Acting
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
Queen of the Wild Frontier
Film · 1993
The Pope Must Die
Film · 1991
Doctor at the Top
Series · 1991
Queenie
Series · 1987
Theban Plays: Oedipus the King
Film · 1986
Memed My Hawk
Film · 1984
Gandhi
Film · 1982
The Agatha Christie Hour
Series · 1982
Private Schulz
Series · 1981
The Cannon & Ball Show
Series · 1979
The Cannon & Ball Show
Series · 1979
All Creatures Great and Small
Series · 1978
Mixed Blessings
Series · 1978
Doctor on the Go
Series · 1975
Doctor at Sea
Series · 1974
Away from It All
Series · 1973
Doctor in Charge
Series · 1972
Doctor at Large
Series · 1971
The Executioner
Film · 1970
Song of Norway
Film · 1970
Run a Crooked Mile
Film · 1969
ITV Saturday Night Theatre
Series · 1969
Salt & Pepper
Film · 1968
The Chequers Manoeuvre
Film · 1968
It!
Film · 1967
The Cuckoo Patrol
Film · 1967
All Gas and Gaiters
Series · 1967
Finders Keepers
Film · 1966
The Stable Door
Film · 1966
Arabesque
Film · 1966
Eye of the Devil
Film · 1966
Masquerade
Film · 1965
The Secret of My Success
Film · 1965
BBC Play of the Month
Series · 1965
Thirty-Minute Theatre
Series · 1965
The Devil-Ship Pirates
Film · 1964
Boy With a Flute
Film · 1964
Nothing But the Best
Film · 1964
Master Spy
Film · 1964
The Wednesday Play
Series · 1964
HMS Paradise
Series · 1964
The Wednesday Play
Series · 1964
Ladies Who Do
Film · 1963
Tomorrow at Ten
Film · 1963
Billy Liar
Film · 1963
A Stitch in Time
Film · 1963
Time to Remember
Film · 1962
A Woman's Privilege
Film · 1962
The Beverly Hillbillies
Series · 1962
The Scales of Justice
Series · 1962
Richard the Lionheart
Series · 1962
Partners in Crime
Film · 1961
Three on a Spree
Film · 1961
No Love for Johnnie
Film · 1961
Drama 61-67
Series · 1961
Sink the Bismarck!
Film · 1960
A Touch of Larceny
Film · 1960
Maigret
Series · 1960
Interpol Calling
Series · 1959
No Hiding Place
Series · 1959
Blind Spot
Film · 1958
A Tale of Two Cities
Film · 1958
The Safecracker
Film · 1958
A Woman of Mystery
Film · 1958
I Accuse!
Film · 1958
The Invisible Man
Series · 1958
The Man in the Sky
Film · 1957
The Birthday Present
Film · 1957
Time Without Pity
Film · 1957
1984
Film · 1956
Reach for the Sky
Film · 1956
The Baby and the Battleship
Film · 1956
The Dam Busters
Film · 1955
Beau Brummell
Film · 1954
Father Brown
Film · 1954
Doctor in the House
Film · 1954
The Mudlark
Film · 1950
Obsession
Film · 1949
When We Are Married
Film · 1949
The Circus Clown
Film · 1934