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.

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)