Cliff Clark

Cliff Clark (June 10, 1889 – February 8, 1953) was an American actor. He entered the film business in 1937 after a substantial stage career and appeared in over 200 Hollywood films.^[1] In the last years of his life, he also played in a number of television productions.

Cliff Clark
Clark in Adventures of Gallant Bess (1948)
Born	(1889-06-10)June 10, 1889 New York City, U.S.
Died	February 8, 1953(1953-02-08) (aged 63) Hollywood, California, U.S.
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1933–1956
Spouse	Stella Delauries

Clark mostly played minor supporting roles. A specialty of his were policemen, inspectors and sheriffs.^[1] He appeared in a recurring role as Inspector Donovan in the Falcon film series at RKO Pictures during the 1940s.

Selected filmography

• Big Time or Bust (1933) - Carnival Barker (uncredited)
• Mountain Music (1937) - Pretty Panther Medicine Show Proprietor
• The Patient in Room 18 (1938) - Inspector Foley
• Daredevil Drivers (1938) - Mr. McAullife
• He Couldn't Say No (1938) - Auctioneer
• Mr. Moto's Gamble (1938) - McGuire
• Cocoanut Grove (1938) - Auctioneer (uncredited)
• Speed to Burn (1938) - Auctioneer (uncredited)
• The Crowd Roars (1938) - George James (uncredited)
• Time Out for Murder (1938) - Det. Capt. Collins
• Up the River (1938) - Warden Fowler (uncredited)
• While New York Sleeps (1938) - Police Insp. Cliff Collins
• Kentucky (1938) - Melish
• They Made Me a Criminal (1939) - Manager
• Honolulu (1939) - 1st Detective
• Inside Story (1939) - Collins
• Within the Law (1939) - McGuire
• Calling Dr. Kildare (1939) - Detective Flaherty (uncredited)
• It's a Wonderful World (1939) - Captain Haggerty
• Young Mr. Lincoln (1939) - Sheriff Gil Billings (uncredited)
• Miracles for Sale (1939) - Inspector Gavigan
• Chicken Wagon Family (1939) - Horse Auctioneer (uncredited)
• Torchy Blane... Playing with Dynamite (1939) - Mike Kelly
• Dust Be My Destiny (1939) - First Detective (uncredited)
• Fast and Furious (1939) - Sam Travers
• Call a Messenger (1939) - Sgt. Harrison (uncredited)
• Missing Evidence (1939) - Allen Jennings
• Joe and Ethel Turp Call on the President (1939) - Garage Owner
• Henry Goes Arizona (1939) - Theatrical Agent V. B. Carmady (uncredited)
• Slightly Honorable (1939) - Capt. Graves
• Judge Hardy and Son (1939) - Officer Dan O'Shea (uncredited)
• Invisible Stripes (1939) - Police Sergeant (uncredited)
• The Man Who Wouldn't Talk (1940) - Ryan (uncredited)
• Brother Rat and a Baby (1940) - Police Captain (uncredited)
• The Grapes of Wrath (1940) - City Man
• Dr. Ehrlich's Magic Bullet (1940) - Haupt (uncredited)
• Honeymoon Deferred (1940) - Police Insp. Mathews
• Castle on the Hudson (1940) - Prison Guard Sergeant (uncredited)
• Double Alibi (1940) - Police Inspector Early
• Three Cheers for the Irish (1940) - Mara
• Women Without Names (1940) - Pete (uncredited)
• Charlie Chan's Murder Cruise (1940) - Lt. Wilson (uncredited)
• Gangs of Chicago (1940) - Detective (uncredited)
• Murder in the Air (1940) - Police Chief at Morgue (uncredited)
• Florian (1940) - Detective Joe (uncredited)
• A Fugitive from Justice (1940) - Police Captain (uncredited)
• You're Not So Tough (1940) - Sheriff Griswold (uncredited)
• Cross-Country Romance (1940) - Police Capt. G.G. Burke
• Maryland (1940) - Sheriff (uncredited)
• Black Diamonds (1940) - Archie Connor
• Stranger on the Third Floor (1940) - Martin
• Brigham Young (1940) - Dissenter (uncredited)
• Flowing Gold (1940) - Oil Well Shares Seller (uncredited)
• Wagon Train (1940) - Matt Gardner
• Knute Rockne All American (1940) - Danny - Post Office Paymaster (uncredited)
• A Dispatch from Reuters (1940) - Reporter (uncredited)
• Santa Fe Trail (1940) - Instructor (scenes deleted)
• Western Union (1941) - Sheriff (uncredited)
• Golden Hoofs (1941) - Booth
• The Trial of Mary Dugan (1941) - John Dugan (uncredited)
• The Sea Wolf (1941) - First Detective (uncredited)
• Washington Melodrama (1941) - Simpson
• Strange Alibi (1941) - Captain Reddick
• The Wagons Roll at Night (1941) - Doc
• Thieves Fall Out (1941) - Policeman (uncredited)
• For Beauty's Sake (1941) - Police Lt. Doleman (uncredited)
• Blondie in Society (1941) - Chief of Police (uncredited)
• Manpower (1941) - Cully
• Nine Lives Are Not Enough (1941) - Lieutenant Buckley
• Honky Tonk (1941) - Dr. Otis (uncredited)
• Mob Town (1941) - Captain Harrington - Police Chief (uncredited)
• Law of the Tropics (1941) - Bartender
• Dangerously They Live (1941) - John Dill
• Babes on Broadway (1941) - Inspector Moriarity
• Blue, White and Perfect (1942) - Inspector Peterson
• A Yank on the Burma Road (1942) - Police Lieutenant (uncredited)
• Wild Bill Hickok Rides (1942) - Vic Kersey
• Jail House Blues (1942) - Warden Boswell
• Joe Smith, American (1942) - Police Captain (uncredited)
• Butch Minds the Baby (1942) - Police Captain (uncredited)
• True to the Army (1942) - Circus Barker (uncredited)
• Kid Glove Killer (1942) - Captain Lynch
• Who Is Hope Schuyler? (1942) - Lt. Palmer
• Fingers at the Window (1942) - Lt. Allison
• Mokey (1942) - Mr. Graham
• The Big Shot (1942) - Police Captain (uncredited)
• Secret Enemies (1942) - Detective Capt. Jarrett
• Henry Aldrich, Editor (1942) - Fire Chief
• The Falcon's Brother (1942) - Inspector Timothy Donovan
• Highways by Night (1942) - Police Captain James
• Street of Chance (1942) - Ryan, (Policeman)
• The Mummy's Tomb (1942) - Sheriff
• Army Surgeon (1942) - Ship Captain (uncredited)
• Madame Spy (1942) - Inspector Varden
• USS VD: Ship of Shame (1942) - Margaret's Doctor (uncredited)
• Tennessee Johnson (1942) - Delegate with Badge (uncredited)
• Something to Shout About (1943) - Harrigan - Desk Sergeant (uncredited)
• Ladies' Day (1942) - Dan Hannigan, Sox Manager
• Keep 'Em Slugging (1943) - Macklin (uncredited)
• Slightly Dangerous (1943) - Detective (uncredited)
• The Falcon Strikes Back (1943) - Inspector Timothy Donovan
• Taxi, Mister (1943) - Police Chief Jim (uncredited)
• The Falcon in Danger (1943) - Inspector Timothy Donovan
• Petticoat Larceny (1943) - Lieutenant Hackett
• Destroyer (1943) - Commandant (uncredited)
• The Falcon and the Co-eds (1943) - Inspector Timothy Donovan
• There's Something About a Soldier (1943) - City Editor (uncredited)
• Destination Tokyo (1943) - Hornet's Admiral (uncredited)
• The Falcon Out West (1944) - Inspector Timothy Donovan
• Andy Hardy's Blonde Trouble (1944) - Officer Shay (uncredited)
• Once Upon a Time (1944) - Radio Car Cop (uncredited)
• Song of the Open Road (1944) - Mr. Evans (uncredited)
• Marine Raiders (1944) - Maj. Gen. Rider, Guadalcanal Marine Commander (uncredited)
• Bride by Mistake (1944) - Navy Captain (uncredited)
• Maisie Goes to Reno (1944) - Police Captain (uncredited)
• In the Meantime, Darling (1944) - Col. Corkery
• Barbary Coast Gent (1944) - Jack Coda
• The Missing Juror (1944) - Inspector Davis (uncredited)
• Nothing but Trouble (1944) - Police Sergeant (uncredited)
• Escape in the Desert (1945) - Charlie, Gas Truck Driver (uncredited)
• The Thirteenth Hour (1947) - Police Captain Linfield
• Mr. District Attorney (1947) - Police Captain Lambert (uncredited)
• Lost Honeymoon (1947) - Police Sergeant (uncredited)
• Buck Privates Come Home (1947) - Quentin (INS) (uncredited)
• Philo Vance's Gamble (1947) - Inspector Walsh
• The Corpse Came C.O.D. (1947) - City Editor Emmett Willard (uncredited)
• Bury Me Dead (1947) - Archer, Detective
• Cass Timberlane (1947) - Humbert Bellile (uncredited)
• Roses Are Red (1947) - Police Capt. Sharkey (uncredited)
• Her Husband's Affairs (1947) - Gus (uncredited)
• It Had to Be You (1947) - Fire Chief (uncredited)
• Albuquerque (1948) - Armin's Clerk (uncredited)
• Alias a Gentleman (1948) - The Warden (uncredited)
• Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House (1948) - Jones (uncredited)
• Fort Apache (1948) - Stage Driver (uncredited)
• Smart Woman (1948) - Police Captain (uncredited)
• The Fuller Brush Man (1948) - Cop in Park (uncredited)
• Raw Deal (1948) - Gates
• I, Jane Doe (1948) - City Editor (uncredited)
• The Big Punch (1948) - Bartender George (uncredited)
• Borrowed Trouble (1948) - Dink Davis
• Deep Waters (1948) - Harris
• The Babe Ruth Story (1948) - St. Louis Manager (uncredited)
• Embraceable You (1948) - Honest Peterson (uncredited)
• A Southern Yankee (1948) - Confederate Doctor (uncredited)
• Hollow Triumph (1948) - Motorist (uncredited)
• Sorry, Wrong Number (1948) - Police Sergeant Duffy (uncredited)
• Good Sam (1948) - Probation Officer (scenes deleted)
• False Paradise (1948) - Banker Waite
• In This Corner (1948) - CPO Mike Burke
• The Snake Pit (1948) - Shooting Gallery Proprietor (uncredited)
• Trouble Makers (1948) - Police Captain Madison
• Jiggs and Maggie in Court (1948) - Judge Wilson
• Adventures of Gallant Bess (1948) - Sheriff
• Force of Evil (1948) - Police Lieutenant (uncredited)
• Shockproof (1949) - Mac - Police Lieutenant (uncredited)
• The Crime Doctor's Diary (1949) - Police Insp. John D. Manning (uncredited)
• Homicide (1949) - Capt. Mooney
• The Stratton Story (1949) - Josh Higgins
• Home of the Brave (1949) - Colonel Baker
• Any Number Can Play (1949) - Gas Station Attendant (uncredited)
• Mighty Joe Young (1949) - McManus - Police Guard Moran (uncredited)
• Flaming Fury (1949) - Fire Engineer Robby Rollins
• Post Office Investigator (1949) - Inspector Delany
• Miss Grant Takes Richmond (1949) - Construction Materials Contractor (uncredited)
• Roseanna McCoy (1949) - Sideshow Barker (uncredited)
• Fighting Man of the Plains (1949) - Travers
• Powder River Rustlers (1949) - Lucius Statton
• Ambush (1950) - Capt. Harcourt (uncredited)
• The Secret Fury (1950) - Police Capt. Arnold (uncredited)
• Blondie's Hero (1950) - Police Officer (uncredited)
• The Gunfighter (1950) - Jerry Marlowe (uncredited)
• The Big Hangover (1950) - Albert Johnson (uncredited)
• The Second Woman (1950) - Police Sergeant
• The Men (1950) - Dr. Kameran
• The Cariboo Trail (1950) - Assayer
• Desperadoes of the West (1950, Serial) - Colonel Arnold
• Vigilante Hideout (1950) - Howard Sanders
• Rookie Fireman (1950) - Captain Mack Connors
• The Fuller Brush Girl (1950) - Ship Captain (uncredited)
• The Sun Sets at Dawn (1950) - Executioner (uncredited)
• Southside 1-1000 (1950) - Deane's Guard on Train (uncredited)
• The Sound of Fury (1950) - Sheriff Demig
• Operation Pacific (1951) - Commander, SUBPAC
• Sugarfoot (1951) - Rancher (uncredited)
• The Great Missouri Raid (1951) - Railroad Engineer (uncredited)
• Mr. Imperium (1951) - Restaurant Proprietor (uncredited)
• Saddle Legion (1951) - Fred Warren
• My Forbidden Past (1951) - Horse Vendor (uncredited)
• Cavalry Scout (1951) - Colonel George Deering
• Warpath (1951) - Bartender
• Joe Palooka in Triple Cross (1951) - Sheriff Malin
• Desert of Lost Men (1951) - Carl Landers
• Silver City (1951) - Bartender (uncredited)
• Overland Telegraph (1951) - Terence Muldoon
• Scandal Sheet (1952) - Doc O'Hanlon (uncredited)
• Phone Call from a Stranger (1952) - Watchman (uncredited)
• High Noon (1952) - Ed Weaver (uncredited)
• The Pride of St. Louis (1952) - Pittsburgh Coach (uncredited)
• The Sniper (1952) - Chief of Police (uncredited)
• The Sellout (1952) - Andy - Police Chief (uncredited)
• Cripple Creek (1952) - Winfield Hatton (uncredited)
• Carrie (1952) - Policeman (uncredited)
• Francis Goes to West Point (1952) - Officer Baker (uncredited)
• The Big Sky (1952) - Jailer (uncredited)
• It Grows on Trees (1952) - Police Desk Sergeant Reilly (uncredited)
• My Man and I (1952) - Bit Role (uncredited)
• Hurricane Smith (1952) - Australian Policeman (uncredited)
• Toughest Man in Arizona (1952) - Nathan Barlack (uncredited)
• Sky Full of Moon (1952) - Agent at Train Stop (uncredited)
• The War of the Worlds (1953) - Australian Policeman (scenes deleted)
• South Sea Woman (1953) - Lt. Col. Parker (uncredited)
• Houdini (1953) - Barker (uncredited)
• Here Come the Girls (1953) - Hackenschmidt - Cabbie (uncredited)