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Basil Clarke

Basil Clarke

Born: 1913-09-26 • Hackney, London, England, UK

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.

Filmography
Praise poster
Praise
1999 • Footless Old Man
Babe: Pig in the City poster
Babe: Pig in the City
1998 • Doctor
They poster
They
1998 • Four
Oscar and Lucinda poster
Oscar and Lucinda
1997 • Elderly Parishoner
Muriel's Wedding poster
Muriel's Wedding
1994 • Funeral Priest
Resistance poster
Resistance
1992 • Starkweather
The Blood of Heroes poster
The Blood of Heroes
1989 • Red City Overlord
Candy Regentag poster
Candy Regentag
1989 • George
Young Einstein poster
Young Einstein
1988 • Charles Darwin
Touch the Sun: Peter & Pompey poster
Touch the Sun: Peter & Pompey
1988 • Mr. McHugh
Tale of a Tiger poster
Tale of a Tiger
1984 • Jacko
Where the Green Ants Dream poster
Where the Green Ants Dream
1984 • Judge Blackburn
My Brilliant Career poster
My Brilliant Career
1979 • Butler
The Moon Over the Alley poster
The Moon Over the Alley
1976 • Mr. Deray
A Life Is Forever poster
A Life Is Forever
1972
Henry VIII and His Six Wives poster
Henry VIII and His Six Wives
1972 • Abbot
The Love Box poster
The Love Box
1972 • Old Man
Rubia's Jungle poster
Rubia's Jungle
1970