Robert Clarke Biography (1920-)

Born June 1, 1920, in Oklahoma City, OK; uncle of Tina Cole (an actress); married Alyce King (an actress and singer), 1956 (died, August 21, 1996); children: Cam (an actor).

Nationality
American
Gender
Male
Occupation
Actor, producer, director
Birth Details
June 1, 1920
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States

Famous Works

  • CREDITS
  • Film Appearances
  • Perc Saunders, The Falcon in Hollywood, RKO Radio Pictures, 1944
  • (Uncredited) Cab driver, Man Alive, RKO Radio Pictures, 1945
  • Danny, Radio Stars on Parade, RKO Radio Pictures, 1945
  • Jay Collinshaw, Wanderer of the Wasteland, RKO Radio Pictures, 1945
  • Man at helm, A Game of Death, RKO Radio Pictures, 1945
  • Marine corporal, The Enchanted Cottage, RKO Radio Pictures, 1945
  • (Uncredited) Narrator and Prisoner Rosenbaum, First Yank into Tokyo (also known as Mask of Fury), RKO Radio Pictures, 1945
  • (Uncredited) Pilot, Those Endearing Young Charms, RKO Radio Pictures, 1945
  • (Uncredited) Reporter, Sing Your Way Home, RKO Radio Pictures, 1945
  • (Uncredited) Richardson, The Body Snatcher (also known as Robert Louis Stevenson's "The Body Snatcher"), RKO Radio Pictures, 1945
  • (Uncredited) Soldier, Back to Bataan (also known as The Invisible Army), RKO Radio Pictures, 1945
  • (Uncredited) Wimp, Zombies on Broadway (also known as Loonies on Broadway), RKO Radio Pictures, 1945
  • Ash Preston, Sunset Pass, RKO Radio Pictures, 1946
  • Carstairs, Lady Luck, RKO Radio Pictures, 1946
  • Charlie, Criminal Court, RKO Radio Pictures, 1946
  • (Uncredited) Crew member on Bamboo Blonde, The Bamboo Blonde, RKO Radio Pictures, 1946
  • (Uncredited) Dan the Dog, Bedlam, RKO Radio Pictures, 1946
  • (Uncredited) Doctor, Step by Step, RKO Radio Pictures, 1946
  • (Uncredited) Nightclub orchestra leader, Ding Dong Williams (alsoknown as Melody Maker), RKO Radio Pictures, 1946
  • (Uncredited) Ralph, Genius at Work, RKO Radio Pictures, 1946
  • Tommy North, San Quentin, RKO Radio Pictures, 1946
  • (Uncredited) Bus driver, Desperate, RKO Radio Pictures, 1947
  • (Uncredited) Fred, Dick Tracy Meets Gruesome (also known as Dick Tracy Meets Karloff and Dick Tracy's Amazing Adventure), RKO Radio Pictures, 1947
  • Harry Stockton, Code of the West, RKO Radio Pictures, 1947
  • Hooker, Under the Tonto Rim, RKO Radio Pictures, 1947
  • Lee Jorth, Thunder Mountain, RKO Radio Pictures, 1947
  • Robert Errol, In Room 303, RKO Radio Pictures, 1947
  • (Uncredited) The Farmer's Daughter, RKO Radio Pictures, 1947
  • (Uncredited) Bob, If You Knew Susie, RKO Radio Pictures, 1948
  • Dave, Return of the Bad Men, RKO Radio Pictures, 1948
  • (Uncredited) Peter Winthrop, Ladies of the Chorus, Columbia, 1948
  • (Uncredited) Priest, Fighting Father Dunne, RKO Radio Pictures, 1948
  • (Uncredited) Beyond Glory, Paramount, 1948
  • (Uncredited) The Judge Steps Out (also known as Indian Summer), RKO Radio Pictures, 1949
  • Bill Burke, A Modern Marriage (also known as Frigid Wife),Monogram Pictures, 1950
  • Harry Willis, Riders of the Range, RKO Radio Pictures, 1950
  • Jim Owens, Outrage, RKO Radio Pictures, 1950
  • (Uncredited) Champagne for Caesar, United Artists, 1950
  • Fred Palmer, Street Bandits (also known as Flight from Fury), Republic, 1951
  • Gordon McKay, Hard, Fast, and Beautiful (also known as Mother of a Champion), RKO Radio Pictures, 1951
  • Jack Green, Pistol Harvest, RKO Radio Pictures, 1951
  • John Lawrence, The Man from Planet X, United Artists, 1951
  • Larry, Casa Manana, Monogram Pictures, 1951
  • Robin Hood, Tales of Robin Hood, Lippert Pictures, 1951
  • The Valparaiso Story, Roland Reed Productions, 1951
  • Jerry Taylor, The Fabulous Senorita (also known as Girl from Panama and An Old Spanish Custom), Republic, 1952
  • Robert, Captive Women (also known as 100 Years from Now and3000 A.D.), RKO Radio Pictures, 1952
  • Dantes, Sword of Venus (also known as Island of Monte Cristo), RKO Radio Pictures, 1953
  • John Rolfe, Captain John Smith and Pocahontas (also known as Burning Arrows), United Artists, 1953
  • Body Beautiful, Savoy Roadshow Pictures, 1953
  • (Uncredited) Dream crown prince and junior senator, Her Twelve Men(also known as Miss Baker's Dozen), Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer/Loew's, 1954
  • Manuel Azaga, The Black Pirates (also known as El pirata negro), Lippert Pictures, 1954
  • Agent Jim Hayes, King of the Carnival, Republic, 1955
  • (Uncredited) The Benny Goodman Story, Universal International Pictures, 1955
  • (Uncredited) Auction participant, Band of Angels, Warner Bros., 1957
  • Craig Randall, The Incredible Petrified World, Governor Films, 1957
  • Dick Cutler, The Astounding She-Monster (also known as The Mysterious Invader), American International Pictures, 1957
  • George, My Man Godfrey, Universal International Pictures, 1957
  • Guest, The Helen Morgan Story (also known as Both Ends of the Candle and Why Was I Born?), Warner Bros., 1957
  • John Andrews, Outlaw Queen, Globe Releasing, 1957
  • Ensign David Clough, The Deep Six, Warner Bros., 1958
  • (Uncredited) Narrator, From the Earth to the Moon, Warner Bros., 1958
  • Orrie Cooper, Girl with an Itch, Howco Productions, 1958
  • Captain Girard, Timbuktu, United Artists, 1959
  • Dr. Gilbert McKenna (the Sun Demon), The Hideous Sun Demon (also known as Blood on His Lips and The Sun Demon), Pacific International Enterprises, 1959
  • Joe Emmanuel, Date with Death (also known as Blood of the Man Devil), Pacific International Enterprises, 1959
  • Major William Allison, Beyond the Time Barrier (also known as The War of 1995), American International Pictures, 1960
  • (Uncredited) Reporter, Cash McCall, Warner Bros., 1960
  • Officer, The Last Time I Saw Archie, United Artists, 1961
  • Maxwell Carter, Secret File: Hollywood (also known as Scandaltown and The Secret File of Hollywood), Crown International, 1962
  • Steve Duval, Terror of the Bloodhunters, Sinister Cinema, 1962
  • (Uncredited) Physician, The Lively Set, Universal, 1964
  • Sheriff, Zebra in the Kitchen, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1965
  • The Restless Ones, WorldWide Pictures, 1965
  • Where's Willie? (also known as Computer Kid and ComputerWizard), Taurus Entertainment, 1978
  • Dr. Paul Hadley, Frankenstein Island (also known as Frankenstein's Island), Intercontinental, 1982
  • First Strike, Video City Productions, 1985
  • Colonel Carlyle, Midnight Movie Massacre (also known as Attackfrom Mars), VCI Home Video, 1988
  • Lund, Alienator, Prism Pictures, 1989
  • Dr. Carlton, Haunting Fear, Concorde-New Horizons/Troma, 1991
  • Narrator and interviewee, Lugosi: Hollywood's Dracula (documentary; also known as Bela Lugosi: Hollywood's Dracula), Spinning Out WheelsProductions, 1997
  • Second man on telephone, Naked Monster, Heidelberg Films, 2002
  • (In archive footage) Edgar G. Ulmer--The Man Off-Screen, MischiefFilms, 2004
  • Film Director
  • The Hideous Sun Demon (also known as Blood on His Lips andThe Sun Demon), Pacific International Enterprises, 1959
  • Film Producer
  • The Hideous Sun Demon (also known as Blood on His Lips andThe Sun Demon), Pacific International Enterprises, 1959
  • Beyond the Time Barrier (also known as The War of 1995), American International Pictures, 1960
  • Television Appearances
  • Series
  • Ray Lansing, General Hospital, ABC, 1963
  • Miniseries
  • Clem Fuery, Scruples, CBS, 1980
  • Pharmacist, Deadly Intentions, ABC, 1985
  • Movies
  • (Uncredited) Doctor, The Brotherhood of the Bell, CBS, 1970
  • Specials
  • Fred, The Christmas Carol (short; also known as A Christmas Carol), 1949
  • Himself, Hollywood Aliens & Monsters (also known as To theGalaxy and Beyond with Mark Hamill), Arts and Entertainment, 1997
  • Episodic
  • D'Artagnan, "The Three Musketeers" (also known as "Blades of the Musketeers" and "The Sword of D'Artagnan"), Magnavox Theater (also known as The Ford Theater Hour), CBS, 1950
  • Ned Anderson/Frosty Marsh, "Outlaw Underground," The Long Ranger,ABC, 1952
  • Wesley Fisher, "The Big Betty," Dragnet, NBC, 1953
  • "The Betrayal," Cavalcade of America, NBC, 1953
  • "The Big Light," Dragnet, NBC, 1953
  • "The Big Whiff," Dragnet, NBC, 1953
  • Bud Thatcher, "The Ventriloquist," The Cisco Kid, syndicated, 1954
  • Johnny Boyle, "Cisco Meets the Gorilla," The Cisco Kid, syndicated, 1954
  • "The Big Children," Dragnet, NBC, 1954
  • Frank, "Spider Inc.," Science Fiction Theater, syndicated, 1955
  • Harvey, "Lightning Strikes Twice," The Lux Video Theatre, NBC, 1955
  • Tony, "The Fabulous Sycamores," The Ford Television Theater, NBC,1955
  • Ferrer, "Affair of Honor," The Count of Monte Cristo, syndicated,1956
  • Jamil, "Hold That Tiger," The Gale Storm Show, CBS, 1956
  • Jack Harper, "The Case of the Crooked Candle," Perry Mason, CBS, 1957
  • Doug Trimble, "Rapture of the Deep," Sea Hunt, syndicated, 1958
  • Sheriff John Kester, "The Sheriff of Buckeye," Adventures of Wild BillHickok, syndicated, 1958
  • "Clay Pigeon," Harbor Command, syndicated, 1958
  • Dr. Wayne Robinson, "Odds against Survival," The Man and the Challenge, NBC, 1959
  • Major Gibbie Gibson, "Burnout," Men into Space, CBS, 1959
  • Ned Atkins, "Night Train to Denver," Bronco, ABC, 1959
  • Vic Mathews, "Dead Giveaway," Sky King, ABC, 1959
  • "The Big Doctor," Dragnet, NBC, 1959
  • "The Clara Duncan Story," Wagon Train, NBC, 1959
  • "The Search," Sea Hunt, syndicated, 1959
  • Jerry Franklin, "The Case of the Clumsy Clown," Perry Mason, CBS,1960
  • John Miles, "Cut of Ice," Hawaiian Eye, ABC, 1960
  • Paul Chandler, "The Fix," 77 Sunset Strip, ABC, 1960
  • Phil Kenton, "Savage Breed," Cheyenne, ABC, 1960
  • Ralph Mattson, "A Debt of Honor," M Squad, NBC, 1960
  • Wiley Carson, "Circle of Evil," Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse (also known as Desilu Playhouse), CBS, 1960
  • "Interrupted Honeymoon," Checkmate, CBS, 1960
  • "Ride or Die," Laramie, NBC, 1960
  • Mark Ellis, "The Stanhope Brand," Hawaiian Eye, ABC, 1961
  • "The Meet," Sea Hunt, syndicated, 1961
  • Carl Sexton, "Top Secret," Ripcord, syndicated, 1962
  • Les Frazer, "A Night with Nora Stewart," Hawaiian Eye, ABC, 1962
  • Vince Santell, "The Toy Jungle," 77 Sunset Strip, ABC, 1963
  • Adam Conway, "The Threatening Eye," Kraft Suspense Theatre, NBC, 1964
  • Clayton Filmore, "The Hit-and-Run Driver," Dragnet '67, NBC, 1967
  • Bert Stanley, "The Big Search," Dragnet '68, NBC, 1968
  • Hotel guest, "Public Affairs--DR-12," Dragnet '68, NBC, 1968
  • William Fuller, "Juvenile--DR-05," Dragnet '68, NBC, 1968
  • Dr. Robert Pines, "Juvenile--The Little Pusher," Dragnet '69, NBC,1969
  • Principal Philip Geiger, "The Joy Riders," Dragnet '69, NBC, 1969
  • Bob, "D.H.Q.-Night School," Dragnet '70, NBC, 1970
  • Ed Ligh, "Log 74: Light Duty," Adam-12, NBC, 1970
  • Eliot Wyndham, "Operation: Hijack," O'Hara, United States Treasury(also known as O'Hara, U.S. Treasury), CBS, 1971
  • John Herman, "Log 66: The Vandals," Adam-12, NBC, 1971
  • Tom Bennett, "Truant," Adam-12, NBC, 1971
  • "The Best Is Yet to Be," Marcus Welby, M.D., ABC, 1971
  • Dan Johnson, "Easy Rap," Adam-12, NBC, 1973
  • Stuart Nolan, "Van Nuys Division: Pete's Mustache," Adam-12, NBC,1973
  • (Uncredited) Detective in stairwell, "Legacy of Terror," Kolchak: TheNight Stalker (also known as Kolchak and The Night Stalker), ABC, 1975
  • Admiral Grayson, "The Meatball Circus," Baa Baa Black Sheep, NBC,1976
  • Prince, "Tabitha's Weighty Problem," Tabitha, ABC, 1977
  • Howard Kramer, "Stringer," Hawaii Five-O, CBS, 1979
  • Stranger, "Flashback," Trapper John, M.D., CBS, 1979
  • Mr. Marson, "Rogues to Riches/Stark Terror," Fantasy Island, ABC,1980
  • Minister, "The Wedding," Dynasty, ABC, 1982
  • "Hit and Run," Dallas, CBS, 1982
  • Leo Marks, "Caught between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea," Simon & Simon, CBS, 1983
  • Leo Marks, "The Club Murder Vacation," Simon & Simon, CBS, 1983
  • John Ragsdale, "Mouth of the Snake: Parts 1 & 2" (also known as "AllThat Glitters"), Knight Rider, NBC, 1984
  • Actor, "Murder to a Jazz Beat," Murder, She Wrote, CBS, 1985
  • Minister, "Final Vows," Matt Houston, ABC, 1985
  • Minister, "Surrogates," Finders of Lost Loves, ABC, 1985
  • Priest, "The Honeymoon Murders," Matt Houston, ABC, 1985
  • "Deliverance," Dallas, CBS, 1985
  • Henry Walden, "Forsaking All Others," Hotel, ABC, 1986
  • Jason Parnell, "Friends and Losers," Falcon Crest, CBS, 1986
  • (As Robert I. Clarke) Minister, "Images," Dynasty, ABC, 1988
  • Mr. Poryes, "Vote of Confidence," The Famous Jett Jackson, The Disney Channel, 2000
  • Appeared in The King Family Show, ABC; also appeared as a commentator in "The Lion," and as a television reporter in "Take-Over," both unairedepisodes of Beyond Westworld, CBS.
  • Pilots
  • Minister, "Oil," Dynasty, ABC, 1981
  • WRITINGS
  • Stories for Films
  • (Story "Strange Pursuit) The Hideous Sun Demon (also known as Blood on His Lips and The Sun Demon), Pacific International Enterprises, 1959
  • Nonfiction
  • (With Tom Weaver) To "B" or Not to "B": A Film Actor's Odyssey (autobiography), Midnight Marquee Press, 1996
  • Stories
  • Author of "Strange Pursuit."

Further Reference

OTHER SOURCES

    Books
    • Weaver, Tom, Science Fiction and Fantasy Film Flashbacks, McFarland & Co., 1998
    • Weaver, Tom, Return of the B Science Fiction and Horror Heroes, McFarland & Co., 1999