Oliver Clark

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Oliver Clark
Beverly Archer Oliver Clark 1977.JPG
Clark with Beverly Archer in We've Got Each Other, 1977
Born
Richard Mardirosian

(1939-01-04) January 4, 1939 (age 86)
OccupationActor
Years active19642003
Relatives Tom Mardirosian (brother)

Oliver Clark (born Richard Mardirosian; January 4, 1939) is an American character actor. [1]

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Early life

Clark was born in Buffalo, New York, the son of Afro (née Karahos) and Matthew Mardirosian.[ citation needed ] He is of Armenian heritage.[ citation needed ] His brother, Tom Mardirosian, is also an actor.

Career

Clark made numerous appearances in film and television, particularly in the 1970s (notably as Mr. Farcus in the 1970 movie The Landlord , as Mr. Small in the 1971 film They Might Be Giants , and in the 1976 remake of A Star Is Born ). Two of his best-known TV characters were John Doe #6 on the NBC drama St. Elsewhere , a likeable and humorous psychiatric patient, and Mr. Herd, a patient of psychologist Bob Hartley on The Bob Newhart Show , a long running CBS situation comedy. He played Mr. Belding in the original pilot of the series Good Morning, Miss Bliss but was subsequently replaced by Dennis Haskins.

Clark also played Roger Barton on an episode of The Golden Girls , and played Joe Carruthers, the man who later becomes Santa Claus, in the holiday comedy film Ernest Saves Christmas . He portrayed his Santa role again in the 1996 animated Christmas in Cartoontown.

Clark also appeared on two episodes of M*A*S*H , once as Hawkeye's college buddy, a Navy doctor on board an aircraft carrier off the Korean coast. Later Clark played another Benjamin Pierce who came to the 4077th to retrieve mail that Hawkeye had received in an Army mixup.

Clark also played roles on Barney Miller , appearing in six episodes. He was a regular on the 1975 situation comedy Karen . In 1977, he appeared in an episode of the ABC crime drama The Feather and Father Gang .

In 1995, he had a guest appearance on the sitcom Full House as DJ Tanner's (Candace Cameron-Bure) high school principal, Mr. Robolard, in the eighth-season episode "Up on the Roof".

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
1970 End of the Road Dog Man
1970 The Landlord Mr. Farcus
1971 They Might Be Giants Mr. Small
1972 Deadhead Miles Durazno
1976 The Great Texas Dynamite Chase Officer Andy
1976 A Star Is Born Gary Danziger
1977 Billy Jack Goes to Washington Man with Students
1977 Fire Sale Mr. Blossom
1977 Another Man, Another Chance Evans
1980 The Last Married Couple in America Max Dryden
1983 Doctor Detroit Shaky Alcoholic Lawyer
1988 Ernest Saves Christmas Joe Carruthers
1996Christmas in Cartoontown Santa Claus Voice
1999 Mystery Men Reverse Psychologist
1999 Crazy in Alabama Endora's Stand-in
2000 Lost Souls Mr. Silberman

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
1968 N.Y.P.D. NovikEpisode: "Naked in the Streets"
1972 Emergency! Homer BreedloveEpisode: "Musical Mania"
1973 The Delphi Bureau Roly PolyEpisode: "The Face That Never Was Project"
1973 Ghost Story MarksEpisode: "Earth, Air, Fire and Water"
1973 Tenafly SamEpisode: "Joyride to Nowhere"
1973 Love, American Style JosefEpisode: "Love and the Generation Gasp"
1974–1977 The Bob Newhart Show Mr. Ed Herd9 episodes
1975The Court Martial of Lieutenant William CalleyMr. StoverTelevision film
1975 The ABC Afternoon Playbreak Judd MooreEpisode: "The Girl Who Couldn't Lose"
1975 Khan! LincolnEpisode: "A Game of Terror"
1975 The Rockford Files K. Julian KrubmEpisode: "Just by Accident"
1975 Tony Orlando and Dawn Mate-O-Matic Date #1Episode: "Ted Knight/Georgia Engel/Henry Aaron"
1975 Karen Jerry Siegel2 episodes
1975The Orphan and the DudeOliver 'The Orphan' SmithTelevision film
1975 Cannon Various roles2 episodes
1975–1982 Barney Miller Various roles6 episodes
1976 The Blue Knight CharlieEpisode: "The Creeper"
1976 Family T-Shirt SalesmanEpisode: "Monday Is Forever"
1976Arthur Hailey's the MoneychangersSalesmanEpisode: "Part IV"
1976–1977 Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman Dr. Fermin30 episodes
1977–1978 We've Got Each Other Stuart Hibbard13 episodes
1977, 1978 M*A*S*H Ben Pierce / Tippy Brooks2 episodes
1978Operating RoomDr Charles WebnerTelevision film
1978FameBilly Dorfman
1979 Hanging by a Thread Eddie Minton
1981–1982 The Two of Us Cubby Royce20 episodes
1982 Hart to Hart Dr. Oliver JacksonEpisode: "Harts on Campus"
1982, 1989 Knots Landing Dr. McGee / Carl Berman2 episodes
1983I Take These MenDr. Norman KrevoyTelevision film
1983 Voyagers! Sam WinthropEpisode: "Destiny's Choice"
1983 It Takes Two EthanEpisode: "Instinct"
1983 Small & Frye OliverEpisode: "The Case of the Concerned Husband"
1983One Cooks, the Other Doesn'tDannyTelevision film
1983Happy EndingsMurray Cramer
1983Sawyer and FinnRailroad man
1983, 1984 Trapper John, M.D. Various roles2 episodes
1984 Legmen Louis DantleyEpisode: "Still Alive at Five"
1984 The Master KendalEpisode: "The Good, the Bad, and the Priceless"
1985 Night Court Nick WilsonEpisode: "The Birthday Visitor"
1985 The Jeffersons Whitney EmmettEpisode: "The Truth Hurts"
1985RockhopperCarl SeldonTelevision film
1985 Growing Pains Mr. EllisEpisode: "Standardized Test"
1985–1987 St. Elsewhere John Doe #68 episodes
1986 Shadow Chasers Oliver Wendell HolmesEpisode: "Let's Make a Deal"
1986 The Twilight Zone Dr. Walter PinkhamEpisode: "Tooth and Consequences"
1987 Good Morning, Miss Bliss Mr. Gerald BeldingEpisode: "Pilot"
1987, 1988 Mr. Belvedere Lloyd / Burt Bilinski2 episodes
1988–1989 Santa Barbara Mario Tagliatti7 episodes
1989NightlifeBillTelevision film
1989 Dear John Arthur PrescottEpisode: "The Secret of Success"
1989 The Golden Girls RogerEpisode: "Comedy of Errors"
1989–1990 Life Goes On Mr. Leighton3 episodes
1993 Civil Wars Gerald SnyderEpisode: "A Liver Runs Through It"
1995 Full House Principal RobolardEpisode: "Up on the Roof"
1995 Land's End Mr. GreenEpisode: "The Curse of Willis"
1995–1997 Murder One Judge Douglas Harrigan3 episodes
1997 George and Leo OliverEpisode: "The Cameo Episode"
1997Murder One: Diary of a Serial KillerJudge Douglas Harrigan6 episodes
2000 Walker, Texas Ranger Dr. LamarrEpisode: "Thunderhawk"
2003 Ed Mr. WalshEpisode: "Business as Usual"

References

  1. Rooney, Jim. "Oliver Clark: Behind Closed Doors in NYC". Throomers. Retrieved July 15, 2021.