David Clarke

About

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...

Known for

The WaltonsSeries • 1972Robert Montgomery PresentsSeries • 1950Route 66Series • 1960Naked CitySeries • 1958Wonder WomanSeries • 1975The Asphalt JungleMovie • 1950Adam's RibMovie • 1949The Red Badge of CourageMovie • 1951Sands of Iwo JimaMovie • 1950The Set-UpMovie • 1949Too Late for TearsMovie • 1949The FrontMovie • 1976The GunfighterMovie • 1950Wake of the Red WitchMovie • 1948Thieves' HighwayMovie • 1949Cutting ClassMovie • 1989The House on Telegraph HillMovie • 1951The Boy with Green HairMovie • 1948Reunion in FranceMovie • 1942Edge of the CityMovie • 1957Odds Against TomorrowMovie • 1959Berlin ExpressMovie • 1948Intruder in the DustMovie • 1949Raw DealMovie • 1948