
Basil Clarke
Department: Acting
Biography
Basil Clarke (September 26, 1913 - November 28, 2004) was an English-New Zealnder actor of the stage, film and television who at 86 won the best actor award at the Tropfest 2000 short film festival. Clarke was an actor who over his long life had three distinct careers and who never retired, remaining on his agent's books until the day he died.
Known For

A Life Is Forever
1972

The Moon Over the Alley
1976

Rubia's Jungle
1970

Touch the Sun: Peter & Pompey
1988

Babe: Pig in the City
1998

My Brilliant Career
1979

Praise
1999

Candy Regentag
1989

Resistance
1992

The Love Box
1972

Where the Green Ants Dream
1984

The Blood of Heroes
1989

Young Einstein
1988

Oscar and Lucinda
1997

Tale of a Tiger
1984

Henry VIII and His Six Wives
1972

Muriel's Wedding
1994

They
1998

E Street
1989

Rafferty's Rules
1987

Ring of Scorpio
1991

The Edwardians
1972

Are You Being Served in Australia?
1980

The Secret Garden
1975