Basil Clarke
Born
September 26, 1913
Died
November 28, 2004 (91 years old)
Known For
Acting
Place of Birth
Hackney, London, England, UK
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
Praise
Footless Old Man
1999
Babe: Pig in the City
Doctor
1998
They
Four
1998
Oscar and Lucinda
Elderly Parishoner
1997
Muriel's Wedding
Funeral Priest
1994
Resistance
Starkweather
1992
Ring of Scorpio
Digby · (2 episodes)
1991
The Blood of Heroes
Red City Overlord
1989
Candy Regentag
George
1989
E Street
Reverend Jimmy McCabe · (2 episodes)
1989
Young Einstein
Charles Darwin
1988
Touch the Sun: Peter & Pompey
Mr. McHugh
1988
Rafferty's Rules
Clarrie Clarke · (1 episode)
1987
Tale of a Tiger
Jacko
1984
Where the Green Ants Dream
Judge Blackburn
1984
My Brilliant Career
Butler
1979
The Moon Over the Alley
Mr. Deray
1976
A Life Is Forever
1972
Henry VIII and His Six Wives
Abbot
1972
The Love Box
Old Man
1972
Rubia's Jungle
1970