Jameson Clark (8 July 1907, in Kilbirnie, North Ayrshire, Scotland – 4 January 1984, in Kilbirnie, Ayrshire, ScotlandYear of birth and date of death: BFI.org.uk website. Retrieved 22 January 2008.) was a Scottish character actor who appeared in 22 films and made many appearances on television.
Career His first appearance in a major film was the British production Whisky Galore! (1949), playing Constable Macrae, a role he would reprise in the sequel, Rockets Galore! (1957)Whisky Galore! (1949), as Constable Macrae: IMDB.com website. Retrieved 22 January 2008. His early roles were all to a Scottish typecast, and he made 13 films, including The Maggie (1954) and X the Unknown (1956) in which he portrayed Scottish characters, before he was given the part of an English tugboat captain in The Key (1958).Filmography details: IMDB.com website. Retrieved 22 January 2008.
He appeared as McDougal in Ralph Thomas's re-make of John Buchan's The 39 Steps (1959), which also starred Kenneth More as Richard Hannay.The 39 Steps (1959), as McDougal: IMDB.com website. Retrieved 22 January 2008. The last of his four films released in 1959 was Charles Crichton's The Battle of the Sexes, playing Andrew Darling, with Peter Sellers and Robert Morley heading the cast.The Battle of the Sexes (1959), as Andrew Darling: BFI.org.uk website. Retrieved 22 January 2008.
After playing Sir Alan in the film Tunes of Glory (1960),Tunes of Glory (1960), as Sir Alan: IMDB.com website. Retrieved 22 January 2008. he portrayed the Constable in Greyfriars Bobby: The True Story of a Dog (1961), a film based on the novel by Eleanor Atkinson, which recounts the tale of the Skye Terrier who would not leave his master's grave.Greyfriars Bobby: The True Story of a Dog (1961), as the Constable: IMDB.com website. Retrieved 22 January 2008.
Clark briefly appeared on television, playing Jamie Lang in an episode of the British police series No Hiding Place ("Whistle and I'll Come", 1961)."Whistle and I'll Come", No Hiding Place, 1961: BFI.org.uk website. Retrieved 22 January 2008. After playing George Lockwood in the film A Pair of Briefs (1962),A Pair of Briefs, as George Lockwood: BFI.org.uk website. Retrieved on January 22, 2008. Clark returned to TV as a Foreman in an episode of the Suspense anthology series ("Diversion to Danger", 1963)."Diversion to Danger", Suspense, 1963: IMDB.com website. Retrieved 22 January 2008. He would remain on the small screen for the next six years, in such series as The Troubleshooters and Dr. Finlay's Casebook, also re-surfacing in No Hiding Place, this time as Harry Armstrong in the episode "All Dead and Buried" (1963).
Clark's final film was Ring of Bright Water (1969), playing the Storekeeper in the film about otters based on the book by the naturalist Gavin Maxwell.Ring of Bright Water (1969), as the Storekeeper: IMDB.com website. Retrieved 22 January 2008. From then until his retirement in 1980, he concentrated once more on contributions to television projects, amongst which were Sutherland's Law, The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie, Play for Today and Enemy of the People.Filmography: BFI.org.uk website. Retrieved 22 January 2008.
Clark also appeared as Campbell McNair, an important Member of the Community, in an Episode of Dr Finlay's Casebook Episode 3 Season 2 broadcast 19 September 1963.
Clark died on 4 January 1984 aged 76.
Filmography Year Title Role Notes1949 Whisky Galore! Constable Macrae 1952 The Brave Don't Cry Dr. Andrew Kerr 1953 Laxdale Hall Roderick McLeod 1953 The Kidnappers Tom Cameron (US: The Little Kidnappers)1954 The Maggie Dirty Dan 1955 Geordie Geordie's Father 1956 Bond of Fear Scotty 1956 The Long Arm Detective-Superintendent Ogilvie 1956 High Terrace Detective Inspector Mackay 1956 X the Unknown Jack Harding 1957 Let's Be Happy Bit Part Uncredited1957 The Long Haul Sam MacNaughton 1958 The Key English Captain 1958 Rockets Galore! Constable Macrae 1959 The 39 Steps McDougal 1959 Beyond This Place Swann (US: Web of Evidence)1959 The Bridal Path PC at Crossroads 1960 The Battle of the Sexes Andrew Darling 1960 Tunes of Glory Sir Alan 1961 Greyfriars Bobby: The True Story of a Dog Constable 1962 A Pair of Briefs George Lockwood 1969 Ring of Bright Water Storekeeper
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