Ernest Clark
Biography
Ernest Clark was a British actor who worked in theater, television and film. Born in Maida Vale in 1912, he went from a newspaper job in Croydon to a repertory company, making his stage debut at the Festival Theatre in Cambridge in 1937. Six years of army service in the Second World War, during which he won the Military Cross, interrupted a stage career that later took him to the West End and to Broadway, where he appeared in Witness for the Prosecution in 1955. That year he also played Air Vice-Marshal Ralph Cochrane in The Dam Busters (1955). He became best known as Geoffrey Loftus, the short-tempered professor in Doctor in the House and the sequels that followed. He played a strict Dean from 1967 to 1969 in the BBC comedy All Gas and Gaiters, replacing John Barron. From 1969 to 1973 he was president of the actors' union Equity.
82years old at death
- Born Maida Vale
- Died Hinton St George
- Star sign: AquariusThe sign runs January 20 to February 18
Movie Career
- Films
- 15
- Career span
- 19 years1949 to 1968
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First role
Clark made his first stage appearance at the Festival Theatre in Cambridge in 1937, then went on to appear in plays in London's West End and on Broadway in New York.
Ernest Clark movies on Netflix
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The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.
- The Dam Busters1955 Drama, History, Waras Air Vice-Marshal The Hon. Ralph Cochrane (now Air Chief Marshal) G.B.E., K.C.B., A.F.C.
IMDb rating 7.412K votes
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Lewis Gilbert directed two of these films. Three actors appear in three of them each. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
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Also two films together16 more actors
- Michael RedgraveTime Without Pity (1957) and The Dam Busters (1955)
- Kenneth MoreSink the Bismarck! (1960) and Reach for the Sky (1956)
- Leo McKernA Tale of Two Cities (1958) and Time Without Pity (1957)
- Sydney TaflerSink the Bismarck! (1960) and Reach for the Sky (1956)
- Harry LockeArabesque (1966) and The Devil-Ship Pirates (1964)
- Ronald AdamReach for the Sky (1956) and Obsession (1949)
- Eddie ByrneThe Man in the Sky (1957) and Reach for the Sky (1956)
- Howard Marion-CrawfordThe Man in the Sky (1957) and Reach for the Sky (1956)
- Patrick BarrBilly Liar (1963) and The Dam Busters (1955)
- Jack WatlingSink the Bismarck! (1960) and Reach for the Sky (1956)
- Russell WatersThe Man in the Sky (1957) and Obsession (1949)
- Walter HuddSink the Bismarck! (1960) and Reach for the Sky (1956)
- Chris AdcockEye of the Devil (1966) and A Tale of Two Cities (1958)
- Mark DignamSink the Bismarck! (1960) and Beau Brummell (1954)
- Aubrey RichardsIt! (1967) and Time Without Pity (1957)
- Hugh MoxeyTime Without Pity (1957) and The Dam Busters (1955)
When several people share the same number of films, the ones with the most films on Netflix are in the chart.
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