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Home/People/Basil Clarke
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Born
Sep 26, 1913Died: Nov 28, 2004
Lived 91 years
Place of Birth
Hackney, London, England, UK
Known For
Acting
Gender
Male

Career Highlights

18
Movies
5
TV Shows
Also Known As
Basil Claude Hudson Clarke
Basil Clark
IMDb Profile

Basil Clarke

Acting

Biography
Basil Clarke (September 26, 1913 - November 28, 2004) was an English-New Zealnder actor of the stage, film and television who at 86 won the best actor award at the Tropfest 2000 short film festival. Clarke was an actor who over his long life had three distinct careers and who never retired, remaining on his agent's books until the day he died.
Praise poster

Praise

as Footless Old Man
1999
Babe: Pig in the City poster

Babe: Pig in the City

as Doctor
1998
They poster

They

as Four
1998
Oscar and Lucinda poster

Oscar and Lucinda

as Elderly Parishoner
1997
Muriel's Wedding poster

Muriel's Wedding

as Funeral Priest
1994
Resistance poster

Resistance

as Starkweather
1992
The Blood of Heroes poster

The Blood of Heroes

as Red City Overlord
1989
Candy Regentag poster

Candy Regentag

as George
1989
Young Einstein poster

Young Einstein

as Charles Darwin
1988
Touch the Sun: Peter & Pompey poster

Touch the Sun: Peter & Pompey

as Mr. McHugh
1988
Tale of a Tiger poster

Tale of a Tiger

as Jacko
1984
Where the Green Ants Dream poster

Where the Green Ants Dream

as Judge Blackburn
1984
My Brilliant Career poster

My Brilliant Career

as Butler
1979
The Moon Over the Alley poster

The Moon Over the Alley

as Mr. Deray
1976
A Life Is Forever poster

A Life Is Forever

Cast
1972
Henry VIII and His Six Wives poster

Henry VIII and His Six Wives

as Abbot
1972
The Love Box poster

The Love Box

as Old Man
1972
Rubia's Jungle poster

Rubia's Jungle

Cast
1970