Ernest Clark
Known For
Acting
Born
1912-02-12 in Paddington, London, England, UK
Died
1994-11-11
Biography
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
Most Known For
BBC Play of the Month
as Finch McComas
The Beverly Hillbillies
All Creatures Great and Small
as Duke of Mannerton
The Wednesday Play
as Pritchard
No Hiding Place
Interpol Calling
as Inspector MacAndrew
Maigret
The Agatha Christie Hour
Gandhi
as Lord Hunter
The Invisible Man
as Sir Charles Anderson
It!
as Harold Grove
Richard the Lionheart
as Frederick
Theban Plays: Oedipus the King
as Chorus
The Executioner
as Roper
The Cannon & Ball Show
as The Professor
The Cannon & Ball Show
as Self
Drama 61-67
as Rex
Mixed Blessings
as Mr. Huntley
The Scales of Justice
as Mr. Hayes
HMS Paradise
as Commander Trickett