Nook NotesPick a film
Cliff Clark

Actor

Cliff Clark

Born June 9, 1889 in New York City, New York, USADied February 8, 1953143 films

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.

Read more

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.

Start here

The best way into Cliff Clark's work
The Grapes of Wrath posterFirst watchThe Grapes of Wrath19407.8as City ManTom Joad returns to his home after a jail sentence to find his family kicked out of their farm due to foreclosure. He catches up with them on his Uncle’s farm, and joins them the next day…View film

Essential films

Ranked by acclaim and reach
High Noon poster7.7High Noon1952Fort Apache poster7.0Fort Apache1948The Gunfighter poster7.4The Gunfighter1950Young Mr. Lincoln poster7.2Young Mr. Lincoln1939Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House poster7.0Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House1948The Men poster7.0The Men1950Raw Deal poster6.7Raw Deal1948The Sea Wolf poster7.2The Sea Wolf1941

Filmography

143 films as actor
  1. 1952Toughest Man in Arizona
  2. 1952Cripple Creek
  3. 1952High NoonEd Weaver (uncredited)
  4. 1951Overland TelegraphTerence Muldoon
  5. 1951Silver City
  6. 1951WarpathBartender
  7. 1951Desert of Lost MenCarl Landers
  8. 1951Triple CrossSheriff Malin
  9. 1951Cavalry ScoutCol. Deering
  10. 1951Saddle LegionFred Warren
  11. 1950The Sound of FurySheriff Lem Demig
  12. 1950The Fuller Brush GirlShip Captain (uncredited)
  13. 1950Rookie FiremanCaptain Mack Connors
  14. 1950The MenDr. Kameran
  15. 1950Vigilante HideoutHoward Sanders
  16. 1950Desperadoes of the WestColonel Arnold
  17. 1950The Cariboo Trail
  18. 1950The Second WomanPolice Sergeant
  19. 1950The GunfighterJerry Marlowe (uncredited)
  20. 1950Blondie's HeroPolice Officer (uncredited)
  21. 1950The Secret FuryPolice Captain Arnold (uncredited)
  22. 1949Powder River RustlersLucius Statton
  23. 1949Miss Grant Takes RichmondConstruction Materials Contractor (uncredited)
  24. 1949Post Office InvestigatorInspector Delany
  25. 1949Flaming FuryFire Engineer Robby Rollins
  26. 1949The Stratton StoryJosh Higgins
  27. 1949Home of the BraveColonel Baker
  28. 1949HomicideCaptain Mooney
  29. 1949ShockproofMac, Police Lieutenant (Uncredited)
  30. 1948Jiggs and Maggie in CourtJudge Wilson
  31. 1948Trouble MakersPolice Captain Madison
  32. 1948Adventures of Gallant BessSheriff
  33. 1948False ParadiseGerald Waite
  34. 1948Hollow TriumphMotorist (uncredited)
  35. 1948Borrowed TroubleDink Davis
  36. 1948Deep Waters
  37. 1948Flat FeatChief of Police
  38. 1948The Fuller Brush ManCop in Park (uncredited)
  39. 1948I, Jane DoeCity Editor
  40. 1948Raw DealGates
  41. 1948Fort ApacheStage Driver (uncredited)
  42. 1948Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream HouseJones (uncredited)
  43. 1948AlbuquerqueArmin's Clerk (uncredited)
  44. 1947It Had to Be YouFire Chief (uncredited)
  45. 1947Bury Me DeadArcher, Detective
  46. 1947The Corpse Came C.O.D.City Editor Emmett Willard
  47. 1947Philo Vance's GambleInspector Walsh
  48. 1947Buck Privates Come HomeQuentin (INS) (uncredited)
  49. 1947The Thirteenth HourPolice Captain Linfield
  50. 1944The Missing JurorPolice Inspector Davis (uncredited)
  51. 1944In the Meantime, DarlingCorkery
  52. 1944Barbary Coast GentJack Coda
  53. 1944Maisie Goes to RenoPolice Captain (Uncredited)
  54. 1944Bride by MistakeNavy Captain
  55. 1944The Falcon Out WestInspector Timothy Donovan
  56. 1943There's Something About a Soldier
  57. 1943The Falcon and the Co-EdsInspector Timothy Donovan
  58. 1943DestroyerCommandant
  59. 1943The Falcon in DangerInsp. Timothy Donovan
  60. 1943Taxi, MisterPolice Chief
  61. 1943Ladies' DayDan Hannigan, Sox Manager
  62. 1943The Falcon Strikes BackInspector Timothy Donovan
  63. 1943Slightly DangerousDetective (uncredited)
  64. 1943Keep 'Em SluggingMacklin
  65. 1943Something to Shout AboutHarrigan
  66. 1942Madame SpyInspector Varden
  67. 1942The Mummy's TombSheriff C.L. Clark
  68. 1942Street of ChanceRyan, (Policeman)
  69. 1942The Falcon's BrotherTimothy Donovan
  70. 1942Highways by NightPolice Captain James
  71. 1942Secret EnemiesDetective Capt. Jarrett
  72. 1942Henry Aldrich, EditorFire Chief
  73. 1942Fingers at the WindowPolice Lieutenant Allison
  74. 1942Kid Glove KillerCaptain Lynch
  75. 1942Who Is Hope Schuyler?Lieutenant Palmer
  76. 1942MokeyMr. Graham
  77. 1942Butch Minds the BabyPolice Captain (uncredited)
  78. 1942Jail House BluesWarden Boswell
  79. 1942Joe Smith, AmericanPolice Captain (uncredited)
  80. 1942Wild Bill Hickok RidesCliff Clark
  81. 1942A Yank on the Burma RoadPolice Lieutenant
  82. 1942Blue, White and PerfectInspector Peterson
  83. 1941Babes on BroadwayInspector Moriarity
  84. 1941Dangerously They LiveSheriff John Dill
  85. 1941Law of the TropicsBartender
  86. 1941Honky TonkDr. Otis (uncredited)
  87. 1941Nine Lives Are Not EnoughLieutenant Buckley
  88. 1941ManpowerCully
  89. 1941The Wagons Roll at NightDoc
  90. 1941Strange AlibiCapt. Reddick
  91. 1941Washington MelodramaSimpson
  92. 1941The Sea Wolf
  93. 1941Western UnionSheriff
  94. 1941Golden HoofsBooth
  95. 1940A Dispatch from ReutersReporter (uncredited)
  96. 1940Knute Rockne All AmericanDanny - Post Office Paymaster (uncredited)
  97. 1940Wagon TrainMatt Gardner
  98. 1940Brigham YoungDissenter
  99. 1940Flowing GoldOil Well Shares Seller (uncredited)
  100. 1940Stranger on the Third FloorMartin
  101. 1940You're Not So ToughSheriff Griswold
  102. 1940MarylandSheriff
  103. 1940Black DiamondsArchie Connor
  104. 1940Cross-Country RomanceG.G. Burke
  105. 1940A Fugitive from JusticePolice Captain (uncredited)
  106. 1940FlorianDetective Joe
  107. 1940Gangs of Chicago
  108. 1940Charlie Chan's Murder CruiseLieutenant Wilson
  109. 1940The Grapes of WrathCity Man
  110. 1940Women Without NamesPete
  111. 1940Double AlibiPolice Inspector Early
  112. 1940Dr. Ehrlich's Magic BulletHaupt
  113. 1940Castle on the HudsonPrison Guard Sergeant (uncredited)
  114. 1940Honeymoon DeferredPolice Insp. Mathews
  115. 1940Brother Rat and a BabyPolice Captain
  116. 1940The Man Who Wouldn't TalkRyan
  117. 1939Invisible StripesPolice Sergeant (uncredited)
  118. 1939Slightly HonorableCaptain Graves
  119. 1939Judge Hardy and SonDan O'Shea (uncredited)
  120. 1939Missing EvidenceAllen Jennings