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