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Fred Clark (I) (1914–1968)

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This popular, baggy-eyed, bald-domed, big lug of a character actor had few peers when called upon to display that special "slow burn" style of comedy few others perfected. But perfect he did -- on stage, film and TV. In fact, he pretty much cornered the market during the 50s and 60s as the dour, ill-tempered guy you loved to hate... See full bio »

Born:

Frederic Leonard Clark
in Lincoln, California, USA

Died:

(age 54) in Santa Monica, California, USA
Still of Raymond Bailey, Fred Clark and Nancy Kulp in The Beverly Hillbillies
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1971 Eddie (TV movie)
Chief Pike
 
1968 The Horse in the Gray Flannel Suit
Tom Dugan
 
1968 Skidoo
Tower Guard
 
1968 Eve
John Burke
 
1968 Bonanza (TV series)
Judge Neeley
– A Girl Named George (1968) … Judge Neeley
 
1968 I Sailed to Tahiti with an All Girl Crew
'Generous' Josh
 
1967 Off to See the Wizard (TV series)
William H. Berry
– Who's Afraid of Mother Goose? (1967) … William H. Berry
 
1967 I Dream of Jeannie (TV series)
Vanderhaven
– The Second Greatest Con Artist in the World (1967) … Vanderhaven
 
1963-1967 The Beverly Hillbillies (TV series)
Dr. Roy Clyburn
– The Doctors (1967) … Dr. Roy Clyburn
– Granny Retires (1967) … Dr. Roy Clyburn
– The Common Cold (1965) … Dr. Roy Clyburn
– Hair-Raising Holiday (1963) … Dr. Roy Clyburn
– Jed Gets the Misery (1963) … Dr. Roy Clyburn
 
1967 F Troop (TV series)
Major Hewitt
– The Day They Shot Agarn (1967) … Major Hewitt
 
1966 ABC Stage 67 (TV series)
Dean Severance
– Olympus 7-0000 (1966) … Dean Severance
 
1966 The Double Life of Henry Phyfe (TV series)
Chief Gerald B. Hannahan / Gerald B. Hannahan
– Phyfe Goes Skiing (1966)
– Spend a Million Phyfe (1966) … Chief Gerald B. Hannahan
– Phyfe and the Code Book: Part 2 (1966) … Gerald B. Hannahan
– Unfriendly Persuasion (1966)
 
1965 Laredo (TV series)
Commissioner Smoot
– The Land Grabbers (1965) … Commissioner Smoot
 
1965 Due marines e un generale
Gen. Zacharias
 
1965 The Addams Family (TV series)
Mr. Henry Courtney
– Feud in the Addams Family (1965) … Mr. Henry Courtney
 
1965 Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre (TV series)
Horace Singleton
– Mr. Governess (1965) … Horace Singleton
 
1965 Dr. Goldfoot and the Bikini Machine
Donald J. Pevney
 
1965 When the Boys Meet the Girls
Bill Dennis
 
1965 Sergeant Dead Head
General Rufus Fogg
 
1965 The Dick Van Dyke Show (TV series)
William Van Buren
– One Hundred Terrible Hours (1965) … William Van Buren
 
1965 Petticoat Junction (TV series)
General Loomis
– The Black Box (1965) … General Loomis
 
1965 Slattery's People (TV series)
Jim Lorgan
– Question: Bill Bailey, Why Did You Come Home? (1965) … Jim Lorgan
 
1965 John Goldfarb, Please Come Home!
Heinous Overreach (head of CIA)
 
1963-1964 Burke's Law (TV series)
'Mac' McNulty / Jackson Trade
– Who Killed Mr. Cartwheel? (1964) … Jackson Trade
– Who Killed Holly Howard? (1963) … 'Mac' McNulty
 
1964 The Curse of the Mummy's Tomb
Alexander King
 
1964 The DuPont Show of the Week (TV series)
Calvin Coopersmith
– More, More, More, More (1964) … Calvin Coopersmith
 
1963 Move Over, Darling
Mr. Codd (hotel manager)
 
1963 Young Girls of Good Families
Mr. Whitehall
 
1963 Rockabye the Infantry (TV short)
Colonel Tyler
 
1962 Going My Way (TV series)
John Murphy
– A Matter of Principle (1962) … John Murphy
 
1962 Wagon Train (TV series)
Martin Gatsby
– The Martin Gatsby Story (1962) … Martin Gatsby
 
1962 Zotz!
Gen. Bullivar
 
1962 Hemingway's Adventures of a Young Man
Mr. Turner
 
1962 Boys' Night Out
Mr. Bohannon
 
1962 Pete and Gladys (TV series)
Springer
– Continental Dinner (1962) … Springer
 
1962 Armstrong Circle Theatre (TV series)
– Securities for Suckers (1962)
 
1961-1962 G.E. True Theater (TV series)
Charles Judson / Judge Cyrus Dunn
– The Hold-Out (1962) … Charles Judson
– My Darling Judge (1961) … Judge Cyrus Dunn
 
1961 Naked City (TV series)
Grainger
– Bridge Party (1961) … Grainger
 
1961 Bus Stop (TV series)
Governor Jesse Jenkins
– The Runaways (1961) … Governor Jesse Jenkins
 
1961 My Darling Judge (TV movie)
 
1961 La moglie di mio marito
Mr. Bietti
 
1961 A porte chiuse
Xatis, il procuratore generale
 
1960 Twilight Zone (TV series)
Chester Dietrich
– A Most Unusual Camera (1960) … Chester Dietrich
 
1960 Shirley Temple's Storybook (TV series)
Henry
– Emmy Lou (1960) … Henry
 
1960 The Passionate Thief
L'americano
 
1960 Bells Are Ringing
Larry Hastings
 
1960 Startime (TV series)
– Well, What About You? (1960)
 
1960 The Untouchables (TV series)
Major Charlie Byron
– Little Egypt (1960) … Major Charlie Byron
 
1960 Visit to a Small Planet
Major Roger Putnam Spelding
 
1959 It Started with a Kiss
Maj. Gen. Tim O'Connell
 
1959 Lux Playhouse (TV series)
Charles Dobbs
– The Case of the Two Sisters (1959) … Charles Dobbs
 
1959 The Mating Game
Oliver Kelsey
 
1958 Auntie Mame
Dwight Babcock
 
1958 Mardi Gras
Al Curtis
 
1957 Don't Go Near the Water
Lt. Cmdr. Clinton T. Nash
 
1957 The Fuzzy Pink Nightgown
Police Sergeant McBride
 
1957 Joe Butterfly
Col. E.E. Fuller
 
1957 Kraft Theatre (TV series)
– The Singin' Idol (1957)
 
1956 Cavalcade of America (TV series)
Ollendorf
– Pursuit of a Princess (1956) … Ollendorf
 
1956 Back from Eternity
Crimp
 
1956 The Solid Gold Cadillac
Clifford Snell
 
1956 The Alcoa Hour (TV series)
Governor Dan Cowlin
– The President (1956) … Governor Dan Cowlin
 
1956 The Birds and the Bees
Horace Hamilton
 
1956 Miracle in the Rain
Steven Jalonik
 
1956 Studio One in Hollywood (TV series)
Mort
– Circle of Guilt (1956) … Mort
 
1955 The Court-Martial of Billy Mitchell
Col. Moreland
 
1955 Screen Directors Playhouse (TV series)
Chet Buchanan
– Want Ad Wedding (1955) … Chet Buchanan
 
1955 How to Be Very, Very Popular
B.J. Marshall
 
1955 Lux Video Theatre (TV series)
Harry Phillips
– Forever Female (1955) … Harry Phillips
 
1955 Daddy Long Legs
Griggs
 
1955 Abbott and Costello Meet the Keystone Kops
Joseph Gorman, aka Sergei Toumanoff
 
1954 Shower of Stars (TV series)
– Premiere Show (1954)
 
1954 Living It Up
Oliver Stone
 
1953 How to Marry a Millionaire
Waldo Brewster
 
1953 Here Come the Girls
Harry Fraser
 
1953 Broadway Television Theatre (TV series)
Oscar
– Twentieth Century (1953) … Oscar
 
1951-1953 The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show (TV series)
Harry Morton
– Gracie at Department Store (1953) … Harry Morton
– Gracie and George Locked Out of Their House (1953) … Harry Morton
– Gracie Sees a Hold-Up/Johnny Velvet (1953) … Harry Morton
– Gracie Trying to Get George to Go on Trip East (1953) … Harry Morton
– Gracie Doing a Picture Without George (1953) … Harry Morton
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1953 The Caddy
Mr. Baxter/Old Skinhead
 
1953 The Stars Are Singing
McDougall
 
1952 Dreamboat
Sam Levitt
 
1952 Three for Bedroom C
Johnny Pizer
 
1951 Meet Me After the Show
Timothy 'Tim' Wayne
 
1951 A Place in the Sun
Bellows
 
1951 Hollywood Story
Sam Collyer
 
1951 The Lemon Drop Kid
Moose Moran
 
1950 Mrs. O'Malley and Mr. Malone
Inspector Tim Marino
 
1950 The Jackpot
Mr. Andrew J. Woodruff
 
1950 Sunset Blvd.
Sheldrake
 
1950 The Eagle and the Hawk
Basil Danzeeger
 
1950 Return of the Frontiersman
Ryan
 
1950 The Amazing Mr. Malone (TV movie)
 
1949 The Lady Takes a Sailor
Victor Santell (uncredited)
 
1949 So You Want to Be an Actor (short)
Mr. Frisbee (uncredited)
 
1949 So You Want to Get Rich Quick (short)
Fastidious Ferguson (uncredited)
 
1949 White Heat
Trader Winston
 
1949 Flamingo Road
Doc Waterson
 
1949 The Younger Brothers
Daniel Ryckman
 
1949 Alias Nick Beal
Frankie Faulkner
 
1948 Cry of the City
Lt Collins
 
1948 Two Guys from Texas
Dr. Straeger
 
1948 Hazard
Lonnie Burns
 
1948 Fury at Furnace Creek
Bird
 
1947 Ride the Pink Horse
Frank Hugo
 
1947 The Unsuspected
Richard Donovan
 
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1953 The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show (TV series)
– Gracie on Train/Murder (1953) (performer: "Swanee" - uncredited)
 
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1967-1968 The Hollywood Squares (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #2.230 (1968) … Himself
– Episode #2.229 (1968) … Himself
– Episode #2.228 (1968) … Himself
– Episode #2.227 (1968) … Himself
– Episode #2.226 (1968) … Himself
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1963 The Ed Sullivan Show (TV series)
Comedian
– Episode #16.15 (1963) … Comedian
 
1960 The Jack Paar Tonight Show (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #3.85 (1960) … Himself
 
1955 Max Liebman Presents: Big Time (TV movie)
Himself
 
1953 The Colgate Comedy Hour (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #3.28 (1953) … Himself
 
1947 Screen Snapshots: Laguna U.S.A. (short)
Himself
 
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Height:

6' 1" (1.85 m)
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Character actor seen in many movies and TV shows. Notable as the stuffy executor of Auntie Mame's brother's will in Auntie Mame. See more »

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