1970	Song of Norway	Councilman	46
45	1982	Gandhi	Lord Hunter	76
46	1984	Memed My Hawk	Hatche's Father	50
47	1986	Theban Plays: Oedipus the King	Chorus	20
48	1991	The Pope Must Die	Abbot	49
49	1993	Queen of the Wild Frontier	Father (Voice)	0

No.	Year	Title	Role	Vote Average
1	1958	The Invisible Man	Sir Charles Anderson	72
2	1959	Interpol Calling	Inspector MacAndrew	67
3	1959	No Hiding Place		37
4	1960	Maigret		69
5	1962	The Scales of Justice	Mr. Hayes	67
6	1962	Richard the Lionheart	Frederick	0
7	1962	The Beverly Hillbillies		69
8	1964	HMS Paradise	Commander Trickett	0
9	1964	The Wednesday Play	Pritchard	45
10	1965	BBC Play of the Month	Finch McComas	50
11	1966	All Gas and Gaiters		55
12	1971	Doctor at Large	Professor Loftus	43
13	1972	Doctor in Charge	Professor Geoffrey Loftus	60
14	1974	Doctor at Sea		10
15	1975	Doctor on the Go		50
16	1978	All Creatures Great and Small	Duke of Mannerton	77
17	1978	Mixed Blessings		62
18	1979	The Cannon & Ball Show	The Professor	0
19	1979	The Cannon & Ball Show	Self	0
20	1981	Private Schulz		58
21	1982	The Agatha Christie Hour		67
22	1986	Dead Head	The Man	53
23	1987	Queenie	Sir Philip Wentworth	60
24	1991	Doctor at the Top		0

Ernest Clark

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