Gary Clarke
Biography
Gary Clarke is an American actor who built a screen career that began with the 1958 film Dragstrip Riot and later included How to Make a Monster (1958), Missile to the Moon (1958), and Date Bait (1960). Born in Los Angeles and raised in East Los Angeles, he started acting through community theater in San Gabriel and plays in Glendale. On television, he played Dick Hamilton in Michael Shayne during the 1960 to 1961 season and Steve Hill in The Virginian from 1962 to 1964, and was a cast member of the 1967 Western Hondo as Captain Richards. He also wrote scripts for Get Smart under his birth name, most of them featuring Hymie the Robot, and later wrote and produced television public-service announcements. His later film work includes The Paperboy (2012), and he directed an independent television pilot, Billy and the Bandit.
93years old
Turns 94 on August 16in 278 days
- Born Los Angeles
- Star sign: LeoThe sign runs July 23 to August 22
Movie Career
- Films
- 5
- Career span
- 54 years1958 to 2012
Every film, newest first
- 2012The PaperboyIMDb rating 5.7
- 1972Class of '74IMDb rating 4.5
- 1960Date BaitIMDb rating 5.0
- 1958How to Make a MonsterIMDb rating 5.6
- 1958Missile to the MoonIMDb rating 4.1
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Beyond film
Clarke was on Michael Shayne when he put out a single for RCA Victor Records. It had "Tomorrow May Never Come" on one side and "One Way Ticket" on the other.
Behind the camera
In 2014, Clarke directed the independent TV pilot Billy and the Bandit, filmed near Austin, Texas, with a cast that included James Drury and Roberta Shore from his old series The Virginian.
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Worked with
Gary Clarke made one film with each of them. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
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All films by Lee Daniels
Herbert L. StrockDirector, 1 film, 1958
All films by Herbert L. Strock
Richard E. CunhaDirector, 1 film, 1958
All films by Richard E. Cunha
Online
Official profiles and reference pages.