Biography
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
Acted in 73
1990s
- 1993
Queen of the Wild Frontier
Father (Voice)
- 1991
The Pope Must Die
Abbot
1980s
- 1987
Queenie
Sir Philip Wentworth · 2 episodes
- 1986
Theban Plays: Oedipus the King
Chorus
- 1984
Memed My Hawk
Hatche's Father
- 1982
- 1981
1970s
- 1979
The Cannon & Ball Show
The Professor, Self · 1 episode
- 1978
Mixed Blessings
Mr. Huntley · 3 episodes
- 1975
Doctor on the Go
TV
- 1974
Doctor at Sea
TV
- 1972
Doctor in Charge
Professor Geoffrey Loftus · 43 episodes
- 1971
Doctor at Large
Professor Loftus · 29 episodes
- 1970
Song of Norway
Councilman
The Executioner
Roper
1960s
- 1969
Run a Crooked Mile
Chairman
- 1968
The Chequers Manoeuvre
The Brigadier
- 1967
The Cuckoo Patrol
Marshall
It!
Harold Grove
All Gas and Gaiters
The Dean, The Very Reverend Lionel Pugh-Critchley · 14 episodes
- 1966
Finders Keepers
Air Marshal
Eye of the Devil
French Police Inspector (uncredited)
The Stable Door
Movie
- 1965
The Secret of My Success
Earl of Aldershot's solicitor
- 1964
Master Spy
Dr. Pembury
The Devil-Ship Pirates
Sir Basil Smeeton
Nothing But the Best
Roberts
Boy With a Flute
Sir George Noble
- 1963
A Stitch in Time
Professor Crankshaw
Ladies Who Do
Stockbroker
- 1962
A Woman's Privilege
Mr. Hayes
Time to Remember
Cracknell
- 1961
Three on a Spree
Colonel Drew
No Love for Johnnie
M.P. (uncredited)
Partners in Crime
Ashton
- 1960
A Touch of Larceny
Cmdr. Bates
1950s
- 1959
- 1958
The Invisible Man
Sir Charles Anderson · 1 episode
Blind Spot
F. G. Fielding
A Woman of Mystery
Mr. Harvey
The Safecracker
Major Adbury
I Accuse!
Prosecutor at First Dreyfus Trial
A Tale of Two Cities
Stryver
- 1957
The Birthday Present
Barrister
The Man in the Sky
Maine
- 1956
Reach for the Sky
Wing Commander Beiseigel
The Baby and the Battleship
Cmdr. Geoffrey Digby
- 1955
The Dam Busters
Air Vice-Marshal The Hon. Ralph Cochrane G.B.E., K.C.B., A.F.C.
- 1954
Beau Brummell
Dr. Warren
Father Brown
Bishop's Secretary
Doctor in the House
Dr. Parrish
- 1950
The Mudlark
Hammond
1940s
- 1949
1930s
- 1934
The Circus Clown
Vaudeville Act