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Cliff Clark

Cliff Clark

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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.

Known For

The Grapes of Wrath

The Grapes of Wrath

1940

Manpower

Manpower

1941

Flaming Fury

Flaming Fury

1949

Cavalry Scout

Cavalry Scout

1951

The Thirteenth Hour

The Thirteenth Hour

1947

Stranger on the Third Floor

Stranger on the Third Floor

1940

Silver City

Silver City

1951

Street of Chance

Street of Chance

1942

Jail House Blues

Jail House Blues

1942

Bury Me Dead

Bury Me Dead

1947

The Stratton Story

The Stratton Story

1949

The Second Woman

The Second Woman

1950

Adventures of Gallant Bess

Adventures of Gallant Bess

1948

Blondie's Hero

Blondie's Hero

1950

Toughest Man in Arizona

Toughest Man in Arizona

1952

The Falcon in Danger

The Falcon in Danger

1943

The Falcon Strikes Back

The Falcon Strikes Back

1943

The Falcon's Brother

The Falcon's Brother

1942

The Falcon Out West

The Falcon Out West

1944

It's a Wonderful World

It's a Wonderful World

1939

The Falcon and the Co-Eds

The Falcon and the Co-Eds

1943

Fingers at the Window

Fingers at the Window

1942

Kid Glove Killer

Kid Glove Killer

1942

Washington Melodrama

Washington Melodrama

1941

False Paradise

False Paradise

1948

Philo Vance's Gamble

Philo Vance's Gamble

1947

Dangerously They Live

Dangerously They Live

1941

The Wagons Roll at Night

The Wagons Roll at Night

1941

Mr. Moto's Gamble

Mr. Moto's Gamble

1938

Butch Minds the Baby

Butch Minds the Baby

1942

While New York Sleeps

While New York Sleeps

1938

Slightly Honorable

Slightly Honorable

1939

The Sea Wolf

The Sea Wolf

1941

Warpath

Warpath

1951

Post Office Investigator

Post Office Investigator

1949

Raw Deal

Raw Deal

1948

Shockproof

Shockproof

1949

The Cariboo Trail

The Cariboo Trail

1950

Cripple Creek

Cripple Creek

1952

Miss Grant Takes Richmond

Miss Grant Takes Richmond

1949

Miracles for Sale

Miracles for Sale

1939

Honolulu

Honolulu

1939

Gangs of Chicago

Gangs of Chicago

1940

Overland Telegraph

Overland Telegraph

1951

Cross-Country Romance

Cross-Country Romance

1940

Ladies' Day

Ladies' Day

1943

Inside Story

Inside Story

1939

Strange Alibi

Strange Alibi

1941

A Yank on the Burma Road

A Yank on the Burma Road

1942

The Patient in Room 18

The Patient in Room 18

1938

The Fuller Brush Girl

The Fuller Brush Girl

1950

Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House

Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House

1948

Cocoanut Grove

Cocoanut Grove

1938

Vigilante Hideout

Vigilante Hideout

1950

He Couldn't Say No

He Couldn't Say No

1938

They Made Me a Criminal

They Made Me a Criminal

1939

Within the Law

Within the Law

1939

Calling Dr. Kildare

Calling Dr. Kildare

1939

The Men

The Men

1950

Young Mr. Lincoln

Young Mr. Lincoln

1939

Chicken Wagon Family

Chicken Wagon Family

1939

The Daredevil Drivers

The Daredevil Drivers

1938

Judge Hardy and Son

Judge Hardy and Son

1939

Missing Evidence

Missing Evidence

1939

Home of the Brave

Home of the Brave

1949

Henry Goes Arizona

Henry Goes Arizona

1939

Dust Be My Destiny

Dust Be My Destiny

1939

Fast and Furious

Fast and Furious

1939

Kentucky

Kentucky

1938

You're Not So Tough

You're Not So Tough

1940

The Man Who Wouldn't Talk

The Man Who Wouldn't Talk

1940

Who Is Hope Schuyler?

Who Is Hope Schuyler?

1942

Blue, White, and Perfect

Blue, White, and Perfect

1942

Charlie Chan's Murder Cruise

Charlie Chan's Murder Cruise

1940

Dr. Ehrlich's Magic Bullet

Dr. Ehrlich's Magic Bullet

1940

In the Meantime, Darling

In the Meantime, Darling

1944

Torchy Blane... Playing with Dynamite

Torchy Blane... Playing with Dynamite

1939

Taxi, Mister

Taxi, Mister

1943

Brother Rat and a Baby

Brother Rat and a Baby

1940

Trouble Makers

Trouble Makers

1948

Fort Apache

Fort Apache

1948

Highways by Night

Highways by Night

1942

The Gunfighter

The Gunfighter

1950

High Noon

High Noon

1952

Law of the Tropics

Law of the Tropics

1941

Brigham Young

Brigham Young

1940

Saddle Legion

Saddle Legion

1951

Wagon Train

Wagon Train

1940

Henry Aldrich, Editor

Henry Aldrich, Editor

1942

Borrowed Trouble

Borrowed Trouble

1948

Flat Feat

Flat Feat

1948

Flowing Gold

Flowing Gold

1940

It Had to Be You

It Had to Be You

1947

Castle on the Hudson

Castle on the Hudson

1940

A Dispatch from Reuters

A Dispatch from Reuters

1940

Knute Rockne All American

Knute Rockne All American

1940

Florian

Florian

1940

Madame Spy

Madame Spy

1942

Maryland

Maryland

1940

Women Without Names

Women Without Names

1940

The Mummy's Tomb

The Mummy's Tomb

1942

Black Diamonds

Black Diamonds

1940

Deep Waters

Deep Waters

1948

I, Jane Doe

I, Jane Doe

1948

Desperadoes of the West

Desperadoes of the West

1950

Desert of Lost Men

Desert of Lost Men

1951

USS VD: Ship of Shame

USS VD: Ship of Shame

1942

Keep 'Em Slugging

Keep 'Em Slugging

1943

Wild Bill Hickok Rides

Wild Bill Hickok Rides

1942

Wild Bill Hickok Rides

Wild Bill Hickok Rides

1942

Western Union

Western Union

1941

Honky Tonk

Honky Tonk

1941

Barbary Coast Gent

Barbary Coast Gent

1944

Golden Hoofs

Golden Hoofs

1941

Double Alibi

Double Alibi

1940

Honeymoon Deferred

Honeymoon Deferred

1940

Mokey

Mokey

1942

Slightly Dangerous

Slightly Dangerous

1943

The Corpse Came C.O.D.

The Corpse Came C.O.D.

1947

Time Out for Murder

Time Out for Murder

1938

The Missing Juror

The Missing Juror

1944

A Fugitive from Justice

A Fugitive from Justice

1940

Something to Shout About

Something to Shout About

1943

Destroyer

Destroyer

1943

The Secret Fury

The Secret Fury

1950

Joe and Ethel Turp Call on the President

Joe and Ethel Turp Call on the President

1939

Bride by Mistake

Bride by Mistake

1944

Homicide

Homicide

1949

Buck Privates Come Home

Buck Privates Come Home

1947

Babes on Broadway

Babes on Broadway

1941

The Sound of Fury

The Sound of Fury

1950

Invisible Stripes

Invisible Stripes

1939

Powder River Rustlers

Powder River Rustlers

1949

Nine Lives Are Not Enough

Nine Lives Are Not Enough

1941

Joe Smith, American

Joe Smith, American

1942

Triple Cross

Triple Cross

1951

Albuquerque

Albuquerque

1948

Mountain Music

Mountain Music

1937

Maisie Goes to Reno

Maisie Goes to Reno

1944

Secret Enemies

Secret Enemies

1942

Jiggs and Maggie in Court

Jiggs and Maggie in Court

1948

Hollow Triumph

Hollow Triumph

1948

The Fuller Brush Man

The Fuller Brush Man

1948

Rookie Fireman

Rookie Fireman

1950