Ernest Clark
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
Filmography
The Pope Must Die
as Abbot
The Pope Must Die
as Abbot
Theban Plays: Oedipus the King
as Chorus
Theban Plays: Oedipus the King
as Chorus
Memed My Hawk
as Hatche's Father
Memed My Hawk
as Hatche's Father
Gandhi
as Lord Hunter
Gandhi
as Lord Hunter
Song of Norway
as Councilman
Song of Norway
as Councilman
The Executioner
as Roper
The Executioner
as Roper
Run a Crooked Mile
as Chairman
Run a Crooked Mile
as Chairman
The Chequers Manoeuvre
as The Brigadier
The Chequers Manoeuvre
as The Brigadier
Salt & Pepper
as Col. Balsom
Salt & Pepper
as Col. Balsom
The Cuckoo Patrol
as Marshall
The Cuckoo Patrol
as Marshall
Finders Keepers
as Air Marshal
Finders Keepers
as Air Marshal
Arabesque
as Beauchamp
Arabesque
as Beauchamp
Masquerade
as Minister
Masquerade
as Minister
Master Spy
as Dr. Pembury
Master Spy
as Dr. Pembury
The Devil-Ship Pirates
as Sir Basil Smeeton
The Devil-Ship Pirates
as Sir Basil Smeeton
Nothing But the Best
as Roberts
Nothing But the Best
as Roberts
Boy With a Flute
as Sir George Noble
Boy With a Flute
as Sir George Noble
A Stitch in Time
as Professor Crankshaw
A Stitch in Time
as Professor Crankshaw
Ladies Who Do
as Stockbroker
Ladies Who Do
as Stockbroker
Billy Liar
as Prison Governor
Billy Liar
as Prison Governor
Tomorrow at Ten
as Police Doctor
Tomorrow at Ten
as Police Doctor
Time to Remember
as Cracknell
Time to Remember
as Cracknell
Three on a Spree
as Colonel Drew
Three on a Spree
as Colonel Drew
No Love for Johnnie
as M.P. (uncredited)
No Love for Johnnie
as M.P. (uncredited)
Partners in Crime
as Ashton
Partners in Crime
as Ashton
Sink the Bismarck!
as Captain Ellis - 'Suffolk'
Sink the Bismarck!
as Captain Ellis - 'Suffolk'
A Touch of Larceny
as Cmdr. Bates
A Touch of Larceny
as Cmdr. Bates
Blind Spot
as F. G. Fielding
Blind Spot
as F. G. Fielding
A Woman of Mystery
as Mr. Harvey
A Woman of Mystery
as Mr. Harvey
The Safecracker
as Major Adbury
The Safecracker
as Major Adbury
I Accuse!
as Prosecutor at First Dreyfus Trial
I Accuse!
as Prosecutor at First Dreyfus Trial
A Tale of Two Cities
as Stryver
A Tale of Two Cities
as Stryver
The Birthday Present
as Barrister
The Birthday Present
as Barrister
Time Without Pity
as Under Secretary
Time Without Pity
as Under Secretary
The Man in the Sky
as Maine
The Man in the Sky
as Maine
Reach for the Sky
as Wing Commander Beiseigel
Reach for the Sky
as Wing Commander Beiseigel
The Baby and the Battleship
as Cmdr. Geoffrey Digby
The Baby and the Battleship
as Cmdr. Geoffrey Digby
1984
as Outer Party Announcer
1984
as Outer Party Announcer
The Dam Busters
as Air Vice-Marshal The Hon. Ralph Cochrane G.B.E., K.C.B., A.F.C.
The Dam Busters
as Air Vice-Marshal The Hon. Ralph Cochrane G.B.E., K.C.B., A.F.C.
Father Brown
as Bishop's Secretary
Father Brown
as Bishop's Secretary
Doctor in the House
as Dr. Parrish
Doctor in the House
as Dr. Parrish
The Mudlark
as Hammond
The Mudlark
as Hammond
Obsession
Obsession
When We Are Married
as Councillor Albert Parker
When We Are Married
as Councillor Albert Parker
The Circus Clown
as Vaudeville Act
The Circus Clown
as Vaudeville Act