FILM
Last Rites (1988) with Tom Berenger, Paul Dooley, and Adrian Paul
Blood Song (1982) with Richard Jaeckel and Frankie Avalon
The Woman Inside (1981) with Joan Blondell
Condominium (1980) with Barbara Eden, Dan Haggerty, Steve Forrest, Richard Anderson, Ralph Bellamy, and Macdonald Carey
James Dean (1976) with Michael Brandon, Stephen McHattie, Brooke Adams, Candy Clark, Katherine Helmond, Amy Irving, Jayne Meadows, and Heather Menzies
Murder on Flight 502 (1975) with Ralph Bellamy, Polly Bergen, Laraine Day, Fernando Lamas, George Maharis, Farrah Fawcett, Hugh O'Brian, Walter Pidgeon, Robert Stack, Brooke Adams, and Danny Bonaduce
Cop on the Beat (1975) with Lloyd Bridges, Pat Crowley, Jim Backus, Dean Stockwell, Della Reese, Janis Paige, Edie Adams, Charles Drake, and Don Stroud
Say Goodbye, Maggie Cole (1972) with Susan Hayward, Darren McGavin, Beverly Garland, Jeanette Nolan, and Richard Anderson
The Family Rico (1972) with Ben Gazzara, Jack Carter, Leif Erickson, James Farentino, Sal Mineo, John Randolph, and Jo Van Fleet
The Face of Fear (1971) with Ricardo Montalban, Jack Warden, and Elizabeth Ashley
The McMasters (1970) with Burl Ives, Brock Peters, David Carradine, Nancy Kwan, Jack Palance, John Carradine, and L.Q. Jones
Days in My Father's House (1968)
Outlaw's Son (1957) with Ben Cooper, Lori Nelson, and Ellen Drew
The Man Is Armed (1956) with William Talman, Barton MacLane, and Robert Horton
Massacre (1956) with James Craig
The Toughest Man Alive (1955) with Lita Milan, Anthony Caruso, and Myrna Dell
Port of Hell (1954) with Carole Mathews, Marshall Thompson, Marjorie Lord, and Wayne Morris
Thunder Pass (1954) with Andy Devine, Raymond Burr, and John Carradine
Paid to Kill (1954) with Paul Carpenter
Blackout (1954) with Belinda Lee
Go Man Go (1954) with Patricia Breslin, Sidney Poitier, and Bill Stern
The Gambler and the Lady (1952) with Kathleen Byron
Le traqué (1951) with Simone Signoret
Fort Defiance (1951) with Ben Johnson, Peter Graves, and Tracey Roberts
Never Trust a Gambler (1951) with Cathy O'Donnell, Tom Drake, Jeff Corey, and Myrna Dell
Gunman in the Streets (1950) with Simone Signoret
Highly Dangerous (1950) with Margaret Lockwood
Barricade (1950) with Raymond Massey and Ruth Roman
Backfire (1950) with Viveca Lindfors, Virginia Mayo, Edmond O'Brien, Gordon MacRae, Ed Begley, and Sheila MacRae
Without Honor (1949) with Laraine Day, Franchot Tone, Agnes Moorehead, and Bruce Bennett
Whiplash (1948) with Alexis Smith, Zachary Scott, and Eve Arden
Moonrise (1948) with Gail Russell, Ethel Barrymore, Allyn Joslyn, Rex Ingram, Harry Morgan, Selena Royle, and Lloyd Bridges
Embraceable You (1948) with Geraldine Brooks
Deep Valley (1947) with Ida Lupino, Wayne Morris, and Fay Bainter
That Way with Women (1947) with Martha Vickers, Sydney Greenstreet, Alan Hale, and Craig Stevens
A Stolen Life (1946) with Bette Davis, Glenn Ford, Walter Brennan, Charlie Ruggles, and Bruce Bennett
Her Kind of Man (1946) with Janis Paige, Zachary Scott, Faye Emerson, and George Tobias
Pride of the Marines (1945) with John Garfield, Eleanor Parker, Rosemary DeCamp, and Ann Doran
God Is My Co-Pilot (1945) with Dennis Morgan, Raymond Massey, Alan Hale, Andrea King, Craig Stevens, and Mark Stevens
Hollywood Canteen (1944) with Jack Benny, Joe E. Brown, Eddie Cantor, Kitty Carlisle, Jack Carson, Joan Crawford, Bette Davis, and Faye Emerson
The Very Thought of You (1944) with Dennis Morgan, Eleanor Parker, Faye Emerson, Beulah Bondi, and Andrea King
Destination Tokyo (1943) with Cary Grant, John Garfield, Alan Hale, Robert Hutton, Faye Emerson, and John Forsythe
Action in the North Atlantic (1943) with Humphrey Bogart, Raymond Massey, Alan Hale, and Ruth Gordon
TELEVISION SERIES
The New Perry Mason, 1973-1974 CBS TV series. Clark portrayed Lt. Arthur Tragg
Bold Venture, 1959 syndicated TV series. Clark portrayed Slate Shannon
Wire Service, 1956-1957 ABC TV series. Clark portrayed Dan Miller
TELEVISION GUEST APPEARANCES
Murder, She Wrote, episode The Grand Old Lady, originally aired October 8, 1989
Highway to Heaven, episode An Investment in Caring, originally aired March 13, 1985
Murder, She Wrote, episode Death Takes a Curtain Call, originally aired December 16, 1984
The New Mike Hammer, episode The Perfect Twenty, originally aired April 7, 1984
Simon & Simon, episode Shadow of Sam Penny, originally aired November 3, 1983
The Fall Guy, episode The Chameleon, originally aired April 6, 1983
Quincy M.E., episode Murder on Ice, originally aired March 9, 1983
Matt Houston, episode The Visitors, originally aired February 27, 1983
Fantasy Island, episode Face of Love/Image of Celeste, originally aired March 20, 1982
Riker, episode Honkytonk, originally aired March 14, 1981
Fantasy Island, episode The Pug/Class of '69, originally aired November 24, 1979
Salvage 1, episode Shangri-la Lil, originally aired February 5, 1979
Hawaii Five-O, episode The Pagoda Factor, originally aired November 23, 1978
The Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew Mysteries, episode Dangerous Waters, originally aired October 29, 1978
Vega$, episode Centerfold, originally aired September 20, 1978
Police Story, episode A Chance to Live, originally aired May 28, 1978
Switch, episode Thirty Thousand Witnesses, originally aired December 26, 1977
Police Woman, episode Guns, originally aired November 1, 1977
The Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew Mysteries, episode The Mystery of the Ghostwriters' Cruise, originally aired May 1, 1977
Hawaii Five-O, episode Blood Money Is Hard to Wash, originally aired March 3, 1977
Police Story, episode Oxford Gray, originally aired December 7, 1976
McMillan & Wife, episode All Bets Off, originally aired December 5, 1976
Most Wanted, episode The Heisman Killer, originally aired November 27, 1976
Police Woman, episode Task Force: Cop Killer: Parts 1 and 2, originally aired March 2 and 9, 1976
Police Woman, episode Double Image, originally aired February 17, 1976
Starsky and Hutch, episode Losing Streak, originally aired January 14, 1976
Ellery Queen, episode The Adventure of the Sunday Punch, originally aired January 11, 1976
Police Story, episode Spanish Class, originally aired January 2, 1976
Matt Helm, episode Panic, originally aired December 27, 1975
Bronk, episode Short Fuse, originally aired November 2, 1975
Medical Story, episode Test Case, originally aired September 25, 1975
Police Story, episode Officer Needs Help, originally aired September 9, 1975
Archer, episode Blood Money, originally aired March 13, 1975
Hawaii Five-O, episode The Hostage, originally aired March 11, 1975
Police Story, episode Sniper, originally aired February 11, 1975
Police Story, episode Explosion, originally aired December 3, 1974
Cannon, episode The Avenger, originally aired October 30, 1974
Police Woman, episode It's Only a Game, originally aired October 25, 1974
Ironside, episode Raise the Devil: Parts 1 and 2, originally aired September 12 and 19, 1974
Police Story, episode The Hunters, originally aired February 26, 1974
The Rookies, episode Something Less Than a Man, originally aired February 18, 1974
Search, episode The 24 Carat Hit, originally aired January 24, 1973
Mod Squad, episode Belinda, End of Little Miss Bubble Gum, originally aired December 7, 1972
Mission: Impossible, episode Hit, originally aired November 11, 1972
Rod Serling's Night Gallery, episode Spectre in Tap-Shoes, originally aired October 29, 1972
The Rookies, episode Dead, Like a Lost Dream, originally aired September 18, 1972
Ironside, episode But When She Was Bad, originally aired December 30, 1971
Cade's County, episode Delegate at Large, originally aired November 21, 1971
Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law, episode Legacy of Fear, originally aired September 16, 1971
Dan August, episode The Meal Ticket, originally aired March 18, 1971
Mannix, episode With Intent to Kill, originally aired January 23, 1971
San Francisco International Airport, episode Crisis, originally aired November 18, 1970
The Virginian, episode The Mysterious Mr. Tate, originally aired October 14, 1970
The Silent Force, episode The Shopping List, originally aired October 12, 1970
Mannix, episode A Ticket to the Eclipse, originally aired September 19, 1970
Ironside, episode A Killing Will Occur, originally aired September 17, 1970
The Bill Cosby Show, episode How You Play the Game, originally aired March 8, 1970
Mannix, episode Walk with a Dead Man, originally aired January 10, 1970
Bracken's World, episode Stop Date, originally aired December 19, 1969
The Name of the Game, episode Good-bye Harry, originally aired October 24, 1969
Ironside, episode Goodbye to Yesterday, originally aired September 25, 1969
Ironside, episode I, the People, originally aired October 31, 1968
The Name of the Game, episode Incident in Berlin, originally aired October 25, 1968
I Spy, episode The Spy Business, originally aired April 1, 1968
The Danny Thomas Hour, episode The Last Hunters, originally aired January 29, 1968
N.Y.P.D., episode Joshua Fit the Battle of Fulton Street, originally aired December 5, 1967
I Spy, episode One Thousand Fine, originally aired April 27, 1966
Ben Casey, episode For San Diego, You Need a Different Bus, originally aired January 17, 1966
Kraft Suspense Theatre, episode The Safe House, originally aired May 20, 1965
The Defenders, episode The Silent Killer, originally aired January 21, 1965
Burke's Law, episode Who Killed Cornelius Gilbert?, originally aired October 28, 1964
Ben Casey, episode A Woods Full of Question Marks, originally aired October 26, 1964
The DuPont Show of the Week, episode Manhattan Battleground, originally aired October 20, 1963
Stump the Stars, episode April 8, 1963, originally aired April 8, 1963
The Untouchables, episode Jake Dance, originally aired January 22, 1963
The Untouchables, episode Bird in the Hand, originally aired October 30, 1962
The DuPont Show of the Week, episode The Movie Star, originally aired June 10, 1962
The DuPont Show of the Week, episode Hurricane, originally aired May 27, 1962
Camera Three, episode Catch 22, originally aired February 4, 1962
Twilight Zone, episode The Prime Mover, originally aired March 24, 1961
Play of the Week, episode No Exit/The Indifferent Lover, originally aired February 27, 1961
The United States Steel Hour, episode The Devil Makes Sunday, originally aired January 25, 1961
Rawhide, episode Incident of the Night Visitor, originally aired November 4, 1960
The Chevy Mystery Show, episode The Last Six Blocks, originally aired July 17, 1960
Lock Up, episode His Father's Footsteps, originally aired January 16, 1960
Play of the Week, episode The Closing Door, originally aired January 4, 1960
Lock Up, episode The Drop, originally aired December 26, 1959
Lock Up, episode Framed Ex-Con, originally aired December 12, 1959
Buick-Electra Playhouse, episode The Killers, originally aired November 19, 1959
Target, episode Death Has Many Faces, originally aired August 29, 1958
Target, episode Winner Loses All, originally aired July 18, 1958
Wagon Train, episode The John Wilbot Story, originally aired June 11, 1958
Studio One in Hollywood, episode The Enemy Within, originally aired May 26, 1958
Suspicion, episode The Hollow Man, originally aired March 3, 1958
Schlitz Playhouse, episode Heroes Never Group Up, originally aired February 7, 1958
Pursuit, episode The House at Malibu, originally aired January 14, 1958
Playhouse 90, episode Reunion, originally aired January 2, 1958
Climax!, episode The Mad Bomber, originally aired April 18, 1957
Climax!, episode The Giant Killer, originally aired August 1, 1957
Studio 57, episode No Sentiment, originally aired January 4, 1957
Jane Wyman Presents The Fireside Theatre, episode The Little Black Lie, originally aired January 1, 1957
The Joseph Cotten Show: On Trial, episode The Fourth Witness, originally aired December 21, 1956
Schlitz Playhouse, episode Boiling Point, originally aired August 17, 1956
The 20th Century-Fox Hour, episode One Life, originally aired January 25, 1956
Jane Wyman Presents The Fireside Theatre, episode The Liberator, originally aired January 10, 1956
Chevron Hall of Stars, episode One Way Flight, originally aired January 1, 1956
Chevron Hall of Stars, episode Mr. Thompson, originally aired January 1, 1956
Celebrity Playhouse, episode Red Horse Hamber, originally aired December 27, 1955
Science Fiction Theatre, episode Before the Beginning, originally aired December 16, 1955
Schlitz Playhouse, episode The Baited Hook, originally aired December 16, 1955
Damon Runyon Theater, episode A Job for Macarone, originally aired November 26, 1955
Studio 57, episode No Place Like Home, originally aired November 6, 1955
The Ford Television Theatre, episode Behind the Mask, originally aired May 10, 1956
Jane Wyman Presents The Fireside Theatre, episode Little Guy, originally aired September 27, 1955
Science Fiction Theatre, episode The Negative Man, originally aired September 16, 1955
Appointment with Adventure, episode The Royal Treatment, originally aired August 14, 1955
G.E. True Theater, episode Into the Night, originally aired May 8, 1955
Appointment with Adventure, episode Rendezvous in Paris, originally aired May 1, 1955
Armstrong Circle Theatre, episode No Room to Breathe, originally aired February 8, 1955
Producers' Showcase, episode Yellow Jack, originally aired January 10, 1955
Justice, episode Run for Your Life, originally aired November 4, 1954
The Ford Television Theatre, episode Remember to Live, originally aired November 4, 1954
Justice, episode The Frightened Clown, originally aired September 30, 1954
Justice, episode The Coney Island Mystery, originally aired August 12, 1954
Justice, episode The Spinster, originally aired June 24, 1954
Justice, episode The Baker's Sons, originally aired April 8, 1954
Danger, episode The Actor, originally aired March 16, 1954
The Philip Morris Playhouse, episode Up for Parole, originally aired February 4, 1954
The Philco-Goodyear Television Playhouse, episode The Hangman in the Fog, originally aired January 10, 1954
The Revlon Mirror Theater, episode Equal Justice, originally aired October 17, 1953
Medallion Theatre, episode Columbo Discovers Italy, originally aired August 29, 1953
The Name's the Same, episode June 30, 1953, originally aired June 30, 1953
The Name's the Same, episode June 23, 1953, originally aired June 23, 1953
The Name's the Same, episode June 16, 1953, originally aired June 16, 1953
The Philco-Goodyear Television Playhouse, episode The Recluse, originally aired April 12, 1953
What's My Line?, episode July 6, 1952, originally aired July 6, 1952
Schlitz Playhouse, episode Fifty Grand, originally aired February 15, 1952
Gruen Guild Theater, episode Unfinished Business, originally aired September 27, 1951
Starlight Theatre, episode The Gravy Train, originally aired September 20, 1951
Lights Out, episode The Witness, originally aired April 16, 1951
Sure As Fate, episode The Guinea Pigs, originally aired April 3, 1951
Danger, episode Nightmare, originally aired March 20, 1951
Lux Video Theatre, episode Not Guilty - Of Much, originally aired March 5, 1951
Nash Airflyte Theatre, episode Pearls Are a Nuisance, originally aired February 15, 1951
Somerset Maugham TV Theatre, episode Partners, originally aired January 31, 1951
Nash Airflyte Theatre, episode I Won't Take a Minute, originally aired November 9, 1950
The Magnavox Theatre, episode Strange Harbor, originally aired October 13, 1950
Danger, episode The Black Door, originally aired September 19, 1950
The Ford Theatre Hour, episode The Farmer Takes a Wife, originally aired December 30, 1949
The Chevrolet Tele-Theatre, episode The Boat Ride, originally aired October 17, 1949
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Born Bernard Zanville in Brooklyn, New York, on February 26, 1912 (some sources cite 1913 and 1915 as his year of birth), actor Dane Clark
was born to parents who were Jewish immigrants. During the depths of the Great Depression, he graduated from Cornell University and began
studying law St. John's University, working odd jobs to pay for law school. A chance meeting with actor John Garfield sent him on his way
to taking up acting as a profession; Garfield got Clark an audition for a role in an off-Broadway play, and he landed the part. Discovering
a natural talent for acting, Clark soon abandoned his studies. His first Broadway performance was in the short-lived play Panic
in 1935, but during the same year landed a role in the long-running drama Dead End. In 1940, he married his first wife, Margot,
an artist, but the couple had a very rocky relationship and were often separated for long periods. Nevertheless, they drove across country
from New York to Hollywood in late 1941 so that Clark could try to break into films.
He quickly secured uncredited roles in such films as The Pride of the Yankees (1942; with Gary Cooper) and The Glass Key
(1942; with Alan Ladd and Veronica Lake) before signing a long-term contract
with Warner Bros. in 1943. Soon after his arrival at Warner Bros., Clark was cast in leading roles in the studio's B productions, such as Her Kind of Man
(1946; with Janis Paige and Zachary Scott) and Embraceable You
(1948; with Geraldine Brooks), often getting the roles turned down by his mentor and fellow Warner Bros. contract player, John Garfield.
Arguably his best film at the studio was A Stolen Life (1946; with Bette Davis and Glenn Ford), in which he had a supporting role.
Growing increasingly dissatisfied with Warner Bros. and the roles offered to him, Clark rebelled and the studio suspended him in 1948;
he eventually left the studio in 1949 after the production of Barricade (1950; with Ruth Roman and
Raymond Massey).
With the rise of television production, Clark returned to New York and took a number of guest-starring roles in early TV
programs beginning in 1949. And in 1950, he commuted to Europe, where he acted in a number of noir films during a four-year period,
including Highly Dangerous (1950; with Margaret Lockwood), Blackout (1954; with Belinda Lee), and Paid to Kill
(1954). Clark also produced and starred in a biopic about Abe Saperstein, owner and coach of the Harlem Globetrotters, titled
Go Man Go (1954; with Patricia Breslin and Sidney Poitier), which was shot in New Jersey. He was a regular panelist on the ABC
panel show The Name's the Same during the 1953 season, and in 1954 he took the lead role in the NBC drama Justice but
left the role after one season.
