Ernest Clark
Born February 12, 1912 (Age: 114)
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Paddington, London, England, UK
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
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
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Filmography
Queen of the Wild Frontier
1993
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as Father (Voice)
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Age: 81
The Pope Must Die
1991
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as Abbot
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Age: 79
Gandhi
1982
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as Lord Hunter
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Age: 70
Song of Norway
1970
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as Councilman
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Age: 58
Run a Crooked Mile
1969
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as Chairman
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Age: 57
No Image
The Chequers Manoeuvre
1968
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as The Brigadier
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Age: 56
The Secret of My Success
1965
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as Earl of Aldershot's solicitor
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Age: 53
Masquerade
1965
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as Minister
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Age: 53
Master Spy
1964
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as Dr. Pembury
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Age: 52
The Devil-Ship Pirates
1964
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as Sir Basil Smeeton
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Age: 52
Nothing But the Best
1964
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as Roberts
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Age: 52
Boy With a Flute
1964
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as Sir George Noble
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Age: 51
A Stitch in Time
1963
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as Professor Crankshaw
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Age: 51
Ladies Who Do
1963
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as Stockbroker
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Age: 51
Billy Liar
1963
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as Prison Governor
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Age: 51
Tomorrow at Ten
1963
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as Police Doctor
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Age: 51
Time to Remember
1962
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as Cracknell
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Age: 50
Three on a Spree
1961
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as Colonel Drew
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Age: 49
No Love for Johnnie
1961
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as M.P. (uncredited)
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Age: 49
Partners in Crime
1961
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as Ashton
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Age: 48
Sink the Bismarck!
1960
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as Captain Ellis - 'Suffolk'
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Age: 47
A Touch of Larceny
1960
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as Cmdr. Bates
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Age: 47
Blind Spot
1958
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as F. G. Fielding
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Age: 46
A Woman of Mystery
1958
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as Mr. Harvey
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Age: 46
I Accuse!
1958
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as Prosecutor at First Dreyfus Trial
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Age: 46
The Safecracker
1958
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as Major Adbury
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Age: 46
A Tale of Two Cities
1958
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as Stryver
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Age: 45
Reach for the Sky
1956
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as Wing Commander Beiseigel
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Age: 44
The Baby and the Battleship
1956
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as Cmdr. Geoffrey Digby
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Age: 44
1984
1956
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as Outer Party Announcer
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Age: 44
The Dam Busters
1955
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as Air Vice-Marshal The Hon. Ralph Cochrane G.B.E., K.C.B., A.F.C.
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Age: 43
Beau Brummell
1954
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as Dr. Warren
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Age: 42
Father Brown
1954
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as Bishop's Secretary
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Age: 42
Doctor in the House
1954
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as Dr. Parrish
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Age: 42
The Mudlark
1950
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as Hammond
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Age: 38