| Years active 1941-1989 Children Atlas Heche Tupper Partner Anne Heche (2007–) | Role Actor Name David Clarke | |
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| Born August 30, 1908 (1908-08-30) Chicago, Illinois, U.S. Died April 18, 2004(2004-04-18) (aged 95) Arlington, Virginia, U.S. Occupation Broadway and Film actor Spouse Katherine Mayfield (m. 2001–2006) Education Rutgers University, Concordia University Movies and TV shows Revenge, Men in Trees, Nothing to Fear, Playing for Keeps, Mr Popper's Penguins Similar People Anne Heche, Coleman Laffoon, Katherine Mayfield, Elena Satine, Connor Paolo Profiles | ||
David Gainey Clarke (30 August 1908 – 18 April 2004) was an American Broadway and motion picture actor.
Life and career
A native of Chicago and graduate of Butler University, Clarke started his career as a stage actor during the 1930s. He made his first film Knockout (1941). The actor remains perhaps best known for his film noir roles as a character actor during the 1940s and 1950s. He also played at the Biltmore Theatre in Los Angeles and was featured on Broadway in the original productions of A View from the Bridge, Orpheus Descending, The Ballad of the Sad Cafe, Inquest, and The Visit. On television, Clarke appeared as Abel Bingley on The Waltons and as Tiso Novotny in the soap opera Ryan's Hope.
David Clarke lived in Belmont, Ohio for several years until he sold his house and moved to Arlington, Virginia to be with his daughters. He later died in Virginia from pneumonia in 2004, aged 95 years. He was married to Nora Dunfee, with whom he had two daughters.