Eugene Clark (actor)
Eugene Clark | |
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 Clark in 2024 | |
| Born | Anthony Eugene Clark[1] December 3, 1951 Tampa, Florida, U.S. |
| Other names | Eugene A. Clark Eugene Clarke |
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American football career | |
| Career information | |
| College: | UCLA |
| Position: | Offensive guard |
| NFL draft: | 1975: 9thth round |
| Career history | |
| Toronto Argonauts (1977–1978) | |
| Career highlights and awards | |
Eugene Clark (born December 3, 1951) is an American-Canadian character actor and former football player.
Early life
[edit]Clark was born in Tampa, Florida. He attended Riverside Polytechnic High School.[2]
Career
[edit]Football
[edit]He was an actor four years before he began playing college football and he was an all-conference offensive guard at UCLA. Named to the first All-Star teams for both the Pacific-8 and the West Coast Athletic Conference, Clark also received All Star All American Honorable Mention Laurels, played in the Hula Bowl and was selected by the Pittsburgh Steelers in the ninth round of the 1975 NFL draft. While he did not appear in a National Football League game, he did play in the Canadian Football League for 20 games for the Toronto Argonauts (in 1977 and 1978).[a][3]
Acting
[edit]Clark had a prominent co-starring role as Sid Gomez in the 1990s science fiction show William Shatner's Tek War.[1]
He also appeared on Night Heat, RoboCop: Prime Directives, The Twilight Zone, Side Effects, Tropical Heat, Sue Thomas: F.B.Eye, The L.A. Complex, and made a cameo in Trailer Park Boys: The Movie. He also starred in the VH1 film Man in the Mirror: The Michael Jackson Story, Fighting the Odds: The Marilyn Gambrell Story',[1] and the thriller Legend of the Mountain Witch.[4]
Clark played the role of Mufasa in the Ontario Broadway production of The Lion King for two years.[5]
Clark's best-known theatrical film role was in George A. Romero's Land of the Dead as the head zombie, "Big Daddy".[1]
Filmography
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Film
[edit]- 1981: Improper Channels – Security Guard #1
- 1984: Thrillkill – Grissom
- 1985: Martin's Day – Hydro Repairman
- 1986: Flying – Roy Teler
- 1987: Three Men and a Baby – Man at Party #1
- 1988: The Good Mother – Arch
- 1989: The Unknown Mission – Craig Ashby
- 1989: Mindfield – Hugh McVeigh
- 1992: The Swordsman – Police Captain
- 1995: Gladiator Cop – Police Captain
- 1998: Down in the Delta – Citizen 1
- 1999: One Heart Broken Into Song – Hud Jarvis
- 2000: The Magic of Marciano – Del
- 2000: Turn It Up – Marshall
- 2000: Slow Burn – Attorney Marlowe King
- 2001: Cause of Death – Det. Carmine De Luca
- 2005: Land of the Dead – Big Daddy
- 2006: Trailer Park Boys: The Movie – Cadillac
- 2007: Still Small Voices – Sergeant Gillett
- 2007: Resurrecting the Champ – Washburn
- 2007: Talk to Me – Bar Patron 2
- 2009: Walled In – Burnett
- 2009: Dolan's Cadillac – Tink
- 2012: Home Again – Principle Raye
- 2012: A Dark Truth – Clive Bell
- 2011: High Chicago – Buzz
- 2014: Bully Fighters (short) – Judge Princeton Sanders
- 2015: Born to Be Blue – Henry Azuka
- 2015: Look Again – Clarence
- 2017: The Recall – Eddie Jackson
Television
[edit]| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | Kung Fu | Comanchero | Episode: "The Spirit-Helper" |
| 1976 | Most Wanted | Cleveland Jones | Episode: "The Heisman Killer" |
| 1984 | The House of Dies Drear | River Ross Darrow | TV movie |
| 1985 | Shellgame | Big Edward | TV movie |
| 1985–1989 | Night Heat | Detective Colby Burns | Main cast |
| 1986 | Seeing Things | Lonnie | Episode: "Optical Illusion" |
| Philip Marlowe, Private Eye | Rufe | Episode: "Pickup on Noon Street" | |
| Doing Life | Wiggins | TV movie | |
| Unnatural Causes | Roberts | TV movie | |
| Hot Shots | Det. Colby Burns | Episode: "Accidental Victims" & "Riot" | |
| 1987 | Echoes in the Darkness | Proctor Nowell | Episode: "Part I" & "Part II" |
| Street Legal | Judge Rawlings | Episode: "Lost and Lonely Hearts" | |
| 1988 | Alfred Hitchcock Presents | Andy Wilson | Episode: "User Deadly" |
| War of the Worlds | Sgt. Gordon Reynolds | Episode: "The Resurrection: Part 1 & 2" | |
| 1989 | The Twilight Zone | Capt. Henry Kincaid | Episode: "The Wall" |
| Life Goes On | Ritcher | Episode: "Pilot" | |
| E.N.G. | Garbageman | Episode: "Dirty Trick" | |
| 1990 | The Kissing Place | Bus Driver | TV movie |
| Johnny Ryan | Joe Johnson | TV movie | |
| Equal Justice | Rev. Marcus Calvin | Episode: "Pilot" | |
| Nasty Boys | Unknown | Episode: "Flesh and Blood" | |
| Carol & Company | Unknown | Episode: "Reunion" | |
| 1990–1991 | E.N.G. | John Elman | Main cast: season 2 |
| 1991 | In the Heat of the Night | L.A.P.D. Detective | Episode: "Just a Country Boy" |
| Knight Rider 2000 | Officer Kurt Miller | TV movie | |
| Plymouth | Larry | TV movie | |
| Street Legal | Delroy Payne | Episode: "Shades of Difference" & "Questions of Dignity" | |
| Counterstrike | Clayton | Episode: "Fire in the Streets" | |
| 1991–1992 | Tropical Heat | Ollie Porte | Recurring cast: season 1-2 |
| 1992 | Secret Service | Fats | Episode: "A Teller of Tales/Food for Thought" |
| Great Scott! | Coach | Episode: "Pilot" & "Hair Scare" | |
| From the Files of Joseph Wambaugh: A Jury of One | Det. Dick Price | TV movie | |
| Split Images | Malik | TV movie | |
| 1993 | Top Cops | Wisdom | Episode: "Craig Chew/Denny Joyce/Norman Pressley" |
| Trial & Error | Andrew Barnes/Sandi Richards | TV movie | |
| Brian Spencer | Lenn Wright | TV movie | |
| 1994 | TekWar | Sid Gomez | TV movie |
| TekWar: TekLords | Sid Gomez | TV movie | |
| TekWar: TekLab | Sid Gomez | TV movie | |
| Catwalk | Burr | Episode: "Killing Time" | |
| TekWar: TekJustice | Sid Gomez | TV movie | |
| Fatal Vows: The Alexandra O'Hara Story | Det. Cabrillo | TV movie | |
| 1994–1995 | TekWar | Sid Gomez | Main cast (8 episodes) |
| 1995 | Falling for You | Detective | TV movie |
| 1995–1996 | Side Effects | Ray Whelan | Recurring cast: season 2 |
| 1996 | Lonesome Dove: The Series | Foley | Episode: "Partners" |
| 1997 | Due South | Joe Mendelson | Episode: "Strange Bedfellows" |
| Joe Torre: Curveballs Along the Way | Bob Watson | TV movie | |
| Face Down | Captain McGuiness | TV movie | |
| Windsor Protocol | Vice President Anson Powers | TV movie | |
| 1998 | The Last Don II | Agent McKiff | Episode: "Episode #1.1" & "Episode #1.2" |
| Free of Eden | 'Fast' Freddie | TV movie | |
| Earthquake in New York | Unknown | TV movie | |
| Traders | Unknown | Episode: "The Falcon and the Showman" | |
| Dead Husbands | Sheriff Moss | TV movie | |
| 1999 | Little Men | Samuel Tyler | Episode: "The Living Years" |
| In the Company of Spies | Edward Boyd | TV movie | |
| Earth: Final Conflict | Mayor Carter Dubois | Episode: "Déjà Vu" | |
| The City | Russell Carter | Episode: "Joy Ride: Part II" | |
| 2000 | On Hostile Ground | Mayor John Lafitte | TV movie |
| Who Killed Atlanta's Children? | Dave | TV movie | |
| 2001 | RoboCop: Prime Directives | Carver RH | Episode: "Meltdown" |
| Loves Music, Loves to Dance | Unknown | TV movie | |
| 2002 | Doc | Coach Thomas | Episode: "Love of the Game" |
| Redeemer | Unknown | TV movie | |
| 2002–2004 | Sue Thomas: F.B.Eye | Ted Garrett | Recurring cast |
| 2003 | The Wonderful World of Disney | Preacher #1 | Episode: "Sounder" |
| Jasper, Texas | Don Clark | TV movie | |
| The District | Eugene Birch | Episode: "Blind Eye" | |
| 2004 | Reversible Errors | Chief Harold Greer | TV movie |
| Man in the Mirror: The Michael Jackson Story | Bobby | TV movie | |
| Threat Matrix | Honorable Justice Lamb | Episode: "19 Seconds" | |
| 2005 | Tilt | Dr. Marcellin | Episode: "Risk Tolerance" |
| Murder at the Presidio | Captain Donovan | TV movie | |
| Fighting the Odds: The Marilyn Gambrell Story | Reginald Spivey | TV movie | |
| This Is Wonderland | Reverend Thomas | Episode: "Episode #2.10" & "Episode #3.2" | |
| 2006 | Doomstown | Officer Connors | TV movie |
| 2007 | Stir of Echoes: The Homecoming | Older Vet | TV movie |
| 2007–2010 | The Latest Buzz | Mr. Pierce | Guest: season 1, recurring cast: season 2-3 |
| 2009 | The Line | Currie | Recurring cast |
| Deadliest Sea | Moss | TV movie | |
| Majority Rules! | Frank | Episode: "Go Girl!" | |
| Too Late to Say Goodbye | Richmond Chief | TV movie | |
| 2010–2012 | Wingin' It | Coach Heinrich | Recurring cast |
| 2011 | Breakout Kings | The Mayor | Episode: "Where in the World Is Carmen Vega" |
| Dan for Mayor | Police Chief Paddy O'Malley | Episode: "Awkward Speedoo" | |
| 2012 | The Firm | Judge Pruill | Episode: "Chapter Five" |
| Lost Girl | Fletcher | Episode: "The Girl Who Fae'd with Fire" | |
| Stand by Your Booth | Nick | TV movie | |
| The Listener | Abbassi Ayim | Episode: "The Taking" | |
| Aladdin and the Death Lamp | Khalil | TV movie | |
| The L.A. Complex | Walter Dougan | Recurring cast: season 2 | |
| 2013 | Cracked | ETF Squad Leader | Episode: "Swans" |
| 2014 | Remedy | Curtis Decker | Episode: "The Little Things" |
| An En Vogue Christmas | Nathan | TV movie | |
| 2014–2017 | Space Riders: Division Earth | Commander Stern | Recurring cast |
| 2015 | The Art of More | Edward Leigh Mason | Main cast: season 1 |
| 2017 | Bruno & Boots: This Can't Be Happening at Macdonald Hall | King Diaz | TV movie |
| Private Eyes | Judge | Episode: "The P.I. Code" | |
| Dark Matter | Sheriff Vargas | Episode: "Isn't That a Paradox?" | |
| Frankie Drake Mysteries | Jack Porter | Episode: "Mother of Pearl" | |
| Christmas Next Door | Nick | TV movie | |
| 2018 | In Contempt | Franklin | Recurring cast |
| 2019 | Nostalgic Christmas | Martin DeLong | TV movie |
| 2020 | Blue's Clues & You! | Potato (voice) | Episode: "Growing with Blue" |
| The Clark Sisters: First Ladies of Gospel | Presiding Bishop | TV movie | |
| Marry Me This Christmas | 'Pops' Reed | TV movie | |
| 2021 | Coroner | Delmar McAvoy | Recurring cast: season 3 |
| The Long Island Serial Killer: A Mother's Hunt for Justice | Herc Zinneman | TV movie | |
| 2020–2022 | Transplant | Marcus Curtis | Recurring cast |
| 2022 | All I Didn’t Want for Christmas | Stan Harris | TV movie |
Notes
[edit]- ^ A scan of a 1978 Toronto Argonauts program shows Clark's football biography and correct birthdate.[self-published source?]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d "Eugene Clark". IMDb. Archived from the original on January 26, 2021. Retrieved May 19, 2021.
- ^ "Eugene Clark football Statistics on StatsCrew.com". www.statscrew.com. Retrieved August 19, 2021.
- ^ "Canadian Football League". www.worldleagueofamericanfootball.com. Retrieved August 19, 2021.
- ^ "Trailer of the Mountain Witch". Dread Central. November 4, 2009. Archived from the original on September 27, 2012. Retrieved May 19, 2021.[self-published source]
- ^ "Toronto Lion King Cast in Rehearsals; First Preview March 30". Playbill. February 19, 2000. Retrieved January 16, 2024.
External links
[edit]- Eugene Clark at IMDb
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