D. A. Clarke-Smith

D. A. Clarke-Smith
File:D A Clarke Smith.jpg Clarke-Smith in 1938
Born	Douglas Alexander Clarke-Smith (1888-08-02)2 August 1888 Montrose, Scotland
Died	12 March 1959(1959-03-12) (aged 70) Withyham, Sussex, England
Occupation	Actor

D. A. Clarke-Smith (2 August 1888 – 12 March 1959) was a British actor.

He was born on 2 August 1888 at Montrose, Scotland. He was educated at the University of Oxford, studying law and voice culture, and while there joined the Oxford University Dramatic Society. His stage career was interrupted by the First World War. After the Armistice, he joined the Birmingham Repertory Company and later came to the London stage.

He and Alice G Bowes married in London in 1920. They had two children: Jeanne and John.

He and Catherine Rosemary Ellis married in Chelsea in 1945. They had three children: Lucinda, Humphrey and Charlotte.

Clarke–Smith died on 12 March 1959, in Withyham in Sussex, England.

Partial filmography

Atlantic	1929	Freddie Tate–Hughes		Bracelets	1931	Joe le Sage
Michael and Mary	1931	Harry Price		The Old Man	1931	John Lorney
Shadows	1931	Gruhn		The Frightened Lady	1932	Dr Amersham
Help Yourself	1932	Maj. Fred Harris		A Voice Said Goodnight	1932, Short	Philip Gaylor
White Face	1932	Dr Rudd		Illegal	1932	Franklyn Dean
The Good Companions	1933	Ridvers		Waltz Time	1933	Meyer
The Ghoul	1933	Mahmoud		Head of the Family	1933	Welsh
I Was a Spy	1933	President of Investigation Board (uncredited)		Mayfair Girl	1933	Captain Merrow
Smithy	1933	Boyd		Friday the Thirteenth	1933	Max
Turkey Time	1933	Westbourne		The Thirteenth Candle	1933	Blades
The Laughter of Fools	1933	Plunket		I'm an Explosive	1933	Lord Ferndale
High Finance	1933	Dodman		Follow the Lady	1933	Flash Bob
The Perfect Flaw	1934	Louis Maddox		Flat Number Three	1934	Kettler
Designing Women	1934	Bowsfield		Keep It Quiet	1934	Vendervell
Warn London	1934	Dr Nicoletti		A Cup of Kindness	1934	Mr Jim Finch
Passing Shadows	1934	Stranger		Money Mad	1934	Phillips
The Feathered Serpent	1934	Joe Farmer		Menace	1934	Sir Robert Conway
The Man Who Knew Too Much	1934	Binstead		Lorna Doone	1934	Counsellor Doone
Key to Harmony	1935	Rupert Golder		Regal Cavalcade	1935	Narrator (voice)
Murder by Rope	1936	Hanson		Southern Roses	1936	Senor Estrello
The Happy Family	1936	Mr Harrison		Cafe Colette	1937	cast member
Splinters in the Air	1937	Warrant Officer		Little Miss Somebody	1937	Mr Borden
I've Got a Horse	1938	Fowler, Kings Counsel		Wanted by Scotland Yard	1939	Inspector Williams
Flying Fifty–Five	1939	Jacques Gregory		Frieda	1947	Herriot
Quo Vadis	1951	Phaon		Something Money Can't Buy	1952	Critic
The Pickwick Papers	1952	Dodson		The Sword and the Rose	1953	Cardinal Wolsey
Beau Brummell	1954	Sir John Wyatt (uncredited)		The Man Who Never Was	1956	Consul Smith (uncredited)
The Baby and the Battleship	1956	The Admiral

He also did some television work from 1937 onwards.

External links

• D. A. Clarke-Smith at IMDb