
Acting
Born February 12, 1912 · Paddington, London, England, UK
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

Queen of the Wild Frontier
1993

The Pope Must Die
1991

Theban Plays: Oedipus the King
1986

Memed My Hawk
1984

Gandhi
1982

Song of Norway
1970

The Executioner
1970

Run a Crooked Mile
1969
The Chequers Manoeuvre
1968

Salt & Pepper
1968

The Cuckoo Patrol
1967

It!
1967

Finders Keepers
1966

Eye of the Devil
1966

The Stable Door
1966

Arabesque
1966

The Secret of My Success
1965

Masquerade
1965

Master Spy
1964

The Devil-Ship Pirates
1964

Nothing But the Best
1964

Boy With a Flute
1964

A Stitch in Time
1963

Ladies Who Do
1963

Billy Liar
1963

Tomorrow at Ten
1963

Time to Remember
1962

Three on a Spree
1961

No Love for Johnnie
1961

Partners in Crime
1961

Sink the Bismarck!
1960

A Touch of Larceny
1960

Blind Spot
1958

A Woman of Mystery
1958

The Safecracker
1958

I Accuse!
1958

A Tale of Two Cities
1958

The Birthday Present
1957

Time Without Pity
1957

The Man in the Sky
1957

Reach for the Sky
1956

The Baby and the Battleship
1956

1984
1956

The Dam Busters
1955

Beau Brummell
1954

Father Brown
1954

Doctor in the House
1954

The Mudlark
1950

Obsession
1949
When We Are Married
1949

The Circus Clown
1934