Cliff Clark

Cliff Clark

Acting

Birthday

1889/06/09

Day of death

1953/02/08 (63 years old)

Gender

Unknown

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.

Acting
The Grapes of Wrath
7.8

(1940) The Grapes of Wrath

as City Man

Manpower
6.7

(1941) Manpower

as Cully

Flaming Fury
0.0

(1949) Flaming Fury

as Fire Engineer Robby Rollins

Cavalry Scout
5.8

(1951) Cavalry Scout

as Col. Deering

The Thirteenth Hour
5.8

(1947) The Thirteenth Hour

as Police Captain Linfield

Stranger on the Third Floor
6.5

(1940) Stranger on the Third Floor

as Martin

Silver City
6.5

(1951) Silver City

as ---

Street of Chance
5.3

(1942) Street of Chance

as Ryan, (Policeman)

Jail House Blues
0.0

(1942) Jail House Blues

as Warden Boswell

Bury Me Dead
4.8

(1947) Bury Me Dead

as Archer, Detective

The Stratton Story
6.7

(1949) The Stratton Story

as Josh Higgins

The Second Woman
5.5

(1950) The Second Woman

as Police Sergeant

Adventures of Gallant Bess
4.2

(1948) Adventures of Gallant Bess

as Sheriff

Blondie's Hero
6.3

(1950) Blondie's Hero

as Police Officer (uncredited)

Toughest Man in Arizona
0.0

(1952) Toughest Man in Arizona

as ---

The Falcon in Danger
5.6

(1943) The Falcon in Danger

as Insp. Timothy Donovan

The Falcon Strikes Back
5.6

(1943) The Falcon Strikes Back

as Inspector Timothy Donovan

The Falcon's Brother
6.4

(1942) The Falcon's Brother

as Timothy Donovan

The Falcon Out West
5.5

(1944) The Falcon Out West

as Inspector Timothy Donovan

It's a Wonderful World
6.4

(1939) It's a Wonderful World

as Captain Haggerty

The Falcon and the Co-Eds
6.3

(1943) The Falcon and the Co-Eds

as Inspector Timothy Donovan

Fingers at the Window
5.4

(1942) Fingers at the Window

as Police Lieutenant Allison

Kid Glove Killer
6.2

(1942) Kid Glove Killer

as Captain Lynch

Washington Melodrama
5.0

(1941) Washington Melodrama

as Simpson

False Paradise
6.0

(1948) False Paradise

as Gerald Waite

Philo Vance's Gamble
5.7

(1947) Philo Vance's Gamble

as Inspector Walsh

Dangerously They Live
5.9

(1941) Dangerously They Live

as Sheriff John Dill

The Wagons Roll at Night
6.3

(1941) The Wagons Roll at Night

as Doc

Mr. Moto's Gamble
6.3

(1938) Mr. Moto's Gamble

as Tom McGuire

Butch Minds the Baby
0.0

(1942) Butch Minds the Baby

as Police Captain (uncredited)

While New York Sleeps
0.0

(1938) While New York Sleeps

as Insp. Cliff Collins

Slightly Honorable
5.1

(1939) Slightly Honorable

as Captain Graves

The Sea Wolf
7.1

(1941) The Sea Wolf

as ---

Warpath
5.8

(1951) Warpath

as Bartender

Post Office Investigator
6.0

(1949) Post Office Investigator

as Inspector Delany

Raw Deal
6.7

(1948) Raw Deal

as Gates

Shockproof
6.4

(1949) Shockproof

as Mac, Police Lieutenant (Uncredited)

The Cariboo Trail
6.3

(1950) The Cariboo Trail

as ---

Cripple Creek
5.7

(1952) Cripple Creek

as ---

Miss Grant Takes Richmond
5.4

(1949) Miss Grant Takes Richmond

as Construction Materials Contractor (uncredited)

Miracles for Sale
6.4

(1939) Miracles for Sale

as Inspector Marty Gavigan

Honolulu
6.1

(1939) Honolulu

as First Detective

Gangs of Chicago
5.3

(1940) Gangs of Chicago

as ---

Overland Telegraph
6.7

(1951) Overland Telegraph

as Terence Muldoon

Cross-Country Romance
6.4

(1940) Cross-Country Romance

as G.G. Burke

Ladies' Day
4.3

(1943) Ladies' Day

as Dan Hannigan, Sox Manager

Inside Story
0.0

(1939) Inside Story

as Collins

Strange Alibi
6.6

(1941) Strange Alibi

as Capt. Reddick

A Yank on the Burma Road
4.0

(1942) A Yank on the Burma Road

as Police Lieutenant

The Patient in Room 18
5.1

(1938) The Patient in Room 18

as Inspector Foley

The Fuller Brush Girl
6.0

(1950) The Fuller Brush Girl

as Ship Captain (uncredited)

Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House
7.0

(1948) Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House

as Jones (uncredited)

Cocoanut Grove
0.0

(1938) Cocoanut Grove

as Auctioneer

Vigilante Hideout
0.0

(1950) Vigilante Hideout

as Howard Sanders

He Couldn't Say No
5.5

(1938) He Couldn't Say No

as Auctioneer

They Made Me a Criminal
6.3

(1939) They Made Me a Criminal

as Manager

Within the Law
6.0

(1939) Within the Law

as McGuire

Calling Dr. Kildare
6.1

(1939) Calling Dr. Kildare

as Detective Flaherty (uncredited)

The Men
7.0

(1950) The Men

as Dr. Kameran

Young Mr. Lincoln
7.2

(1939) Young Mr. Lincoln

as Sheriff Gil Billings (uncredited)

Chicken Wagon Family
0.0

(1939) Chicken Wagon Family

as Horse Auctioneer

The Daredevil Drivers
5.0

(1938) The Daredevil Drivers

as Mr. McAullife

Judge Hardy and Son
5.3

(1939) Judge Hardy and Son

as Dan O'Shea (uncredited)

Missing Evidence
0.0

(1939) Missing Evidence

as Allen Jennings

Home of the Brave
6.6

(1949) Home of the Brave

as Colonel Baker

Henry Goes Arizona
6.0

(1939) Henry Goes Arizona

as Theatrical Agent V. B. Carmady (uncredited)

Dust Be My Destiny
6.1

(1939) Dust Be My Destiny

as First Detective (uncredited)

Fast and Furious
5.1

(1939) Fast and Furious

as Sam Travers

Kentucky
5.7

(1938) Kentucky

as Melish

You're Not So Tough
4.3

(1940) You're Not So Tough

as Sheriff Griswold

The Man Who Wouldn't Talk
4.0

(1940) The Man Who Wouldn't Talk

as Ryan

Who Is Hope Schuyler?
4.0

(1942) Who Is Hope Schuyler?

as Lieutenant Palmer

Blue, White, and Perfect
6.3

(1942) Blue, White, and Perfect

as Inspector Peterson

Charlie Chan's Murder Cruise
6.7

(1940) Charlie Chan's Murder Cruise

as Lieutenant Wilson

Dr. Ehrlich's Magic Bullet
6.3

(1940) Dr. Ehrlich's Magic Bullet

as Haupt

In the Meantime, Darling
5.0

(1944) In the Meantime, Darling

as Corkery

Torchy Blane.. Playing with Dynamite
6.0

(1939) Torchy Blane.. Playing with Dynamite

as Mike Kelly

Taxi, Mister
4.0

(1943) Taxi, Mister

as Police Chief

Brother Rat and a Baby
5.2

(1940) Brother Rat and a Baby

as Police Captain

Trouble Makers
5.7

(1948) Trouble Makers

as Police Captain Madison

Fort Apache
7.0

(1948) Fort Apache

as Stage Driver (uncredited)

Highways by Night
6.0

(1942) Highways by Night

as Police Captain James

The Gunfighter
7.2

(1950) The Gunfighter

as Jerry Marlowe (uncredited)

High Noon
7.7

(1952) High Noon

as Ed Weaver (uncredited)

Law of the Tropics
6.0

(1941) Law of the Tropics

as Bartender

Brigham Young
4.4

(1940) Brigham Young

as Dissenter

Saddle Legion
6.3

(1951) Saddle Legion

as Fred Warren

Wagon Train
6.0

(1940) Wagon Train

as Matt Gardner

Henry Aldrich, Editor
6.0

(1942) Henry Aldrich, Editor

as Fire Chief

Borrowed Trouble
7.2

(1948) Borrowed Trouble

as Dink Davis

Flat Feat
0.0

(1948) Flat Feat

as Chief of Police

Flowing Gold
7.0

(1940) Flowing Gold

as Oil Well Shares Seller (uncredited)

It Had to Be You
6.5

(1947) It Had to Be You

as Fire Chief (uncredited)

Castle on the Hudson
6.8

(1940) Castle on the Hudson

as Prison Guard Sergeant (uncredited)

A Dispatch from Reuters
5.7

(1940) A Dispatch from Reuters

as Reporter (uncredited)

Knute Rockne All American
6.0

(1940) Knute Rockne All American

as Danny - Post Office Paymaster (uncredited)

Florian
1.0

(1940) Florian

as Detective Joe

Madame Spy
6.0

(1942) Madame Spy

as Inspector Varden

Maryland
6.2

(1940) Maryland

as Sheriff

Women Without Names
4.8

(1940) Women Without Names

as Pete

The Mummy's Tomb
5.7

(1942) The Mummy's Tomb

as Sheriff C.L. Clark

Black Diamonds
0.0

(1940) Black Diamonds

as Archie Connor

Deep Waters
6.0

(1948) Deep Waters

as ---

I, Jane Doe
5.9

(1948) I, Jane Doe

as City Editor

Desperadoes of the West
3.8

(1950) Desperadoes of the West

as Colonel Arnold

Desert of Lost Men
0.0

(1951) Desert of Lost Men

as Carl Landers

USS VD: Ship of Shame
4.4

(1942) USS VD: Ship of Shame

as Margaret's Doctor (uncredited)

Keep 'Em Slugging
5.5

(1943) Keep 'Em Slugging

as Macklin

Wild Bill Hickok Rides
4.7

(1942) Wild Bill Hickok Rides

as Vic Kersey

Wild Bill Hickok Rides
4.7

(1942) Wild Bill Hickok Rides

as Cliff Clark

Western Union
6.0

(1941) Western Union

as Sheriff

Honky Tonk
6.4

(1941) Honky Tonk

as Dr. Otis

Barbary Coast Gent
4.6

(1944) Barbary Coast Gent

as Jack Coda

Golden Hoofs
7.0

(1941) Golden Hoofs

as Booth

Double Alibi
4.5

(1940) Double Alibi

as Police Inspector Early

Honeymoon Deferred
6.0

(1940) Honeymoon Deferred

as Police Insp. Mathews

Mokey
5.0

(1942) Mokey

as Mr. Graham

Slightly Dangerous
5.8

(1943) Slightly Dangerous

as Detective (uncredited)

The Corpse Came C.O.D.
5.7

(1947) The Corpse Came C.O.D.

as City Editor Emmett Willard

Time Out for Murder
6.0

(1938) Time Out for Murder

as Det. Capt. Collins

The Missing Juror
6.0

(1944) The Missing Juror

as Inspector Davis (Uncredited)

A Fugitive from Justice
3.5

(1940) A Fugitive from Justice

as Police Captain (uncredited)

Something to Shout About
5.8

(1943) Something to Shout About

as Harrigan

Destroyer
6.6

(1943) Destroyer

as Commandant

The Secret Fury
5.4

(1950) The Secret Fury

as Police Captain Arnold (uncredited)

Joe and Ethel Turp Call on the President
2.0

(1939) Joe and Ethel Turp Call on the President

as Garage Owner

Bride by Mistake
6.1

(1944) Bride by Mistake

as Navy Captain

Homicide
5.3

(1949) Homicide

as Captain Mooney

Buck Privates Come Home
6.3

(1947) Buck Privates Come Home

as Quentin (INS) (uncredited)

Babes on Broadway
6.4

(1941) Babes on Broadway

as Inspector Moriarity

The Sound of Fury
6.5

(1950) The Sound of Fury

as Sheriff Lem Demig

Invisible Stripes
6.1

(1939) Invisible Stripes

as Police Sergeant (uncredited)

Powder River Rustlers
0.0

(1949) Powder River Rustlers

as Lucius Statton

Nine Lives Are Not Enough
5.0

(1941) Nine Lives Are Not Enough

as Lieutenant Buckley

Joe Smith, American
5.7

(1942) Joe Smith, American

as Police Captain (uncredited)

Joe Palooka in Triple Cross
0.0

(1951) Joe Palooka in Triple Cross

as Sheriff Malin

Albuquerque
6.8

(1948) Albuquerque

as Armin's Clerk (uncredited)

Mountain Music
6.5

(1937) Mountain Music

as Pretty Panther Medicine Show Proprietor

Maisie Goes to Reno
6.2

(1944) Maisie Goes to Reno

as Police Captain (Uncredited)

Secret Enemies
5.2

(1942) Secret Enemies

as Detective Capt. Jarrett

Jiggs and Maggie in Court
0.0

(1948) Jiggs and Maggie in Court

as Judge Wilson

Hollow Triumph
6.5

(1948) Hollow Triumph

as Motorist (uncredited)