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
High Noon
(1952)
Ed Weaver (uncredited)
Fort Apache
(1948)
Stage Driver (uncredited)
The Gunfighter
(1950)
Jerry Marlowe (uncredited)
The Grapes of Wrath
(1940)
City Man
Western Union
(1941)
Sheriff
Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House
(1948)
Jones (uncredited)
The Fuller Brush Girl
(1950)
Ship Captain (uncredited)
Young Mr. Lincoln
(1939)
Sheriff Gil Billings (uncredited)
Hollow Triumph
(1948)
Motorist (uncredited)
Raw Deal
(1948)
Gates
Shockproof
(1949)
Mac, Police Lieutenant (Uncredited)
The Second Woman
(1950)
Police Sergeant
Golden Hoofs
(1941)
Booth
Warpath
(1951)
Bartender
Invisible Stripes
(1939)
Police Sergeant (uncredited)
The Sea Wolf
(1941)
Full Filmography
Acting
Mountain Music
(1937)
Pretty Panther Medicine Show Proprietor
Mr. Moto's Gamble
(1938)
Tom McGuire
While New York Sleeps
(1938)
Insp. Cliff Collins
The Patient in Room 18
(1938)
Inspector Foley
Cocoanut Grove
(1938)
Auctioneer
He Couldn't Say No
(1938)
Auctioneer
The Daredevil Drivers
(1938)
Mr. McAullife
Kentucky
(1938)
Melish
Time Out for Murder
(1938)
Det. Capt. Collins
It's a Wonderful World
(1939)
Captain Haggerty
Slightly Honorable
(1939)
Captain Graves
Miracles for Sale
(1939)
Inspector Marty Gavigan
Honolulu
(1939)
First Detective
Inside Story
(1939)
Collins
They Made Me a Criminal
(1939)
Manager
Within the Law
(1939)
McGuire
Calling Dr. Kildare
(1939)
Detective Flaherty (uncredited)
Young Mr. Lincoln
(1939)
Sheriff Gil Billings (uncredited)
Chicken Wagon Family
(1939)
Horse Auctioneer
Dust Be My Destiny
(1939)
First Detective (uncredited)
Fast and Furious
(1939)
Sam Travers
Judge Hardy and Son
(1939)
Dan O'Shea (uncredited)
Missing Evidence
(1939)
Allen Jennings
Henry Goes Arizona
(1939)
Theatrical Agent V. B. Carmady (uncredited)
Torchy Blane.. Playing with Dynamite
(1939)
Mike Kelly
Joe and Ethel Turp Call on the President
(1939)
Garage Owner
Invisible Stripes
(1939)
Police Sergeant (uncredited)
The Grapes of Wrath
(1940)
City Man
Stranger on the Third Floor
(1940)
Martin
Florian
(1940)
Detective Joe
Cross-Country Romance
(1940)
G.G. Burke
You're Not So Tough
(1940)
Sheriff Griswold
The Man Who Wouldn't Talk
(1940)
Ryan
Brother Rat and a Baby
(1940)
Police Captain
Dr. Ehrlich's Magic Bullet
(1940)
Haupt
Charlie Chan's Murder Cruise
(1940)
Lieutenant Wilson
Brigham Young
(1940)
Dissenter
Wagon Train
(1940)
Matt Gardner
Flowing Gold
(1940)
Oil Well Shares Seller (uncredited)
Castle on the Hudson
(1940)
Prison Guard Sergeant (uncredited)
A Dispatch from Reuters
(1940)
Reporter (uncredited)
Knute Rockne All American
(1940)
Danny - Post Office Paymaster (uncredited)
Women Without Names
(1940)
Pete
Maryland
(1940)
Sheriff
Black Diamonds
(1940)
Archie Connor
Honeymoon Deferred
(1940)
Police Insp. Mathews
Double Alibi
(1940)
Police Inspector Early
A Fugitive from Justice
(1940)
Police Captain (uncredited)
Gangs of Chicago
(1940)
Manpower
(1941)
Cully
Dangerously They Live
(1941)
Sheriff John Dill
The Wagons Roll at Night
(1941)
Doc
Strange Alibi
(1941)
Capt. Reddick
Law of the Tropics
(1941)
Bartender
Western Union
(1941)
Sheriff
Honky Tonk
(1941)
Dr. Otis
Golden Hoofs
(1941)
Booth
Babes on Broadway
(1941)
Inspector Moriarity
Nine Lives Are Not Enough
(1941)
Lieutenant Buckley
Washington Melodrama
(1941)
Simpson
The Sea Wolf
(1941)
Street of Chance
(1942)
Ryan, (Policeman)
The Falcon's Brother
(1942)
Timothy Donovan
Fingers at the Window
(1942)
Police Lieutenant Allison
Kid Glove Killer
(1942)
Captain Lynch
A Yank on the Burma Road
(1942)
Police Lieutenant
Blue, White, and Perfect
(1942)
Inspector Peterson
Highways by Night
(1942)
Police Captain James
Henry Aldrich, Editor
(1942)
Fire Chief
Madame Spy
(1942)
Inspector Varden
The Mummy's Tomb
(1942)
Sheriff C.L. Clark
USS VD: Ship of Shame
(1942)
Margaret's Doctor (uncredited)
Wild Bill Hickok Rides
(1942)
Cliff Clark
Mokey
(1942)
Mr. Graham
Joe Smith, American
(1942)
Police Captain (uncredited)
Secret Enemies
(1942)
Detective Capt. Jarrett
Jail House Blues
(1942)
Warden Boswell
Who Is Hope Schuyler?
(1942)
Lieutenant Palmer
Butch Minds the Baby
(1942)
Police Captain (uncredited)
The Falcon Strikes Back
(1943)
Inspector Timothy Donovan
The Falcon in Danger
(1943)
Insp. Timothy Donovan
The Falcon and the Co-Eds
(1943)
Inspector Timothy Donovan
Ladies' Day
(1943)
Dan Hannigan, Sox Manager
Taxi, Mister
(1943)
Police Chief
Keep 'Em Slugging
(1943)
Macklin
Slightly Dangerous
(1943)
Detective (uncredited)
Something to Shout About
(1943)
Harrigan
Destroyer
(1943)
Commandant
The Falcon Out West
(1944)
Inspector Timothy Donovan
In the Meantime, Darling
(1944)
Corkery
Barbary Coast Gent
(1944)
Jack Coda
The Missing Juror
(1944)
Inspector Davis (Uncredited)
Bride by Mistake
(1944)
Navy Captain
Maisie Goes to Reno
(1944)
Police Captain (Uncredited)
The Thirteenth Hour
(1947)
Police Captain Linfield
Bury Me Dead
(1947)
Archer, Detective
Philo Vance's Gamble
(1947)
Inspector Walsh
The Corpse Came C.O.D.
(1947)
City Editor Emmett Willard
Buck Privates Come Home
(1947)
Quentin (INS) (uncredited)
Adventures of Gallant Bess
(1948)
Sheriff
False Paradise
(1948)
Gerald Waite
Trouble Makers
(1948)
Police Captain Madison
Fort Apache
(1948)
Stage Driver (uncredited)
Borrowed Trouble
(1948)
Dink Davis
Flat Feat
(1948)
Chief of Police
I, Jane Doe
(1948)
City Editor
Albuquerque
(1948)
Armin's Clerk (uncredited)
Jiggs and Maggie in Court
(1948)
Judge Wilson
Hollow Triumph
(1948)
Motorist (uncredited)
Raw Deal
(1948)
Gates
Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House
(1948)
Jones (uncredited)
The Stratton Story
(1949)
Josh Higgins
Post Office Investigator
(1949)
Inspector Delany
Home of the Brave
(1949)
Colonel Baker
Homicide
(1949)
Captain Mooney
Powder River Rustlers
(1949)
Lucius Statton
Flaming Fury
(1949)
Fire Engineer Robby Rollins
Shockproof
(1949)
Mac, Police Lieutenant (Uncredited)
Miss Grant Takes Richmond
(1949)
Construction Materials Contractor (uncredited)
The Second Woman
(1950)
Police Sergeant
Vigilante Hideout
(1950)
Howard Sanders
The Gunfighter
(1950)
Jerry Marlowe (uncredited)
Desperadoes of the West
(1950)
Colonel Arnold
The Secret Fury
(1950)
Police Captain Arnold (uncredited)
The Sound of Fury
(1950)
Sheriff Lem Demig
Blondie's Hero
(1950)
Police Officer (uncredited)
The Men
(1950)
Dr. Kameran
The Cariboo Trail
(1950)
The Fuller Brush Girl
(1950)
Ship Captain (uncredited)
Saddle Legion
(1951)
Fred Warren
Desert of Lost Men
(1951)
Carl Landers
Overland Telegraph
(1951)
Terence Muldoon
Joe Palooka in Triple Cross
(1951)
Sheriff Malin
Warpath
(1951)
Bartender
Cavalry Scout
(1951)
Col. Deering
Silver City
(1951)
High Noon
(1952)
Ed Weaver (uncredited)
Toughest Man in Arizona
(1952)
Cripple Creek
(1952)