Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Birthdate
1912-02-12
Day of Death
1994-11-11
Place of Birth
Paddington, London, England, UK
Ernest Clark
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
Filmography (51)
Queen of the Wild Frontier
1993
The Pope Must Die
1991
Theban Plays: Oedipus the King
1986
Memed My Hawk
1984
Gandhi
1982
Song of Norway
1970
The Executioner
1970
Run a Crooked Mile
1969
The Chequers Manoeuvre
1968
Salt & Pepper
1968
The Cuckoo Patrol
1967
It!
1967
Finders Keepers
1966
Eye of the Devil
1966
