Quick Facts
Born:
1913-09-26
Birthplace:
Hackney, London, England, UK
Credits:
24 Total Roles
Basil Clarke
Acting
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Biography
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.
Known For
Babe: Pig in the City
Doctor
Muriel's Wedding
Funeral Priest
Young Einstein
Charles Darwin
The Blood of Heroes
Red City Overlord
Oscar and Lucinda
Elderly Parishoner
My Brilliant Career
Butler
Where the Green Ants Dream
Judge Blackburn
Henry VIII and His Six Wives
Abbot
Full Filmography
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | Praise MOVIE | Footless Old Man |
| 1998 | Babe: Pig in the City MOVIE | Doctor |
| 1998 | They MOVIE | Four |
| 1997 | Oscar and Lucinda MOVIE | Elderly Parishoner |
| 1994 | Muriel's Wedding MOVIE | Funeral Priest |
| 1992 | Resistance MOVIE | Starkweather |
| 1991 | Ring of Scorpio TV | Digby |
| 1989 | The Blood of Heroes MOVIE | Red City Overlord |
| 1989 | Candy Regentag MOVIE | George |
| 1989 | E Street TV | Reverend Jimmy McCabe |