Robert Clarke
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Robert Clarke | |
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Born | Robert Irby Clarke June 1, 1920 Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, U.S. |
Died | June 11, 2005 Valley Village, Los Angeles, California, U.S. | (aged 85)
Resting place | Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Hollywood Hills, California |
Occupations |
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Years active | 1944–2005 |
Spouse |
Alyce King
(m. 1956; died 1996) |
Children | Cam Clarke |
Robert Irby Clarke (June 1, 1920 – June 11, 2005) was an American actor best known for his
Early life
Clarke was born and raised in
Career
After screen tests at
Clarke revealed in his 1996 autobiography To 'B' or Not to 'B' (co-written by Tom Weaver) that he made The Hideous Sun Demon for less than $50,000, including $500 for the rubberized lizard suit he wore. He shot the movie over 12 weekends to get two days' use of rental camera equipment for one day's fee. The Hideous Sun Demon was featured in the 1982 movie
From the 1950s through the 1980s, he regularly appeared on television series, including appearing on
In the mid-1960s, he served as spokesperson for a furniture and appliance store chain called Gold's Giant Stores. His autobiography, To "B" or Not to "B": A Film Actor's Odyssey, was published in 1996. In the late it's Clarke co-wrote "The Hideous She Demon" with Michael Goodell, published in Graphic Novella format for EMGEE Comics, and completed as a Screenplay/Shooting Script for EMGEE Studios and Krashenburn Films.
Personal life
Clarke married
Death
Clarke died June 11, 2005, at his home in
Selected filmography
- The Falcon in Hollywood (1944) - Perc Saunders - Assistant Director
- What a Blonde (1945) - Man (scenes deleted)
- The Enchanted Cottage (1945) - Marine Corporal
- The Body Snatcher (1945) - Richardson - Medical Student (uncredited)
- Zombies on Broadway (1945) - Wimp (uncredited)
- Those Endearing Young Charms (1945) - Pilot (uncredited)
- Back to Bataan (1945) - Soldier (uncredited)
- Wanderer of the Wasteland (1945) - Jay Collinshaw
- Radio Stars on Parade (1945) - Danny
- First Yank Into Tokyo(1945) - Narrator / Prisoner Rosenbaum (uncredited)
- Sing Your Way Home (1945) - Reporter at New York Dock (uncredited)
- Man Alive (1945) - Cabby (uncredited)
- A Game of Death (1945) - Helmsman
- Ding Dong Williams (1946) - Club Creon Orchestra Leader (uncredited)
- Bedlam (1946) - Dan the Dog (uncredited)
- Sunset Pass (1946) - Ash Preston
- The Bamboo Blonde (1946) - Jonesy, Bamboo Blonde Crewman (uncredited)
- Step by Step (1946) - The Doctor (uncredited)
- Genius at Work (1946) - Ralph - Radio Announcer (uncredited)
- Lady Luck (1946) - Carstairs, the Confederate Officer / Messenger (uncredited)
- Criminal Court (1946) - Charlie - Club Circle Dance Director
- San Quentin (1946) - Tommy North
- Code of the West (1947) - Harry Stockton
- The Farmer's Daughter (1947) - Assistant Announcer (uncredited)
- Desperate (1947) - Bus Driver (uncredited)
- Thunder Mountain (1947) - Lee Jorth
- Under the Tonto Rim (1947) - Hooker
- Dick Tracy Meets Gruesome (1947) - Fred - Police Analyst (uncredited)
- The Judge Steps Out (1948) - Reporter (uncredited)
- If You Knew Susie (1948) - Bob - Orchestra Leader (uncredited)
- Fighting Father Dunne (1948) - Priest (uncredited)
- Return of the Bad Men (1948) - Dave
- Beyond Glory (1948) - Bit part (uncredited)
- Ladies of the Chorus (1948) - Peter Winthrop (uncredited)
- Riders of the Range (1950) - Harry Willis
- Champagne for Caesar (1950) - Actor in Movie at Drive-In (uncredited)
- A Modern Marriage (1950) - Bill Burke
- Outrage (1950) - Jim Owens
- Sword of D'Artagnan (1951) - D'Artagnan
- The Man from Planet X (1951) - John Lawrence
- Tales of Robin Hood (1951) - Robin Hood
- Hard, Fast and Beautiful (1951) - Gordon McKay
- Manana (1951) - Larry Sawyer
- Pistol Harvest (1951) - Jack Green
- Drums in the Deep South (1951) - Union Officer (uncredited)
- Street Bandits (1951) - Fred Palmer
- The Valparaiso Story (1951)
- The Fabulous Senorita (1952) - Jerry Taylor
- Captive Women (1952) - Robert
- Sword of Venus (1953) - Robert Dantes
- Oiltown, U.S.A. (1953) - Bob Johnson
- The Body Beautiful (1953) - Adam Roberts
- Captain John Smith and Pocahontas (1953) - Rolfe
- New Faces of 1954 (1954) - Himself
- Her Twelve Men (1954) - Dream Crown Prince / Junior Senator (uncredited)
- The Black Pirates (1954) - Manuel Azaga
- King of the Carnival (1955) - Jim Hayes
- The Benny Goodman Story (1956) - Roger Gillespie - Alice's Escort (uncredited)
- Outlaw Queen (1957) - John Andrews
- Band of Angels (1957) - Auction Participant (uncredited)
- The Helen Morgan Story (1957) - Party Guest (uncredited)
- My Man Godfrey (1957) - George
- The Astounding She-Monster (1957) - Dick Cutler
- The Deep Six (1958) - Ens. David Clough (uncredited)
- The Hideous Sun Demon (1958, also wrote, directed and produced) - Dr. Gilbert McKenna
- Girl with an Itch (1958) - Orrie Cooper
- From the Earth to the Moon (1958) - Narrator (voice, uncredited)
- Date with Death (1959) - Joe Emmanuel
- The FBI Story (1959) - Bartender (uncredited)
- The Incredible Petrified World (1959) - Craig Randall
- Timbuktu (1959) - Captain Girard
- Cash McCall (1960) - Reporter (uncredited)
- Beyond the Time Barrier (1960) - Maj. William Allison
- The Last Time I Saw Archie (1961) - Officer (uncredited)
- Sea Hunt (1961, Episode: "Top Secret") - Carl Sexton
- Terror of the Bloodhunters (1962) - Steve Duval
- Secret File: Hollywood (1962) - Maxwell Carter
- The Lively Set (1964) - Physician (uncredited)
- Zebra in the Kitchen (1965) - Sheriff
- The Restless Ones (1965)
- Dragnet (1967) S1-E12 Clayton Fillmore — hit and run driver
- Dragnet (1968) S2-E17, "The Big Search" - Bert Stanley
- Adam-12 Episode 69 "Log:66 The Vandals" (1970)
- Where's Willie? (1978)
- Born Again (1978) - Computer Controller
- Frankenstein Island (1981) - Dr. Paul Hadley
- First Strike (1985)
- Midnight Movie Massacre (1988) - Col Carlyle
- Alienator (1990) - Lund
- The Naked Monster (2005) - Major Allison (final film role)
References
- ^ ISBN 9780786452101. Retrieved August 18, 2017.
- ^ Samuel Clemens (March 31, 2020). "The Astounding She-Monster: Revisiting the Life of Shirley Kilpatrick". Glamour Girls of the Silver Screen. Archived from the original on April 28, 2022. Retrieved July 2, 2022.
- ISBN 978-0-786-45831-8.
- ISBN 9780313391675. Retrieved August 18, 2017.
External links
- Robert Clarke at Find a Grave
- Robert Clarke at IMDb