Ernest Clark

Ernest Clark

Acting

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…

Filmography

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Queen of the Wild Frontier Queen of the Wild Frontier 1993 The Pope Must Die ★ 5.0 The Pope Must Die 1991 Doctor at the Top ★ 8.0 Doctor at the Top 1991 Queenie ★ 5.0 Queenie 1987 Theban Plays: Oedipus the King ★ 4.5 Theban Plays: Oedipus the King 1986 Memed My Hawk ★ 6.0 Memed My Hawk 1984 Gandhi ★ 7.6 Gandhi 1982 The Agatha Christie Hour ★ 6.8 The Agatha Christie Hour 1982 Private Schulz ★ 5.3 Private Schulz 1981 The Cannon & Ball Show The Cannon & Ball Show 1979 Mixed Blessings ★ 6.8 Mixed Blessings 1978 All Creatures Great and Small ★ 7.8 All Creatures Great and Small 1978 Doctor on the Go ★ 5.0 Doctor on the Go 1975 Doctor at Sea ★ 1.0 Doctor at Sea 1974 Away from It All Away from It All 1973 Doctor in Charge ★ 6.0 Doctor in Charge 1972 Doctor at Large ★ 5.0 Doctor at Large 1971 Song of Norway ★ 5.3 Song of Norway 1970 The Executioner ★ 5.9 The Executioner 1970 Run a Crooked Mile ★ 7.7 Run a Crooked Mile 1969 ITV Saturday Night Theatre ★ 7.0 ITV Saturday Night Theatre 1969 The Chequers Manoeuvre ★ 10.0 The Chequers Manoeuvre 1968 Salt & Pepper ★ 5.3 Salt & Pepper 1968 The Cuckoo Patrol ★ 4.6 The Cuckoo Patrol 1967 It! ★ 6.2 It! 1967 All Gas and Gaiters ★ 6.3 All Gas and Gaiters 1967 Finders Keepers ★ 6.8 Finders Keepers 1966 Eye of the Devil ★ 6.1 Eye of the Devil 1966 The Stable Door The Stable Door 1966 Arabesque ★ 6.3 Arabesque 1966 BBC Play of the Month ★ 5.3 BBC Play of the Month 1965 The Secret of My Success ★ 7.0 The Secret of My Success 1965 Masquerade ★ 5.1 Masquerade 1965 The Wednesday Play ★ 5.2 The Wednesday Play 1964 Master Spy ★ 6.3 Master Spy 1964 The Devil-Ship Pirates ★ 5.7 The Devil-Ship Pirates 1964 HMS Paradise HMS Paradise 1964 Nothing But the Best ★ 6.1 Nothing But the Best 1964 Boy With a Flute ★ 10.0 Boy With a Flute 1964 A Stitch in Time ★ 7.4 A Stitch in Time 1963 Ladies Who Do ★ 7.0 Ladies Who Do 1963 Billy Liar ★ 6.8 Billy Liar 1963 Tomorrow at Ten ★ 6.0 Tomorrow at Ten 1963 The Beverly Hillbillies ★ 6.9 The Beverly Hillbillies 1962 Time to Remember ★ 5.5 Time to Remember 1962 Richard the Lionheart ★ 9.0 Richard the Lionheart 1962 The Scales of Justice ★ 6.7 The Scales of Justice 1962 Three on a Spree ★ 6.4 Three on a Spree 1961 Drama 61-67 Drama 61-67 1961 No Love for Johnnie ★ 6.7 No Love for Johnnie 1961 Partners in Crime ★ 5.7 Partners in Crime 1961 Maigret ★ 7.1 Maigret 1960 Sink the Bismarck! ★ 6.9 Sink the Bismarck! 1960 A Touch of Larceny ★ 6.0 A Touch of Larceny 1960 No Hiding Place ★ 4.8 No Hiding Place 1959 Interpol Calling ★ 7.3 Interpol Calling 1959 The Invisible Man ★ 7.3 The Invisible Man 1958 Blind Spot ★ 5.9 Blind Spot 1958 A Woman of Mystery ★ 6.0 A Woman of Mystery 1958 The Safecracker ★ 6.0 The Safecracker 1958 I Accuse! ★ 6.6 I Accuse! 1958 A Tale of Two Cities ★ 6.8 A Tale of Two Cities 1958 The Birthday Present ★ 7.3 The Birthday Present 1957 Time Without Pity ★ 6.5 Time Without Pity 1957 The Man in the Sky ★ 7.5 The Man in the Sky 1957 Reach for the Sky ★ 6.9 Reach for the Sky 1956 The Baby and the Battleship ★ 6.4 The Baby and the Battleship 1956 1984 ★ 6.5 1984 1956 The Dam Busters ★ 6.9 The Dam Busters 1955 Beau Brummell ★ 6.5 Beau Brummell 1954 Father Brown ★ 6.5 Father Brown 1954 Doctor in the House ★ 6.5 Doctor in the House 1954 The Mudlark ★ 6.6 The Mudlark 1950 Obsession ★ 6.8 Obsession 1949 When We Are Married When We Are Married 1949 The Circus Clown ★ 6.5 The Circus Clown 1934