Personal Info
Birth date
1914-03-19 (111 Years)
Day of death
1968-12-05
Gender
Male
Known for
Acting
Place of birth
Lincoln, California, USA
Also known as
Frederick Leonard Clark
Frederic Leonard Clark
Fred Clark
Biography
Fred Clark was an American stage, screen, radio, and television actor known for his versatile performances across film, television, and stage. He had a prolific career spanning from the 1940s to the 1960s. Clark often portrayed authoritative or comedic characters, excelling in both dramatic and comedic roles. His notable film appearances include "Sunset Boulevard," "The Solid Gold Cadillac," and "How to Marry a Millionaire." On television, he was recognized for his role as Harry Morton on "The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show." Clark's career showcased his ability to skillfully navigate between various genres, leaving a lasting impact on the entertainment industry.
Filmography
I Dream of Jeannie
7.831
Overview:
While on a mission, American astronaut Captain Tony Nelson is forced to make an emergency landing that will forever change his life. On a deserted South Pacific island, Captain Nelson happens upon a bottle containing a beautiful two-thousand-year-old female genie named Jeannie. Rescuing her from the bottle nets Tony the requisite three wishes, and then some, when Jeannie pledges total devotion to her new "master".Bonanza
7.5
Overview:
The High-Sierra adventures of Ben Cartwright and his sons as they run and defend their ranch while helping the surrounding community.The Beverly Hillbillies
6.8
Overview:
Jed Clampett's swamp is loaded with oil. When a wildcatter discovers the huge pool, Jed sells his land to the O.K. Oil Company and at the urging of cousin Pearl, moves his family to a 35-room mansion in Beverly Hills, California.Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
5.714
Overview:
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre is an American anthology series, sponsored by Chrysler Corporation, which ran on NBC from 1963 through 1967. The show was hosted by Bob Hope, but it had a variety of formats, including musical, dramatic, and comedy.The Dick Van Dyke Show
7.4
Overview:
The Dick Van Dyke Show centers around the work and home life of television comedy writer Rob Petrie. The plots generally revolve around problems at work, where Rob got into various comedic jams with fellow writers Buddy Sorrell, Sally Rogers and producer Mel Cooley.The Twilight Zone
8.447
Overview:
A series of unrelated stories containing drama, psychological thriller, fantasy, science fiction, suspense, and/or horror, often concluding with a macabre or unexpected twist.Studio One
5
Overview:
An American radio–television anthology series, created in 1947 by Canadian director Fletcher Markle, who came to CBS from the CBC. Studio One, presented by Westinghouse, was one of the first of the anthology TV programs. The episodes were often abridged remakes of movies from years gone by and many future well-known television and movie actors appeared in the productions.Petticoat Junction
5.8
Overview:
The Bradley family are proud owners of the Shady Rest Hotel. Kate and her three young daughters do the job of running the hotel.The Addams Family
8
Overview:
A satirical inversion of the ideal of the perfect American nuclear family, they are an eccentric wealthy family who delight in everything grotesque and macabre, and are never really aware that people find them bizarre or frightening. In fact, they themselves are often terrified by "normal" people.Burke's Law
6
Overview:
Burke's Law is an American detective series that ran on ABC from 1963 to 1965 and was revived on CBS in the 1990s. The show starred Gene Barry as Amos Burke, millionaire captain of Los Angeles police homicide division, who was chauffeured around to solve crimes in his Rolls-Royce Silver Cloud II.Pete and Gladys
6.5
Overview:
Pete and Gladys is an American situation comedy television series starring Harry Morgan and Cara Williams that aired on CBS on Mondays at 8:00 p.m. Eastern and Pacific time for two seasons, beginning on September 19, 1960. The last episode was broadcast on September 10, 1962.Cavalcade of America
3.5
Overview:
Cavalcade of America is an anthology drama series that was sponsored by the DuPont Company, although it occasionally presented a musical, such as an adaptation of Show Boat, and condensed biographies of popular composers. It was initially broadcast on radio from 1935 to 1953, and later on television from 1952 to 1957. Originally on CBS, the series pioneered the use of anthology drama for company audio advertising. Cavalcade of America documented historical events using stories of individual courage, initiative and achievement, often with feel-good dramatizations of the human spirit's triumph against all odds. This was consistent with DuPont's overall conservative philosophy and legacy as an American company dating back to 1802. The company's motto, "Maker of better things for better living through chemistry," was read at the beginning of each program, and the dramas emphasized humanitarian progress, particularly improvements in the lives of women, often through technological innovation.Naked City
5.5
Overview:
Naked City is a police drama series which aired from 1958 to 1963 on the ABC television network. It was inspired by the 1948 motion picture of the same name, and mimics its dramatic “semi-documentary” format. In 1997, the episode “Sweet Prince of Delancey Street” was ranked #93 on TV Guide’s “100 Greatest Episodes of All Time”.F Troop
6.2
Overview:
F Troop is a satirical American television sitcom that originally aired for two seasons on ABC-TV. It debuted in the United States on September 14, 1965 and concluded its run on April 6, 1967 with a total of 65 episodes. The first season of 34 episodes was filmed in black-and-white, but the show switched to color for its second season.Lux Video Theatre
6.333
Overview:
Lux Video Theatre is an American anthology series that was produced from 1950 until 1959. The series presented both comedy and drama in original teleplays, as well as abridged adaptations of films and plays.Bus Stop
NYR
Overview:
Bus Stop is a 26-episode American drama which aired on ABC from October 1, 1961, until March 25, 1962, starring Marilyn Maxwell as Grace Sherwood, the owner of a bus station and diner in the fictitious town of Sunrise in the Colorado Rockies. The program was adapted from William Inge's play, Bus Stop, and Inge was a script consultant for the series, which followed the lives of travelers passing through the bus station and the diner. Maxwell's co-stars were Richard Anderson as District Attorney Glenn Wagner, Rhodes Reason as Sheriff Will Mayberry, Joan Freeman as waitress Elma Gahrigner, Bernard Kates as Ralph the coroner, and Buddy Ebsen as Virge Blessing.Vacation Playhouse
7
Overview:
The concept of the series was the showing of unaired and unsold television pilots that did not make the television lineup for CBS. The show was successful during its first few seasons due to the fact that the show's concept, airing unsold and unaired television pilots, was a popular concept in the 1960s. But during its last two seasons on the air, the series did find some trouble due to the fact that the series were running out of pilots to air and, in their 4th season, they began airing repeats from the three seasons prior. During its 1966 summer run, the series aired eights new pilots and two repeats and during its last year airing five new pilots and four repeats.ABC Stage 67
6.2
Overview:
ABC Stage 67 is the umbrella title for a series of 26 weekly shows that included dramas, variety shows, documentaries, and original musicals. It premiered on American Broadcasting Company on September 14, 1966 with Murray Schisgal's The Love Song of Barney Kempinksi, directed by Stanley Prager and starring Alan Arkin as a man enjoying the sights and sounds of New York City in his last remaining hours of bachelorhood. Arkin was nominated for an Emmy Award for Outstanding Single Performance By An Actor in a Leading Role in a Drama and the program was nominated as Outstanding Dramatic Program. Future programs included appearances by Petula Clark, Bobby Darin, Sir Laurence Olivier, Albert Finney, Peter Sellers, David Frost, and Jack Paar. ABC's effort to bring culture to the masses was a noble but unsuccessful experiment. Scheduled first against I Spy on Wednesdays and then The Dean Martin Show on Thursdays, the show consistently received low ratings. Its last production, an adaptation of Jean Cocteau's one-woman play The Human Voice starring Ingrid Bergman, aired on May 4, 1967. "Stage 67" was not actually a part of the primary ABC facilities in Los Angeles. It was produced at the old Monogram Studios backlot that was later sold to KCET.Laredo
6.3
Overview:
Laredo is an American Western television series that aired on NBC from September 16, 1965, to April 7, 1967. Laredo stars Neville Brand, William Smith, Peter Brown, and Philip Carey as Texas Rangers. It is set on the Mexican border about Laredo, Texas. The program was produced by Universal Television. The pilot episode of Laredo aired on NBC's The Virginian under the title, "We've Lost a Train". It was released theatrically in 1969 under the title Backtrack. Three episodes from the first season of the series were edited into the 1968 feature film Three Guns for Texas.The Double Life of Henry Phyfe
5.5
Overview:
After an eleven-year absence, Red Buttons returns to TV in a light, mild comedy about an accountant who's asked to impersonate a foreign spy. Instead of leaning on gimmicks and action, the show leans on comedian Buttons and he supplies the bulk of the laughs trying to ride a fancy horse while carrying out his espionage mission. Another asset is character actor Fred Clark, playing the spy chief with a good-humored flair,Startime
6
Overview:
Startime is an anthology show of drama, comedy, and variety, and was one of the first American television shows broadcast in color. The program was aired Tuesday nights in the United States on the NBC Television network in the 1959-60 television season.Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
7.25
Overview:
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars is an anthology series that was telecast from 1951 until 1959 on CBS. Offering both comedies and drama, the series was sponsored by the Joseph Schlitz Brewing Company. The title was shortened to Schlitz Playhouse, beginning with the fall 1957 season.General Electric Theater
6.25
Overview:
General Electric Theater is an American anthology series hosted by Ronald Reagan that was broadcast on CBS radio and television. The series was sponsored by General Electric's Department of Public Relations.Sunset Boulevard
8.293
Overview:
A hack screenwriter writes a screenplay for a former silent film star who has faded into Hollywood obscurity.White Heat
7.653
Overview:
A psychopathic criminal with a mother complex makes a daring break from prison and then leads his old gang in a chemical plant payroll heist. After the heist, events take a crazy turn.A Place in the Sun
7.291
Overview:
A young social climber wins the heart of a beautiful heiress but his former girlfriend's pregnancy stands in the way of his ambition.How to Marry a Millionaire
6.8
Overview:
Three women set out to find eligible millionaires to marry, but find true love in the process.The Curse of the Mummy's Tomb
5.5
Overview:
Those who have interfered with the Tomb of Ra-Antef are in terrible danger. Against expert advice, American showman and financial backer of the expedition, Alexander King, plans a world tour exhibiting this magnificent discovery from the ancient world but on the opening night the sarcophagus is void of its contents. The mummy has escaped to fulfill the dreadful prophesy and exact a violent and bloody revenge on all those who defiled his final resting place.Auntie Mame
7.047
Overview:
Mame Dennis, a progressive and independent woman of the 1920s, is left to care for her nephew Patrick after his wealthy father dies. Conflict ensues when the executor of the father's estate objects to the aunt's lifestyle and tries to force her to send Patrick to prep school.Acting
1968I Sailed to Tahiti with an All Girl Crew as 'Generous' Josh
1968Skidoo as Tower Guard
1968The Horse in the Gray Flannel Suit as Tom Dungan
1968Eve as John Burke
1966ABC Stage 67 (1 Episode) as Dean Severance
1966The Double Life of Henry Phyfe (17 Episodes) as Gerald B. Hannahan
1965War Italian Style as Gen. Zacharias
1965Dr. Goldfoot and the Bikini Machine as D.J. Pevney
1965When the Boys Meet the Girls as Bill Dennis
1965I Dream of Jeannie (1 Episode) as Vanderhaven
1965Laredo (1 Episode) as Unknown
1965F Troop (1 Episode) as Unknown
1965Sergeant Deadhead as General Fogg
1965John Goldfarb, Please Come Home! as Overreach
1964The Curse of the Mummy's Tomb as Alexander King
1964The Addams Family (1 Episode) as Mr. Courtney
1963Move Over, Darling as Mr. Codd
1963Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre (1 Episode) as Unknown
1963Petticoat Junction (1 Episode) as General Loomis
1963Burke's Law (1, 1 Episode) as 'Mac' McNulty, Jackson Trade
1963Vacation Playhouse (1 Episode) as Unknown
1963Young Girls of Good Families as Mr. Whitehall
1962Zotz! as Gen. Bullivar
1962Going My Way (1 Episode) as Unknown
1962The Beverly Hillbillies (5 Episodes) as Dr. Clyburn
1962Hemingway’s Adventures of a Young Man as Mr. Turner
1962Boys' Night Out as Mr. Bohannon
1961The Dick Van Dyke Show (1 Episode) as William Van Buren
1961Bus Stop (1 Episode) as Unknown
1961A porte chiuse as Xatis, procuratore generale
1961La moglie di mio marito as Bietti
1960The Passionate Thief as L'americano
1960Pete and Gladys (1 Episode) as Unknown
1960Bells Are Ringing as Larry Hastings
1960Visit to a Small Planet as Major Roger Putnam Spelding
1959Startime (1 Episode) as Unknown
1959The Twilight Zone (1 Episode) as Chester Dietrich
1959Bonanza (1 Episode) as Judge Neeley
1959It Started with a Kiss as Maj. Gen. Tim O'Connell
1959The Mating Game as Oliver Kelsey
1958Auntie Mame as Dwight Babcock
1958Mardi Gras as Al Curtis
1958Naked City (1 Episode) as Grainger
1957Don't Go Near the Water as Lt. Cmdr. Clinton T. Nash
1957Joe Butterfly as Col. E.E. Fuller
1957The Fuzzy Pink Nightgown as Police Sergeant McBride
1956Back from Eternity as Crimp
1956The Solid Gold Cadillac as Clifford Snell
1956The Birds and the Bees as Horace Hamilton
1956Miracle in the Rain as Steven Jalonik
1955The Court-Martial of Billy Mitchell as Col. Moreland
1955How To Be Very, Very Popular as B.J. Marshall
1955Daddy Long Legs as Griggs
1955Abbott and Costello Meet the Keystone Kops as Joseph Gorman - aka Sergei Toumanoff
1954Living It Up as Oliver Stone
1953How to Marry a Millionaire as Waldo Brewster
1953Here Come the Girls as Harry Fraser
1953The Caddy as Mr. Baxter
1953The Stars Are Singing as McDougall
1953General Electric Theater (1, 1 Episode) as Judge Cyrus Dunn, Charles Judson
1952Cavalcade of America (1 Episode) as Ollendorf
1952Dreamboat as Sam Levitt
1952Three for Bedroom C as Johnny Pizer
1951Schlitz Playhouse of Stars (1 Episode) as Unknown
1951Meet Me After the Show as Timothy Wayne
1951A Place in the Sun as Defense Attorney Bellows
1951Hollywood Story as Sam Collyer
1951The Lemon Drop Kid as Moose Moran
1950Mrs. O'Malley and Mr. Malone as Tim Marino
1950The Jackpot as Andrew Woodruff
1950Lux Video Theatre (1 Episode) as Harry Phillips
1950The Eagle and the Hawk as Basil Danzeeger
1950Sunset Boulevard as Sheldrake
1950Return of the Frontiersman as Ryan
1949So You Want to Be an Actor as Mr. Frisbee
1949White Heat as Daniel Winston
1949The Younger Brothers as Daniel Ryckman
1949Flamingo Road as Doc Waterson
1949Alias Nick Beal as Frankie Faulkner
1948Studio One (1 Episode) as Mort
1948Cry of the City as Lt Collins
1948Two Guys from Texas as Dr. Straeger
1948Hazard as Lonnie Burns
1948Fury at Furnace Creek as Bird
1947The Unsuspected as Richard Donovan
1947Ride the Pink Horse as Frank Hugo