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Basil Clarke

Acting Born Sep 26, 1913 Hackney, London, England, UK 24 credits

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.

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Known for

E Street

as Reverend Jimmy McCabe
Film

Wild Orchid

as Clarrie Clarke
Film

Babe: Pig in the City

as Doctor

The Edwardians

as William James Baird Odhams

The Flash

as Funeral Priest
Film

Henry VIII and His Six Wives

as Abbot
Film

The Blood of Heroes

as Red City Overlord

Colin's Sandwich

as Charles Darwin

The Secret Garden

as Pitcher

Full filmography

  • E Street (1989) as Reverend Jimmy McCabe
  • Rafferty's Rules (1987) as Clarrie Clarke
  • Babe: Pig in the City (1998) as Doctor
  • The Edwardians (1972) as William James Baird Odhams
  • Muriel's Wedding (1994) as Funeral Priest
  • Henry VIII and His Six Wives (1972) as Abbot
  • The Blood of Heroes (1989) as Red City Overlord
  • Ring of Scorpio (1991) as Digby
  • Oscar and Lucinda (1997) as Elderly Parishoner
  • My Brilliant Career (1979) as Butler
  • Young Einstein (1988) as Charles Darwin
  • Where the Green Ants Dream (1984) as Judge Blackburn
  • Are You Being Served in Australia? (1980)
  • Praise (1999) as Footless Old Man
  • The Secret Garden (1975) as Pitcher
  • Resistance (1992) as Starkweather
  • The Moon Over the Alley (1976) as Mr. Deray
  • Touch the Sun: Peter & Pompey (1988) as Mr. McHugh
  • They (1998) as Four
  • A Life Is Forever (1972)
  • Rubia's Jungle (1970)
  • Candy Regentag (1989) as George
  • The Love Box (1972) as Old Man
  • Tale of a Tiger (1984) as Jacko