Cliff Clark

Cliff Clark

  • Birthday: 1889-06-09
  • Deathday: 1953-02-08
  • Place of birth: New York City, New York, USA
  • Also know 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.

Filmography

The Grapes of Wrath

1940

As City Man

Manpower

1941

As Cully

The Thirteenth Hour

1947

As Police Captain Linfield

Street of Chance

1942

As Ryan, (Policeman)

Bury Me Dead

1947

As Archer, Detective

The Stratton Story

1949

As Josh Higgins

The Falcon in Danger

1943

As Insp. Timothy Donovan

The Falcon Out West

1944

As Inspector Timothy Donovan

The Falcon Strikes Back

1943

As Inspector Timothy Donovan

The Falcon's Brother

1942

As Timothy Donovan

The Second Woman

1950

As Police Sergeant

The Falcon and the Co-Eds

1943

As Inspector Timothy Donovan

Fingers at the Window

1942

As Police Lieutenant Allison

It's a Wonderful World

1939

As Captain Haggerty

Kid Glove Killer

1942

As Captain Lynch

Philo Vance's Gamble

1947

As Inspector Walsh

False Paradise

1948

As Gerald Waite

Dangerously They Live

1941

As Sheriff John Dill

Florian

1940

As Detective Joe

Mr. Moto's Gamble

1938

As Tom McGuire

While New York Sleeps

1938

As Insp. Cliff Collins

Slightly Honorable

1939

As Captain Graves

Post Office Investigator

1949

As Inspector Delany

Miracles for Sale

1939

As Inspector Marty Gavigan

Honolulu

1939

As First Detective

Cross-Country Romance

1940

As G.G. Burke

Ladies' Day

1943

As Dan Hannigan, Sox Manager

Inside Story

1939

As Collins

Strange Alibi

1941

As Capt. Reddick

A Yank on the Burma Road

1942

As Police Lieutenant

The Patient in Room 18

1938

As Inspector Foley

Cocoanut Grove

1938

As Auctioneer

Vigilante Hideout

1950

As Howard Sanders

He Couldn't Say No

1938

As Auctioneer

They Made Me a Criminal

1939

As Manager

Within the Law

1939

As McGuire

Calling Dr. Kildare

1939

As Detective Flaherty (uncredited)

Young Mr. Lincoln

1939

As Sheriff Gil Billings (uncredited)

Chicken Wagon Family

1939

As Horse Auctioneer

Home of the Brave

1949

As Colonel Baker

Dust Be My Destiny

1939

As First Detective (uncredited)

Fast and Furious

1939

As Sam Travers

The Daredevil Drivers

1938

As Mr. McAullife

Judge Hardy and Son

1939

As Dan O'Shea (uncredited)

Missing Evidence

1939

As Allen Jennings

Henry Goes Arizona

1939

As Theatrical Agent V. B. Carmady (uncredited)

You're Not So Tough

1940

As Sheriff Griswold

Kentucky

1938

As Melish

Blue, White, and Perfect

1942

As Inspector Peterson

In the Meantime, Darling

1944

As Corkery

Taxi, Mister

1943

As Police Chief

Brother Rat and a Baby

1940

As Police Captain

Charlie Chan's Murder Cruise

1940

As Lieutenant Wilson

Trouble Makers

1948

As Police Captain Madison

Highways by Night

1942

As Police Captain James

The Gunfighter

1950

As Jerry Marlowe (uncredited)

High Noon

1952

As Ed Weaver (uncredited)

Fort Apache

1948

As Stage Driver (uncredited)

Law of the Tropics

1941

As Bartender

Brigham Young

1940

As Dissenter

Saddle Legion

1951

As Fred Warren

Wagon Train

1940

As Matt Gardner

Henry Aldrich, Editor

1942

As Fire Chief

Borrowed Trouble

1948

As Dink Davis

Flat Feat

1948

As Chief of Police

Flowing Gold

1940

As Oil Well Shares Seller (uncredited)

Castle on the Hudson

1940

As Prison Guard Sergeant (uncredited)

A Dispatch from Reuters

1940

As Reporter (uncredited)

Knute Rockne All American

1940

As Danny - Post Office Paymaster (uncredited)

Madame Spy

1942

As Inspector Varden

Maryland

1940

As Sheriff

Women Without Names

1940

As Pete

The Mummy's Tomb

1942

As Sheriff C.L. Clark

Black Diamonds

1940

As Archie Connor

I, Jane Doe

1948

As City Editor

Desperadoes of the West

1950

As Colonel Arnold

Desert of Lost Men

1951

As Carl Landers

Overland Telegraph

1951

As Terence Muldoon

Keep 'Em Slugging

1943

As Macklin

USS VD: Ship of Shame

1942

As Margaret's Doctor (uncredited)

Wild Bill Hickok Rides

1942

As Cliff Clark

Wild Bill Hickok Rides

1942

As Vic Kersey

Western Union

1941

As Sheriff

Honky Tonk

1941

As Dr. Otis

Barbary Coast Gent

1944

As Jack Coda

Honeymoon Deferred

1940

As Police Insp. Mathews

Double Alibi

1940

As Police Inspector Early

Golden Hoofs

1941

As Booth

Mokey

1942

As Mr. Graham

Slightly Dangerous

1943

As Detective (uncredited)

The Corpse Came C.O.D.

1947

As City Editor Emmett Willard

Time Out for Murder

1938

As Det. Capt. Collins

The Missing Juror

1944

As Inspector Davis (Uncredited)

A Fugitive from Justice

1940

As Police Captain (uncredited)

Something to Shout About

1943

As Harrigan

Destroyer

1943

As Commandant

The Secret Fury

1950

As Police Captain Arnold (uncredited)

Bride by Mistake

1944

As Navy Captain

Homicide

1949

As Captain Mooney

Buck Privates Come Home

1947

As Quentin (INS) (uncredited)

Babes on Broadway

1941

As Inspector Moriarity

The Sound of Fury

1950

As Sheriff Lem Demig

Invisible Stripes

1939

As Police Sergeant (uncredited)

Powder River Rustlers

1949

As Lucius Statton

Nine Lives Are Not Enough

1941

As Lieutenant Buckley

Joe Smith, American

1942

As Police Captain (uncredited)

Joe Palooka in Triple Cross

1951

As Sheriff Malin

Albuquerque

1948

As Armin's Clerk (uncredited)

Mountain Music

1937

As Pretty Panther Medicine Show Proprietor

Maisie Goes to Reno

1944

As Police Captain (Uncredited)

Secret Enemies

1942

As Detective Capt. Jarrett

Jiggs and Maggie in Court

1948

As Judge Wilson

Hollow Triumph

1948

As Motorist (uncredited)

Flaming Fury

1949

As Fire Engineer Robby Rollins

Jail House Blues

1942

As Warden Boswell

Blondie's Hero

1950

As Police Officer (uncredited)

Washington Melodrama

1941

As Simpson

The Sea Wolf

1941

As

Warpath

1951

As Bartender

Raw Deal

1948

As Gates

Shockproof

1949

As Mac, Police Lieutenant (Uncredited)

Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House

1948

As Jones (uncredited)

The Men

1950

As Dr. Kameran

Who Is Hope Schuyler?

1942

As Lieutenant Palmer

Cavalry Scout

1951

As Col. Deering

Silver City

1951

As

Butch Minds the Baby

1942

As Police Captain (uncredited)

Miss Grant Takes Richmond

1949

As Construction Materials Contractor (uncredited)

The Fuller Brush Girl

1950

As Ship Captain (uncredited)

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