Ernest Clark
Known for Acting · 75 credits
- Born
- 1912-02-12
- Died
- 1994-11-11
- Place of birth
- Paddington, London, England, UK
- Also known as
- Ernest William Clark
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".
Known For
TV Shows (24)
The Beverly Hillbillies
1962
BBC Play of the Month
1965
as Finch McComas
The Wednesday Play
1964
as Pritchard
No Hiding Place
1959
All Creatures Great and Small
1978
as Duke of Mannerton
Maigret
1960
Drama 61-67
1961
as Rex
Interpol Calling
1959
as Inspector MacAndrew
ITV Saturday Night Theatre
1969
as Oliver Cox
The Agatha Christie Hour
1982
as Rogers
Richard the Lionheart
1962
as Frederick
The Invisible Man
1958
as Sir Charles Anderson
The Scales of Justice
1962
as Mr. Hayes
Mixed Blessings
1978
as Mr. Huntley
All Gas and Gaiters
1967
as The Dean, The Very Reverend Lionel Pugh-Critchley
Private Schulz
1981
as Fritsch
Queenie
1987
as Sir Philip Wentworth
The Cannon & Ball Show
1979
as The Professor / Self
HMS Paradise
1964
as Commander Trickett
Doctor in Charge
1972
as Professor Geoffrey Loftus
Doctor on the Go
1975
Doctor at Large
1971
as Professor Loftus
Doctor at Sea
1974
Doctor at the Top
1991
Movies (51)
Gandhi
1982
as Lord Hunter
Arabesque
1966
as Beauchamp
Sink the Bismarck!
1960
as Captain Ellis - 'Suffolk'
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.
Father Brown
1954
as Bishop's Secretary
Billy Liar
1963
as Prison Governor
Obsession
1949
Beau Brummell
1954
as Dr. Warren
Tomorrow at Ten
1963
as Police Doctor
A Stitch in Time
1963
as Professor Crankshaw
It!
1967
as Harold Grove
Finders Keepers
1966
as Air Marshal
Reach for the Sky
1956
as Wing Commander Beiseigel
The Baby and the Battleship
1956
as Cmdr. Geoffrey Digby
The Pope Must Die
1991
as Abbot
I Accuse!
1958
as Prosecutor at First Dreyfus Trial
Eye of the Devil
1966
as French Police Inspector (uncredited)
Salt & Pepper
1968
as Col. Balsom
Song of Norway
1970
as Councilman
Doctor in the House
1954
as Dr. Parrish
Masquerade
1965
as Minister
A Tale of Two Cities
1958
as Stryver
Run a Crooked Mile
1969
as Chairman
Theban Plays: Oedipus the King
1986
as Chorus
The Devil-Ship Pirates
1964
as Sir Basil Smeeton
The Mudlark
1950
as Hammond
Memed My Hawk
1984
as Hatche's Father
No Love for Johnnie
1961
as M.P. (uncredited)
A Touch of Larceny
1960
as Cmdr. Bates
Nothing But the Best
1964
as Roberts
Time Without Pity
1957
as Under Secretary
The Birthday Present
1957
as Barrister
The Executioner
1970
as Roper
Ladies Who Do
1963
as Stockbroker
The Secret of My Success
1965
as Earl of Aldershot's solicitor
The Man in the Sky
1957
as Maine
The Stable Door
1966
Master Spy
1964
as Dr. Pembury
Blind Spot
1958
as F. G. Fielding
The Safecracker
1958
as Major Adbury
Queen of the Wild Frontier
1993
as Father (Voice)
Boy With a Flute
1964
as Sir George Noble
Time to Remember
1962
as Cracknell
A Woman of Mystery
1958
as Mr. Harvey
Three on a Spree
1961
as Colonel Drew
Partners in Crime
1961
as Ashton
The Circus Clown
1934
as Vaudeville Act
The Cuckoo Patrol
1967
as Marshall
When We Are Married
1949
as Councillor Albert Parker
The Chequers Manoeuvre
1968
as The Brigadier
About 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. I… With 75 credits spanning from 1934 to 1993, Ernest Clark has appeared in 51 films and 24 TV shows.
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Most Popular Ernest Clark Movies
- Gandhi (1982) — as Lord Hunter
- Arabesque (1966) — as Beauchamp
- Sink the Bismarck! (1960) — as Captain Ellis - 'Suffolk'
- 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.
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