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