Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
2/12/1912
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 ...
Known For
Blind Spot
as F. G. Fielding
Gandhi
as Lord Hunter
Billy Liar
as Prison Governor
Obsession
Unknown Role
Arabesque
as Beauchamp
Salt & Pepper
as Col. Balsom
The Mudlark
as Hammond
Masquerade
as Minister
Father Brown
as Bishop's Secretary
Finders Keepers
as Air Marshal
The Executioner
as Roper
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.
Master Spy
as Dr. Pembury
Sink the Bismarck!
as Captain Ellis - 'Suffolk'
The Devil-Ship Pirates
as Sir Basil Smeeton
Beau Brummell
as Dr. Warren
Reach for the Sky
as Wing Commander Beiseigel
The Man in the Sky
as Maine
The Baby and the Battleship
as Cmdr. Geoffrey Digby