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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.
BornAugust 2, 1888
DiedMarch 12, 1959(70)
BornAugust 2, 1888
DiedMarch 12, 1959(70)
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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
5.5
  • Dr. Amersham
  • 1932
Little Miss Somebody
  • Mr. Borden
  • 1937

Credits

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Actor

  • ITV Play of the Week (1955)
    ITV Play of the Week
    6.6
    TV Series
    • Sir Julius
    • 1956
  • The Baby and the Battleship (1956)
    The Baby and the Battleship
    5.4
    • The Admiral
    • 1956
  • BBC Sunday-Night Theatre (1950)
    BBC Sunday-Night Theatre
    7.0
    TV Series
    • Sir Timothy Baines
    • Edward Moulton Barrett
    • George Marsden ...
    • 1951–1956
  • The Man Who Never Was (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
  • Elizabeth Taylor and Stewart Granger in Beau Brummell (1954)
    Beau Brummell
    6.4
    • Sir John Wyatt (uncredited)
    • 1954
  • The Sword and the Rose (1953)
    The Sword and the Rose
    6.3
    • Cardinal Wolsey
    • 1953
  • The Pickwick Papers (1952)
    The Pickwick Papers
    6.9
    • Dodson
    • 1952
  • Renée Asherson in Happy and Glorious (1952)
    Happy and Glorious
    TV Series
    • Lord Melbourne
    • 1952
  • Something Money Can't Buy (1952)
    Something Money Can't Buy
    5.9
    • Critic
    • 1952
  • The Marvellous History of St. Bernard
    TV Movie
    • Richard de Menthon
    • 1952
  • Deborah Kerr, Robert Taylor, Peter Ustinov, and Patricia Laffan in Quo Vadis (1951)
    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
      Catherine Rosemary Ellis1945 - 1959 (his death, 3 children)
  • 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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