Wallis Clark | |
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_-_Wallis_Clark.jpg) Clark in Hell's House (1932) | |
| Born | Wallis Hensman Clark 2 March 1882 Bolton, Lancashire, England |
| Died | 14 February 1961 (aged 78) |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1908–1953 |
| Spouse | Kate Byron |
| Children | 1 |
Wallis Hensman Clark (2 March 1882 – 14 February 1961) was an English stage and film actor.
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 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.
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.
