Actor
Frank Clarke
Born December 29, 1898 in Paso Robles, California, USADied June 12, 194813 films
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Frank Clarke (29 December 1898 – 12 June 1948) was a Hollywood stunt pilot, actor, and military officer. His most prominent role was as Lieutenant von Bruen (and double for von Richthofen in combat scenes) in the 1930 production Hell's Angels, but he flew for the camera and performed stunts in more than a dozen films in the 1930s and 1940s. Clarke was killed in an aircraft crash near Isabella, California, in 1948.
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First watchHell's Angels19306.6as Lt. von BruenWhen the Great War breaks out, brothers Roy and Monte Rutledge, each attending Oxford University, enlist with the Royal Flying Corps.View filmEssential films
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Filmography
13 films as actor- 1950Walk Softly, StrangerPlane Pilot (uncredited)
- 1941SundownPilot (uncredited)
- 1939The Flying DeucesPilot
- 1938Men with WingsBurke
- 1935Tailspin Tommy in The Great Air MysteryFlyer
- 1933Air ManiacsFlyer
- 1933Ace of AcesGerman Cadet
- 1932The Lost SquadronFlier (uncredited)
- 1930Hell's AngelsLt. von Bruen
- 1928Eagle of the Night
- 1928The Air PatrolLt. Blount - Aviator
- 1925The Cloud RiderPilot
- 1920The Jungle PrincessMichael Donovan