Personal Info
Known For:
Acting
Birthday:
June 9, 1889
Place of Birth:
New York City, New York, USA
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Cliff Clark
Biography
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. In the last years of his life, he also played in a number of television productions.
Clark mostly played minor supporting roles. A specialty of his were policemen, inspectors and sheriffs. He appeared in a recurring role as Inspector Donovan in the Falcon film series at RKO Pictures during the 1940s.
Known For
Filmography
| Year | Movie | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1952 | Toughest Man in Arizona | |
| 1952 | Cripple Creek | |
| 1952 | High Noon | Ed Weaver (uncredited) |
| 1951 | Cavalry Scout | Col. Deering |
| 1951 | Silver City | |
| 1951 | Warpath | Bartender |
| 1951 | Overland Telegraph | Terence Muldoon |
| 1951 | Saddle Legion | Fred Warren |
| 1951 | Desert of Lost Men | Carl Landers |
| 1951 | Joe Palooka in Triple Cross | Sheriff Malin |
| 1950 | The Second Woman | Police Sergeant |
| 1950 | Blondie's Hero | Police Officer (uncredited) |
| 1950 | The Cariboo Trail | |
| 1950 | The Fuller Brush Girl | Ship Captain (uncredited) |
| 1950 | Vigilante Hideout | Howard Sanders |
| 1950 | The Men | Dr. Kameran |
| 1950 | The Gunfighter | Jerry Marlowe (uncredited) |
| 1950 | Desperadoes of the West | Colonel Arnold |
| 1950 | The Secret Fury | Police Captain Arnold (uncredited) |
| 1950 | The Sound of Fury | Sheriff Lem Demig |
| 1949 | Flaming Fury | Fire Engineer Robby Rollins |
| 1949 | The Stratton Story | Josh Higgins |
| 1949 | Post Office Investigator | Inspector Delany |
| 1949 | Shockproof | Mac, Police Lieutenant (Uncredited) |
| 1949 | Miss Grant Takes Richmond | Construction Materials Contractor (uncredited) |
| 1949 | Home of the Brave | Colonel Baker |
| 1949 | Homicide | Captain Mooney |
| 1949 | Powder River Rustlers | Lucius Statton |
| 1948 | Adventures of Gallant Bess | Sheriff |
| 1948 | False Paradise | Gerald Waite |
| 1948 | Raw Deal | Gates |
| 1948 | Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House | Jones (uncredited) |
| 1948 | Trouble Makers | Police Captain Madison |
| 1948 | Fort Apache | Stage Driver (uncredited) |
| 1948 | Borrowed Trouble | Dink Davis |
| 1948 | Flat Feat | Chief of Police |
| 1948 | Deep Waters | |
| 1948 | I, Jane Doe | City Editor |
| 1948 | Albuquerque | Armin's Clerk (uncredited) |
| 1948 | Jiggs and Maggie in Court | Judge Wilson |
| 1948 | Hollow Triumph | Motorist (uncredited) |
| 1948 | The Fuller Brush Man | Cop in Park (uncredited) |
| 1947 | The Thirteenth Hour | Police Captain Linfield |
| 1947 | Bury Me Dead | Archer, Detective |
| 1947 | Philo Vance's Gamble | Inspector Walsh |
| 1947 | It Had to Be You | Fire Chief (uncredited) |
| 1947 | The Corpse Came C.O.D. | City Editor Emmett Willard |
| 1947 | Buck Privates Come Home | Quentin (INS) (uncredited) |
| 1944 | The Falcon Out West | Inspector Timothy Donovan |
| 1944 | In the Meantime, Darling | Corkery |
| 1944 | Barbary Coast Gent | Jack Coda |
| 1944 | The Missing Juror | Inspector Davis (Uncredited) |
| 1944 | Bride by Mistake | Navy Captain |
| 1944 | Maisie Goes to Reno | Police Captain (Uncredited) |
| 1943 | The Falcon in Danger | Insp. Timothy Donovan |
| 1943 | The Falcon Strikes Back | Inspector Timothy Donovan |
| 1943 | The Falcon and the Co-Eds | Inspector Timothy Donovan |
| 1943 | Ladies' Day | Dan Hannigan, Sox Manager |
| 1943 | Taxi, Mister | Police Chief |
| 1943 | Keep 'Em Slugging | Macklin |
| 1943 | Slightly Dangerous | Detective (uncredited) |
| 1943 | Something to Shout About | Harrigan |
| 1943 | Destroyer | Commandant |
| 1942 | Street of Chance | Ryan, (Policeman) |
| 1942 | Jail House Blues | Warden Boswell |
| 1942 | The Falcon's Brother | Timothy Donovan |
| 1942 | Fingers at the Window | Police Lieutenant Allison |
| 1942 | Kid Glove Killer | Captain Lynch |
| 1942 | Butch Minds the Baby | Police Captain (uncredited) |
| 1942 | A Yank on the Burma Road | Police Lieutenant |
| 1942 | Who Is Hope Schuyler? | Lieutenant Palmer |
| 1942 | Blue, White, and Perfect | Inspector Peterson |
| 1942 | Highways by Night | Police Captain James |
| 1942 | Henry Aldrich, Editor | Fire Chief |
| 1942 | Madame Spy | Inspector Varden |
| 1942 | The Mummy's Tomb | Sheriff C.L. Clark |
| 1942 | USS VD: Ship of Shame | Margaret's Doctor (uncredited) |
| 1942 | Wild Bill Hickok Rides | Vic Kersey |
| 1942 | Wild Bill Hickok Rides | Cliff Clark |
| 1942 | Mokey | Mr. Graham |
| 1942 | Joe Smith, American | Police Captain (uncredited) |
| 1942 | Secret Enemies | Detective Capt. Jarrett |
| 1941 | Manpower | Cully |
| 1941 | Washington Melodrama | Simpson |
| 1941 | Dangerously They Live | Sheriff John Dill |
| 1941 | The Wagons Roll at Night | Doc |
| 1941 | The Sea Wolf | |
| 1941 | Strange Alibi | Capt. Reddick |
| 1941 | Law of the Tropics | Bartender |
| 1941 | Western Union | Sheriff |
| 1941 | Honky Tonk | Dr. Otis |
| 1941 | Golden Hoofs | Booth |
| 1941 | Babes on Broadway | Inspector Moriarity |
| 1941 | Nine Lives Are Not Enough | Lieutenant Buckley |
| 1940 | The Grapes of Wrath | City Man |
| 1940 | Stranger on the Third Floor | Martin |
| 1940 | Gangs of Chicago | |
| 1940 | Cross-Country Romance | G.G. Burke |
| 1940 | You're Not So Tough | Sheriff Griswold |
| 1940 | The Man Who Wouldn't Talk | Ryan |
| 1940 | Charlie Chan's Murder Cruise | Lieutenant Wilson |
| 1940 | Dr. Ehrlich's Magic Bullet | Haupt |
| 1940 | Brother Rat and a Baby | Police Captain |
| 1940 | Brigham Young | Dissenter |
| 1940 | Wagon Train | Matt Gardner |
| 1940 | Flowing Gold | Oil Well Shares Seller (uncredited) |
| 1940 | Castle on the Hudson | Prison Guard Sergeant (uncredited) |
| 1940 | A Dispatch from Reuters | Reporter (uncredited) |
| 1940 | Knute Rockne All American | Danny - Post Office Paymaster (uncredited) |
| 1940 | Florian | Detective Joe |
| 1940 | Maryland | Sheriff |
| 1940 | Women Without Names | Pete |
| 1940 | Black Diamonds | Archie Connor |
| 1940 | Double Alibi | Police Inspector Early |
| 1940 | Honeymoon Deferred | Police Insp. Mathews |
| 1940 | A Fugitive from Justice | Police Captain (uncredited) |
| 1939 | It's a Wonderful World | Captain Haggerty |
| 1939 | Slightly Honorable | Captain Graves |
| 1939 | Miracles for Sale | Inspector Marty Gavigan |
| 1939 | Honolulu | First Detective |
| 1939 | Inside Story | Collins |
| 1939 | They Made Me a Criminal | Manager |
| 1939 | Within the Law | McGuire |
| 1939 | Calling Dr. Kildare | Detective Flaherty (uncredited) |
| 1939 | Young Mr. Lincoln | Sheriff Gil Billings (uncredited) |
| 1939 | Chicken Wagon Family | Horse Auctioneer |
| 1939 | Judge Hardy and Son | Dan O'Shea (uncredited) |
| 1939 | Missing Evidence | Allen Jennings |
| 1939 | Henry Goes Arizona | Theatrical Agent V. B. Carmady (uncredited) |
| 1939 | Dust Be My Destiny | First Detective (uncredited) |
| 1939 | Fast and Furious | Sam Travers |
| 1939 | Torchy Blane.. Playing with Dynamite | Mike Kelly |
| 1939 | Joe and Ethel Turp Call on the President | Garage Owner |
| 1939 | Invisible Stripes | Police Sergeant (uncredited) |
| 1938 | Mr. Moto's Gamble | Tom McGuire |
| 1938 | While New York Sleeps | Insp. Cliff Collins |
| 1938 | The Patient in Room 18 | Inspector Foley |
| 1938 | Cocoanut Grove | Auctioneer |
| 1938 | He Couldn't Say No | Auctioneer |
| 1938 | The Daredevil Drivers | Mr. McAullife |
| 1938 | Kentucky | Melish |
| 1938 | Time Out for Murder | Det. Capt. Collins |
| 1937 | Mountain Music | Pretty Panther Medicine Show Proprietor |
| Year | TV Show | Role |
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