Brian Patrick Clarke

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Brian Patrick Clarke
Born (1952-08-01) August 1, 1952 (age 72)
OccupationActor
Spouse Kathy Johnson
Children2

Brian Patrick Clarke (born August 1, 1952) is an American actor. He has appeared in many television series and features.

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Early life

Clarke was born in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania.

Clarke, a punter, was a three-time varsity football letterwinner at Yale University, playing for Carmen Cozza in the early seventies. [1]

Career

Clarke starred as Greg Marmalard on the TV sitcom Delta House . He played a recurring character for two seasons on the comedy-drama Eight is Enough, Merle "The Pearl" Stockwell, a professional baseball player who marries middle sister, Susan (Susan Richardson).

He has made guest appearances on many TV series, including Baywatch , Party of Five , ER , CSI: Miami , and Drop Dead Diva . He has appeared on the soap operas General Hospital , The Bold and the Beautiful , The Young and the Restless , and Sunset Beach . He also appeared in the films Blood and Guts (1978), Sleepaway Camp II: Unhappy Campers (1988) and Sydney White (2007).

Personal life

Clarke is married to Olympian artistic gymnast and sports commentator Kathy Johnson. They have two sons, Sean, a pole vaulter who competed for the University of Pennsylvania and was a two-time All-American, jumping 5.50 (18'1/2"), as well as Texas A&M during grad school in 2021, [2] and Cary from a previous marriage. [3] They reside in Orlando, Florida.

He has run several marathons, including a sub three-hour marathon in Los Angeles in the late 1980s. [3]

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References

  1. 2003 Yale Football Media Guide
  2. Collings, Buddy (February 22, 2016). "Sean Clarke 16-foot clearance leads hot pole vaulting". Orlando Sentinel. Retrieved April 24, 2017.
  3. 1 2 Biography at the Internet Movie Database

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