Ernest Clark

    Ernest Clark

    Acting

    February 12, 1912
    Died November 11, 1994 (82 years old)
    Paddington, London, England, UK

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    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 ...

    Known For

    Filmography

    Queen of the Wild Frontier

    Queen of the Wild Frontier

    1993

    as Father (Voice)

    The Pope Must Die

    The Pope Must Die

    1991

    as Abbot

    5

    Doctor at the Top

    1991

    8
    Queenie

    Queenie

    1987

    as Sir Philip Wentworth

    5
    Theban Plays: Oedipus the King

    Theban Plays: Oedipus the King

    1986

    as Chorus

    4.5
    Memed My Hawk

    Memed My Hawk

    1984

    as Hatche's Father

    6
    Gandhi

    Gandhi

    1982

    as Lord Hunter

    7.6
    The Agatha Christie Hour

    The Agatha Christie Hour

    1982

    as Rogers

    6.8
    Private Schulz

    Private Schulz

    1981

    as Fritsch

    5.3
    The Cannon & Ball Show

    The Cannon & Ball Show

    1979

    as The Professor

    The Cannon & Ball Show

    The Cannon & Ball Show

    1979

    as Self

    All Creatures Great and Small

    All Creatures Great and Small

    1978

    as Duke of Mannerton

    7.8
    Mixed Blessings

    Mixed Blessings

    1978

    as Mr. Huntley

    6.8
    Doctor on the Go

    Doctor on the Go

    1975

    5
    Doctor at Sea

    Doctor at Sea

    1974

    4

    Away from It All

    1973

    as The Colonel

    Doctor in Charge

    Doctor in Charge

    1972

    as Professor Geoffrey Loftus

    6
    Doctor at Large

    Doctor at Large

    1971

    as Professor Loftus

    5
    The Executioner

    The Executioner

    1970

    as Roper

    5.9
    Song of Norway

    Song of Norway

    1970

    as Councilman

    5.3
    Run a Crooked Mile

    Run a Crooked Mile

    1969

    as Chairman

    7.7
    ITV Saturday Night Theatre

    ITV Saturday Night Theatre

    1969

    as Oliver Cox

    7
    Salt & Pepper

    Salt & Pepper

    1968

    as Col. Balsom

    5.3
    The Chequers Manoeuvre

    The Chequers Manoeuvre

    1968

    as The Brigadier

    10
    It!

    It!

    1967

    as Harold Grove

    6.2
    The Cuckoo Patrol

    The Cuckoo Patrol

    1967

    as Marshall

    4.6
    All Gas and Gaiters

    All Gas and Gaiters

    1967

    as The Dean, The Very Reverend Lionel Pugh-Critchley

    6.3
    Finders Keepers

    Finders Keepers

    1966

    as Air Marshal

    6.8
    The Stable Door

    The Stable Door

    1966

    Arabesque

    Arabesque

    1966

    as Beauchamp

    6.3
    Eye of the Devil

    Eye of the Devil

    1966

    as French Police Inspector (uncredited)

    6.1
    Masquerade

    Masquerade

    1965

    as Minister

    5
    The Secret of My Success

    The Secret of My Success

    1965

    as Earl of Aldershot's solicitor

    7
    BBC Play of the Month

    BBC Play of the Month

    1965

    as Finch McComas

    5.2
    Thirty-Minute Theatre

    Thirty-Minute Theatre

    1965

    as Brigadier Glover

    4.3
    The Devil-Ship Pirates

    The Devil-Ship Pirates

    1964

    as Sir Basil Smeeton

    5.8
    Boy With a Flute

    Boy With a Flute

    1964

    as Sir George Noble

    10
    Nothing But the Best

    Nothing But the Best

    1964

    as Roberts

    6
    Master Spy

    Master Spy

    1964

    as Dr. Pembury

    6.3
    The Wednesday Play

    The Wednesday Play

    1964

    as Pritchard

    5.2

    HMS Paradise

    1964

    as Commander Trickett

    The Wednesday Play

    The Wednesday Play

    1964

    as Ivor Brendon

    5.2
    Ladies Who Do

    Ladies Who Do

    1963

    as Stockbroker

    7
    Tomorrow at Ten

    Tomorrow at Ten

    1963

    as Police Doctor

    6
    Billy Liar

    Billy Liar

    1963

    as Prison Governor

    6.8
    A Stitch in Time

    A Stitch in Time

    1963

    as Professor Crankshaw

    7.3
    Time to Remember

    Time to Remember

    1962

    as Cracknell

    5.5
    The Beverly Hillbillies

    The Beverly Hillbillies

    1962

    6.9
    The Scales of Justice

    The Scales of Justice

    1962

    as Mr. Hayes

    6.7
    Richard the Lionheart

    Richard the Lionheart

    1962

    as Frederick

    9
    Partners in Crime

    Partners in Crime

    1961

    as Ashton

    5.7
    Three on a Spree

    Three on a Spree

    1961

    as Colonel Drew

    6.4
    No Love for Johnnie

    No Love for Johnnie

    1961

    as M.P. (uncredited)

    6.7

    Drama 61-67

    1961

    as Rex

    Sink the Bismarck!

    Sink the Bismarck!

    1960

    as Captain Ellis - 'Suffolk'

    6.8
    A Touch of Larceny

    A Touch of Larceny

    1960

    as Cmdr. Bates

    6
    Maigret

    Maigret

    1960

    7.1
    Interpol Calling

    Interpol Calling

    1959

    as Inspector MacAndrew

    7.3
    No Hiding Place

    No Hiding Place

    1959

    4.8
    Blind Spot

    Blind Spot

    1958

    as F. G. Fielding

    5.9
    A Tale of Two Cities

    A Tale of Two Cities

    1958

    as Stryver

    6.8
    The Safecracker

    The Safecracker

    1958

    as Major Adbury

    6
    A Woman of Mystery

    A Woman of Mystery

    1958

    as Mr. Harvey

    6
    I Accuse!

    I Accuse!

    1958

    as Prosecutor at First Dreyfus Trial

    6.6
    The Invisible Man

    The Invisible Man

    1958

    as Sir Charles Anderson

    7.3
    The Man in the Sky

    The Man in the Sky

    1957

    as Maine

    7.5
    The Birthday Present

    The Birthday Present

    1957

    as Barrister

    7.3
    Time Without Pity

    Time Without Pity

    1957

    as Under Secretary

    6.5
    1984

    1984

    1956

    as Outer Party Announcer

    6.5
    Reach for the Sky

    Reach for the Sky

    1956

    as Wing Commander Beiseigel

    6.9
    The Baby and the Battleship

    The Baby and the Battleship

    1956

    as Cmdr. Geoffrey Digby

    6.4
    The Dam Busters

    The Dam Busters

    1955

    as Air Vice-Marshal The Hon. Ralph Cochrane G.B.E., K.C.B., A.F.C.

    6.9
    Beau Brummell

    Beau Brummell

    1954

    as Dr. Warren

    6.5
    Father Brown

    Father Brown

    1954

    as Bishop's Secretary

    6.5
    Doctor in the House

    Doctor in the House

    1954

    as Dr. Parrish

    6.5
    The Mudlark

    The Mudlark

    1950

    as Hammond

    6.6
    Obsession

    Obsession

    1949

    6.8

    When We Are Married

    1949

    as Councillor Albert Parker

    The Circus Clown

    The Circus Clown

    1934

    as Vaudeville Act

    6.7