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Oliver Clark

Born January 4, 1939 Buffalo, New York56 credits

​From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.   Oliver Clark (born January 4, 1939) is an American character actor. Clark was born Richard Mardirosian in Buffalo, New York, the son of Afro (née Karahos) and Matthew Mardirosian. He is of Armenian heritage.[citation needed] His brother, Tom Mardirosian, is also an actor. Clark made numerous appearances in film and television, particularly in the 1970s and 1980s. Two of his best-known 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 CBS situation comedy The Bob Newhart Show. He played Mr. Belding in the original pilot of the series Good Morning Miss Bliss but was subsequently replaced by Dennis Haskins. Description above from the Wikipedia article Oliver Clark  licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known For

Filmography

Lost Souls
2000Lost Souls
as Mr. SilbermanMovie
Ed
2000Ed
as Mr. WalshTV
Mystery Men
1999Mystery Men
as Reverse PsychologistMovie
Murder One: Diary of a Serial Killer
1997Murder One: Diary of a Serial Killer
as Judge Douglas HarriganMovie
Christmas in Cartoontown
1996Christmas in Cartoontown
as Santa Claus (voice)Movie
Murder One
1995Murder One
as Judge Douglas HarriganTV
Ernest Saves Christmas
1988Ernest Saves Christmas
as Joe CarruthersMovie
Dear John
1988Dear John
as Arthur PrescottTV
The Twilight Zone
1985The Twilight Zone
as (segment "Tooth and Consequences")TV
Crazy like a Fox
1984Crazy like a Fox
as Jason SantoTV
Night Court
1984Night Court
as Nick WilsonTV
Happy Endings
1983Happy Endings
as Murray CramerMovie
Doctor Detroit
1983Doctor Detroit
as Shaky Alcoholic LawyerMovie
I Take These Men
1983I Take These Men
as Dr. Norman KrevoyMovie
St. Elsewhere
1982St. Elsewhere
as John Doe #6TV
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1981The Two of Us
as Cubby RoyceTV
Knots Landing
1979Knots Landing
as Carl BermanTV
Hanging by a Thread
1979Hanging by a Thread
as Eddie MintonMovie
Hanging by a Thread
1979Hanging by a Thread
as Eddie MintonTV
Fame
1978Fame
as Billy DorfmanMovie
We've Got Each Other
1977We've Got Each Other
as Stuart HibbardTV
Fire Sale
1977Fire Sale
as Mr. BlossomMovie
A Star Is Born
1976A Star Is Born
as Gary DanzigerMovie
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1975The Orphan and the Dude
as Oliver 'The Orphan' SmithMovie
Barney Miller
1975Barney Miller
as Fur ThiefTV
The Rockford Files
1974The Rockford Files
as K. Julian KrubmTV
Delphi Bureau
1972Delphi Bureau
as Roly PolyTV
Ghost Story
1972Ghost Story
as MarksTV
Deadhead Miles
1972Deadhead Miles
as DuraznoMovie
Emergency!
1972Emergency!
as Homer Breedlove (uncredited)TV
They Might Be Giants
1971They Might Be Giants
as Mr. SmallMovie
The Landlord
1970The Landlord
as Mr. FarcusMovie
Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951Hallmark Hall of Fame
as Billy DorfmanTV