David Clarke

David Gainey Clarke 30 August 1908 18 April 2004 was an American Broadway and motion picture actor A native of Chicago and graduate of Butler University Clarke started his career as a stage actor during the 1930s He made his first film Knockout 1941 The actor remains perhaps best known for his film noir roles as a character actor during the 1940s and 1950s He also played at the Biltmore Theatre in Los Angeles and was featured on Broadway in the original productions of A View from the Bridge Orpheus Descending The Ballad of the Sad Cafe Inquest and The Visit On television Clarke appeared as Abel Bingley on The Waltons and as Tiso Novotny in the soap opera Ryans Hope David Clarke lived in Belmont Ohio for several years until he sold his house and moved to Arlington Virginia to be with his daughters He later died in Virginia from pneumonia in 2004 aged 95 years He was married to Nora Dunfee with whom he had two daughters