Cliff Clark
Acting1889New York City, New York, USA
Biography
Cliff Clark (June 10, 1889 – February 8, 1953) was an American actor. He entered the film business in 1937 after a substantial stage career and appeared in over 200 Hollywood films. In the last years of his life, he also played in a number of television productions.
Clark mostly played minor supporting roles. A specialty of his were policemen, inspectors and sheriffs. He appeared in a recurring role as Inspector Donovan in the Falcon film series at RKO Pictures during the 1940s.
Known For
Acting History
1952
1951
Saddle Legion
as Fred Warren
Overland Telegraph
as Terence Muldoon
Joe Palooka in Triple Cross
as Sheriff Malin
Warpath
as Bartender
Cavalry Scout
as Col. Deering
Desert of Lost Men
as Carl Landers
1950
The Gunfighter
as Jerry Marlowe (uncredited)
The Second Woman
as Police Sergeant
Blondie's Hero
as Police Officer (uncredited)
The Secret Fury
as Police Captain Arnold (uncredited)
The Men
as Dr. Kameran
Desperadoes of the West
as Colonel Arnold
The Fuller Brush Girl
as Ship Captain (uncredited)
The Sound of Fury
as Sheriff Lem Demig
Vigilante Hideout
as Howard Sanders
1949
The Stratton Story
as Josh Higgins
Powder River Rustlers
as Lucius Statton
Miss Grant Takes Richmond
as Construction Materials Contractor (uncredited)
Homicide
as Captain Mooney
Shockproof
as Mac, Police Lieutenant (Uncredited)
Home of the Brave
as Colonel Baker
Post Office Investigator
as Inspector Delany
Flaming Fury
as Fire Engineer Robby Rollins
1948
False Paradise
as Gerald Waite
Adventures of Gallant Bess
as Sheriff
Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House
as Jones (uncredited)
Hollow Triumph
as Motorist (uncredited)
The Fuller Brush Man
as Cop in Park (uncredited)
Albuquerque
as Armin's Clerk (uncredited)
Fort Apache
as Stage Driver (uncredited)
Raw Deal
as Gates
Trouble Makers
as Police Captain Madison
Borrowed Trouble
as Dink Davis
I, Jane Doe
as City Editor
Flat Feat
as Chief of Police
Jiggs and Maggie in Court
as Judge Wilson
1947
The Thirteenth Hour
as Police Captain Linfield
Bury Me Dead
as Archer, Detective
Buck Privates Come Home
as Quentin (INS) (uncredited)
Philo Vance's Gamble
as Inspector Walsh
It Had to Be You
as Fire Chief (uncredited)
The Corpse Came C.O.D.
as City Editor Emmett Willard
1944
The Falcon Out West
as Inspector Timothy Donovan
Maisie Goes to Reno
as Police Captain (Uncredited)
In the Meantime, Darling
as Corkery
Bride by Mistake
as Navy Captain
The Missing Juror
as Police Inspector Davis (uncredited)
Barbary Coast Gent
as Jack Coda
1943
The Falcon in Danger
as Insp. Timothy Donovan
The Falcon Strikes Back
as Inspector Timothy Donovan
The Falcon and the Co-Eds
as Inspector Timothy Donovan
Taxi, Mister
as Police Chief
Ladies' Day
as Dan Hannigan, Sox Manager
Destroyer
as Commandant
Something to Shout About
as Harrigan
Slightly Dangerous
as Detective (uncredited)
Keep 'Em Slugging
as Macklin
1942
Henry Aldrich, Editor
as Fire Chief
The Falcon's Brother
as Timothy Donovan
USS VD: Ship of Shame
as Margaret's Doctor (uncredited)
Fingers at the Window
as Police Lieutenant Allison
Madame Spy
as Inspector Varden
Joe Smith, American
as Police Captain (uncredited)
Kid Glove Killer
as Captain Lynch
Blue, White, and Perfect
as Inspector Peterson
The Mummy's Tomb
as Sheriff C.L. Clark
Mokey
as Mr. Graham
A Yank on the Burma Road
as Police Lieutenant
Wild Bill Hickok Rides
as Vic Kersey
Butch Minds the Baby
as Police Captain (uncredited)
Highways by Night
as Police Captain James
Secret Enemies
as Detective Capt. Jarrett
Jail House Blues
as Warden Boswell
Street of Chance
as Ryan, (Policeman)
Who Is Hope Schuyler?
as Lieutenant Palmer
1941
Washington Melodrama
as Simpson
Western Union
as Sheriff
Golden Hoofs
as Booth
Babes on Broadway
as Inspector Moriarity
Strange Alibi
as Capt. Reddick
Manpower
as Cully
Dangerously They Live
as Sheriff John Dill
The Wagons Roll at Night
as Doc
Nine Lives Are Not Enough
as Lieutenant Buckley
Law of the Tropics
as Bartender
Honky Tonk
as Dr. Otis (uncredited)
1940
Brigham Young
as Dissenter
Charlie Chan's Murder Cruise
as Lieutenant Wilson
Cross-Country Romance
as G.G. Burke
Maryland
as Sheriff
Women Without Names
as Pete
Castle on the Hudson
as Prison Guard Sergeant (uncredited)
Black Diamonds
as Archie Connor
Double Alibi
as Police Inspector Early
Flowing Gold
as Oil Well Shares Seller (uncredited)
Stranger on the Third Floor
as Martin
Florian
as Detective Joe
The Grapes of Wrath
as City Man
Dr. Ehrlich's Magic Bullet
as Haupt
Wagon Train
as Matt Gardner
A Dispatch from Reuters
as Reporter (uncredited)
You're Not So Tough
as Sheriff Griswold
A Fugitive from Justice
as Police Captain (uncredited)
Brother Rat and a Baby
as Police Captain
The Man Who Wouldn't Talk
as Ryan
Honeymoon Deferred
as Police Insp. Mathews
Knute Rockne All American
as Danny - Post Office Paymaster (uncredited)
1939
Honolulu
as First Detective
Miracles for Sale
as Inspector Marty Gavigan
Torchy Blane... Playing with Dynamite
as Mike Kelly
Fast and Furious
as Sam Travers
Chicken Wagon Family
as Horse Auctioneer
Dust Be My Destiny
as First Detective (uncredited)
Within the Law
as McGuire
It's a Wonderful World
as Captain Haggerty
Calling Dr. Kildare
as Detective Flaherty (uncredited)
Judge Hardy and Son
as Dan O'Shea (uncredited)
Invisible Stripes
as Police Sergeant (uncredited)
Young Mr. Lincoln
as Sheriff Gil Billings (uncredited)
Missing Evidence
as Allen Jennings
Inside Story
as Collins
Slightly Honorable
as Captain Graves
Henry Goes Arizona
as Theatrical Agent V. B. Carmady (uncredited)
Joe and Ethel Turp Call on the President
as Garage Owner
They Made Me a Criminal
as Manager
1938
Kentucky
as Melish
Mr. Moto's Gamble
as Tom McGuire
The Patient in Room 18
as Inspector Foley
Time Out for Murder
as Det. Capt. Collins
While New York Sleeps
as Insp. Cliff Collins
He Couldn't Say No
as Auctioneer
Cocoanut Grove
as Auctioneer
The Daredevil Drivers
as Mr. McAullife
1937
Mountain Music
as Pretty Panther Medicine Show Proprietor