About
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...
Known for
The Wednesday PlaySeries • 1964
The Beverly HillbilliesSeries • 1962
BBC Play of the MonthSeries • 1965
Thirty-Minute TheatreSeries • 1965
No Hiding PlaceSeries • 1959
ITV Saturday Night TheatreSeries • 1969
All Creatures Great and SmallSeries • 1978
MaigretSeries • 1960
Richard the LionheartSeries • 1962
Interpol CallingSeries • 1959
The Agatha Christie HourSeries • 1982
GandhiMovie • 1982
ArabesqueMovie • 1966
Sink the Bismarck!Movie • 1960
Eye of the DevilMovie • 1966
1984Movie • 1956
The Dam BustersMovie • 1955
The Devil-Ship PiratesMovie • 1964
It!Movie • 1967
Beau BrummellMovie • 1954
Time Without PityMovie • 1957
The Pope Must DieMovie • 1991
Salt & PepperMovie • 1968
Doctor in the HouseMovie • 1954