Ernest Clark
Born
February 12, 1912
Died
November 11, 1994 (82 years old)
Known For
Acting
Place of Birth
Paddington, London, England, UK
A distinguished stage actor, Ernest Clark was best known to British television viewers for his role as the crusty "Sir Geoffrey Loftus" in the long running "Doctor" comedy series during the 1970s.
Born in Maida Vale, Clark was the son of a master builder and was educated at Marylebone Grammar School. His first job was as a reporter on a local newspaper and he was also a keen amateur actor.
He made his first professional appearance at the Festival Theatre, Cambridge in 1937 and, throughout the 1930s and 40s, was rarely off the West End stage. In New York in 1950, he garnered rave reviews for his appearance in T.S. Eliot's "The Cocktail Party".
A prolific screen character actor, he was usually cast in cold, tight-lipped roles in British war films.
He was vice-president of Equity, the British actor's union, from 1964-69 and president from 1970-73. An articulate, outspoken and often witty commentator for the acting profession, he always argued on the side of regulated entry into what he described as "an overcrowded industry".
Clark's first two marriages were dissolved. His third wife was 'Julia Lockwood', the daughter of the British film star Margaret Lockwood.
- IMDb Mini Biography By: Patrick Newley
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1993
The Pope Must Die
Abbot
1991
Doctor at the Top
(7 episodes)
1991
Queenie
Sir Philip Wentworth · (2 episodes)
1987
Theban Plays: Oedipus the King
Chorus
1986
Dead Head
The Man · (4 episodes)
1986
Memed My Hawk
Hatche's Father
1984
Gandhi
Lord Hunter
1982
The Agatha Christie Hour
(1 episode)
1982
Private Schulz
(1 episode)
1981
The Cannon & Ball Show
The Professor · (1 episode)
1979
The Cannon & Ball Show
Self · (1 episode)
1979
Mixed Blessings
(22 episodes)
1978
All Creatures Great and Small
Duke of Mannerton · (1 episode)
1978
Doctor on the Go
(26 episodes)
1975
Doctor at Sea
(13 episodes)
1974
Doctor in Charge
Professor Geoffrey Loftus · (43 episodes)
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Doctor at Large
Professor Loftus · (29 episodes)
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Councilman
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The Executioner
Roper
1970
Run a Crooked Mile
Chairman
1969
Salt & Pepper
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The Cuckoo Patrol
Marshall
1967
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Harold Grove
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Finders Keepers
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Eye of the Devil
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The Stable Door
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1965
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Dr. Pembury
1964
The Devil-Ship Pirates
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The Beverly Hillbillies
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1962
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1960
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No Hiding Place
(1 episode)
1959
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1959
The Invisible Man
Sir Charles Anderson · (1 episode)
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Blind Spot
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1958
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1958
I Accuse!
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Bishop's Secretary
1954
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1954
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1950
Obsession
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When We Are Married
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1934