Cliff Clark
Born
June 9, 1889 (age 63)
Died
February 8, 1953
Birthplace
New York City, New York, USA

Cliff Clark

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.

Movies

Toughest Man in Arizona
Toughest Man in Arizona
1952
Cripple Creek
Cripple Creek
1952 ★ 5.7
High Noon
High Noon
1952 ★ 7.7
Ed Weaver (uncredited)
Overland Telegraph
Overland Telegraph
1951 ★ 6.7
Terence Muldoon
Silver City
Silver City
1951 ★ 6.3
Warpath
Warpath
1951 ★ 5.8
Bartender
Desert of Lost Men
Desert of Lost Men
1951
Carl Landers
Joe Palooka in Triple Cross
Joe Palooka in Triple Cross
1951
Sheriff Malin
Cavalry Scout
Cavalry Scout
1951 ★ 5.8
Col. Deering
Saddle Legion
Saddle Legion
1951 ★ 6.3
Fred Warren
The Sound of Fury
The Sound of Fury
1950 ★ 6.4
Sheriff Lem Demig
The Fuller Brush Girl
The Fuller Brush Girl
1950 ★ 6.0
Ship Captain (uncredited)
The Men
The Men
1950 ★ 7.0
Dr. Kameran
Vigilante Hideout
Vigilante Hideout
1950
Howard Sanders
Desperadoes of the West
Desperadoes of the West
1950 ★ 3.8
Colonel Arnold
The Cariboo Trail
The Cariboo Trail
1950 ★ 6.4
The Second Woman
The Second Woman
1950 ★ 5.4
Police Sergeant
The Gunfighter
The Gunfighter
1950 ★ 7.3
Jerry Marlowe (uncredited)
Blondie's Hero
Blondie's Hero
1950 ★ 6.3
Police Officer (uncredited)
The Secret Fury
The Secret Fury
1950 ★ 5.4
Police Captain Arnold (uncredited)
Powder River Rustlers
Powder River Rustlers
1949
Lucius Statton
Miss Grant Takes Richmond
Miss Grant Takes Richmond
1949 ★ 5.0
Construction Materials Contractor (uncredited)
Post Office Investigator
Post Office Investigator
1949 ★ 6.0
Inspector Delany
Flaming Fury
Flaming Fury
1949
Fire Engineer Robby Rollins
The Stratton Story
The Stratton Story
1949 ★ 6.6
Josh Higgins
Home of the Brave
Home of the Brave
1949 ★ 6.6
Colonel Baker
Homicide
Homicide
1949 ★ 5.3
Captain Mooney
Shockproof
Shockproof
1949 ★ 6.4
Mac, Police Lieutenant (Uncredited)
Jiggs and Maggie in Court
Jiggs and Maggie in Court
1948
Judge Wilson
Trouble Makers
Trouble Makers
1948 ★ 5.7
Police Captain Madison
Adventures of Gallant Bess
Adventures of Gallant Bess
1948 ★ 4.2
Sheriff
False Paradise
False Paradise
1948 ★ 4.5
Gerald Waite
Hollow Triumph
Hollow Triumph
1948 ★ 6.6
Motorist (uncredited)
Borrowed Trouble
Borrowed Trouble
1948 ★ 5.9
Dink Davis
Deep Waters
Deep Waters
1948 ★ 6.0
Flat Feat
Flat Feat
1948
Chief of Police
The Fuller Brush Man
The Fuller Brush Man
1948 ★ 6.0
Cop in Park (uncredited)
I, Jane Doe
I, Jane Doe
1948 ★ 6.1
City Editor
Raw Deal
Raw Deal
1948 ★ 6.7
Gates
Fort Apache
Fort Apache
1948 ★ 7.0
Stage Driver (uncredited)
Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House
Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House
1948 ★ 7.0
Jones (uncredited)
Albuquerque
Albuquerque
1948 ★ 6.8
Armin's Clerk (uncredited)
It Had to Be You
It Had to Be You
1947 ★ 6.5
Fire Chief (uncredited)
Bury Me Dead
Bury Me Dead
1947 ★ 4.6
Archer, Detective
The Corpse Came C.O.D.
The Corpse Came C.O.D.
1947 ★ 5.7
City Editor Emmett Willard
Philo Vance's Gamble
Philo Vance's Gamble
1947 ★ 5.7
Inspector Walsh
Buck Privates Come Home
Buck Privates Come Home
1947 ★ 6.3
Quentin (INS) (uncredited)
The Thirteenth Hour
The Thirteenth Hour
1947 ★ 5.8
Police Captain Linfield
The Missing Juror
The Missing Juror
1944 ★ 6.0
Inspector Davis (Uncredited)
In the Meantime, Darling
In the Meantime, Darling
1944 ★ 5.7
Corkery
Barbary Coast Gent
Barbary Coast Gent
1944 ★ 4.6
Jack Coda
Maisie Goes to Reno
Maisie Goes to Reno
1944 ★ 6.2
Police Captain (Uncredited)
Bride by Mistake
Bride by Mistake
1944 ★ 6.1
Navy Captain
The Falcon Out West
The Falcon Out West
1944 ★ 5.2
Inspector Timothy Donovan
The Falcon and the Co-Eds
The Falcon and the Co-Eds
1943 ★ 6.6
Inspector Timothy Donovan
Destroyer
Destroyer
1943 ★ 6.6
Commandant
The Falcon in Danger
The Falcon in Danger
1943 ★ 5.6
Insp. Timothy Donovan
Taxi, Mister
Taxi, Mister
1943 ★ 3.6
Police Chief
Ladies' Day
Ladies' Day
1943 ★ 4.3
Dan Hannigan, Sox Manager
The Falcon Strikes Back
The Falcon Strikes Back
1943 ★ 5.5
Inspector Timothy Donovan
Slightly Dangerous
Slightly Dangerous
1943 ★ 6.1
Detective (uncredited)
Keep 'Em Slugging
Keep 'Em Slugging
1943 ★ 5.5
Macklin
Something to Shout About
Something to Shout About
1943 ★ 5.8
Harrigan
Madame Spy
Madame Spy
1942 ★ 6.0
Inspector Varden
The Mummy's Tomb
The Mummy's Tomb
1942 ★ 5.6
Sheriff C.L. Clark
Street of Chance
Street of Chance
1942 ★ 5.3
Ryan, (Policeman)
The Falcon's Brother
The Falcon's Brother
1942 ★ 6.3
Timothy Donovan
Highways by Night
Highways by Night
1942 ★ 6.0
Police Captain James
Secret Enemies
Secret Enemies
1942 ★ 5.2
Detective Capt. Jarrett
Henry Aldrich, Editor
Henry Aldrich, Editor
1942 ★ 6.0
Fire Chief
Fingers at the Window
Fingers at the Window
1942 ★ 5.5
Police Lieutenant Allison
Kid Glove Killer
Kid Glove Killer
1942 ★ 6.2
Captain Lynch
Who Is Hope Schuyler?
Who Is Hope Schuyler?
1942 ★ 4.5
Lieutenant Palmer
Mokey
Mokey
1942 ★ 5.0
Mr. Graham
Butch Minds the Baby
Butch Minds the Baby
1942
Police Captain (uncredited)
Jail House Blues
Jail House Blues
1942
Warden Boswell
Joe Smith, American
Joe Smith, American
1942 ★ 5.8
Police Captain (uncredited)
Wild Bill Hickok Rides
Wild Bill Hickok Rides
1942 ★ 4.7
Cliff Clark
A Yank on the Burma Road
A Yank on the Burma Road
1942 ★ 4.0
Police Lieutenant
Blue, White, and Perfect
Blue, White, and Perfect
1942 ★ 6.3
Inspector Peterson
USS VD: Ship of Shame
USS VD: Ship of Shame
1942 ★ 4.2
Margaret's Doctor (uncredited)
Babes on Broadway
Babes on Broadway
1941 ★ 6.5
Inspector Moriarity
Dangerously They Live
Dangerously They Live
1941 ★ 5.9
Sheriff John Dill
Law of the Tropics
Law of the Tropics
1941 ★ 6.0
Bartender
Honky Tonk
Honky Tonk
1941 ★ 6.4
Dr. Otis (uncredited)
Nine Lives Are Not Enough
Nine Lives Are Not Enough
1941 ★ 5.0
Lieutenant Buckley
Manpower
Manpower
1941 ★ 6.7
Cully
The Wagons Roll at Night
The Wagons Roll at Night
1941 ★ 6.5
Doc
Strange Alibi
Strange Alibi
1941 ★ 6.6
Capt. Reddick
Washington Melodrama
Washington Melodrama
1941 ★ 5.0
Simpson
The Sea Wolf
The Sea Wolf
1941 ★ 7.2
Western Union
Western Union
1941 ★ 6.0
Sheriff
Golden Hoofs
Golden Hoofs
1941 ★ 7.0
Booth
A Dispatch from Reuters
A Dispatch from Reuters
1940 ★ 6.1
Reporter (uncredited)
Knute Rockne All American
Knute Rockne All American
1940 ★ 6.1
Danny - Post Office Paymaster (uncredited)
Wagon Train
Wagon Train
1940 ★ 6.0
Matt Gardner
Brigham Young
Brigham Young
1940 ★ 4.4
Dissenter
Flowing Gold
Flowing Gold
1940 ★ 7.0
Oil Well Shares Seller (uncredited)
Stranger on the Third Floor
Stranger on the Third Floor
1940 ★ 6.5
Martin
You're Not So Tough
You're Not So Tough
1940 ★ 4.3
Sheriff Griswold
Maryland
Maryland
1940 ★ 6.2
Sheriff
Black Diamonds
Black Diamonds
1940
Archie Connor
Cross-Country Romance
Cross-Country Romance
1940 ★ 6.4
G.G. Burke
A Fugitive from Justice
A Fugitive from Justice
1940 ★ 3.5
Police Captain (uncredited)
Florian
Florian
1940 ★ 1.0
Detective Joe
Gangs of Chicago
Gangs of Chicago
1940 ★ 5.3
Charlie Chan's Murder Cruise
Charlie Chan's Murder Cruise
1940 ★ 6.7
Lieutenant Wilson
The Grapes of Wrath
The Grapes of Wrath
1940 ★ 7.8
City Man
Women Without Names
Women Without Names
1940 ★ 4.1
Pete
Double Alibi
Double Alibi
1940 ★ 4.0
Police Inspector Early
Dr. Ehrlich's Magic Bullet
Dr. Ehrlich's Magic Bullet
1940 ★ 6.5
Haupt
Castle on the Hudson
Castle on the Hudson
1940 ★ 6.8
Prison Guard Sergeant (uncredited)
Honeymoon Deferred
Honeymoon Deferred
1940 ★ 6.0
Police Insp. Mathews
Brother Rat and a Baby
Brother Rat and a Baby
1940 ★ 5.2
Police Captain
The Man Who Wouldn't Talk
The Man Who Wouldn't Talk
1940 ★ 4.0
Ryan
Invisible Stripes
Invisible Stripes
1939 ★ 6.1
Police Sergeant (uncredited)
Slightly Honorable
Slightly Honorable
1939 ★ 4.7
Captain Graves
Judge Hardy and Son
Judge Hardy and Son
1939 ★ 5.6
Dan O'Shea (uncredited)
Missing Evidence
Missing Evidence
1939 ★ 5.0
Allen Jennings
Henry Goes Arizona
Henry Goes Arizona
1939 ★ 6.0
Theatrical Agent V. B. Carmady (uncredited)
Joe and Ethel Turp Call on the President
Joe and Ethel Turp Call on the President
1939 ★ 2.0
Garage Owner
Fast and Furious
Fast and Furious
1939 ★ 4.7
Sam Travers
Dust Be My Destiny
Dust Be My Destiny
1939 ★ 6.2
First Detective (uncredited)
Torchy Blane... Playing with Dynamite
Torchy Blane... Playing with Dynamite
1939 ★ 6.0
Mike Kelly
Miracles for Sale
Miracles for Sale
1939 ★ 6.4
Inspector Marty Gavigan
Chicken Wagon Family
Chicken Wagon Family
1939
Horse Auctioneer
Young Mr. Lincoln
Young Mr. Lincoln
1939 ★ 7.2
Sheriff Gil Billings (uncredited)
It's a Wonderful World
It's a Wonderful World
1939 ★ 6.4
Captain Haggerty
Calling Dr. Kildare
Calling Dr. Kildare
1939 ★ 6.1
Detective Flaherty (uncredited)
Within the Law
Within the Law
1939 ★ 6.0
McGuire
Inside Story
Inside Story
1939
Collins
Honolulu
Honolulu
1939 ★ 6.1
First Detective
They Made Me a Criminal
They Made Me a Criminal
1939 ★ 6.1
Manager
Kentucky
Kentucky
1938 ★ 5.8
Melish
While New York Sleeps
While New York Sleeps
1938
Insp. Cliff Collins
Time Out for Murder
Time Out for Murder
1938 ★ 6.0
Det. Capt. Collins
Cocoanut Grove
Cocoanut Grove
1938
Auctioneer
Mr. Moto's Gamble
Mr. Moto's Gamble
1938 ★ 6.3
Tom McGuire
He Couldn't Say No
He Couldn't Say No
1938 ★ 5.5
Auctioneer
The Daredevil Drivers
The Daredevil Drivers
1938 ★ 5.0
Mr. McAullife
The Patient in Room 18
The Patient in Room 18
1938 ★ 4.5
Inspector Foley
Mountain Music
Mountain Music
1937 ★ 5.3
Pretty Panther Medicine Show Proprietor