Actor profile

Basil Clarke

26th September 1913 Hackney, London, England, UK Acting

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.

18 Movies 6 TV Shows 25 Credits

Filmography

Movies & TV Shows

Praise poster

Praise 22nd April 1999 as Footless Old Man

Babe: Pig in the City poster

Babe: Pig in the City 25th November 1998 as Doctor

They poster

They 22nd February 1998 as Four

Oscar and Lucinda poster

Oscar and Lucinda 31st December 1997 as Elderly Parishoner

Muriel's Wedding poster

Muriel's Wedding 29th September 1994 as Funeral Priest

Resistance poster

Resistance 1st January 1992 as Starkweather

The Blood of Heroes poster

The Blood of Heroes 19th October 1989 as Red City Overlord

Candy Regentag poster

Candy Regentag 24th June 1989 as George

Young Einstein poster

Young Einstein 15th December 1988 as Charles Darwin

Touch the Sun: Peter & Pompey poster

Touch the Sun: Peter & Pompey 28th March 1988 as Mr. McHugh

Tale of a Tiger poster

Tale of a Tiger 2nd October 1984 as Jacko

Where the Green Ants Dream poster

Where the Green Ants Dream 31st August 1984 as Judge Blackburn

My Brilliant Career poster

My Brilliant Career 17th August 1979 as Butler

The Moon Over the Alley poster

The Moon Over the Alley 2nd April 1976 as Mr. Deray

A Life Is Forever poster

A Life Is Forever 16th October 1972

Henry VIII and His Six Wives poster

Henry VIII and His Six Wives 13th July 1972 as Abbot

The Love Box poster

The Love Box 5th June 1972 as Old Man

Rubia's Jungle poster

Rubia's Jungle 3rd December 1970

Ring of Scorpio poster

Ring of Scorpio 24th April 1991 as Digby

E Street poster

E Street 24th January 1989 as Reverend Jimmy McCabe

Rafferty's Rules poster

Rafferty's Rules 12th February 1987 as Clarrie Clarke

Are You Being Served in Australia? poster

Are You Being Served in Australia? 16th June 1980

The Secret Garden poster

The Secret Garden 1st January 1975 as Pitcher

The Edwardians poster

The Edwardians 21st November 1972 as William James Baird Odhams