Ernest Clark
Actor
- Born
- February 12, 1912 · Paddington, London, England, UK
- Died
- November 11, 1994 (age 82)
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.
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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
Known for
Acting52
- 1993Queen of the Wild Frontier as Father (Voice)
- 1991The Pope Must Die as Abbot
- 1986Theban Plays: Oedipus the King as Chorus
- 1984Memed My Hawk as Hatche's Father
- 1982Gandhi as Lord Hunter
- 1970Song of Norway as Councilman
- 1970The Executioner as Roper
- 1969Run a Crooked Mile as Chairman
- 1968The Chequers Manoeuvre as The Brigadier
- 1968Salt & Pepper
