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