Ernest Clark

Ernest Clark

actor

Ernest Clark was born on Feb 12, 1912 in UK. Ernest Clark's big-screen debut came with The Hidden Room directed by Edward Dmytryk in 1949, strarring . Ernest Clark is known for If You See God, Tell Him directed by Marcus Mortimer, Richard Briers stars as Godfrey Spry and Adrian Edmondson as Gordon Spry. The most recent award Ernest Clark achieved is Clarence Derwent Awards. The upcoming new movie Ernest Clark plays is The Birthday Present which will be released on Dec 01, 2022.

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.

  • Birthday

    Feb 12, 1912
  • Place of Birth

    Paddington, London, England, UK

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Clarence Derwent Awards
1954
Best supporting Male (UK)
Winner - Clarence Derwent Award

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