Ernest Clark
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- February 12, 1912
- Died
- November 11, 1994
- Birthplace
- Paddington, London, England, UK
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
Filmography
Queen of the Wild Frontier 1993
as Father (Voice)
The Pope Must Die 1991
as Abbot
Theban Plays: Oedipus the King 1986
as Chorus
Memed My Hawk 1984
as Hatche's Father
Gandhi 1982
as Lord Hunter
Song of Norway 1970
as Councilman
The Executioner 1970
as Roper
Run a Crooked Mile 1969
as Chairman
The Chequers Manoeuvre 1968
as The Brigadier
Salt & Pepper 1968
as Col. Balsom
The Cuckoo Patrol 1967
as Marshall
It! 1967
as Harold Grove
Finders Keepers 1966
as Air Marshal
Eye of the Devil 1966
as French Police Inspector (uncredited)
The Stable Door 1966
Actor
Arabesque 1966
as Beauchamp
The Secret of My Success 1965
as Earl of Aldershot's solicitor
Masquerade 1965
as Minister
Master Spy 1964
as Dr. Pembury
The Devil-Ship Pirates 1964
as Sir Basil Smeeton
Nothing But the Best 1964
as Roberts
Boy With a Flute 1964
as Sir George Noble
A Stitch in Time 1963
as Professor Crankshaw
Ladies Who Do 1963
as Stockbroker
Billy Liar 1963
as Prison Governor
Tomorrow at Ten 1963
as Police Doctor
A Woman's Privilege 1962
as Mr. Hayes
Time to Remember 1962
as Cracknell
Three on a Spree 1961
as Colonel Drew
No Love for Johnnie 1961
as M.P. (uncredited)
Partners in Crime 1961
as Ashton
Sink the Bismarck! 1960
as Captain Ellis - 'Suffolk'
A Touch of Larceny 1960
as Cmdr. Bates
Blind Spot 1958
as F. G. Fielding
A Woman of Mystery 1958
as Mr. Harvey
I Accuse! 1958
as Prosecutor at First Dreyfus Trial
The Safecracker 1958
as Major Adbury
A Tale of Two Cities 1958
as Stryver
The Birthday Present 1957
as Barrister
Time Without Pity 1957
as Under Secretary
The Man in the Sky 1957
as Maine
Reach for the Sky 1956
as Wing Commander Beiseigel
The Baby and the Battleship 1956
as Cmdr. Geoffrey Digby
1984 1956
as Outer Party Announcer
The Dam Busters 1955
as Air Vice-Marshal The Hon. Ralph Cochrane G.B.E., K.C.B., A.F.C.
Beau Brummell 1954
as Dr. Warren
Father Brown 1954
as Bishop's Secretary
Doctor in the House 1954
as Dr. Parrish
The Mudlark 1950
as Hammond
Obsession 1949
Actor
- When We Are Married
When We Are Married 1949
as Councillor Albert Parker
The Circus Clown 1934
as Vaudeville Act
Credits from TMDB.