Actor
Fred Clark
Born 19 March 1914 · Lincoln, California, USA — died 5 December 1968
Fred Clark (1914–1968) was an American character actor in film, television and theatre. With his sour, exasperated manner, he often played gruff executives, crooks and officials, in both dramas and comedies. He was a familiar supporting presence in Hollywood from the late 1940s to the 1960s.
Key films
Sunset Boulevard (1950)
Small but memorable role in Billy Wilder's classic Hollywood drama, one of the most acclaimed films he appeared in.
White Heat (1949)
Supporting role in a landmark Warner Bros. gangster film starring James Cagney.
A Place in the Sun (1951)
Supporting part in a prestigious, widely admired dramatic adaptation, showing his range beyond comedy.
How to Marry a Millionaire (1953)
Comic supporting role in a hit CinemaScope comedy with an all-star cast.
The Solid Gold Cadillac (1956)
Comic supporting turn in a well-known satire of corporate life.
Key awards
No major awards are documented here.
On Cinespective
Full filmography · 64
- 1947Ride the Pink Horse · as Frank HugoActor
- 1947The Unsuspected · as Richard DonovanActor
- 1948Cry of the City · as Lt CollinsActor
- 1948Fury at Furnace Creek · as BirdActor
- 1948Hazard · as Lonnie BurnsActor
- 1948Two Guys from Texas · as Dr. StraegerActor
- 1949White Heat · as Daniel WinstonActor
- 1949Flamingo Road · as Doc WatersonActor
- 1949Alias Nick Beal · as Frankie FaulknerActor
- 1949The Lady Takes a Sailor · as Victor Santell (uncredited)Actor
- 1949The Younger Brothers · as Daniel RyckmanActor
- 1949So You Want to Be an Actor · as Mr. FrisbeeActor
- 1950Sunset Boulevard · as SheldrakeActor
- 1950The Jackpot · as Andrew WoodruffActor
- 1950Return of the Frontiersman · as RyanActor
- 1950The Eagle and the Hawk · as Basil DanzeegerActor
- 1950Mrs. O'Malley and Mr. Malone · as Tim MarinoActor
- 1951A Place in the Sun · as Defense Attorney BellowsActor
- 1951The Lemon Drop Kid · as Moose MoranActor
- 1951Hollywood Story · as Sam CollyerActor
- 1951Meet Me After the Show · as Timothy WayneActor
- 1952Dreamboat · as Sam LevittActor
- 1952Three for Bedroom C · as Johnny PizerActor
- 1953How to Marry a Millionaire · as Waldo BrewsterActor
- 1953The Caddy · as Mr. BaxterActor
- 1953Here Come the Girls · as Harry FraserActor
- 1953The Stars Are Singing · as McDougallActor
- 1954Living It Up · as Oliver StoneActor
- 1955Daddy Long Legs · as GriggsActor
- 1955The Court-Martial of Billy Mitchell · as Col. MorelandActor
- 1955Abbott and Costello Meet the Keystone Kops · as Joseph Gorman - aka Sergei ToumanoffActor
- 1955How to Be Very, Very Popular · as B.J. MarshallActor
- 1956The Solid Gold Cadillac · as Clifford SnellActor
- 1956Back from Eternity · as CrimpActor
- 1956Miracle in the Rain · as Steven JalonikActor
- 1956The Birds and the Bees · as Horace HamiltonActor
- 1957Don't Go Near the Water · as Lt. Cmdr. Clinton T. NashActor
- 1957The Fuzzy Pink Nightgown · as Police Sergeant McBrideActor
- 1957Joe Butterfly · as Col. E.E. FullerActor
- 1958Auntie Mame · as Dwight BabcockActor
- 1958Mardi Gras · as Al CurtisActor
- 1959It Started with a Kiss · as Tim O'ConnellActor
- 1959The Mating Game · as Oliver KelseyActor
- 1960Bells Are Ringing · as Larry HastingsActor
- 1960The Passionate Thief · as L'americanoActor
- 1960Visit to a Small Planet · as Major Roger Putnam SpeldingActor
- 1961A porte chiuse · as Xatis, procuratore generaleActor
- 1961La moglie di mio marito · as BiettiActor
- 1962Boys' Night Out · as Mr. BohannonActor
- 1962Zotz! · as General BullivarActor
- 1962Hemingway’s Adventures of a Young Man · as Mr. TurnerActor
- 1962The Hold-Out · as Charles JudsonActor
- 1963Move Over, Darling · as Mr. CoddActor
- 1963Young Girls of Good Families · as Mr. WhitehallActor
- 1964The Curse of the Mummy's Tomb · as Alexander KingActor
- 1965Dr. Goldfoot and the Bikini Machine · as D.J. PevneyActor
- 1965War Italian Style · as Gen. ZachariasActor
- 1965John Goldfarb, Please Come Home! · as OverreachActor
- 1965Sergeant Deadhead · as General FoggActor
- 1965When the Boys Meet the Girls · as Bill DennisActor
- 1968Skidoo · as Tower GuardActor
- 1968The Horse in the Gray Flannel Suit · as Tom DunganActor
- 1968I Sailed to Tahiti with an All Girl Crew · as 'Generous' JoshActor
- 1968The Face of Eve · as John BurkeActor
Filmography data from TMDB. The profile text is a draft written for Cinespective.