Cliff Clark
Known for Acting · 144 credits
- Born
- 1889-06-09
- Died
- 1953-02-08
- Place of birth
- New York City, New York, USA
- Also known as
- Cliff Clarke
Biography
Cliff Clark (June 10, 1889 – February 8, 1953) was an American actor. He entered the film business in 1937 after a substantial stage career and appeared in over 200 Hollywood films. In the last years of his life, he also played in a number of television productions.
Clark mostly played minor supporting roles. A specialty of his were policemen, inspectors and sheriffs. He appeared in a recurring role as Inspector Donovan in the Falcon film series at RKO Pictures during the 1940s.
Known For
Movies (144)
High Noon
1952
as Ed Weaver (uncredited)
The Grapes of Wrath
1940
as City Man
Fort Apache
1948
as Stage Driver (uncredited)
Brigham Young
1940
as Dissenter
Triple Cross
1951
as Sheriff Malin
It's a Wonderful World
1939
as Captain Haggerty
Knute Rockne All American
1940
as Danny - Post Office Paymaster (uncredited)
The Gunfighter
1950
as Jerry Marlowe (uncredited)
The Men
1950
as Dr. Kameran
Young Mr. Lincoln
1939
as Sheriff Gil Billings (uncredited)
Babes on Broadway
1941
as Inspector Moriarity
Warpath
1951
as Bartender
Jail House Blues
1942
as Warden Boswell
Invisible Stripes
1939
as Police Sergeant (uncredited)
Post Office Investigator
1949
as Inspector Delany
Dangerously They Live
1941
as Sheriff John Dill
The Fuller Brush Girl
1950
as Ship Captain (uncredited)
Western Union
1941
as Sheriff
I, Jane Doe
1948
as City Editor
Honky Tonk
1941
as Dr. Otis (uncredited)
Hollow Triumph
1948
as Motorist (uncredited)
Wild Bill Hickok Rides
1942
as Vic Kersey / Cliff Clark
Mr. Moto's Gamble
1938
as Tom McGuire
Fingers at the Window
1942
as Police Lieutenant Allison
Highways by Night
1942
as Police Captain James
Blue, White and Perfect
1942
as Inspector Peterson
A Dispatch from Reuters
1940
as Reporter (uncredited)
Joe and Ethel Turp Call on the President
1939
as Garage Owner
The Thirteenth Hour
1947
as Police Captain Linfield
The Second Woman
1950
as Police Sergeant
Shockproof
1949
as Mac, Police Lieutenant (Uncredited)
The Cariboo Trail
1950
Adventures of Gallant Bess
1948
as Sheriff
Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House
1948
as Jones (uncredited)
Within the Law
1939
as McGuire
The Secret Fury
1950
as Police Captain Arnold (uncredited)
Blondie's Hero
1950
as Police Officer (uncredited)
Desperadoes of the West
1950
as Colonel Arnold
Slightly Dangerous
1943
as Detective (uncredited)
Missing Evidence
1939
as Allen Jennings
Law of the Tropics
1941
as Bartender
Desert of Lost Men
1951
as Carl Landers
Destroyer
1943
as Commandant
The Falcon's Brother
1942
as Timothy Donovan
Silver City
1951
Brother Rat and a Baby
1940
as Police Captain
Dr. Ehrlich's Magic Bullet
1940
as Haupt
Women Without Names
1940
as Pete
Judge Hardy and Son
1939
as Dan O'Shea (uncredited)
Who Is Hope Schuyler?
1942
as Lieutenant Palmer
The Wagons Roll at Night
1941
as Doc
The Sea Wolf
1941
Castle on the Hudson
1940
as Prison Guard Sergeant (uncredited)
Buck Privates Come Home
1947
as Quentin (INS) (uncredited)
Maisie Goes to Reno
1944
as Police Captain (Uncredited)
Miss Grant Takes Richmond
1949
as Construction Materials Contractor (uncredited)
It Had to Be You
1947
as Fire Chief (uncredited)
Nine Lives Are Not Enough
1941
as Lieutenant Buckley
Rookie Fireman
1950
as Captain Mack Connors
Joe Smith, American
1942
as Police Captain (uncredited)
While New York Sleeps
1938
as Insp. Cliff Collins
They Made Me a Criminal
1939
as Manager
Raw Deal
1948
as Gates
Something to Shout About
1943
as Harrigan
Washington Melodrama
1941
as Simpson
Stranger on the Third Floor
1940
as Martin
Barbary Coast Gent
1944
as Jack Coda
Torchy Blane... Playing with Dynamite
1939
as Mike Kelly
Dust Be My Destiny
1939
as First Detective (uncredited)
Kentucky
1938
as Melish
Secret Enemies
1942
as Detective Capt. Jarrett
Homicide
1949
as Captain Mooney
Home of the Brave
1949
as Colonel Baker
Fast and Furious
1939
as Sam Travers
Jiggs and Maggie in Court
1948
as Judge Wilson
The Mummy's Tomb
1942
as Sheriff C.L. Clark
The Fuller Brush Man
1948
as Cop in Park (uncredited)
Flowing Gold
1940
as Oil Well Shares Seller (uncredited)
Cripple Creek
1952
Saddle Legion
1951
as Fred Warren
Butch Minds the Baby
1942
as Police Captain (uncredited)
Mountain Music
1937
as Pretty Panther Medicine Show Proprietor
Taxi, Mister
1943
as Police Chief
The Sound of Fury
1950
as Sheriff Lem Demig
Henry Goes Arizona
1939
as Theatrical Agent V. B. Carmady (uncredited)
Cross-Country Romance
1940
as G.G. Burke
Manpower
1941
as Cully
Trouble Makers
1948
as Police Captain Madison
A Fugitive from Justice
1940
as Police Captain (uncredited)
The Stratton Story
1949
as Josh Higgins
Calling Dr. Kildare
1939
as Detective Flaherty (uncredited)
Kid Glove Killer
1942
as Captain Lynch
Street of Chance
1942
as Ryan, (Policeman)
Time Out for Murder
1938
as Det. Capt. Collins
A Yank on the Burma Road
1942
as Police Lieutenant
The Man Who Wouldn't Talk
1940
as Ryan
Keep 'Em Slugging
1943
as Macklin
Gangs of Chicago
1940
You're Not So Tough
1940
as Sheriff Griswold
Florian
1940
as Detective Joe
Charlie Chan's Murder Cruise
1940
as Lieutenant Wilson
In the Meantime, Darling
1944
as Corkery
Toughest Man in Arizona
1952
Deep Waters
1948
USS VD: Ship of Shame
1942
as Margaret's Doctor (uncredited)
Black Diamonds
1940
as Archie Connor
There's Something About a Soldier
1943
Inside Story
1939
as Collins
Bride by Mistake
1944
as Navy Captain
The Falcon in Danger
1943
as Insp. Timothy Donovan
The Patient in Room 18
1938
as Inspector Foley
The Daredevil Drivers
1938
as Mr. McAullife
The Corpse Came C.O.D.
1947
as City Editor Emmett Willard
Flat Feat
1948
as Chief of Police
Maryland
1940
as Sheriff
Powder River Rustlers
1949
as Lucius Statton
Miracles for Sale
1939
as Inspector Marty Gavigan
The Falcon and the Co-Eds
1943
as Inspector Timothy Donovan
Mokey
1942
as Mr. Graham
The Falcon Strikes Back
1943
as Inspector Timothy Donovan
About Cliff Clark
Cliff Clark (June 10, 1889 – February 8, 1953) was an American actor. He entered the film business in 1937 after a substantial stage career and appeared in over 200 Hollywood films. In the last years of his life, he also played in a number of television productions. Clark mostly played minor supporting roles. A specialty of his were policemen, inspectors and sheriffs. He appeared in a recurring role as Inspector Donovan in the Falcon film series at RKO Pictures during the 1940s. With 144 credits spanning from 1937 to 1952, Cliff Clark has appeared in 144 films and 0 TV shows.
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Most Popular Cliff Clark Movies
- High Noon (1952) — as Ed Weaver (uncredited)
- The Grapes of Wrath (1940) — as City Man
- Fort Apache (1948) — as Stage Driver (uncredited)
- Brigham Young (1940) — as Dissenter
- Triple Cross (1951) — as Sheriff Malin
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