Frank Clarke

Frank Clarke

  • Birthday: 1898-12-29
  • Deathday: 1948-06-12
  • Place of birth: Paso Robles, California, USA
  • Also know as: Frank Clark

Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Frank Clarke (29 December 1898 – 12 June 1948) was a Hollywood stunt pilot, actor, and military officer. His most prominent role was as Lieutenant von Bruen (and double for von Richthofen in combat scenes) in the 1930 production Hell's Angels, but he flew for the camera and performed stunts in more than a dozen films in the 1930s and 1940s. Clarke was killed in an aircraft crash near Isabella, California, in 1948.

Filmography

Hell's Angels

1930

As Lt. von Bruen

Men with Wings

1938

As Burke

Ace of Aces

1933

As German Cadet

Air Maniacs

1933

As Flyer

The Flying Deuces

1939

As Pilot

The Jungle Princess

1920

As Michael Donovan

Sundown

1941

As Pilot (uncredited)

Walk Softly, Stranger

1950

As Plane Pilot (uncredited)

The Cloud Rider

1925

As Pilot

The Air Patrol

1928

As Lt. Blount - Aviator

Screen Snapshots (Series 22, No. 10)

1942

As Self (archive footage)

The Lost Squadron

1932

As Flier (uncredited)

Production

Border Flight

1936

As Stunts

Women in the Wind

1939

As Technical Advisor

Wings

1927

As Stunts

Hell's Angels

1930

As Pilot

The Flying Deuces

1939

As Technical Advisor

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