Cliff Clark
Known for
Acting
Life
1889 – 1953 (aged 63)
Born in
New York City, New York, USA
Credits
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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
High Noon
09 Jun 1952
The Grapes of Wrath
15 Mar 1940
Fort Apache
21 May 1948
The Gunfighter
26 May 1950
Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House
25 Mar 1948
Young Mr. Lincoln
09 Jun 1939
Raw Deal
21 May 1948
Stranger on the Third Floor
16 Aug 1940
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Filmography
1952
- Toughest Man in Arizona
- Cripple Creek
- High Noonas Ed Weaver (uncredited)
1951
- Overland Telegraphas Terence Muldoon
- Silver City
- Warpathas Bartender
- Desert of Lost Menas Carl Landers
- Triple Crossas Sheriff Malin
- Cavalry Scoutas Col. Deering
- Saddle Legionas Fred Warren
1950
- The Sound of Furyas Sheriff Lem Demig
- The Fuller Brush Girlas Ship Captain (uncredited)
- Rookie Firemanas Captain Mack Connors
- The Menas Dr. Kameran
- Vigilante Hideoutas Howard Sanders
- Desperadoes of the Westas Colonel Arnold
- The Cariboo Trail
- The Second Womanas Police Sergeant
- The Gunfighteras Jerry Marlowe (uncredited)
- Blondie's Heroas Police Officer (uncredited)
- The Secret Furyas Police Captain Arnold (uncredited)
1949
- Powder River Rustlersas Lucius Statton
- Miss Grant Takes Richmondas Construction Materials Contractor (uncredited)
- Post Office Investigatoras Inspector Delany
- Flaming Furyas Fire Engineer Robby Rollins
- The Stratton Storyas Josh Higgins
- Home of the Braveas Colonel Baker
- Homicideas Captain Mooney
- Shockproofas Mac, Police Lieutenant (Uncredited)
1948
- Jiggs and Maggie in Courtas Judge Wilson
- Trouble Makersas Police Captain Madison
- Adventures of Gallant Bessas Sheriff
- False Paradiseas Gerald Waite
- Hollow Triumphas Motorist (uncredited)
- Borrowed Troubleas Dink Davis
- Deep Waters
- Flat Featas Chief of Police
- The Fuller Brush Manas Cop in Park (uncredited)
- I, Jane Doeas City Editor
- Raw Dealas Gates
- Fort Apacheas Stage Driver (uncredited)
- Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream Houseas Jones (uncredited)
- Albuquerqueas Armin's Clerk (uncredited)
1947
- It Had to Be Youas Fire Chief (uncredited)
- Bury Me Deadas Archer, Detective
- The Corpse Came C.O.D.as City Editor Emmett Willard
- Philo Vance's Gambleas Inspector Walsh
- Buck Privates Come Homeas Quentin (INS) (uncredited)
- The Thirteenth Houras Police Captain Linfield
1944
- The Missing Juroras Police Inspector Davis (uncredited)
- In the Meantime, Darlingas Corkery
- Barbary Coast Gentas Jack Coda
- Maisie Goes to Renoas Police Captain (Uncredited)
- Bride by Mistakeas Navy Captain
- The Falcon Out Westas Inspector Timothy Donovan
1943
- There's Something About a Soldier
- The Falcon and the Co-Edsas Inspector Timothy Donovan
- Destroyeras Commandant
- The Falcon in Dangeras Insp. Timothy Donovan
- Taxi, Misteras Police Chief
- Ladies' Dayas Dan Hannigan, Sox Manager
- The Falcon Strikes Backas Inspector Timothy Donovan
- Slightly Dangerousas Detective (uncredited)
- Keep 'Em Sluggingas Macklin
- Something to Shout Aboutas Harrigan
1942
- Madame Spyas Inspector Varden
- The Mummy's Tombas Sheriff C.L. Clark
- Street of Chanceas Ryan, (Policeman)
- The Falcon's Brotheras Timothy Donovan
- Highways by Nightas Police Captain James
- Secret Enemiesas Detective Capt. Jarrett
- Henry Aldrich, Editoras Fire Chief
- Fingers at the Windowas Police Lieutenant Allison
- Kid Glove Killeras Captain Lynch
- Who Is Hope Schuyler?as Lieutenant Palmer
- Mokeyas Mr. Graham
- Butch Minds the Babyas Police Captain (uncredited)
- Jail House Bluesas Warden Boswell
- Joe Smith, Americanas Police Captain (uncredited)
- Wild Bill Hickok Ridesas Vic Kersey
- A Yank on the Burma Roadas Police Lieutenant
- Blue, White and Perfectas Inspector Peterson
- USS VD: Ship of Shameas Margaret's Doctor (uncredited)
1941
- Babes on Broadwayas Inspector Moriarity
- Dangerously They Liveas Sheriff John Dill
- Law of the Tropicsas Bartender
- Honky Tonkas Dr. Otis (uncredited)
- Nine Lives Are Not Enoughas Lieutenant Buckley
- Manpoweras Cully
- The Wagons Roll at Nightas Doc
- Strange Alibias Capt. Reddick
- Washington Melodramaas Simpson
- The Sea Wolf
- Western Unionas Sheriff
- Golden Hoofsas Booth
1940
- A Dispatch from Reutersas Reporter (uncredited)
- Knute Rockne All Americanas Danny - Post Office Paymaster (uncredited)
- Wagon Trainas Matt Gardner
- Brigham Youngas Dissenter
- Flowing Goldas Oil Well Shares Seller (uncredited)
- Stranger on the Third Flooras Martin
- You're Not So Toughas Sheriff Griswold
- Marylandas Sheriff
- Black Diamondsas Archie Connor
- Cross-Country Romanceas G.G. Burke
- A Fugitive from Justiceas Police Captain (uncredited)
- Florianas Detective Joe
- Gangs of Chicago
- Charlie Chan's Murder Cruiseas Lieutenant Wilson
- The Grapes of Wrathas City Man
- Women Without Namesas Pete
- Double Alibias Police Inspector Early
- Dr. Ehrlich's Magic Bulletas Haupt
- Castle on the Hudsonas Prison Guard Sergeant (uncredited)
- Honeymoon Deferredas Police Insp. Mathews
- Brother Rat and a Babyas Police Captain
- The Man Who Wouldn't Talkas Ryan
1939
- Invisible Stripesas Police Sergeant (uncredited)
- Slightly Honorableas Captain Graves
- Judge Hardy and Sonas Dan O'Shea (uncredited)
- Missing Evidenceas Allen Jennings
- Henry Goes Arizonaas Theatrical Agent V. B. Carmady (uncredited)
- Joe and Ethel Turp Call on the Presidentas Garage Owner
- Fast and Furiousas Sam Travers
- Dust Be My Destinyas First Detective (uncredited)
- Torchy Blane... Playing with Dynamiteas Mike Kelly
- Miracles for Saleas Inspector Marty Gavigan
- Chicken Wagon Familyas Horse Auctioneer
- Young Mr. Lincolnas Sheriff Gil Billings (uncredited)
- It's a Wonderful Worldas Captain Haggerty
- Calling Dr. Kildareas Detective Flaherty (uncredited)
- Within the Lawas McGuire
- Inside Storyas Collins
- Honoluluas First Detective
- They Made Me a Criminalas Manager
1938
- Kentuckyas Melish
- While New York Sleepsas Insp. Cliff Collins
- Time Out for Murderas Det. Capt. Collins
- Cocoanut Groveas Auctioneer
- Mr. Moto's Gambleas Tom McGuire
- He Couldn't Say Noas Auctioneer
- The Daredevil Driversas Mr. McAullife
- The Patient in Room 18as Inspector Foley
1937
- Mountain Musicas Pretty Panther Medicine Show Proprietor