Ernest Clark

Born: 1912-02-12

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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Released: 1963-08-15

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Released: 1956-07-05

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Released: 1949-08-03

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Released: 1954-06-08

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Released: 1958-07-01

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Released: 1962-09-01

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Released: 1964-03-10

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Released: 1967-07-16

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Released: 1963-11-01

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Released: 1957-01-24

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as uncredited
First aired: 1962-09-26

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as uncredited
First aired: 1959-09-16

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as Duke of Mannerton
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First aired: 1979-07-28

A comedy variety show featuring the double act of Tommy Cannon and Bobby Ball.

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as Self
First aired: 1979-07-28

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First aired: 1962-01-11

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as uncredited
First aired: 1972-04-09

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as uncredited
First aired: 1960-10-31

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First aired: 1959-09-13

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as uncredited
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The Agatha Christie Hour

as uncredited
First aired: 1982-09-07

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All Gas and Gaiters

as uncredited
First aired: 1966-05-17

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as Sir Charles Anderson
First aired: 1958-09-14

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as uncredited
First aired: 1975-04-27

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as uncredited
First aired: 1974-04-21

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Doctor at the Top

as uncredited
First aired: 1991-02-21

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Private Schulz

as uncredited
First aired: 1981-05-06

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as Sir Philip Wentworth
First aired: 1987-05-10

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Mixed Blessings

as uncredited
First aired: 1978-03-03

Mixed Blessings is a British sitcom produced by LWT for broadcast on the ITV network between...

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Dead Head

as The Man
First aired: 1986-01-15

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