Cliff Clark
Born in New York City, New York, USA — Jun 09 1889• Died Feb 08 1953
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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.
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Cliff Clark's Credits
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High Noon
Ed Weaver (uncredited)
Fort Apache
Stage Driver (uncredited)
The Grapes of Wrath
City Man
The Gunfighter
Jerry Marlowe (uncredited)
The Men
Dr. Kameran
Young Mr. Lincoln
Sheriff Gil Billings (uncredited)
Castle on the Hudson
Prison Guard Sergeant (uncredited)
Dust Be My Destiny
First Detective (uncredited)
Warpath
Bartender
Dr. Ehrlich's Magic Bullet
Haupt
It's a Wonderful World
Captain Haggerty
Fingers at the Window
Police Lieutenant Allison
I, Jane Doe
City Editor
Invisible Stripes
Police Sergeant (uncredited)
Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House
Jones (uncredited)
Keep 'Em Slugging
Macklin
Wild Bill Hickok Rides
Cliff Clark
Slightly Dangerous
Detective (uncredited)
Blue, White, and Perfect
Inspector Peterson
The Cariboo Trail
Mr. Moto's Gamble
Tom McGuire
Honky Tonk
Dr. Otis (uncredited)
Within the Law
McGuire
Maisie Goes to Reno
Police Captain (Uncredited)
The Second Woman
Police Sergeant
Babes on Broadway
Inspector Moriarity
Manpower
Cully
Fast and Furious
Sam Travers
Homicide
Captain Mooney
Miss Grant Takes Richmond
Construction Materials Contractor (uncredited)
Western Union
Sheriff
Cripple Creek
Blondie's Hero
Police Officer (uncredited)
Destroyer
Commandant
Bride by Mistake
Navy Captain
Raw Deal
Gates
Inside Story
Collins
The Fuller Brush Girl
Ship Captain (uncredited)
Shockproof
Mac, Police Lieutenant (Uncredited)
The Fuller Brush Man
Cop in Park (uncredited)
Brigham Young
Dissenter
The Falcon Strikes Back
Inspector Timothy Donovan
Saddle Legion
Fred Warren
Silver City
The Sea Wolf
The Mummy's Tomb
Sheriff C.L. Clark
Wagon Train
Matt Gardner
Toughest Man in Arizona
Joe Smith, American
Police Captain (uncredited)
Deep Waters
Mountain Music
Pretty Panther Medicine Show Proprietor
Calling Dr. Kildare
Detective Flaherty (uncredited)
Florian
Detective Joe
Honolulu
First Detective
They Made Me a Criminal
Manager
Charlie Chan's Murder Cruise
Lieutenant Wilson
Kentucky
Melish
Joe and Ethel Turp Call on the President
Garage Owner
Nine Lives Are Not Enough
Lieutenant Buckley
The Wagons Roll at Night
Doc
Jiggs and Maggie in Court
Judge Wilson
A Fugitive from Justice
Police Captain (uncredited)
Stranger on the Third Floor
Martin
Cavalry Scout
Col. Deering
A Dispatch from Reuters
Reporter (uncredited)
While New York Sleeps
Insp. Cliff Collins
Buck Privates Come Home
Quentin (INS) (uncredited)
Flowing Gold
Oil Well Shares Seller (uncredited)
Albuquerque
Armin's Clerk (uncredited)
The Patient in Room 18
Inspector Foley
Maryland
Sheriff
Slightly Honorable
Captain Graves
Bury Me Dead
Archer, Detective
Dangerously They Live
Sheriff John Dill
The Falcon's Brother
Timothy Donovan
The Stratton Story
Josh Higgins
Kid Glove Killer
Captain Lynch
Golden Hoofs
Booth
Who Is Hope Schuyler?
Lieutenant Palmer
Ladies' Day
Dan Hannigan, Sox Manager
Barbary Coast Gent
Jack Coda
Madame Spy
Inspector Varden
Washington Melodrama
Simpson
It Had to Be You
Fire Chief (uncredited)
Secret Enemies
Detective Capt. Jarrett
Women Without Names
Pete
The Man Who Wouldn't Talk
Ryan
Desert of Lost Men
Carl Landers
Hollow Triumph
Motorist (uncredited)
The Missing Juror
Police Inspector Davis (uncredited)
Cocoanut Grove
Auctioneer
Home of the Brave
Colonel Baker
Knute Rockne All American
Danny - Post Office Paymaster (uncredited)
Missing Evidence
Allen Jennings
He Couldn't Say No
Auctioneer
Honeymoon Deferred
Police Insp. Mathews
The Falcon Out West
Inspector Timothy Donovan
Vigilante Hideout
Howard Sanders
Henry Aldrich, Editor
Fire Chief
Mokey
Mr. Graham
Butch Minds the Baby
Police Captain (uncredited)
Triple Cross
Sheriff Malin
Double Alibi
Police Inspector Early
Borrowed Trouble
Dink Davis
Henry Goes Arizona
Theatrical Agent V. B. Carmady (uncredited)
Strange Alibi
Capt. Reddick
Overland Telegraph
Terence Muldoon
Desperadoes of the West
Colonel Arnold
The Thirteenth Hour
Police Captain Linfield
Flat Feat
Chief of Police
Highways by Night
Police Captain James
Philo Vance's Gamble
Inspector Walsh
Torchy Blane... Playing with Dynamite
Mike Kelly
The Daredevil Drivers
Mr. McAullife
Chicken Wagon Family
Horse Auctioneer
The Secret Fury
Police Captain Arnold (uncredited)
Jail House Blues
Warden Boswell
Adventures of Gallant Bess
Sheriff
Taxi, Mister
Police Chief
The Falcon and the Co-Eds
Inspector Timothy Donovan
Something to Shout About
Harrigan
Flaming Fury
Fire Engineer Robby Rollins
USS VD: Ship of Shame
Margaret's Doctor (uncredited)
Street of Chance
Ryan, (Policeman)
Law of the Tropics
Bartender
Cross-Country Romance
G.G. Burke
You're Not So Tough
Sheriff Griswold
Miracles for Sale
Inspector Marty Gavigan
The Corpse Came C.O.D.
City Editor Emmett Willard
Judge Hardy and Son
Dan O'Shea (uncredited)
Trouble Makers
Police Captain Madison
A Yank on the Burma Road
Police Lieutenant
The Sound of Fury
Sheriff Lem Demig
The Falcon in Danger
Insp. Timothy Donovan
Black Diamonds
Archie Connor
Powder River Rustlers
Lucius Statton
Time Out for Murder
Det. Capt. Collins
In the Meantime, Darling
Corkery
False Paradise
Gerald Waite
Brother Rat and a Baby
Police Captain
Post Office Investigator
Inspector Delany
Gangs of Chicago
Rookie Fireman
Captain Mack Connors