D.A. Clarke-Smith(1888-1959)

Actor

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D.A. Clarke-Smith

D.A. Clarke-Smith was born on 2 August 1888 in Montrose, Borders, Scotland, UK. He was an actor, known for The Pickwick Papers (1952), The Good Companions (1933) and Criminal at Large (1932). He was married to Catherine Rosemary Ellis and Alice Bowes. He died on 12 March 1959 in Withyham, Sussex, England, UK.

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Known for

The Pickwick Papers (1952)

The Pickwick Papers

6.9

Dodson

1952

Jessie Matthews in The Good Companions (1933)

The Good Companions

6.8

Ridvers

1933

Belle Chrystall in Criminal at Large (1932)

Criminal at Large

6.6

Dr. Amersham

1932

Little Miss Somebody

Mr. Borden

1937

Credits

Actor

ITV Play of the Week
6.8
TV Series
- Sir Julius
- 1956
The Baby and the Battleship
5.3
- The Admiral
- 1956
BBC Sunday-Night Theatre
7.0
TV Series
- Mervyn Sturdy
- Sir Timothy Baines
- George Marsden ...
- 1951–1956
The Man Who Never Was
7.4
- Consul Laurence (uncredited)
- 1956
London Playhouse
TV Series
- Editor
- 1956
As I Was Saying
TV Series
- Mr. Caldecott
- 1955
Beau Brummell
6.4
- Sir John Wyatt (uncredited)
- 1954
The Sword and the Rose
6.3
- Cardinal Wolsey
- 1953
The Pickwick Papers
6.9
- Dodson
- 1952
Happy and Glorious
TV Series
- Lord Melbourne
- 1952
Something Money Can't Buy
6.0
- Critic
- 1952
The Marvellous History of St. Bernard
TV Movie
- Richard de Menthon
- 1952
Quo Vadis
7.1
- Phaon (as D. A. Clarke-Smith)
- 1951
The Railway Children
TV Series
- The Old Gentleman
- 1951
The First Mrs. Fraser
TV Movie
- 1950

Personal details

Alternative names
- Douglas Clark-Smith
Height
- 5′ 10″ (1.78 m)
Born
- August 2, 1888
- Montrose, Borders, Scotland, UK
Died
- March 12, 1959
- Withyham, Sussex, England, UK(undisclosed)
Spouses
Other works
Stage and television actor.
Publicity listings
- 3 Articles

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Trivia
Debonair, moustachioed British character actor, former student of law at Oxford University and member of that institution's dramatic society. On stage from 1913, including a stint on Broadway in 1930 as actor/director. On screen, typically played easy-going bon vivants with a roving eye and a fondness for liquor. In private life, his chief hobby was breeding pigs.

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