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Eugene Clark (actor)
American-Canadian actor and former football player (b. 1951) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Eugene Anthony Clark[1] (born December 3, 1951) is an American-Canadian actor and former professional foodball offensive guard.
He played two seasons in the Canadian Football League (CFL) for the Toronto Argonauts, in 1977 and 1978. As an actor, Clark is known for his role as Detective Colby Burns in the 1980s police drama Night Heat, which earned him a 1987 Gemini Award for Best Supporting Actor in a Drama Program or Series. He is also known for his role as the zombie 'Big Daddy' in George A. Romero's Land of the Dead (2005), and his work in musical theatre.
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Early life
Clark was born in Tampa, Florida, and was raised in Florida and Riverside, California. He graduated from Riverside Polytechnic High School,[2] and earned a Bachelor's Degree in Psychology from the University of California, Los Angeles.[3]
Football career
He was an actor four years before he began playing college football and he was an all-conference offensive guard at UCLA. Named to the first All-Star teams for both the Pacific-8 and the West Coast Athletic Conference, Clark also received All Star All American Honorable Mention Laurels, played in the Hula Bowl and was selected by the Pittsburgh Steelers in the ninth round of the 1975 NFL draft. While he did not appear in a National Football League game, he did play in the Canadian Football League for 20 games for the Toronto Argonauts (in 1977 and 1978).[a][4]
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Acting career
Clark had a prominent co-starring role as Sid Gomez in the 1990s science fiction show William Shatner's Tek War.
He also appeared on Night Heat, RoboCop: Prime Directives, The Twilight Zone, Side Effects, Tropical Heat, Sue Thomas: F.B.Eye, The L.A. Complex, and made a cameo in Trailer Park Boys: The Movie. He also starred in the VH1 film Man in the Mirror: The Michael Jackson Story, Fighting the Odds: The Marilyn Gambrell Story', and the thriller Legend of the Mountain Witch.[5]
Clark played the role of Mufasa in the Ontario production of The Lion King for two years.[6]
Clark's best-known theatrical film role was in George A. Romero's Land of the Dead as the head zombie, "Big Daddy".
Filmography
Film
- 1981: Improper Channels – Security Guard #1
- 1984: Thrillkill – Grissom
- 1985: Martin's Day – Hydro Repairman
- 1986: Flying – Roy Teler
- 1987: Three Men and a Baby – Man at Party #1
- 1988: The Good Mother – Arch
- 1989: The Unknown Mission – Craig Ashby
- 1989: Mindfield – Hugh McVeigh
- 1992: The Swordsman – Police Captain
- 1995: Gladiator Cop – Police Captain
- 1998: Down in the Delta – Citizen 1
- 1999: One Heart Broken Into Song – Hud Jarvis
- 2000: The Magic of Marciano – Del
- 2000: Turn It Up – Marshall
- 2000: Slow Burn – Attorney Marlowe King
- 2001: Cause of Death – Det. Carmine De Luca
- 2005: Land of the Dead – Big Daddy
- 2006: Trailer Park Boys: The Movie – Cadillac
- 2007: Still Small Voices – Sergeant Gillett
- 2007: Resurrecting the Champ – Washburn
- 2007: Talk to Me – Bar Patron 2
- 2009: Walled In – Burnett
- 2009: Dolan's Cadillac – Tink
- 2012: Home Again – Principle Raye
- 2012: A Dark Truth – Clive Bell
- 2011: High Chicago – Buzz
- 2014: Bully Fighters (short) – Judge Princeton Sanders
- 2015: Born to Be Blue – Henry Azuka
- 2015: Look Again – Clarence
- 2017: The Recall – Eddie Jackson
Television
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Notes
- A scan of a 1978 Toronto Argonauts program shows Clark's football biography and correct birthdate.[self-published source?]
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