Wallis Clark

Wallis Hensman Clark (2 March 1882 – 14 February 1961) was a stage and film actor.

Wallis Clark
Born
Wallis Hensman Clark

(1882-03-02)2 March 1882
Bolton, Lancashire, England
Died14 February 1961(1961-02-14) (aged 78)
OccupationActor
Years active1908–1953

Biography

Clark was born in Bolton, Lancashire, England, the son of William Wallis Clark (1854 - 1930), an engineer. Prior to acting, Clark was an engineer. He began his stage career in Margate, Kent, in 1908. He moved to the United States in September 1910 and acted in numerous plays on the stage, including at the Little Theatre in Philadelphia,[1] for years before moving on to the screen in 1932.

Along with actors Franklyn Farnum and Bess Flowers, Clark holds the record for the second most appearances in films that have won the Academy Award for Best Picture. He appeared in supporting roles in 136 films between 1931 and 1954. Five of these films won Best Picture: It Happened One Night (1934),[2] Mutiny on the Bounty (1935), The Great Ziegfeld (1936), You Can't Take It with You (1938), and Gone with the Wind (1939). In four of these five films, Clark was uncredited. In Mutiny on the Bounty, he is credited in the role of Morrison.

Clark had one son, Wallis H. Clark, Jr. He died in North Hollywood, California, USA.

Selected filmography

See also

References
  1. Hines, Dixie (6 February 1915). "Gossip of Plays & Players". The Joliet News. Illinois, Joliet. p. 7. Retrieved 6 August 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. Labov, William; Browne, Ray Broadus; Browne, Pat (2001). The Guide to United States Popular Culture. Popular Press. p. 432. ISBN 978-0-87972-821-2. Retrieved 6 August 2020.
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