Ernest Clark
Born in Paddington, London, England, UK — Feb 12 1912• Died Nov 11 1994
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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 Yor…
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Ernest Clark's Credits
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The Beverly Hillbillies
BBC Play of the Month
Finch McComas
All Creatures Great and Small
Duke of Mannerton
No Hiding Place
The Wednesday Play
Pritchard
Drama 61-67
Rex
Maigret
Interpol Calling
Inspector MacAndrew
Richard the Lionheart
Frederick
Mixed Blessings
Mr. Huntley
The Invisible Man
Sir Charles Anderson
The Agatha Christie Hour
Gandhi
Lord Hunter
The Scales of Justice
Mr. Hayes
The Cannon & Ball Show
The Professor
All Gas and Gaiters
The Dean, The Very Reverend Lionel Pugh-Critchley
Doctor in Charge
Professor Geoffrey Loftus
Private Schulz
Fritsch
HMS Paradise
Commander Trickett
The Baby and the Battleship
Cmdr. Geoffrey Digby
Sink the Bismarck!
Captain Ellis - 'Suffolk'
Queenie
Sir Philip Wentworth
Obsession
Doctor in the House
Dr. Parrish
Arabesque
Beauchamp
No Love for Johnnie
M.P. (uncredited)
A Touch of Larceny
Cmdr. Bates
Salt & Pepper
Col. Balsom
1984
Outer Party Announcer
Reach for the Sky
Wing Commander Beiseigel
The Dam Busters
Air Vice-Marshal The Hon. Ralph Cochrane G.B.E., K.C.B., A.F.C.
It!
Harold Grove
Doctor at the Top
I Accuse!
Prosecutor at First Dreyfus Trial
The Man in the Sky
Maine
The Executioner
Roper
Billy Liar
Prison Governor
Eye of the Devil
French Police Inspector (uncredited)
Nothing But the Best
Roberts
Theban Plays: Oedipus the King
Chorus
The Mudlark
Hammond
Time Without Pity
Under Secretary
Beau Brummell
Dr. Warren
Doctor at Large
Professor Loftus
Father Brown
Bishop's Secretary
Finders Keepers
Air Marshal
The Secret of My Success
Earl of Aldershot's solicitor
The Devil-Ship Pirates
Sir Basil Smeeton
Run a Crooked Mile
Chairman
The Pope Must Die
Abbot
Song of Norway
Councilman
Memed My Hawk
Hatche's Father
Ladies Who Do
Stockbroker
A Stitch in Time
Professor Crankshaw
Master Spy
Dr. Pembury
A Tale of Two Cities
Stryver
Masquerade
Minister
The Birthday Present
Barrister
Blind Spot
F. G. Fielding
A Woman of Mystery
Mr. Harvey
Doctor on the Go
Doctor at Sea
Tomorrow at Ten
Police Doctor
The Cuckoo Patrol
Marshall
Queen of the Wild Frontier
Father (Voice)
The Safecracker
Major Adbury
Partners in Crime
Ashton
Time to Remember
Cracknell
The Stable Door
The Circus Clown
Vaudeville Act
Three on a Spree
Colonel Drew
When We Are Married
Councillor Albert Parker
Boy With a Flute
Sir George Noble
The Chequers Manoeuvre
The Brigadier