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Gage Clarke was an American stage, television, and film character actor. The first half of his career was dedicated to the theatre, predominantly to Broadway productions, while television and film roles dominated his work during the latter half of his career. Among his memorable television roles is his portrayal of the fastidious school official "Mr. Bascomb" during the 1952-1953 broadcast season of the sitcom Mister Peepers starring Wally Cox. Clarke also performed in many other television series produced between 1949 and the early 1960s as well as in more than a dozen Hollywood features.
Born
Saturday, 03 March 1900
Died
Friday, 23 October 1964
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| The Monkey's Uncle | College President | 1965 |
| Destry | The Minister | 1964 |
| Sam Benedict | Judge Edward Rogers / Judge Newland | 1962 |
| Ben Casey | Oscar Bronson | 1961 |
| Follow the Sun | Martin Payne | 1961 |
| The Absent Minded Professor | Reverend Bosworth / Rev. Bosworth | 1961 |
| Mister Ed | Mr. Hastings / Mr. Phillips | 1961 |
| The Great Impostor | Mr. Warren | 1960 |
| The Best of the Post | Kimball | 1960 |
| The Tom Ewell Show | Herbert Brubaker | 1960 |
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| The Monkey's Uncle | College President | 1965 |
| Destry | The Minister | 1964 |
| Sam Benedict | Judge Edward Rogers / Judge Newland | 1962 |
| Ben Casey | Oscar Bronson | 1961 |
| Follow the Sun | Martin Payne | 1961 |
| The Absent Minded Professor | Reverend Bosworth / Rev. Bosworth | 1961 |
| Mister Ed | Mr. Hastings / Mr. Phillips | 1961 |
| The Great Impostor | Mr. Warren | 1960 |
| The Best of the Post | Kimball | 1960 |
| The Tom Ewell Show | Herbert Brubaker | 1960 |
| Checkmate | Williams | 1960 |
| Thriller | Dr. Josiah Grant | 1960 |
| Pollyanna | Mr. Murg | 1960 |
| Bourbon Street Beat | Dr. Jerome | 1959 |
| The Twilight Zone | Reverend Hughes | 1959 |
| Lock Up | Bruce Paulson | 1959 |
| Laramie | Jenks / Firth | 1959 |
| Fibber McGee and Molly | Max | 1959 |
| The Untouchables | Oscar Termin | 1959 |
| I Want to Live! | Attorney Richard G. Tibrow | 1958 |
| The Ann Sothern Show | Dr. Brown | 1958 |
| Bronco | Mr. Blythe | 1958 |
| Peter Gunn | Walter C. Girard | 1958 |
| Decision | Tom Radford | 1958 |
| The Return of Dracula | Rev. Dr. Whitfield / Reverend | 1958 |
| The Brothers Karamazov | Defense Counsel | 1958 |
| The Invisible Boy | Dr. Bannerman | 1957 |
| The Court of Last Resort | Roberts | 1957 |
| The Real McCoys | Reverend Digby / Reverend Berquist | 1957 |
| Maverick | Bradshaw / Foursquare Farley / Kenneth P. Badger / Luke Harper / Montague Sprague / Montgomery Teague / Myron Emerson | 1957 |
| Perry Mason | Frederick Rollins / Edgar Benson | 1957 |
| Sugarfoot | 'Doc' Koppel | 1957 |
| Have Gun - Will Travel | Jake Webber | 1957 |
| Valerie | Lawyer Griggs / Jonathan Griggs | 1957 |
| The Adventures of McGraw | Steward | 1957 |
| Date with the Angels | Dr. Franklin P. Gordon / Dr. Frederick P. Gordon | 1957 |
| Leave It to Beaver | Mr. Baxter | 1957 |
| Fury at Showdown | Chad Deasy | 1957 |
| The Bad Seed | Tasker / Reginald "Reggie" Tasker | 1956 |
| Nightmare | Belknap / Harry Britten | 1956 |
| The 20th Century-Fox Hour | Elwood Allen | 1955 |
| Alfred Hitchcock Presents | Doctor / Dr. Vogel / Frisbee / Sidney Gainsborough | 1955 |
| Ford Star Jubilee | Matthew Clark | 1955 |
| Gunsmoke | Mr. Botkin / Dobie / Hinkle / Jim Dobie / Judge / Botkin | 1955 |
| The Magical World of Disney | Mr. Murg / Reverend Bosworth / College President | 1954 |
| The Man Behind the Badge | The District Attorney | 1953 |
| Mister Peepers | Mr. Bascomb | 1952 |
| Tales of Tomorrow | Walker | 1951 |
| Lux Video Theatre | Walters / Tompkins / Steve Morgan / Mr. Westcott / Mayor Patrick / Justice of the Peace / Hoffman / Henry Totter / Colonel Burt Stander / Brenner / Brandon Forbes | 1950 |
| Robert Montgomery Presents | Chauffeur | 1950 |
| Front Row Center | Principal | 1945 |
