Basil Clarke
Known for
Acting
Life
1913 – 2004 (aged 91)
Born in
Hackney, London, England, UK
Credits
View on IMDb25 acting credits
Biography
Basil Clarke (September 26, 1913 - November 28, 2004) was an English-New Zealnder actor of the stage, film and television who at 86 won the best actor award at the Tropfest 2000 short film festival. Clarke was an actor who over his long life had three distinct careers and who never retired, remaining on his agent's books until the day he died.
Known For
Babe: Pig in the City
25 Nov 1998
Muriel's Wedding
29 Sep 1994
Young Einstein
15 Dec 1988
The Blood of Heroes
19 Oct 1989
My Brilliant Career
17 Aug 1979
Oscar and Lucinda
31 Dec 1997
Where the Green Ants Dream
31 Aug 1984
Henry VIII and His Six Wives
13 Jul 1972
Filmography
2000
- Old Manas Old Man
1999
- Praiseas Footless Old Man
1998
- Babe: Pig in the Cityas Doctor
- Theyas Four
1997
- Oscar and Lucindaas Elderly Parishoner
1994
- Muriel's Weddingas Funeral Priest
1992
- Resistanceas Starkweather
1991
- Ring of Scorpioas Digby2 episodes
1989
- The Blood of Heroesas Red City Overlord
- Candy Regentagas George
- E Streetas Reverend Jimmy McCabe2 episodes
1988
- Young Einsteinas Charles Darwin
- Touch the Sun: Peter & Pompeyas Mr. McHugh
1987
- Rafferty's Rulesas Clarrie Clarke1 episode
1984
- Tale of a Tigeras Jacko
- Where the Green Ants Dreamas Judge Blackburn
1980
- Are You Being Served in Australia?16 episodes
1979
- My Brilliant Careeras Butler
1976
- The Moon Over the Alleyas Mr. Deray
1975
- The Secret Gardenas Pitcher3 episodes
1972
- The Edwardiansas William James Baird Odhams1 episode
- A Life Is Forever
- Henry VIII and His Six Wivesas Abbot
- The Love Boxas Old Man