Ernest Clark
Acting
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 1930s and 40s, was rarely off the West End stage. In New York in 1950, he garnered rave reviews for his appearance in T.S. Eliot's "The Cocktail Party". A prolific screen character actor, he was usually cast in cold, tight-lipped roles in British war films. He was vice-president of Equity, the British actor's union, from 1964-69 and president from 1970-73. An articulate, outspoken and often witty commentator for the acting profession, he always argued on the side of regulated entry into what he described as "an overcrowded industry". Clark's first two marriages were dissolved. His third wife was 'Julia Lockwood', the daughter of the British film star Margaret Lockwood. - IMDb Mini Biography By: Patrick Newley
The Dam Busters
as Air Vice-Marshal The Hon. Ralph Cochrane G.B.E., K.C.B., A.F.C.
Age 43 (now 82)
The Baby and the Battleship
as Cmdr. Geoffrey Digby
Age 44 (now 82)
The Secret of My Success
as Earl of Aldershot's solicitor
Age 53 (now 82)
The Baby and the Battleship
as Cmdr. Geoffrey Digby
Age 44 (now 82) The Dam Busters
as Air Vice-Marshal The Hon. Ralph Cochrane G.B.E., K.C.B., A.F.C.
Age 43 (now 82)
All Creatures Great and Small
as Duke of Mannerton
Age 65 (now 82)
All Gas and Gaiters
as The Dean, The Very Reverend Lionel Pugh-Critchley
Age 54 (now 82)
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Also Known As
Ernest William Clark
IMDB
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