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.
Selected filmography
Big Time or Bust (1933) - Carnival Barker (uncredited) Mountain Music (1937) - Pretty Panther Medicine Show Proprietor The Patient in Room 18 (1938) - Inspector Foley Daredevil Drivers (1938) - Mr. McAullife He Couldn't Say No (1938) - Auctioneer Mr. Moto's Gamble (1938) - McGuire Cocoanut Grove (1938) - Auctioneer (uncredited) Speed to Burn (1938) - Auctioneer (uncredited) The Crowd Roars (1938) - George James (uncredited) Time Out for Murder (1938) - Det. Capt. Collins Up the River (1938) - Warden Fowler (uncredited) While New York Sleeps (1938) - Police Insp. Cliff Collins Kentucky (1938) - Melish They Made Me a Criminal (1939) - Manager Honolulu (1939) - 1st Detective Inside Story (1939) - Collins Within the Law (1939) - McGuire Calling Dr. Kildare (1939) - Detective Flaherty (uncredited) It's a Wonderful World (1939) - Captain Haggerty Young Mr. Lincoln (1939) - Sheriff Gil Billings (uncredited) Miracles for Sale (1939) - Inspector Gavigan Chicken Wagon Family (1939) - Horse Auctioneer (uncredited) Torchy Blane... Playing with Dynamite (1939) - Mike Kelly Dust Be My Destiny (1939) - First Detective (uncredited) Fast and Furious (1939) - Sam Travers Call a Messenger (1939) - Sgt. Harrison (uncredited) Missing Evidence (1939) - Allen Jennings Joe and Ethel Turp Call on the President (1939) - Garage Owner Henry Goes Arizona (1939) - Theatrical Agent V. B. Carmady (uncredited) Slightly Honorable (1939) - Capt. Graves Judge Hardy and Son (1939) - Officer Dan O'Shea (uncredited) Invisible Stripes (1939) - Police Sergeant (uncredited) The Man Who Wouldn't Talk (1940) - Ryan (uncredited) Brother Rat and a Baby (1940) - Police Captain (uncredited) The Grapes of Wrath (1940) - City Man Dr. Ehrlich's Magic Bullet (1940) - Haupt (uncredited) Honeymoon Deferred (1940) - Police Insp. Mathews Castle on the Hudson (1940) - Prison Guard Sergeant (uncredited) Double Alibi (1940) - Police Inspector Early Three Cheers for the Irish (1940) - Mara Women Without Names (1940) - Pete (uncredited) Charlie Chan's Murder Cruise (1940) - Lt. Wilson (uncredited) Gangs of Chicago (1940) - Detective (uncredited) Murder in the Air (1940) - Police Chief at Morgue (uncredited) Florian (1940) - Detective Joe (uncredited) A Fugitive from Justice (1940) - Police Captain (uncredited) You're Not So Tough (1940) - Sheriff Griswold (uncredited) Cross-Country Romance (1940) - Police Capt. G.G. Burke Maryland (1940) - Sheriff (uncredited) Black Diamonds (1940) - Archie Connor Stranger on the Third Floor (1940) - Martin Brigham Young (1940) - Dissenter (uncredited) Flowing Gold (1940) - Oil Well Shares Seller (uncredited) Wagon Train (1940) - Matt Gardner Knute Rockne All American (1940) - Danny - Post Office Paymaster (uncredited) A Dispatch from Reuters (1940) - Reporter (uncredited) Santa Fe Trail (1940) - Instructor (scenes deleted) Western Union (1941) - Sheriff (uncredited) Golden Hoofs (1941) - Booth The Trial of Mary Dugan (1941) - John Dugan (uncredited) The Sea Wolf (1941) - First Detective (uncredited) Washington Melodrama (1941) - Simpson Strange Alibi (1941) - Captain Reddick The Wagons Roll at Night (1941) - Doc Thieves Fall Out (1941) - Policeman (uncredited) For Beauty's Sake (1941) - Police Lt. Doleman (uncredited) Blondie in Society (1941) - Chief of Police (uncredited) Manpower (1941) - Cully Nine Lives Are Not Enough (1941) - Lieutenant Buckley Honky Tonk (1941) - Dr. Otis (uncredited) Mob Town (1941) - Captain Harrington - Police Chief (uncredited) Law of the Tropics (1941) - Bartender Dangerously They Live (1941) - John Dill Babes on Broadway (1941) - Inspector Moriarity Blue, White and Perfect (1942) - Inspector Peterson A Yank on the Burma Road (1942) - Police Lieutenant (uncredited) Wild Bill Hickok Rides (1942) - Vic Kersey Jail House Blues (1942) - Warden Boswell Joe Smith, American (1942) - Police Captain (uncredited) Butch Minds the Baby (1942) - Police Captain (uncredited) True to the Army (1942) - Circus Barker (uncredited) Kid Glove Killer (1942) - Captain Lynch Who Is Hope Schuyler? (1942) - Lt. Palmer Fingers at the Window (1942) - Lt. Allison Mokey (1942) - Mr. Graham The Big Shot (1942) - Police Captain (uncredited) Secret Enemies (1942) - Detective Capt. Jarrett Henry Aldrich, Editor (1942) - Fire Chief The Falcon's Brother (1942) - Inspector Timothy Donovan Highways by Night (1942) - Police Captain James Street of Chance (1942) - Ryan, (Policeman) The Mummy's Tomb (1942) - Sheriff Army Surgeon (1942) - Ship Captain (uncredited) Madame Spy (1942) - Inspector Varden USS VD: Ship of Shame (1942) - Margaret's Doctor (uncredited) Tennessee Johnson (1942) - Delegate with Badge (uncredited) Something to Shout About (1943) - Harrigan - Desk Sergeant (uncredited) Ladies' Day (1942) - Dan Hannigan, Sox Manager Keep 'Em Slugging (1943) - Macklin (uncredited) Slightly Dangerous (1943) - Detective (uncredited) The Falcon Strikes Back (1943) - Inspector Timothy Donovan Taxi, Mister (1943) - Police Chief Jim (uncredited) The Falcon in Danger (1943) - Inspector Timothy Donovan Petticoat Larceny (1943) - Lieutenant Hackett Destroyer (1943) - Commandant (uncredited) The Falcon and the Co-eds (1943) - Inspector Timothy Donovan There's Something About a Soldier (1943) - City Editor (uncredited) Destination Tokyo (1943) - Hornet's Admiral (uncredited) The Falcon Out West (1944) - Inspector Timothy Donovan Andy Hardy's Blonde Trouble (1944) - Officer Shay (uncredited) Once Upon a Time (1944) - Radio Car Cop (uncredited) Song of the Open Road (1944) - Mr. Evans (uncredited) Marine Raiders (1944) - Maj. Gen. Rider, Guadalcanal Marine Commander (uncredited) Bride by Mistake (1944) - Navy Captain (uncredited) Maisie Goes to Reno (1944) - Police Captain (uncredited) In the Meantime, Darling (1944) - Col. Corkery Barbary Coast Gent (1944) - Jack Coda The Missing Juror (1944) - Inspector Davis (uncredited) Nothing but Trouble (1944) - Police Sergeant (uncredited) Escape in the Desert (1945) - Charlie, Gas Truck Driver (uncredited) The Thirteenth Hour (1947) - Police Captain Linfield Mr. District Attorney (1947) - Police Captain Lambert (uncredited) Lost Honeymoon (1947) - Police Sergeant (uncredited) Buck Privates Come Home (1947) - Quentin (INS) (uncredited) Philo Vance's Gamble (1947) - Inspector Walsh The Corpse Came C.O.D. (1947) - City Editor Emmett Willard (uncredited) Bury Me Dead (1947) - Archer, Detective Cass Timberlane (1947) - Humbert Bellile (uncredited) Roses Are Red (1947) - Police Capt. Sharkey (uncredited) Her Husband's Affairs (1947) - Gus (uncredited) It Had to Be You (1947) - Fire Chief (uncredited) Albuquerque (1948) - Armin's Clerk (uncredited) Alias a Gentleman (1948) - The Warden (uncredited) Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House (1948) - Jones (uncredited) Fort Apache (1948) - Stage Driver (uncredited) Smart Woman (1948) - Police Captain (uncredited) The Fuller Brush Man (1948) - Cop in Park (uncredited) Raw Deal (1948) - Gates I, Jane Doe (1948) - City Editor (uncredited) The Big Punch (1948) - Bartender George (uncredited) Borrowed Trouble (1948) - Dink Davis Deep Waters (1948) - Harris The Babe Ruth Story (1948) - St. Louis Manager (uncredited) Embraceable You (1948) - Honest Peterson (uncredited) A Southern Yankee (1948) - Confederate Doctor (uncredited) Hollow Triumph (1948) - Motorist (uncredited) Sorry, Wrong Number (1948) - Police Sergeant Duffy (uncredited) Good Sam (1948) - Probation Officer (scenes deleted) False Paradise (1948) - Banker Waite In This Corner (1948) - CPO Mike Burke The Snake Pit (1948) - Shooting Gallery Proprietor (uncredited) Trouble Makers (1948) - Police Captain Madison Jiggs and Maggie in Court (1948) - Judge Wilson Adventures of Gallant Bess (1948) - Sheriff Force of Evil (1948) - Police Lieutenant (uncredited) Shockproof (1949) - Mac - Police Lieutenant (uncredited) The Crime Doctor's Diary (1949) - Police Insp. John D. Manning (uncredited) Homicide (1949) - Capt. Mooney The Stratton Story (1949) - Josh Higgins Home of the Brave (1949) - Colonel Baker Any Number Can Play (1949) - Gas Station Attendant (uncredited) Mighty Joe Young (1949) - McManus - Police Guard Moran (uncredited) Flaming Fury (1949) - Fire Engineer Robby Rollins Post Office Investigator (1949) - Inspector Delany Miss Grant Takes Richmond (1949) - Construction Materials Contractor (uncredited) Roseanna McCoy (1949) - Sideshow Barker (uncredited) Fighting Man of the Plains (1949) - Travers Powder River Rustlers (1949) - Lucius Statton Ambush (1950) - Capt. Harcourt (uncredited) The Secret Fury (1950) - Police Capt. Arnold (uncredited) Blondie's Hero (1950) - Police Officer (uncredited) The Gunfighter (1950) - Jerry Marlowe (uncredited) The Big Hangover (1950) - Albert Johnson (uncredited) The Second Woman (1950) - Police Sergeant The Men (1950) - Dr. Kameran The Cariboo Trail (1950) - Assayer Desperadoes of the West (1950, Serial) - Colonel Arnold Vigilante Hideout (1950) - Howard Sanders Rookie Fireman (1950) - Captain Mack Connors The Fuller Brush Girl (1950) - Ship Captain (uncredited) The Sun Sets at Dawn (1950) - Executioner (uncredited) Southside 1-1000 (1950) - Deane's Guard on Train (uncredited) The Sound of Fury (1950) - Sheriff Demig Operation Pacific (1951) - Commander, SUBPAC Sugarfoot (1951) - Rancher (uncredited) The Great Missouri Raid (1951) - Railroad Engineer (uncredited) Mr. Imperium (1951) - Restaurant Proprietor (uncredited) Saddle Legion (1951) - Fred Warren My Forbidden Past (1951) - Horse Vendor (uncredited) Cavalry Scout (1951) - Colonel George Deering Warpath (1951) - Bartender Joe Palooka in Triple Cross (1951) - Sheriff Malin Desert of Lost Men (1951) - Carl Landers Silver City (1951) - Bartender (uncredited) Overland Telegraph (1951) - Terence Muldoon Scandal Sheet (1952) - Doc O'Hanlon (uncredited) Phone Call from a Stranger (1952) - Watchman (uncredited) High Noon (1952) - Ed Weaver (uncredited) The Pride of St. Louis (1952) - Pittsburgh Coach (uncredited) The Sniper (1952) - Chief of Police (uncredited) The Sellout (1952) - Andy - Police Chief (uncredited) Cripple Creek (1952) - Winfield Hatton (uncredited) Carrie (1952) - Policeman (uncredited) Francis Goes to West Point (1952) - Officer Baker (uncredited) The Big Sky (1952) - Jailer (uncredited) It Grows on Trees (1952) - Police Desk Sergeant Reilly (uncredited) My Man and I (1952) - Bit Role (uncredited) Hurricane Smith (1952) - Australian Policeman (uncredited) Toughest Man in Arizona (1952) - Nathan Barlack (uncredited) Sky Full of Moon (1952) - Agent at Train Stop (uncredited) The War of the Worlds (1953) - Australian Policeman (scenes deleted) South Sea Woman (1953) - Lt. Col. Parker (uncredited) Houdini (1953) - Barker (uncredited) Here Come the Girls (1953) - Hackenschmidt - Cabbie (uncredited)
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