Jameson Clark

Infobox actor
name = Jameson Clark


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birthdate = 1907
location = Kirriemuir, Angus, Scotland
deathdate = January 4 1984 (aged 76)
deathplace = Kilbirnie, North Ayrshire, Scotland
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Jameson Clark (born 1907, Kirriemuir, Angus, Scotland - died January 4, 1984, Kilbirnie, North Ayrshire, Scotland [http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/individual/71433 Year of birth and date of death] : BFI.org.uk website. Retrieved on January 22 2008.] ) was a Scottish character actor who appeared in 22 films and made many appearances on television.

Career

His first appearance in a major film was the British production "Whisky Galore!" in 1949, playing Constable Macrae, a role he would reprise in the 1957 follow-up, "Rockets Galore!" [ [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0042040/ "Whisky Galore! (1949)"] , as Constable Macrae: IMDB.com website. Retrieved on January 22 2008.] His early roles were all to a Scottish typecast, and he made 13 films (including "The Maggie" in 1954 and "X the Unknown" in 1956) portraying Scottish characters, before he was given the part of an English tugboat captain in 1958's "The Key". [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0164050/maindetails Filmography details] : IMDB.com website. Retrieved on January 22 2008.]

He appeared as McDougal in Ralph Thomas's 1959 re-make of John Buchan's "The 39 Steps", which also starred Kenneth More as Richard Hannay. [ [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0053354/ "The 39 Steps (1959)"] , as McDougal: IMDB.com website. Retrieved on January 22 2008.] The last of his four films in that year was Charles Crichton's "The Battle of the Sexes", playing Andrew Darling, with Peter Sellers and Robert Morley heading the cast. [ [http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/title/144500 "The Battle of the Sexes (1959)"] , as Andrew Darling: BFI.org.uk website. Retrieved on January 22 2008.]

After playing Sir Alan in the 1960 film "Tunes of Glory", [ [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0054412/ "Tunes of Glory (1960)"] , as Sir Alan: IMDB.com website. Retrieved on January 22 2008.] he portrayed the Constable in "", a 1961 film based on the novel by Eleanor Atkinson, which recounts the tale of the Skye Terrier who would not leave his master's grave. [ [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0054944/ "Greyfriars Bobby: The True Story of a Dog (1961)"] , as the Constable: IMDB.com website. Retrieved on January 22 2008.]

Clark briefly appeared on television, playing Jamie Lang in "Whistle and I'll Come", a 1961 episode of the British police series "No Hiding Place". [ [http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/title/809378?view=cast "Whistle and I'll Come"] , "No Hiding Place", 1961: BFI.org.uk website. Retrieved on January 22 2008.] After playing George Lockwood in the 1962 film "A Pair of Briefs", [ [http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/title/45649?view=cast "A Pair of Briefs (1962)"] , as George Lockwood: BFI.org.uk website. Retrieved on January 22 2008.] Clark returned to TV in 1963 as a Foreman in "Diversion to Danger", an episode of the "Suspense" anthology-style series. [ [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0714137/ "Diversion to Danger"] , "Suspense", 1963: IMDB.com website. Retrieved on January 22 2008.] He would remain on the small screen for the next six years, in such productions as "The Troubleshooters" and "Dr. Finlay's Casebook", also re-surfacing in "No Hiding Place", this time as Harry Armstrong in the 1963 episode "All Dead and Buried".

In 1969, Clark made his final film, "Ring of Bright Water", playing the Storekeeper in the film about otters which starred real-life couple Bill Travers and Virginia McKenna. [ [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0064893/ "Ring of Bright Water (1969)"] , as the Storekeeper: IMDB.com website. Retrieved on January 22 2008.] From then until his retirement in 1980, he concentrated once more on contributions to various television projects, amongst which were "Sutherland's Law", "The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie", "Play for Today" and "Enemy of the People". [ [http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/individual/71433?view=credit Filmography] : BFI.org.uk website. Retrieved on January 22 2008.]

Clark died in 1984 aged 76.

elected filmography

*"Whisky Galore!" (1949)
*"The Kidnappers" (aka "The Little Kidnappers") (1953)
*"The Maggie" (1954)
*"Geordie" (1955)
*"X the Unknown" (1956)
*"Rockets Galore!" (1957)
*"The Long Haul" (1957)
*"The Key" (1958)
*"The 39 Steps" (1959)
*"Beyond This Place" (aka "Web of Evidence") (1959)
*"The Bridal Path" (1959)
*"The Battle of the Sexes" (1959)
*"Tunes of Glory" (1960)
*"" (1961)
*"A Pair of Briefs" (1962)
*"Ring of Bright Water" (1969)

References

External links

*imdb|0164050