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 |
American football career | |
| Career information | |
| College: | UCLA |
| Position: | Offensive guard |
| NFL draft: | 1975 / Round: 9th |
| 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.
Clark was born in Tampa, Florida. He attended Riverside Polytechnic High School. [2]
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). [lower-alpha 1] [3]
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]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | Improper Channels | Security Guard #1 | |
| 1984 | Thrillkill | Grissom | |
| The House of Dies Drear | River Ross Darrow | TV movie | |
| 1985 | Martin's Day | Hydro Repairman | |
| Shellgame | Big Edward | TV movie | |
| 1986 | Flying | Roy Teler | |
| Doing Life | Wiggins | TV movie | |
| Unnatural Causes | Roberts | TV movie | |
| 1987 | Three Men and a Baby | Man at Party #1 | |
| 1988 | The Good Mother | Arch | |
| 1989 | The Unknown Mission | Craig Ashby | |
| Mindfield | Hugh McVeigh | ||
| 1990 | The Kissing Place | Bus Driver | TV movie |
| Johnny Ryan | Joe Johnson | TV movie | |
| 1991 | Knight Rider 2000 | Officer Kurt Miller | TV movie |
| Plymouth | Larry | TV movie | |
| 1992 | The Swordsman | Police Captain | |
| From the Files of Joseph Wambaugh: A Jury of One | Det. Dick Price | TV movie | |
| Split Images | Malik | TV movie | |
| 1993 | 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 | |
| TekWar: TekJustice | Sid Gomez | TV movie | |
| Fatal Vows: The Alexandra O'Hara Story | Det. Cabrillo | TV movie | |
| 1995 | Falling for You | Detective | TV movie |
| Gladiator Cop | Police Captain | ||
| 1997 | 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 | Down in the Delta | Citizen 1 | |
| Earthquake in New York | - | TV movie | |
| Free of Eden | 'Fast' Freddie | TV movie | |
| Dead Husbands | Sheriff Moss | TV movie | |
| 1999 | In the Company of Spies | Edward Boyd | TV movie |
| One Heart Broken Into Song | Hud Jarvis | ||
| 2000 | The Magic of Marciano | Del | |
| On Hostile Ground | Mayor John Lafitte | TV movie | |
| Who Killed Atlanta's Children? | Dave | TV movie | |
| Turn It Up | Marshall | ||
| Slow Burn | Attorney Marlowe King | ||
| 2001 | Cause of Death | Det. Carmine De Luca | |
| Loves Music, Loves to Dance | - | TV movie | |
| 2002 | Redeemer | - | TV movie |
| 2003 | Jasper, Texas | Don Clark | TV movie |
| 2004 | Reversible Errors | Chief Harold Greer | TV movie |
| Man in the Mirror: The Michael Jackson Story | Bobby | TV movie | |
| 2005 | Murder at the Presidio | Captain Donovan | TV movie |
| Land of the Dead | Big Daddy | ||
| Fighting the Odds: The Marilyn Gambrell Story | Reginald Spivey | TV movie | |
| 2006 | Doomstown | Officer Connors | TV movie |
| Trailer Park Boys: The Movie | Cadillac | ||
| 2007 | Still Small Voices | Sergeant Gillett | |
| Resurrecting the Champ | Washburn | ||
| Talk to Me | Bar Patron 2 | ||
| Stir of Echoes: The Homecoming | Older Vet | TV movie | |
| 2009 | Walled In | Burnett | |
| Dolan's Cadillac | Tink | ||
| Deadliest Sea | Moss | TV movie | |
| Too Late to Say Goodbye | Richmond Chief | TV movie | |
| 2011 | High Chicago | Buzz | |
| 2012 | Stand by Your Booth | Nick | TV movie |
| Home Again | Principle Raye | ||
| Aladdin and the Death Lamp | Khalil | TV movie | |
| A Dark Truth | Clive Bell | ||
| 2014 | Bully Fighters | Judge Princeton Sanders | Short |
| An En Vogue Christmas | Nathan | TV movie | |
| 2015 | Born to Be Blue | Henry Azuka | |
| Look Again | Clarence | ||
| 2017 | Bruno & Boots: This Can't Be Happening at Macdonald Hall | King Diaz | TV movie |
| The Recall | Eddie Jackson | ||
| Christmas Next Door | Nick | TV movie | |
| 2019 | Nostalgic Christmas | Martin DeLong | TV movie |
| 2020 | The Clark Sisters: First Ladies of Gospel | Presiding Bishop | TV movie |
| Marry Me This Christmas | 'Pops' Reed | TV movie | |
| 2021 | The Long Island Serial Killer: A Mother's Hunt for Justice | Herc Zinneman | TV movie |
| 2022 | All I Didn’t Want for Christmas | Stan Harris | TV movie |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | Kung Fu | Comanchero | Episode: "The Spirit-Helper" |
| 1976 | Most Wanted | Cleveland Jones | Episode: "The Heisman Killer" |
| 1985-89 | Night Heat | Detective Colby Burns | Main cast |
| 1986 | Seeing Things | Lonnie | Episode: "Optical Illusion" |
| Philip Marlowe, Private Eye | Rufe | Episode: "Pickup on Noon Street" | |
| 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 | Equal Justice | Rev. Marcus Calvin | Episode: "Pilot" |
| Nasty Boys | - | Episode: "Flesh and Blood" | |
| Carol & Company | - | Episode: "Reunion" | |
| 1990-91 | 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" |
| Street Legal | Delroy Payne | Episode: "Shades of Difference" & "Questions of Dignity" | |
| Counterstrike | Clayton | Episode: "Fire in the Streets" | |
| 1991-92 | 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" | |
| 1993 | Top Cops | Wisdom | Episode: "Craig Chew/Denny Joyce/Norman Pressley" |
| 1994 | Catwalk | Burr | Episode: "Killing Time" |
| 1994-95 | TekWar | Sid Gomez | Main cast |
| 1995-96 | Side Effects | Ray Whelan | Recurring cast: season 2 |
| 1996 | Lonesome Dove: The Series | Foley | Episode: "Partners" |
| 1997 | Due South | Joe Mendelson | Episode: "Strange Bedfellows" |
| 1998 | The Last Don II | Agent McKiff | Episode: "Episode #1.1" & "Episode #1.2" |
| Traders | - | Episode: "The Falcon and the Showman" | |
| 1999 | Little Men | Samuel Tyler | Episode: "The Living Years" |
| Earth: Final Conflict | Mayor Carter Dubois | Episode: "Déjà Vu" | |
| The City | Russell Carter | Episode: "Joy Ride: Part II" | |
| 2001 | RoboCop: Prime Directives | Carver RH | Episode: "Meltdown" |
| 2002 | Doc | Coach Thomas | Episode: "Love of the Game" |
| 2002-04 | Sue Thomas: F.B.Eye | Ted Garrett | Recurring cast |
| 2003 | The Wonderful World of Disney | Preacher #1 | Episode: "Sounder" |
| The District | Eugene Birch | Episode: "Blind Eye" | |
| 2004 | Threat Matrix | Honorable Justice Lamb | Episode: "19 Seconds" |
| 2005 | Tilt | Dr. Marcellin | Episode: "Risk Tolerance" |
| This Is Wonderland | Reverend Thomas | Episode: "Episode #2.10" & "Episode #3.2" | |
| 2007-10 | The Latest Buzz | Mr. Pierce | Guest: season 1, recurring cast: season 2-3 |
| 2009 | The Line | Currie | Recurring cast |
| Majority Rules! | Frank | Episode: "Go Girl!" | |
| 2010-12 | 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" | |
| The Listener | Abbassi Ayim | Episode: "The Taking" | |
| 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" |
| 2014-17 | Space Riders: Division Earth | Commander Stern | Recurring cast |
| 2015 | The Art of More | Edward Leigh Mason | Main cast: season 1 |
| 2017 | 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" | |
| 2018 | In Contempt | Franklin | Recurring cast |
| 2020 | Blue's Clues & You! | Potato (voice) | Episode: "Growing with Blue" |
| 2021 | Coroner | Delmar McAvoy | Recurring cast: season 3 |
| 2020-22 | Transplant | Marcus Curtis | Recurring cast |
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