Basil Clarke

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

as Doctor

Muriel's Wedding

as Funeral Priest

Young Einstein

as Charles Darwin

The Blood of Heroes

as Red City Overlord

Oscar and Lucinda

as Elderly Parishoner

My Brilliant Career

as Butler

Where the Green Ants Dream

as Judge Blackburn

Henry VIII and His Six Wives

as Abbot

They

as Four

Praise

as Footless Old Man