Ernest Clark

Personal Info

Birthday

February 12, 1912

Day of Death

1994-11-11

(82 years old)

Place of Birth

Paddington, London, England, UK

Also Known As

Ernest William Clark

Ernest Clark

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.

Known For

BBC Play of the Month

The Wednesday Play

All Creatures Great and Small

Interpol Calling

Richard the Lionheart

The Invisible Man

Doctor in Charge

Gandhi

Filmography

1993
Queen of the Wild Frontier
as Father (Voice)
1991
The Pope Must Die
as Abbot
1986
Theban Plays: Oedipus the King
as Chorus
1984
Memed My Hawk
as Hatche's Father
1982
Gandhi
as Lord Hunter
1970
Song of Norway
as Councilman
The Executioner
as Roper
1969
Run a Crooked Mile
as Chairman
1968
Salt & Pepper
as Col. Balsom
1967
The Cuckoo Patrol
as Marshall
It!
as Harold Grove
1966
Finders Keepers
as Air Marshal
Eye of the Devil
as French Police Inspector (uncredited)
Arabesque
as Beauchamp
1965
The Secret of My Success
as Earl of Aldershot's solicitor
Masquerade
as Minister
1964
Master Spy
as Dr. Pembury
The Devil-Ship Pirates
as Sir Basil Smeeton
Nothing But the Best
as Roberts
Boy With a Flute
as Sir George Noble
1963
A Stitch in Time
as Prof. Crankshaw
Ladies Who Do
as Stockbroker
Billy Liar
as Prison Governor
Tomorrow at Ten
as Police Doctor
1962
Time to Remember
as Cracknell
1961
Three on a Spree
as Colonel Drew
Partners in Crime
as Ashton
1960
Sink the Bismarck!
as Captain Ellis - 'Suffolk'
A Touch of Larceny
as Cmdr. Bates
1958
Blind Spot
as F. G. Fielding
A Woman of Mystery
as Mr. Harvey
I Accuse!
as Prosecutor at First Dreyfus Trial
The Safecracker
as Major Adbury
A Tale of Two Cities
as Stryver
1957
The Birthday Present
as Barrister
Time Without Pity
as Under Secretary
The Man in the Sky
as Maine
1956
Reach for the Sky
as Wing Commander Beiseigel
The Baby and the Battleship
as Cmdr. Geoffrey Digby
1984
as Outer Party Announcer
1955
The Dam Busters
as Air Vice-Marshal The Hon. Ralph Cochrane G.B.E., K.C.B., A.F.C.
1954
Beau Brummell
as Dr. Warren
Father Brown
as Bishop's Secretary
Doctor in the House
as Dr. Parrish
1950
The Mudlark
as Hammond
1949
When We Are Married
as Councillor Albert Parker
1934
The Circus Clown
as Vaudeville Act